A Pictorial Flora of Wild and Cultivated Vascular Plants
Local Name | Notes |
Akajou | from Tupian (an Amerindian language) acajuba - ref. cashew and mahogony family |
Akajou gwan bwa | as above, (found in) the forest |
Agouman | derived from ogomo, a Guinean word for this and related plant (Sean Carrington) |
Agouman bèf | as above, cow |
Agouman (gwan bwa) | as above, the forest |
Akoma | |
Alatoukay | |
Anho bwa | above (the ground) in a tree/forest |
Anho bwa | above (the ground) in a tree/forest |
Anjlen | the meaning of Angelina is "messenger of God" - ref. when in flower ? |
Awali | from old French Canadian, aralie, the name of a tree from Ontario |
Awali | from old French Canadian, aralie, the name of a tree from Ontario |
Aymanyad | |
Babadin | |
Babawa | a freshwater fish (souwi or goatfish) - this genus of tree contains fish poisons? |
Balata | from Tupi and Galibi (Amerindian languages), name for this tree or related trees |
Balata chyen | as above, chien french for dog - ref. dog signifies worthless, referring to the timber |
Balizyé | from balisier, the French name for Heliconias |
Balizyé | from balisier, the French name for Heliconias |
Balyé dou | balai, French for broom, soft - ref. branches used as yard broom |
Balyé wonzè | balai, French for broom, soft - ref. branches used as yard broom, eleven o'clock - when the flowers open |
Balyé wonzè | balai, French for broom, soft - ref. branches used as yard broom, eleven o'clock - when the flowers open |
Banbou | bamboo |
Banbou fwans | bamboo French |
Banbou fwans | bamboo French |
Bandja | |
Bebel | |
Béléjenn djab | eggplant (of the) devil |
Blan èk nwè | white and black |
Bonné kawé | bonnet square |
Bouton dò | button golden - ref. the flower |
Boyo djab | gut (of the) devil |
Bwa agouti | tree, agouti is a large rodent |
Bwa bandé | tree, bander French slang for erection - ref. male sexual stimulant |
Bwa bandé | tree, bander French slang for erection - ref. male sexual stimulant |
Bwa bandé | tree, bander French slang for erection - ref. male sexual stimulant |
Bwa blan | tree white |
Bwa blé | tree blue |
Bwa damand | tree almond - ref. leaves turn red like almond tree |
Bwa den | tree of India |
Bwa degun | |
Bwa di bas blan | tree, ?, white |
Bwa di bas gwi | tree, ?, grey |
Bwa (di bas) ti fèy | tree, ?, small leaf |
Bwa (di bas) ti fèy | tree, ?, red |
Bwa di fè | tree of iron - ref. hard wood |
Bwa di fè | tree of iron - ref. hard wood |
Bwa di fè | tree of iron - ref. hard wood |
Bwa di fè | tree of iron - ref. hard wood |
Bwa di fè | tree of iron - ref. hard wood |
Bwa di hou | tree of holly - ref. spiny leaves |
Bwa di mas | tree massive? |
Bwa diwi family | tree rice - ref. appearance of fruits |
Bwa di woz | tree pink |
Bwa djèt | tree, brace for a pole |
Bwa dlo | tree water |
Bwa dlo savann | tree water field |
Bwa dowanj | tree orange - ref dye in timber |
Bwa flanbo blan | tree torch white - ref. burnt for light at night |
Bwa flanbo nwe | tree torch black - ref. burnt for light at night |
Bwa flanbo | tree torch - ref. burnt for light at night |
Bwa flanbo | tree torch - ref. burnt for light at night |
Bwa flo | tree empty/float - ref. to very light wood (balsa) |
Bwa gamel | |
Bwa genton | tree, a small beetle - ref. to appearance of fruit? |
Bwa gwan fèy | tree big leaf |
Bwa gulo | |
Bwa gwiv | tree tropical mocking bird |
Bwa gwiyé | tree scorched - eating the fruits turn your teeth black (Sean Carrington) |
Bwa heti | tree Haiti? |
Bwa heti | tree Haiti? |
Bwa kabwit | tree goat - ref. edible leaves |
Bwa kaka | tree faeces - ref. smell crushed leaves |
Bwa kannèl | tree cinnamum - ref. smell of leaves |
Bwa kannon | tree cannon - ref. hollow straight trunk same shape as a cannon |
Bwa kasav | tree cassava - ref. similar four-sided stem |
Bwa kawé | tree square - ref. four-sided stem |
Bwa kayen | tree Cayenne |
Bwa kilibwi | tree humming bird - ref. flowers very attractive to humming birds |
Bwa koko kawèt | tree loggerhead turtle's testes (Sean Carrington) - ref. shape/colour of fruit? |
Bwa kòt family | tree ribs - ref. ribs on tree trunk |
Bwa kòt gwan bwa | tree ribs - ref. ribs on tree trunk, forest |
Bwa kòt wouj | tree ribs red - ref. ribs on tree trunk |
Bwa kòtlèt | tree ribs - ref. shape of trunk |
Bwa kwéyòl | tree Creole |
Bwa lajan | tree silver - ref. colour of bark |
Bwa lanmowi | tree salt fish - ref. shape of leaf |
Bwa lans | tree spear - ref. spiny |
Bwa lat | info |
Bwa lay | tree garlic - ref. smell of crushed leaves |
Bwa lay | tree garlic - ref. smell of crushed leaves |
Bwa lélé | tree swizzlestick - ref. twigs used to make swizzlesticks |
Bwa let | tree milk - ref. white latex |
Bwa let | tree milk - ref. white latex |
Bwa léza | tree lizard - ref. bark occasionally sloughs off |
Bwa lonm | tree, orne is the French name for a tree Fraxinus ornus? |
Bwa madanm | tree lady |
Bwa mal lèstomak genus | tree bad stomach - ref. medicinal uses |
Bwa mang | tree swamp |
Bwa mil bwanch | ree thousand branches |
Bwa mou limou | tree wet slippery |
Bwa moudong | |
Bwa myan | |
Bwa patat | tree potato |
Bwapen mawon | breadfruit tree wild - ref. appearance of ftuit |
Bwa pis | tree fleas - ref. crushed leaves kill fleas on animals |
Bwa pouant | tree stinking - ref. smell of plant |
Bwa poul | Tree chicken |
Bwa pwa | tree pea |
Bwa sadin | tree sardine - ref. shape of leaves |
Bwa sand | tree sand? |
Bwa savann | tree field |
Bwa senn family | |
Bwa sòlèy | tree sun - ref. flowers |
Bwa sousouwi | |
Bwa tan (si) | tree tanning, sour - ref. taste of fruit |
Bwa tan wouj | tree tanning red |
Bwa vinet | tree/bush vinette, French for barberry - ref. shrub with similar fruits |
Bwa wa tou | |
Bwa wivyé | tree river |
Bwa zanmann | tree almond - ref. leaves turn red like almond tree |
Bwa zo bèf | tree bone cow |
Bwi | bouis, French for box tree |
Bwi kayamit | bouis, French for box tree |
Chadon beni | thistle beneficial - medicinal uses |
Chakchak (Crotalaria) | noise made by shaking seeds in pod |
Chapantyé | carpenter |
Chapantyé gwan bwa | carpenter forest |
Chapo glo | hat water - ref. shape of leaf, water/muddy habitat |
Chapo glo | hat water - ref. shape of leaf, water/muddy habitat |
Chapo ma | hat marsh - ref. shape of leaf, marshy habitat |
Chatou tè | octopus earth - ref. roots |
Chaspawé | sarsparilla - ref. smell of roots |
Chatannyé family | chataignier, French for chestnut trees - ref. spiny fruits of some species |
China | quina is an Amerindian word for trees with antimalarial bark - ref. medicinal uses |
Chouvalyé wonzé | horse rider eleven o'clock |
Chou jamaik | cabbage Jamaican |
Chou blan | cabbage white |
Dalmawi | Dalmarie is a place in France? Darmarie is a French plant? |
Dalmawi | Dalmarie is a place in France? Darmarie is a French plant? |
Dasheen (wouj) | possibly a corruption of the French "chou de Chine" (China cabbage), red |
Dédéfouden | |
Djéwi tout | cure all - ref. medicinal properties |
Djitan | thyme |
Dité péyi | thyme countryside |
Diten manyòk | thyme cassava |
Fèy do blan | leaf back white |
Fèy douvan | leaf in front of - ref. strong garlicky smell of leaf |
Fèy dowé | leaf golden |
Fèy Manmà | leaf mammee apple |
Fonn san | |
Fonn san | |
Fijé di mòn | fig tree mountain |
Fijé sek | fig tree dry - ref. no latex, unlike Ficus species |
Fijé ti fèy | fig tree small leaf |
Fijé | fig tree |
Filao | |
Flanboyan | flamboyant - ref. flower colour |
Flè makata | flower worm (probably of African origin (Sean Carrington) |
Fléwi Nwèl | flower Christmas |
Fonbwèz | framboise - raspberry |
Fwen | |
Fwijè | fern |
Fwonmajé | fwonmaj is Creole for cheese - ref. ? |
Galba | |
Gap fwizé | gap? curly |
Gayak | Amerindian name? |
Glan | |
Godmò | |
Goglèt | |
Gonbo modi | okra cursed |
Gonmyé | gum tree |
Gonmyé modi | gum tree, cursed |
Gouj | gourd |
Gwan fèy | big leaf |
Gwenn anba fèy blan | seed under leaf white |
Gwenn anba fèy wouj | seed under leaf red |
Gwenn djiné | seed Guinea - ref. purported origin |
Gwenn légliz | seed church |
Gwenn zyé bouwik (Mucuna) | seed eye donkey - ref. appearance of seed |
Gwigwi | |
Gwiyav | uava |
Gwiyavyé | guava tree |
Gwo bonm | big, baume (French for balsam) |
Gwu gwu | |
Izenna | |
Jasmen bwa | jasmin woods |
Jénipa | genipapo is an Amerindian name for this tree |
Jenjanm dou | ginger sweet |
Jiwòf dlo | cloves of water - ref. shape of fruit, grows in very wet spots |
Jiwòf flè | cloves flower |
Jon | reed |
Jonmou | pumpkin |
Kachiman blan | kachiman? white |
(Ti) kachiman bwa | kachiman? woods |
Kachiman | |
Kacho | |
Kafé gwo bouwo | coffee big ? |
Kafé mal kochon | coffee bad pig |
Kafé zèpyant | |
Kajouka | |
Kaka bétjé | faeces white man |
Kaka mèl | faeces blackbird - ref. fruits |
Kaka poul | faeces chicken |
Kaka wat | faeces rat - ref. fruits |
Kaka wavèt | faeces cockroach - ref. fruits |
Kako | cocoa |
Kakoli | |
Kalbas | dried, hollowed gourd used as a drinking cup, from Spanish calabaza |
Kalkan | |
Kanmanmi | from English chamomile? - ref. herbal medicinal uses |
Kann wivyé | cane river - ref. habitat |
Kann bwilé | cane burn - ref. caustic sap |
Kannèl | cannelle, French for cinnamon |
Kannik | |
Kanpèch | name alluding to State of Campeche, Mexico where plant is native (Sean Carrington) |
Kashibou | |
Kaouchou | caoutchouc, french for rubber |
Karapa | Spanish/Amerindian name for this species? |
Kas | In Antiquity, cassia usually meant certain local or
widely traded Cinnamomum species. Now also refers to some Cassia species |
Kas | In Antiquity, cassia usually meant certain local or
widely traded Cinnamomum species. Now also refers to some Cassia species |
Kasialata | |
Katalézòm | |
Kawata | |
Kikado | |
Kòd-a-vyèlon | from French for violin strings - ref. heart-shaped seeds that stick onto clothes |
Kòkian | |
Koko | coconut |
Koko bel mennwit | coconut beautiful midnight |
Koko shak | shoot shak |
Koko chat | testes cat |
Koko kouli | testes Indian |
Konmonm kouli | cucumber Indian |
Konmonm kouli | cucumber Indian |
Konngolala | |
Kontwévan | against the wind - ref. the ribbed trunk providing strength? |
Kopè lebwa | |
Koray | coral |
Kòsòl | corossol, French for this species - corruption of Curacaco? |
Kòsòl mawon | see above, wild |
Kòtòn kadwiv | cotton quadrille, French for a dance - ref. fluttering of silky seeds in the wind |
Kòtòn (wouj) | cotton (red) |
Koubawi | |
Koupyé | corruption of French pourpier, French for purslane? |
Kouson | watercress |
Kwèp kodenn | crest turkey - ref. appearance of inflorescence |
Kwèp kodenn | crest turkey - ref. appearance of inflorescence |
Kwinin pavé | quinine paved |
Kwòk chyen | kwòk dog |
Kwòk chyen | kwòk dog |
La indigo (Indigofera) | indigo - ref. a dye made from the plant |
Labonn fanm | good woman |
Lanmant (fanm) | mint (woman) |
Lanmant lavyej | mint virgin? |
Lagli | glue tree - ref. sticky latex |
Lanng bèf | tongue cow |
Lanng bèf | tongue cow |
Lanng bèlmè | tongue mother-in-law - ref. sharp, pointed tongue-shaped leaves |
Lanng poul | tongue chicken |
Lansan | ncense - ref. scented exudate |
Lapit | derived from pita, Spanish for agave' (Sean Carrington) |
Labsent | l'absinthe |
Latanyé | latanier is a Panama hat - ref. leaves |
Latifi | little girl |
Lavann | lavender - ref. flower colour |
Lépini (Zanthoxylum) | spine |
Lèt makak | milk monkey - ref. white latex |
Lila | lilac - ref. flower colour |
Lonyon djab | onion devil |
Lonyon gli | onion glue - ref. sticky bulb |
Lowyé | laurel |
Lowyé fè | laurel iron |
Lowyé gwan fèy | laurel big leaf |
Lowyé gwi | laurel grey |
Lowyé gwo gwenn | laurel big seed |
Lowyé gwo gwenn | laurel big seed |
Lowyé jòn | laurel yellow |
Lowyé kannèl | laurel cinnamon |
Lowyé mabwé | laurel mottled - ref. appearance of timber |
Lowyé sann | laurel |
Lowyé ti fèy | laurel small leaf |
Lowyé ti fèy | laurel small leaf |
Lowyé wouj | laurel red |
Lowyé wouj | laurel red |
Lowyé zabòka | laurel avocado - same genus as avocado |
Lyenn chasè | vine hunter - ref. cut stems release potable water |
Lyenn chasè | vine hunter - ref. cut stems release potable water |
Lyenn dous | vine sweet - ref. leaves popular animal fodder |
Lyenn myan | |
Lyenn pak | vine Easter - ref. flowers at Easter |
Lyenn pèsi | vine parsley |
Lyenn pèsi | vine parsley |
Lyenn san pyè | vine without foot (root) - ref. epiphytic parasite |
Lyenn san pyè | vine without foot (root) - ref. epiphytic parasite |
Lyenn savon | ine soap - ref. twigs used to clean teeth |
Lyenn tè | vine ground |
Lyenn wid | vine rough - ref. texture of leaves |
Mabi | mauby |
Magéwit | marguerite, name for some members of the daisy family |
Maho bòd lanmè | tree with stringy bark for tying, by the sea |
Maho gonbo | tree with stringy bark for tying, okra - ref. flower similar to okra flower |
Maho kochon | tree with stringy bark for tying, pig |
Maho mang | tree with stringy bark for tying, mangrove |
Maho nwè (Varronia) | tree with stringy bark for tying, black - ref. colour of bark |
Maho piman | tree with stringy bark for tying, pepper - ref. peppery tast of bark |
Maho pimen gwan bwa | tree with stringy bark for tying, pepper, forest - ref. peppery tast of bark |
Makwisti | |
Malanga | |
Malenbé (Piper) | |
Malobi | in Chimaltenango (An Amerindian language) malobi is a bird |
Malobi | in Chimaltenango (An Amerindian language) malobi is a bird |
Manba | |
Manng salé | mangrove salty |
Manng wouj | mangrove red |
Manyòk chapè | cassava place of worship |
Mapou | Amerindian name |
Masav | don't know' |
Matnitjen | |
Mawi hont | Marie shy - ref. folding of leaves when touched |
Mawi pouwi | Marie?, rotten - ref. smell of leaves |
Medsinnyé benni | doctor beneficial - ref. medicinal uses? |
Medsinnyé modi | doctor cursed - ref. black magic uses |
Minizyé | menuisier, French for joiner? |
Miskad mawon | nutmeg wild - ref. appearance of fruit |
Miwiz | cherry tree |
Mòtèl (Erythrina) | immortal - ref. longevity and toughness |
Mouben | |
Mouchas babad | starch Barbados |
Mouwan (Peperomia) | mouron, French for small prostrate plants |
Mouwan kako | mouron, French for small prostrate plants, cocoa - ref. often grows on cocoa as a epiphyte |
Myann fwans | myann, French |
Noyò | noyau, a liqueur made from brandy flavoured with nut kernels - ref. use of plant as a cake flavouring |
Nwa | nut |
Palitivyé jòn | trees with aerial roots, yellow - ref yellow latex |
Palitivyé wouj | trees with aerial roots, red |
Palitivyé wouj | trees with aerial roots, red |
Palmis (Prestoea, Roystonia) | palm |
Pann zòwèy | hanging ear - ref. shape and angle of fruit |
Papay | |
Pat makak | Foot monkey |
Patagon (Boerhavia) | |
Patat | potato |
Patat bòd lanmè | potato by the sea |
Patat mawon | potato wild |
Pawasol denmou | umbrella devil |
Pawasol djab | umbrella devil |
Pen dowé | bread or hanging ? golden, - ref. colour of flower |
Pennépis | bread spicey - ref. starchy edible aril around the seed |
Pikan kouzen | thorn cousin |
Piman gwiv | pepper, tropical mocking bird |
Pis a bed | |
Pistach mawon | peanut wild - ref. similar leaf |
Planten | plantain |
Pok pok | sound made when inflated calyx is popped |
Ponm acajou | apple cashew |
Ponm agouti | apple agouti, large local rodent |
Ponm di lyenn | apple vine |
Ponm kannél | apple cimmamon |
Ponm pwézon | apple poison |
Ponm woz | apple pink |
Ponm zikak | apple, icaquel, Amerindian |
Ponmyé | apple tree |
Pòwyé (Tabebuia) | pear tree |
Pwa family | pea (bean) |
Pwa agoul | |
Pwa angòl | pea Angola |
Pwa blé | pea blue |
Pwa boukousou | |
Pwa bwa wawi | pea tree, a local game - ref. game played with the seeds |
Pwa chous | |
Pwa dou | pea sweet |
Pwa gwaté (Mucuna) | pea itching |
Pwa senm | |
Pwa senm | |
Pwa zombi | pea zombi |
Pyé poul | leg chicken |
Sablyé | |
Sachpawè | sarsaparilla |
Sachpawè | sarsaparilla |
Saman | |
Savonnèt | soap-clean - ref. use of leaves as a soap |
Savonnèt gwan fey | soap-clean - ref. use of leaves as a soap, big leaf |
Semen contwé | Latin seed against (worms) |
Sidjinn (Anthurium) | |
Sidjinn | |
Sip (Cordia) | cyprus - ref. similar tree shape |
Sip amé | cyprus - ref. similar tree shape, bitter - ref. taste of bark |
Sip blan | cyprus - ref. similar tree shape, white |
Sip zowanj | cyprus - ref. similar tree shape, orange |
Siton | lime |
Sitonnèl | citronelle - ref. lemony smell |
Sitonnèl | citronelle - ref. lemony smell |
Siwiz | cherry |
Siwiz | cherry |
Soumatjé | |
Soumatjé | |
Sweetie gwan bwa | sweet forest |
Tabak djab | tobacco wild |
Tamadoz mawon | tomato wild |
Tanmawen | tamarind |
Tanmawen dezenn | tamarind of Indian |
Tanmawen montan | tamarind mountain - ref. similar leaf |
Tayo | |
Teck | teak |
Tèt anglés | head English |
Tèt nèg | head negro - ref. spiky fruiting head appearance |
Tèt nèg | head negro - ref. spiky fruiting head appearance |
Tèt nèg | head negro - ref. spiky fruiting head appearance |
Tèt nèg (Triumfetta) | head negro - ref. spiky fruiting head appearance |
Ti banbou (Lasiacis) | small bamboo |
Ti bonbon | small cake |
Ti bonm (Croton) | little balsam |
Ti bonm blan | little balsam white |
Ti bonm koupayou | little balsam,? |
Ti bonm lélé | ittle balsam swizzle |
Ti bonm wouj | little balsam red |
Ti dayi | |
Ti kafé | little coffee |
Ti kafé mawon | little coffee, wild |
Ti kafé mawon | little coffee, wild |
Ti kako | little cocoa |
Ti kannou | little cannon |
Ti koko | small coconut |
Ti konkonm | little cucumber |
Ti konkonm | little cucumber |
Ti makònèt (Spermacoce) | |
Ti mapou | little mapou (Amerindia name) |
Ti mawi | little Marie |
Ti minizyé | littl, menuisier French for joiner? |
Ti mouwon | little, mouron, French for low, prostrate plants |
Ti patat | little potato - ref. roots |
Ti pwa jòn | little pea yellow |
Ti savonnèt | little soap-clean - ref. use of leaves as a soap |
Ti siwèt | littl acid/tart - ref . taste of plant |
Ti siton | little lemon - ref. appearance of the leaf |
Ti tanmawen | little tamarind - ref. similar leaft |
Ti tenn | |
Tjitima | turmeric |
Tochon | cloth - ref. use of dried fruit as a spomge |
Toloman | |
Toloman | |
Topi tanbou | |
Twa tas | three cups |
Twef (kawayib) | trèfle French for clover - ref. trilobed leaf, (Caribbean) |
Vannévan | |
Vani | vanilla |
Venvenn kawayib | vervain Carib |
Vèvenn latjé wat (Stachytarpheta) | vervain tail rat - ref. inflorescence appearance |
Voytivé | |
Watjèt | |
Wézen | grape |
Wézinyé | grape tree |
Wozo | reed |
Yanm matwiten djab | yellow yam devil |
Zabwiko blan | avocado white -ref. appearance of leaves? |
Zabwiko mawon | avocado wild - ref. appearance of leaves |
Zabwiko pwanti | avocado pointed- ref. appearance of leaves?, shape of tree, fruit? |
Zakasya (Acacia,Vachellia) | acacia |
Zanmouwèt | amourette is a French plant |
Zannanna djab, mawon | pineapple devil, wild |
Zannanna gwan bwa | pineapple forest |
Zèb a bab | herb bearded - ref. spikelets |
Zèb a kouwès | herb snake |
Zèb a kouto (Scleria) | herb knife - ref. cutting leaf edge |
Zèb a lonng kou | herb long neck - ref. long tube of flower |
Zèb
a myèl |
herb honey |
Zèb a mouton | herb sheep |
Zèb a pik | herb spiny |
Zèb a vè | herb, worms - ref. medicinal use |
Zèb a vè | herb, worms - ref. medicinal use |
Zèb a zédjwi (Bidens) | herb needle - ref. achenes (fruits) |
Zèb djiné | herb Guinea - ref. purported origin |
Zèb gwa (Commelina) | herb fat |
Zèb kolan | herb sticky - ref. prickly spikelets |
Zèb malnonmen | |
Zèb papiyòt | herb butterfly - ref. monarch butterflies lay eggs on the plant |
Zèb sèk | herb dry |
Zèb zòtòlan | herb ground dove |
Zèpina (Amaranthus) | spinach |
Zèpina | spinach |
Zikak fwans | icaquel, Amerindian name for this genus. French |
Zo nwè | bone black |
Zo nwè | bone black |
Zo bèf | bone cow |
Zolivyé | olive tree - ref. fruits |
Zolivyé | olive tree - ref. fruits |
Zong makak | nails monkey - ref. see image |
Zoti family | nettle |
Zoti blan | nettle, white |