Plants you'd like to see traded

[Zaka]

Irie Floyd,
That fruit is from a vine locally called "Cocouli" Mormordica charantia...
A great medicine plant....used here for asthma....Just generally good for colds, fever, high blood pressure, a deterrent against cancer......
Respect
Z

[Juicemonkey]

The bottom one is known in english as a bitter gourd
aka
Foo gwa
Kerala
balsam pear (though oft saved for diff species)

it looks like a wild type
cultivated ones look different
larger
all shapes and sizes from white to deep green

you scoop out the middleand the pith and slice it up like celery
its bitter so acquired taste

stir fries
raw condiment
but better dipped in tempura and served with beer
apparently can be stuffed with pork or prawn and served in a penang style red curry

contains quinine and a range of other immune stimulating substances
lowers blood sugar levels significantly so excellent for type 2 diabetics


re bracteatum

the problem is Australian customs
its a customs prohibited import
so getting it here is a problem

i dont know what the fuss is about? it doesnt even contain morphine, only thebaine

[VajraPirate]

That cactus is Cereus peruvianus.

And to add to the list:

Psychotria colorata.

[dendro]

Juicemonkey, I want to research the a. koa you mention, I live on Hawaii and can test it out, but can you give me a link to info about its chem/parts profile? I searched and found nothing. Thanks...

[tentornadoes]

besides diplopterys I'd like desmodium pulchellum which no vendor has seeds for it gorws in china though.

[dogbane26]

Id like to see Duboisia hopwoodii seeds traded.  ( not  to be confused with Duboisia myoporoides which is already readily available).

Piper methysticum var. "Moi"

Catha edulis "red stemmed"
Catha edulis " narrowleaf"