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Kniphofia uvaria is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, commonly known as tritomea, torch lily, or red hot poker, due to the shape and color of its inflorescence. The leaves are reminiscent of a lily, and the flowerhead can reach up to 1.5 m (5 ft) in height. There are many varieties of torch lily, and they bloom at different times during the growing season. The flowers are red, orange, and yellow.

Brosimum utile (Kunth), also called Galactodendron, Pittier (= B. galactodendron) is a plant species in the family Moraceae.

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Cordia alliodora is a species of flowering tree in the family Cordiaceae, that is native to the American tropics. It is commonly known as Spanish elm, Ecuador laurel, cypre or salmwood. It can reach 35 m in height.

Hydnocarpus pentandrus (previously Hydnocarpus wightianus) or chaulmoogra is a medium-sized tree in the family Achariaceae. This dioecious tree grows up to 10m tall, in moist deciduous forests of Western Ghats in India. Hydnocarpus wightiana seed oil has been widely used in traditional Indian medicine, especially in Ayurveda, and in Chinese traditional medicine for the treatment of leprosy. It entered early Western medicine in the nineteenth century before the era of sulfonamides and other antibiotics for the treatment of several skin diseases and leprosy. The oil was prescribed for leprosy

Haloragis erecta, the shrubby haloragis, toatoa, fireweed or erect seaberry, is a plant species that is endemic to New Zealand. It is a non-threatened perennial herb found throughout New Zealand up to an altitude of around 500m above sea level. The leaves are opposite and coarsely toothed. The stems are square and reddish/maroon in colour and flowers throughout the year producing red, pink and yellow flowers.

Jatropha elliptica is a species of flowering plant, a shrub in the family Euphorbiaceae. The species is native to Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. It is used in folk medicine to treat itches, snake bites, syphilis, ulcer, urinary discharge, neoplasia, and abdominal issues. Studies on the species have shown it has chemical and medicinal properties. One study stated that this species has antibothropic and anti-inflammatory properties.

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Liquidambar excelsa, the rasamala, is a species of flowering plant in the family Altingiaceae.

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Cynanchum acidum is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, typically found in the arid parts of peninsular India where it is used in religious sacrifices. The plant is religiously linked to Hinduism and is believed to be a major ingredient of the Soma in Ancient India.

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Cryptocarya massoy (also simply massoy or massoi) is a tree native to New Guinea. Its bark was traded across the Indonesian archipelago.

Aquilaria filaria, the palisan, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is native to the eastern Philippines, the Maluku Islands, and Western New Guinea. A tree reaching 17 m (56 ft), it is a source of agarwood.