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.
This plant is Exacum (persian
violet) of the Gentianaceae. Note the left handed (relative to
flower) skew of the style in bottom flower. Other flowers may
show a right handed skew. What is this condition called and
what purpose might it serve?
Eupatorium rugosum
white snakeroot
As the common name might suggest, this plant
is highly poisonous. Humans typically are poisoned by drinking
milk from cattle eating the plants. What famous person is
thought to have died from snakeroot?
