Kohler's Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen mit kurz erlauterndem Texte :.Gera-Untermhaus :Fr. Eugen Kohler,[1883-1914].biodiversitylibrary.org/page/303722
HaoApocynaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsHawaii Island (Cultivated)Hao grows as trees to small shrubs. Hao grows as trees to small shrubs. The tiny flowers of hao, while not dramatic, have a fragrance similar to plumeria, which belong to the same family. www.flickr.com/photos/dweickhoff/5188494228/in/photolist-...Early Hawaiians scraped the bark and mixed with its flowers in water. The medicine was drunk to aid in curing paoao (a childhood disease with physical weakening) and ea (thrush).The wood of hao is very hard. "Native Hawaiian Medicine--Volume III" by Kaluna M. Kaaiakamanu notes: "It is called Hao because of what it is like due to the hardness that can spoil an adze." Incidentally, the name for iron in Hawaiian is also hao.NPH00003nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Rauvolfia_sandwicensis
Beaumontia grandiflora - beautiful trumpet flowers. They are large and have strong sweet aroma. Flowers have amazing perfect shape and symmetry. They are stunning! Resemble Cup of Gold Solandra maxima , but they are not relatives.It is woody very large rambling vine; that is how I found it growing behind the fence (shot below).Location: Brisbane suburban, AustraliaNative to India and Nepal
Kohler's Medizinal-Pflanzen in naturgetreuen Abbildungen mit kurz erlauterndem Texte :.Gera-Untermhaus :Fr. Eugen Kohler,[1883-1914].biodiversitylibrary.org/page/303724
Fy: Asclepiadaceae Local name:(Telugu): Nugusughandhapala.Distribution: Limited to Peninsular India.Rare on hedges in hill side forest; Twining perennial herbs, leaves elliptic/ovate, softly pubescent, velvetty tomentose beneath, flowers dark pinkish-purple, 0.5 cm-1cm across in axiary fascicles. Calyx 5 partite, corolla rotate, deeply 5 fid with fleshy lobes, corona scales5, alternate with them, stamens 5, inserted at the base of the corolla tube, anthers small, cohering at the apex, ending in inflexed appendages, Ovary of 2 many ovuled carpels, styles distinct, style apex 5 lobed, flat on top. Fruit a pair of two divaricate follicular mericarps.