These are 3 of approximately 140 common names for this species. Use internet resources to come up with at least 3 other common names for this species.
Virola sp.
Myristicaceae
The fruit shown here has a red aril attached to the seed. Find 3 ethnobotanical uses of the arils in the family Myristicaceae.
Phytolacca americana
pokeweed
This plant is highly poisonous if parts are not treated properly prior to eating. What is the actual compound that makes it poisonous to humans?
The eastern North American - eastern Asian biogeographic disjunct pattern of genera in which different species are represented in one or the other region, but not in both, is very common. It has been referred to as the "Arcto-Tertiary" pattern. Of the three genera illustrated here, one does not fit the pattern. Which one is it?
Aralia
Echinocystis
Magnolia
Artocarpus - breadfruit of the Moraceae - will be forever linked with the Mutiny on the Bounty and Captain Bligh and Fletcher Christian. Breadfruit is seen on the deck of the Bounty in this scene where Captain Bligh is set adrift in a rowboat. Find out where the breadfruit came from and where it was being taken by the Bounty.
What is this plant? Shown here are the
fruits that have rolled down the lawn behind the greenhouses
of Birge Hall towards University Avenue. A close up of one of
these "grapefruit"-like fruits is shown at the bottom
right.
