1. Dr. Moodie-Kublalsingh collected these French and Spanish
plant names used in Trinidad and Tobago during her research.
The Cocoa
Panyols of Trinidad: An Oral Record [Hardcover]
Sylvia Moodie-Kablalsingh (Author)
2. Latin name Family French Spanish Common name
Common name
1. Andire inermis Leguminosae Angelin
2. Sesamum indicum Pedaliaceae Ajonjoli
3. Ocimum micranthium Labiatae Ti bom Albahaca
4. Bixa orellana Bixaceae Roucou Anoto
5. Adormidero
6. Abelmoschus Malvaceae Gombo mis Aguajira, algalia
moschatus
7. Solanum americanum Solanaceae Agumá
8. Algodón
9. Ambrosia cumanensis Asteraceae Altamis Altamisa
10. Vetiveria zizanoides Graminae Vetivert Almizquera
11. Protium Burseraceae Ánime
heptaphyllum,
Protium guianensis
12. Piper marginatum Piperaceae Ánis
13. Potomorphe Piperaceae Feuille soleil Anîsillo
umbellata
14. Annona muricata Annonaceae Anón
15. Gossypium Malvaceae Algodón
barbadense
10. 117. Lantana camara Verbenaceae Ramoncillo
118. Cordyline terminalis Rayo
119. Dorstenia contrajerva Moraceae Resfriado
120. Rosmarinus officinalis Labiatae Romero
121. Rura extranjera
122. Aloe barbadensis Liliaceae Sábila
123. Pluchea odorata Compositae Salvia
124. Pluchea odorata Compositae Salvia
125. Lippia alba Verbenaceae Santa maria Santa maría
126. Secua
127. Gomphrena globosa Amaranthaceae Marguerite Siempreviva
blanc
128. Alternanthera Amaranthaceae Suelda con suelda
ficoridea
129. Commelina diffusa Commelinaceae Z'herbe grasse Suelda con suelda
130. Acnistus arborescens Solanaceae Tabaco guarey
131. Ochroma pyramidale Bombacaceae Tacarigua
132. Cassia alata Tarantán
Amerindian ethnic groups in Trinidad, ca. 1600.
Legend: (1) 100-m contourline; (2) swamps and marshes. Source: Boomert, 2006
Boomert, A. 2006. Between the mainland and the islands: The Amerindian cultural
geography of Trinidad. Paper presented at the symposium ‘Caribbean Archaeological
Research at the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University: In Memory of
Irving Rouse’, Seventy-first Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology,
San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 2006
11. 133. Dracontium asperum Araceae Tigrilla
134. Physalis pubescens Solanaceae Topatop Topotopo
135. Jatropha gossypifolia Euphorbiaceae Tuba tuba
136. Nopalea Cactaceae Tuna
cochenillifera
137. Uncaria tormentosa Rubiaceae Uña de gowilán
138. Mactadgena uncata Uña de morciélago
139. Cariospermum Sapindaceae Yerba de bicho
microcarpum
140. Hyptis atrorubens Labiatae Yerba buena
141. Justicia pectoralis Yerba de carpintero
142. Justicia secunda Acanthaceae Yerba de San Juan
143. Manihot esculenta Euphorbiaceae Yuca agria
144. Entada polystachya Mimosaceae Yuquilla
145. Stachytarpheta Verbenaceae Verbena
jamaicensis
146. Stachytarpheta Verbenaceae Verbena
cayennensis
147. Portulaca oleracea Portulaceae Verdolaga
148. La hiel de la lapa
149. La hiel de la iguana
Kindle Edition- Creole Remedies of Trinidad and Tobago by Cheryl Lans
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