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In this section we gathered those plants that are said to have a positive effect on health. These species belong to different plant families and different areas of the world. The diversity of human culture has learnt to live with the diversity of plants and some species became therapeutical or medicinal. Some, like Aloe vera grow in sunny and dry conditions and can live in a small pot. Some others will become large trees and need space and time to grow. Remember to be careful, not all these plants are edible, some are toxic if eaten or applied to the skin.
It is widely distributed in dry forests, semi-deciduous forests, and less frequently in scrub with Croton socotranus, at an altitude of 50 to 600 metres. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boswellia_socotranaDe Mauro Raffaelli - Trabajo propio, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19881922
Boswellia ovalifoliolata is native to India, but unlike the widespread Indian species Boswellia serrata, this one is restricted to a rather small area: It is endemic to the Tirumala hills, in the Seshachalam hillranges of Palakonda, in the Eastern Ghats.
It is widely distributed in dry forests, semi-deciduous forests, and less frequently in scrub with Croton socotranus, at an altitude of 50 to 600 metres. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boswellia_socotranaDe Mauro Raffaelli - Trabajo propio, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19881922
Succulent evergreen plant that looks like a toothless aloe, it has fragrant yellow flowers. Hardy to about -3 C.
Pack of 2 rosettes of 10-20 cm - Ornamental creeping plant with funnel-shaped rosettes producing tall spikes of cream-white flowers. It is a semi-succulent, said to have medicinal properties. It can be grown in baskets, simple pots or as a ground cover.
Endemic to the inland mountains in the SW Cape ofS Africa. It easily blooms in pots and does not need to bein the ground. It is the only mountain Carpobrotus and does not need a coastal climate. Leaves contain natural antibi
The "star apple" is an evergreen fruit tree native to tropical America. It grows fast and can reach a height of 12-15 m (40-50 ft. Foliage is very ornamental, dark green above and bright, metallic, copper-coloured beneath.
Chaya is a domesticated shrub, from Central America, traditionally used as a vegetable and for medicinal purposes. Today it is becoming more and more popular because of its healthy nutritional value. It is easy to grow in sunny drained locations, including in large pots.
Colocasia gigantea, also called giant elephant ear or Indian taro, is a 1.5–3 m tall herb with a large, fibrous, inedible corm, producing at its apex a whorl of large leaves.
This mhyrr grows as a shrub to small tree. Its flaking bark has an uncommon grey-blue colour, while its young branches are dark brown.
The plain green form is the ancestor of all ornamental forms of Cordyline fruticosa. It is more robust and hardy than most. It is widespread in the Pacific Islands where it is ubiquitously planted. This plant is very useful for cooking and for medicinal purposes. Leaves are used to wrap and cook all types of food, roots are edible too.
Pot = 6 cm, Branched Plant - Elegant, shrubby South African succulent with blueish ovate leaves. It thrives in Mediterranean climates and takes frosts to about -4 C. It is widely used in South African traditional medicine.
Turmeric is a basic spice in Asian cuisine, used as a food dye in the whole world. A bit of turmeric added to any dish will prevent arthrosis and many other health problems.
Both ornamental and useful, white turmeric is a deciduous ginger. It starts growth in April-June, with a very showy pink-white inflorescence, shooting up from the ground.
Chinese yam is a large climbing plant with arrow-shaped leaves. The tubers are cylindrical, with lots of tiny bumbs., They edible and usually cooked, but they can also be eaten raw. The plant is hardy to -17 C.
This reddish bulb from tropical America has leaves reminiscent of a palm-tree seedling. Flowers are white and star-shaped. Itis easy to keep and reproduce as it can be grown as winter-dormant and then loves warm and humid, greenhouse conditions with well draining soil.
Erythrina velutina - Mulungu Majestic tree which is both ornamental and useful, with bright orange-red flowers. It is found in seasonally dry forests of much of South America and it is used in popular medicine throughout most of its range.
This is the pink form of a fabulous exotic bloom! "Torch gingers" are tropical ornamental plants of supreme beauty. The torch-like inflorescence is produced at eye level and the vegetative shoots are also very elegant. It is used as a food ingredient for delicacies in SE Asia and also as a medicine.
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