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Opopanax Hispidus
Opopanax ("the juice of all-heal") can refer to: Plants * '' Opopanax'', a genus in the family Apiaceae * ''Vachellia farnesiana'', a species in the family Fabaceae Gum resins * Perfumery's opopanax, the oleo-gum-resin of ''Commiphora guidottii'' ** The oleo-gum-resin of ''Commiphora kataf'' (syn. ''C. holtziana'', ''C. erythraea''), sometimes sold under the name of opoponax * True opopanax, the gum resin of ''Opopanax chironium'' or other ''Opopanax'' species Literature * ''L'Opoponax ''The Opoponax'' (french: L'Opoponax, link=no) is a 1964 novel by French writer Monique Wittig. It was translated into English in 1966 by Helen Weaver, and published in the US by Simon & Schuster. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opopanax (genus)
''Opopanax'' is a genus of plants in the family Apiaceae. Species Opopanax include four species: *''Opopanax chironium'' (L.) W.D.J.Koch *'' Opopanax hispidus'' (Friv.) Griseb. *'' Opopanax persicus'' Boiss. *'' Opopanax siifolius'' (Boiss. & Heldr.) Menemen Etymology The genus name ''Opopanax'' derives from Anglo-Norman ''opopanac'', from Latin opopanax, from Hellenistic Greek ὀποπάναξ, from Ancient Greek ὀπός (''opos'', "juice") + πάναξ (''panax'', "all-healing"). (subscription required) Therefore, ''opopanax'' literally means the juice ( gum resin) of all-heal. There were many different plants called all-heal (πάνακες or '' panaces'') in Ancient Greece and Rome. However, according to Dioscorides, ''opopanax'' was obtained specifically from a kind of all-heal named πάνακες Ἡράκλειον (''panaces Heraclion'', "Hercules' all-heal"), which has been identified as ''Opopanax chironium'', '' O. persicus'' and '' O. hispidus'' The term '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vachellia Farnesiana
''Vachellia farnesiana'', also known as ''Acacia farnesiana'', and previously ''Mimosa farnesiana'', commonly known as sweet acacia, huisache, or needle bush, is a species of shrub or small tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its flowers are used in the perfume industry. Description The plant is deciduous over part of its range, but evergreen in most locales. Growing from multiple trunks, it reaches a height of . The bark is whitish gray. The base of each leaf is accompanied by a pair of thorns on the branch. The dark brown fruit is a seed pod. Taxonomy Taxonomic history It was first described by Europeans under the name ''Acacia Indica Farnesiana'' in 1625 by Tobias Aldini from plants grown in Rome in the Farnese Gardens from seed collected in Santo Domingo, in what is now the Dominican Republic, which germinated in 1611. Aldini included an illustration of the plant, which he contrasted with an illustration of the first known ''Acacia''; ''Acacia nilotica''. This first (E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perfumery's Opopanax
Opopanax is the commercial name of ''bisabol'' or ''bissabol'', the fragrant oleo- gum-resin of ''Commiphora guidottii''. It has been a major export article from Somalia since ancient times, and is called ''hebbakhade'', ''habaghadi'' or ''habak hadi'' (''habbak haddi'') in Somali. It is an important ingredient in perfumery and therefore known as scented myrrh, sweet myrrh, perfumed myrrh or perfumed bdellium. Sometimes the oleo-gum-resin of '' Commiphora holtziana'' (often treated as a synonym of ''C. erythraea'' or ''C. kataf''), called ''habak hagar'', ''habaq hagar ad'' or ''habbak harr'' in Somali, is also sold under the name of opopanax. Etymology "Opopanax" originally refers to the gum resin from plants of the genus '' Opoponax'' which is used in herbal medicine rather than perfumery. In the early 20th century, the name "opopanax" was misapplied to bisabol in perfumery. Nowadays the true opopanax is seldom used and the commercial opopanax is almost exclusively bisabol. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commiphora Kataf
''Commiphora kataf'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Burseraceae, native to northeastern and eastern tropical Africa, and the southwestern Arabian Peninsula. A relative of myrrh Myrrh (; from Semitic, but see '' § Etymology'') is a gum-resin extracted from a number of small, thorny tree species of the genus ''Commiphora''. Myrrh resin has been used throughout history as a perfume, incense and medicine. Myrrh mi ..., local peoples plant this shrubby tree as a resinous hedge that repels wildlife. References kataf Flora of Northeast Tropical Africa Flora of East Tropical Africa Flora of Saudi Arabia Flora of Yemen Plants described in 1883 {{Sapindales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True Opopanax
''Opopanax'' is a genus of plants in the family Apiaceae. Species Opopanax include four species: *''Opopanax chironium'' (L.) W.D.J.Koch *''Opopanax hispidus'' (Friv.) Griseb. *''Opopanax persicus'' Boiss. *''Opopanax siifolius'' (Boiss. & Heldr.) Menemen Etymology The genus name ''Opopanax'' derives from Anglo-Norman ''opopanac'', from Latin opopanax, from Hellenistic Greek ὀποπάναξ, from Ancient Greek ὀπός (''opos'', "juice") + πάναξ (''panax'', "all-healing"). (subscription required) Therefore, ''opopanax'' literally means the juice ( gum resin) of all-heal. There were many different plants called all-heal (πάνακες or '' panaces'') in Ancient Greece and Rome. However, according to Dioscorides, ''opopanax'' was obtained specifically from a kind of all-heal named πάνακες Ἡράκλειον (''panaces Heraclion'', "Hercules' all-heal"), which has been identified as ''Opopanax chironium'', '' O. persicus'' and '' O. hispidus'' The term ''opo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
