Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
A
abdominal troubles 106
Acacia spp 17, 94, 115, 116, 118, 129
Acacia acuminata 22, 95
Acacia adsurgens 17
Acacia ampliceps 17, 129, 134
Acacia aneura 17, 20, 134
Acacia auriculiformis 129
Acacia baileyana 18, 111
Acacia bivenosa 18, 134
Acacia calamifolia 94
Acacia cambagei 19, 20, 21
Acacia chisholmii 18
Acacia cuspidifolia 18, 134
Acacia cyanophylla 21, 111
Acacia cyclops 18, 111, 129, 134
Acacia dealbata 18. See also colour plates
Acacia decurrens 18
Acacia excelsa 19
Acacia floribunda 129
Acacia galeata 18
Acacia glandulicarpa 19, 111
Acacia harpophylla 19, 20, 21, 94, 129, 134
Acacia howittii 19, 111
Acacia iteaphylla 19, 111
Acacia ligulata 18, 19, 129, 134
Acacia lysiphloia 19
Acacia maconochieana 19
Acacia mearnsii 19
Acacia melanoxylon 20, 73, 85, 111
Acacia notabilis 134
Acacia omalophylla 20
Acacia pendula 19, 20, 21, 93, 129
Acacia pravissima 111
Acacia prominens 111
Acacia pulchella 118
Acacia pycnantha 94, 129, 134
Acacia ramulosa 20, 134
Acacia redolens 129
Acacia retinodes 129
Acacia salicina 20, 21, 93, 129, 134
Acacia saligna 21, 85, 111, 129, 134. See also colour plates
Acacia sclerosperma 18, 21, 134
Acacia sibilans 18, 21, 134
Acacia stenophylla 19, 20, 21, 130, 134
Acacia stipuligera 21
Acacia tetragonophylla 18, 21
Acacia transluscens 130
Acacia victoriae 18, 21
Acacia xiphophylla 130
acacias 68
acai 102
Acanthocerus floridanus 131
Acer campestre 111
Acer ginnala 111
Acer negundo 91, 111, 134
Acer opalus 111
Acer palmatum 111
Acer platanoides 111, 134
Acer pseudoplatanus 111, 134
ACERACEAE 91
acerola 63, 136
Acetyl-salicylic acid 83
Achillea tomentosa 114
Achras sapota 67
acid 25, 26, 28, 82, 83, 97, 98
Acmena spp 73
Acmena smithii 73
acne 33
acorn 81
Acrocomia mexicana 98
Acrocomia sclerocarpa 98
Acrocomia totai 98
Actinostrobus pryamidalalis 132
aerial roots 57
Aesculus spp 134
Aesculus hippocastenum 111
Afghan palm 104
African daisy 131
African fan palm 100
African oil palm 102
African piassava 107
Agave spp 111, 134. See also colour plates
agaves 111
Agonis flexuosa 93, 134
Agonis juniperia 111
Agonis marginata 22
agro-forestry 65
Agropyron elongatum 127, 128
aguaje 104
ague 27
Aiphanes acanthophylla 98
Ajuga spp 22, 114
Albizia lebbek 22
Albizia lophantha 22, 79, 111, 118, 130, 134. See also colour plates.
alcohol 100, 106, 125. (see also wine, liqueur)
alcohol fuel 28, 79
alcoholic drink 41
alcoholic intoxication 106
alder 26, 114, 115
algae 121
Algerian oak 113
ALISMATACEAE 124
aliso 26
alkaline 18,19, 21,
28, 40, 61, 79, 81, 82, 83, 91, 97, 98,
106, 128, 130, 133. (see also lime, limestone, calcareous, calcrete)
allegheny chinquapin 34
alley cropping 28
Allocasuarina verticillata 134
almond 34, 113, 118
Alnus spp 26
Alnus acuminata 26
Alnus cordata 26, 111
Alnus glutinosa 26, 111
Alnus incana 27
Alnus jorullensis 111
Alnus nepalensis 27
Alnus nitida 27
Alnus rubra 27, 111
Altalia speciosa 105
Alternaria tenius 88
Alyxia buxifolia 131
Ambrosia hispida 130
American chestnut 34, 111
American oil palm 101, 102
American persimmon 60
Anabaena azolla 121
analobine 71
Ancistrophyllum spp 98
Ancistrophyllum acutiflorum 98
Andean walnut 32. See also colour plates
Angophora spp 23, 94
Angophora costata 111
angoumis grain moth 88
animal feed 105
animals 121
anise 114
Annona spp 70
Annona atemoya 70
Annona cherimola 70
Annona muricata 71
Annona senegalensis 70
Annona squamosa 70
ANNONACEAE 70, 71
antelopes 18
antibiotic 75
antifeedant 88
antiscorbutic 75
antiseptic 83, 89
antispasmodic 66
Apium annuum 130
Apium graveolens 130
Apium insulare 130
Apium prostratum 130
apple 118
apricot 113, 118
apricot vine 69
aquatic 121
ARACACEAE 125
ARACEAE 122
Arachis hypogea 42
Araucaria araucana 41
Araucaria augustifolia 41
Araucaria bidwillii 41. See also colour plates and back cover
Araucaria braziliana 41
Araucaria heterophylla 134
Araucarian pine nut 41
Arbutus unedo 77, 90, 134. See also colour plates
Arcotheca calendulaceum 114
Arctostaphylos uvaursi 131
Arctotis stoechadifolia 131
coastal 137
Areca catechu 99
areca palm 99
ARECACEAE 98
Arenga pinnata 99
argan 133
Argania spinosa 133
Argentine walnut 32
arid 18, 19, 21,
88, 89, 93, 128, 130.
(see also desert, drought, dry)
arid tropical 17
Aristidia spp 17
Armeria martima 131
arrow-head 124
arrows 124
arthritis 66
artificial leather 87
artisanry 97
Arundo donax 128
ascorbic acid 63
ash 19, 112, 114, 115
European 135
Asimina triloba 71
asimine 71
asparagus 114, 118, 133
Asparagus officinalis 133
aspen 86
aspirin 83
assai 102
asthma 70
astringency 72
astringent 27, 32, 75, 106, 136
Astrocaryum 103
Astrocaryum aculeatus 99
Astrocaryum jauari 99
Astrocaryum murumuru 99
Astrocaryum vulgare 99
Atalaya hemiglauca 20
athel tamarisk 113, 129
Atriplex spp 111, 114, 128
Atriplex canescens 128
Atriplex halimus 128
Atriplex nummularia 20, 128, 134
Atriplex rhagodioides 128
Atriplex spp 17
Atriplex undulata 128
Atriplex versicaria 128
Attalea funifera 99
AURICARIACEAE 41
Australian golden wattle 134
Australian pine 23
Aviicenna marina 132
avocado 118
awarra 99
azadarach 87
azadarachtin 88, 89
Azadirachta indica 88
Azolla spp 121
Azolla pinnata 121
AZOLLACEAE 121
Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
B
baba de boi 108
babaco 64
babacu 105
bacaba 104
Baccaris halimifolia 132, 134
Baccaris patagonica 134
Baccaris pilularis 114
bacteria 15, 22, 26, 121
Bactris gasipae 99
Bactris plumeria 99
Bagrada cruciferarum 88
bags 124
Bahia piassava 99
bald cypress 133
Bald Island marlock 93
balku 96
balm 114, 115
bamboo 85, 96
bamboo palm 107
Bambusa balcoa 96
Bambusa longispiculata 96
Bambusa oldhamii 96
Bambusa ventricosa 97
bana grass 85, 98
banana passion fruit See also colour plates
banana passionfruit 68
banisters 67
banksia 23, 93
Banksia amula 116
Banksia ashbyi 134
Banksia ericifolia 116
Banksia grandis 116
Banksia integrifolia 116, 134
Banksia marginata 94, 134
Banksia ornata 134
Banksia serrata 116
Banksia spinulosa 116
barbados cherry 63, 136
barbassu palm 105
barberry 134
barrel staves 27
barrels 80, 125
barrier 108, 132
barriguda 103
basil 118
basket oak 81
basket willow 84. See also colour plates
baskets 44, 66, 74,
97, 98, 99, 100, 101,102, 103, 104, 105,
106, 107, 124, 125
basswood 115
Batis martima 131
bay laurel 136
bayas 104
beach 134
beachwort 131
bead tree 87
beaded glasswort 131
beads 88
beams 67, 72, 74
bean poles 25
beans 118, 119
bearberry 131
beardgrass 127
bee forage 16, 17,
63, 65, 66, 77, 83, 87, 88, 91, 98, 114,
128, 136, 137 (see also honey, nectar, pollen)
beech 82, 114, 135
beechnut 83
beer 136
beet 114
beetroot 118
behen 90
Bejandia spp 99
ben oil 90
Berberis spp 134
berek 123
berries 91, 131, 133, 136, 137
berrigan 135
bertam palm 102
betel palm 99
Betula papyrifera 111
Betula pendula 111
Betula populifolia 132
Betula szechuanica 111
BETULACEAE 26
beverages 62, 102, 103, 132, 136
big-cone pine 43
birch 114
bird habitat 133
birds 57
biscuits 43, 44, 106
Bivonea stimulosa 131
black alder 26, 111
black bamboo 97
black bluebush 128, 136
black box 93, 116
black fig 58
black gum 133
black locust 28, 113, 115. See also colour plates
black mulberry 59, 136
black plum 74
black poplar 113
black rhum palm 100
black Sally 117
black sheoak 23, 129, 134
black tupelo 133
black walnut 112
black wattle 19
blackjack oak 80
blackwood 20, 21, 111
bladder saltbush 128
blood coagulant 87
blood discharges 75
blood pressure 66
blowgun palm 103
blue crown passionflower 69
blue gum 116
blue lillipilli 75, 76
blue mallee 117
blue mallet 93
blue oak 113
blue spirea 134
blueberry 76, 125
bluebush 96, 128
boat building 75, 125, 130, 132
boat masts 75
Bohemian olive 133, 135
boils 58, 87
Bolivian walnut 32
bon-yi 41
boobialla 112, 136
borage 114, 115, 118
Borassus aethiopican 100
Borassus aethiopium 100
Borassus flabellifer 100
boree 20
bottled 68
bowls 27
bows 67
box 134
box elder maple 91, 111, 115, 134
Brachychiton populneus 111
Brachycome iberidifolia 134
Brachysema lanceolata 134
Brachytiton rupestris 19
brackish water 26, 104, 106, 124. (see also saline)
brandy 33, 77, 137
BRASSICACEAE 123
Brazil cherry 74
Brazilian guava 72
Brazilian pine 41
bread 43, 61, 80, 83, 106, 108, 123
bridge construction 26, 93, 94, 130
brigalow 19, 94, 134
broccoli 119
bronchial catarrh 106
bronchitis 73, 83
broom honey myrtle 129
brooms 106
browse 26, 62
brush box 113
buckeye 134
Buddha’s belly bamboo 97
Buddleia spp 117
Buddleia davidii 134
bugle lily 114
building 73, 94, 96, 97
bull bay 133
bullock yokes 23
bullock’s heart 70
bullrush 124. See also colour plates
bunya bunya 41
buriti 104
burns 75, 131
burr oak 81, 113
Bursaria spinosa 134
bush chinquapin 34
bushy yate 116
Butia capitata 100
butter 43, 82
butter milk 114
butter substitute 83
butter-fat 32
butterfly bush 134
butum 40, 136
Buxus sempervirens 134
Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
C
cabbage palm 107
cabbage palmetto 108
cabbage worm 88
cabbages 118, 119
cabinet making 19, 20, 23, 24, 27, 32, 62, 67, 88, 89. (see also timber)
cacao 25, 28
CAESALPINIACEAE 28, 79
cakes 44, 61, 68, 80, 106
Calamus spp 100
Calamus caesius 100
Calamus erinaceous 100
Calamus manan 100
Calamus maximus 100
Calamus ornatus 100
Calamus scipionum 100
Calamus trachycoleus 100
calcareous 18, 19, 20, 21, 127, 128. (see also alkaline)
calcrete 23
California fan palm 108
Californian black walnut 112
Californian live oak 80, 81
Callistemon viminalis 134
Callitris spp 23, 94
Callitris columellaris 134
Callitris preissii 22, 134
Calluna vulgaris 131
Calocephalus brownii 134
Calodedendrum capense 111
Calospatha spp 100
Calothamnus quadrifidus 134
camels 62, 106
camphor laurel 112
canary grass 127
Canary Islands date 105
candles 87, 90, 101, 136
canes 101
canoes 75
Cape Barren tea 132
Cape chestnut 111
cape lilac 87, 112, 117, 136
capeweed 114, 115
capped mallee 94
capuli 65
capulin cherry 65, 118. See also colour plates
cardboards 125
cardiotonic 70
Carica spp 64
Carica goudoutiana 64
Carica monoica 64
Carica papaya 63
Carica pubescens 64
Carica stipulata 64
CARICACEAE 63, 64
Carissa grandiflora 131
Carissa macrocarpa 131
carminative 75
carnauba wax 100, 101, 108
carob 79, 111, 115, 118, 134. See also colour plates
Caroline ivory nut palm 104
carpentry 72, 91
Carpinus betulus 134
Carpobrotus spp 114, 131
Carpobrotus modestus 131
Carpobrotus rossii 131
carriages 59, 93
carrots 118, 119
cart shafts 74
carts 27, 59
cartwheels 89, 130
carving 27, 32, 59, 91, 130
Carya illinoensis 38, 42, 111
Caryopteris incana 134
Caryota mitis 100
Caryota urens 100
Casimiroa edulis 66. See also colour plates
cask heads 23
cask hoops 37
casks 82
Cassia spp 20
Castanea spp 33, 134
Castanea alnifolia 34
Castanea crenata 33
Castanea dentata 34, 111
Castanea henryi 34
Castanea mollissima 34
Castanea ozarkensis 34
Castanea pumila 34
Castanea sativa 33, 111. See also colour plates
Castanea seguinii 34
Castanopsis chrysophylla 34
castor 87, 117
Casuarina spp 22, 94, 129
Casuarina cristata 19, 20, 21, 23, 129, 134
Casuarina cunninghamiana 23, 111, 134
Casuarina equisetifolia 23
Casuarina fraserana 23, 93, 111
Casuarina glauca 111, 129, 132
Casuarina huegeliana 23
Casuarina humulis 134
Casuarina littoralis 23
Casuarina obesa 21, 24, 111, 129
Casuarina stricta 24, 94, 111
Casuarina torulosa 24, 111
CASUARINACEAE 22
catalpa 111
Catalpa bignonioides 111
Catalpa speciosa 111
catarrhal enteritis 33
catarrhal infections 58
cathartic 44, 88
cattail 124
cattle 19, 20, 21,
22, 28, 45, 62, 75, 85, 91, 107, 122,
123, 130. (see also stock feed, fodder, cows)
cattle bush 112, 136
cauliflowers 118, 119
caulking 125
Ceanothus spp 134
Ceanothus americanus 134
cedar of Lebanon 92
cedars 91
Cedrus spp 91
Cedrus atlantica 91, 134
Cedrus deodara 92
Cedrus libanii 92
celery 118, 130
cellulose 86, 102
CELTIDACEAE 77
Celtis Australis 77, 111
Celtis occidentalis 111
Ceratonia siliqua 79, 111, 134. See also colour plates
Ceratonlobus spp 100
Ceratopteris thalictroides 122
Cercis siliquastrum 112
Ceriops tagal 132
Ceroxylon alpinum 100
Ceylon date 106
chair making 27, 83, 100
chair seats 125
chalk soils 26, 80, 82
Chamaecytisus palmensis 15, 112
chamburo 64
Chamelaucium uncinatum 134
charcoal 18, 19,
20, 23, 25, 27, 28, 37,
65, 72, 82, 97, 106, 130
Chenopodium spp 96
Chenopodium quinoa 133
cherimoya 70
cherry 113, 118
cherry alder 76
cherry palm 107
chervil 118
chest ailments 72
chestnut 33, 134. See also colour plates
chewing gum 40, 63, 67
chicken claws 131
chicken forage 16, 66, 77, 89, 90, 106. (see also poultry)
chicory 114, 115
chiku 67
Chilean guava 73
Chilean nut 117
Chilean wine palm 103. See also colour plates
China berry 87
Chinese birch 111
Chinese chestnut 34, 118
Chinese chinquapin 34
Chinese hawthorn 112
Chinese lotus 124
Chinese persimmon 59
Chinese pistachio 40, 112
Chinese poplar 86, 113
Chinese red date 61
Chinese tallow tree 90, 113, 117
Chinese water chestnut 123
Chinese white pine 42
Chinese windmill palm 108
chinquapin 34
chinquapin oak 81
chipboard 25, 85
Chisholm’s minni ritchi 18
chives 118
chocolate substitute 79
Choisya spp 134
Christ thorn 62
Christmas tree 112
Chrotogonus trachypterus 88
Chrysanthemum frutescens 134
Chrysobalanus icaco 132
Chrysolepis spp 34
Chrysolepis chrysophylla 34
Chrysolepis sempervirens 34
cigar boxes 88
Cinnamomum camphora 112
Cissus hypoglauca 73
Cistus spp 135
Cistus landanifer 114
citron 87
citrus 66, 115, 117, 118
clay 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 27, 31, 61, 63, 72, 88, 93, 130
clay sands 23
Clianthus formosus 135
clogs 27
cloth 103
clovers 116
cluster swamp palm 105
coal 89
coast banksia 134
coast live oak 80
coast sheoak 23, 24
coast tea tree 132
coastal 19, 21, 22,
23, 25, 27, 31, 58, 73, 74, 76, 80,
86, 90, 93, 95, 97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 129, 134,
135, 136, 137. (see also dunes, sea shore, sea winds, salt spray)
coastal dunes 21, 90
coastal moort 95
coastal sands 24
coastal wattle 18, 111, 134
Coccoloba uvifera 131
coco de catorro 98
coco de mer 103
cocoa butter 90
cocoa palm 132
coconut palm 101
Cocos nucifera 101
coco-yam 122
cocoyams 125
coffee 24, 28
coffee substitute 25, 45, 61, 82, 83, 91, 136
coffins 26, 65
cohune palm 105
col de monte 64
cold 25, 26, 40, 43, 44, 69, 80
colds 61, 63, 73, 106, 135
colic 66
Colocasia antiquorum 122
Colocasia esculenta 122. See also colour plates
coloniser 18
Colophospermum mopane 130, 135
Colorado piñon 43
Columbian passionfruit 70
comfrey 114
common alder 26, 111
common beech 82, 112, 135
common hawthorn 112
common hornbeam 134
common maple 111
common purslane 133
common reed grass 124
common white heath 135
compacted soils 18
companions 118
condiment 62
confectionery 31, 32, 43, 59, 124, 132
conjunctivitis 87
conserves 137
construction 23,
24, 66, 85, 89, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 102, 105.
(see also timber)
containers 99
CONVOLVULACEAE 123
cooba 21, 93, 134
cooked greens 122
cooking 83
cool 91
cootamundra wattle 18, 111
Copernicia spp 101
Copernicia cerifera 101
Copernicia prunifera 101
Copernicia rigida 101
coppice 18, 19, 20,
21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 33, 37, 59, 86, 88, 89, 91,
92, 130. See also colour plates
copra 101
coprosma 90
Coprosma baueri 132
Coprosma kirkii 114
Coprosma repens 90, 112, 132
coquilla nut 99
coquitos 103, 105
coral tree 112
cordials 136
coriander 118, 119
cork 82, 104
cork oak 82, 113
corm 122, 124, 125
corn 65
CORNACEAE 90
Cornus capitata 90, 112
Cornus mas 135
coroba 108
corozo 102, 108
Corozo oleifera 101
Correa alba 132, 135
Correa decumbens 135
Correa mannii 135
Cortaderia selloana 98, 135
CORYLACEAE 37
Corylus spp 37
Corylus avellana 37
Corylus maxima 37
Corynocarpus laevigatus 112
Corypha elata 101
Corypha talliera 101
Corypha umbraculifera 101
cosmetics 45, 87, 103
cotoneaster 89
Cotoneaster spp 89, 135
cotton 87
cotton bush 129
cottonwood 86, 113
coughs 63, 72
coulter pine nut 43
cowpea 116
cows 22, 26, 32. (see also cattle)
craft 17, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 84, 97
cramps 136
Crataegus cordata 135
Crataegus monogyna 112
Crataegus oxyacantha 135
Crataegus phaenopyrum 112
crates 26, 28, 37, 106
creek satinash 76
creeping juniper 136
creeping ragweed 130
crema de curuba. 69
crema de ponsigne 62
cress 114
crested wattle 22, 134
cricket bat willow 84
Crithmum maritimum 133
crows 45
Crysophia warscewiczii 101
cucumbers 118
culinary 136
cumbungi 124, 134
cumby cumby 136
cup gum 116
curries 90
curtain fig 57
curuba 68
cushion bush 134
custard apple 70
custard banana 71
cutting oil 87
cuttings 83
cyanogenic glycosides 68
CYPERACEAE 123
Cyphomandra betacea 65
Cyprus turpentine tree 40
Cyrtostachys lakka 101
cystisis 106
Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
D
Daemonorops spp 101
daisy 114, 115
daisy bush 136
Dalbergia sissoo 130
dandelion 114, 115
dandruff 33
date palm 106, 136
date plum 60
deer 45, 83, 107, 130
Delosperma ‘alba’ 114
demulcent 106
Dendrocalamus strictus 97
dental abscesses 58
deodar cedar 92
derris 89
Derris indica 89, 130, 135
desert 102, 106. (see also arid)
desserts 66, 69, 71
detergent 32
detersive 106
Deutzia spp 135
diabetes 66, 75
diarrhoea 32, 63, 66, 70, 72, 73, 75, 106
diatoms 121
difficult sites 18
digestion aid 63
digestive stimulant 68
digger pine 44
dill 114, 119
dilly 67
dilly bags 58
Diospyros dignya 60
Diospyros lotus 60
Diospyros kaki 59
Diospyros virginiana 60
Diplolaena spp 135
Diplothemium maritimum 101
Distichlis palmeri 133
Distichlis spicata 133
diuretic 70, 75, 106
dock 114
Dodonea viscosa 129
dogs 106
dogwood 90
doors 86
double coconut 103
doum 102
downy chinquapin 34
drainage lines 21
drawing boards 85
drinks 66, 69, 71, 100, 101, 131
drooping sheoak 24
Drosanthemum hispidum 114
drought 15, 18, 20,
22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 31, 33, 34, 40, 43, 44, 45,
57, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 66, 67, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 79,
80, 82, 86, 87, 88, 90, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98, 105, 128, 129, 133,
137. (see also dry, arid)
drought fodder 23
drowsiness 70
drumstick 90
dry 24, 26, 32, 34,
82, 87, 88, 89, 95, 97, 103, 104, 107, 108, 130.
(see also drought, arid)
Dryandra spp 116
duck potatoes 124
ducks 67, 105, 121
duckweed 121
dum palm 102
dumplings 124
dune palm 101
dune stabilising 101
dunes 128, 134. (see also coast)
durmast oak 81
durobby 76
dwarf coyote bush 114
dye 74, 75, 99, 101, 136
dyeing 27, 72, 87
dysentry 63, 66, 70, 72, 73, 75
Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
E
eastern black walnut 32
EBENACEAE 59
Echium candicans 135. See also colour plates
Echylaena tomentosa 132
Ecuadorian walnut 32
edible bean 28
edible heart 99
eelgrass 134
Eeugenia brasiliensis 74
eggs 66
Elaeagnus angustifolia 112, 133, 135
Elaeis guineensis 102
Elaeis oleifera 102
elder 114, 137
electrical insulator pegs 28
Eleocharis dulcis 123. See also colour plates
Eleocharis tuberosa 123
elephant grass 85, 98
elm 113, 114, 115
emergent 122
emetic 70, 71, 87, 88
emetic. 136
emmenagogue 87
emollient 89
enema 87
engineering 92, 94
English hawthorn 135
English mulberry 59
English oak 81, 113, 136
English walnut 33
engsai 123
enlargement of the spleen 75
Epacris impressa 135
Eragrostis spp 17
Eremophila spp 20
Eremophila glabra 135
Eremophila longifolia 135
Eremophila oppositifolia 135
Eremophila santalina 135
Eremospatha spp 102
ERICACEAE 76, 77
Eriobotrya japonica 62. See also colour plates
Eriodictyon trichocalyx 114
erosion control 21, 22, 23, 26, 28, 83, 84, 104, 106, 107, 130, 131, 133
Erythea edulis 102
Erythrina ‘Indica’ 112
Escallonia spp 135
Escallonia macantha 132
essential oils 91, 129, 136
estuaries 23
eucalypts 92
Eucalyptus spp 17, 23, 92, 130
Eucalyptus accedens 94, 96
Eucalyptus acmenoides 94
Eucalyptus albens 92, 94, 116
Eucalyptus annulata 95
Eucalyptus aquilina 93
Eucalyptus bosistoana 20
Eucalyptus calophylla 23, 92, 93, 95, 96, 116
Eucalyptus calycogona 94
Eucalyptus camaldulensis 21, 93, 94, 116, 135
Eucalyptus cambageana 19
Eucalyptus campaspe 95
Eucalyptus celastroides 96
Eucalyptus citriodora 135
Eucalyptus cladocalyx 94, 116
Eucalyptus cornuta 22, 93, 116
Eucalyptus cosmophylla 116
Eucalyptus crebra 21, 94
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa 20
Eucalyptus decipiens 95
Eucalyptus delegatensis 18
Eucalyptus diversicolor 95, 116
Eucalyptus diversifolia 116, 135
Eucalyptus dives 18
Eucalyptus drepanophylla 21
Eucalyptus dumosa 116
Eucalyptus eremophila 93, 116
Eucalyptus erythrocorys 135
Eucalyptus falcata 95
Eucalyptus fasciculosa 94
Eucalyptus fastigata, 18
Eucalyptus ficifolia 116
Eucalyptus foecunda 94, 96
Eucalyptus gardneri 93
Eucalyptus globulus 20, 116
Eucalyptus gomphocephala 93, 116, 135
Eucalyptus goniocalyx 94
Eucalyptus grandis 116
Eucalyptus grossa 116
Eucalyptus gummifera 116
Eucalyptus huberana 94
Eucalyptus incrassata 116
Eucalyptus lansdowneana 135
Eucalyptus largiflorens 20, 21, 93, 116
Eucalyptus lehmannii 22, 93, 116
Eucalyptus leucoxylon 94, 135
Eucalyptus longicornis 95
Eucalyptus loxophleba 94, 95
Eucalyptus macrandra 116
Eucalyptus macrocera 93
Eucalyptus macrorhyncha 116
Eucalyptus maculata 94, 112, 116
Eucalyptus marginata 23, 93, 95, 96, 116
Eucalyptus melanophloia 20, 21
Eucalyptus melliodora 94, 116
Eucalyptus microcarpa 94, 117
Eucalyptus microcorys 94
Eucalyptus microtheca 19, 20, 21
Eucalyptus moluccana 21, 94
Eucalyptus muellerana 20, 94, 117
Eucalyptus nortonii 18
Eucalyptus nutans 135
Eucalyptus obliqua 20, 95, 117
Eucalyptus occidentalis 95, 117, 130, 135
Eucalyptus odorata 94
Eucalyptus orgadophila 20
Eucalyptus ovata 20, 117
Eucalyptus paniculata 94
Eucalyptus patens 95, 117
Eucalyptus pauciflora 117
Eucalyptus pileata 94, 96
Eucalyptus pillularis 94
Eucalyptus platypus 95, 117, 130, 135
Eucalyptus polyanthemos 94, 95, 117
Eucalyptus populnea 19, 20, 21
Eucalyptus propinqua 94
Eucalyptus punctata 94
Eucalyptus radiata 18, 20
Eucalyptus regnans 18, 20
Eucalyptus rudis 93, 95
Eucalyptus saligna 20, 94
Eucalyptus salmonophloia 94, 95, 96, 117
Eucalyptus salubris 94, 95, 96, 117
Eucalyptus sargentii 96, 130
Eucalyptus sideroxylon 94, 96
Eucalyptus smithii 20
Eucalyptus spathulata 130, 135
Eucalyptus stellulata 117
Eucalyptus striaticalyx 21
Eucalyptus tereticornis 21
Eucalyptus tetragona 95
Eucalyptus torquata 135
Eucalyptus transcontinentalis 95, 96
Eucalyptus viminalis 18, 20, 94, 117
Eucalyptus wandoo 94, 96, 117
Eucalyptus woodwardii 135
Eucalyptus woollsiana 20
Eucryphia lucida 117
Eugeissona tristis 102
Eugeissona utilis 102
Eugenia spp 73
Eugenia dombeyi 74
Eugenia smithii 73, 112. See also colour plates
Eugenia uniflora 74
Euonymus spp 135
Euphorbia tirucalli 132
EUPHORBIACEAE 87, 90
Euphrates poplar 86, 113
Euramerican poplar 87
European ash 135
European aspen 133
European beech 82, 135. See also colour plates
Euterpe edulis 102
Euterpe oleracea 102
evacuant for children 87
evergreen alder 111
evergreen dogwood 112
Exocarpos cupressiformis 112
eye irritation 87
eyewash 66
Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
F
FABACEAE/PAPILIONACEAE 15, 17, 24, 27, 28, 89
fabric printing 87
face veneers 88
FAGACEAE 33, 34, 80, 82
Fagus spp 82
Fagus sylvatica 82, 112, 135. See also colour plates
fans 103, 106
fast growing 19,
20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32, 45, 59, 64, 65, 69,
74, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 98, 103, 105,
123, 129, 130, 133
febrifuge 66
feijoa 73, 118
Feijoa sellowiana 73
fence barrier 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 108. See also colour plates
fence posts 17, 19,
20, 21, 24, 25, 28, 59, 92, 94, 95, 102, 130.
(see also timber, posts)
fennel 114, 115, 119
fenugreek 114
Fetescue elatior 127
fevers 27, 83, 89
fibre 99, 100, 103, 104, 107, 108
fibreboard 85
Ficus spp 57
Ficus carica 57
Ficus macrophylla 58, 112. See also colour plates
Ficus religiosa 89
field pea 15
fig 57, 118
figurines 66
figwood 58
Fiji fan palm 107
filbert 37
finger rot 131
fire 18, 130
fire barriers 80
fire breaks 86
fire retardant 19, 21, 24, 25, 88, 90, 91, 94
fire tolerant 98
firethorns 136
firewood 17, 18,
19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 32, 33,
62, 65, 72, 83, 87, 88, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 106, 130.
(see also fuel)
fish 121
fish food 123
fish pole bamboo 97
fishing lines 71
fishing nets 58, 71, 75
fishtail palm 100
flagellates 121
flatulence 87
flavouring 133, 136, 137
flax 114
flea powder 88
fleas 27
fleshy sulla 128, 136
flies 74
Flinders Range wattle 19
Flinders wattle 134
Flindersia maculosa. 20
floating 121
floating manna grass 123
floating rice 124
floats 104
flooded gum 93, 95
flooding 21, 23,
67, 72, 83, 84, 86, 90, 99, 101, 102, 103,
104, 106, 107, 123
floor joists 25
flooring 20, 67, 81, 83, 85, 94, 95, 96, 101
Florida royal palm 107
flour 41, 59, 61, 66, 81, 123, 125
flour additive 124
flowers 135, 137
fly paper 87
fodder 17, 18, 19,
22, 24, 26, 28, 37, 62, 83, 97, 114, 127, 130.
(see also forage, stock feed, browse)
food 82
food colouring 135
foodstuffs 21
forage 62, 67, 83,
102, 104, 106, 108, 114, 133. (see also
fodder, stock feed, browse)
forest sheoak 24, 111
Forsythia spp 135
Fortunella japonica 112
four winged saltbush 128
foxglove 114
fragrant timber 136
framework 85
framing 94
Frankia spp 22
Fraser’s sheoak 23, 111
Fraxinus spp 112
Fraxinus excelsior 135
Fraxinus ornus 135
frost 17, 18, 22,
23, 24, 25, 28, 36, 41, 42, 43, 44,
45, 57, 59, 60, 62, 63, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74,
76, 77, 79, 81, 87, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 95, 106, 128, 129, 130, 131,
132, 133
fruit 98, 99, 100,
101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 131, 132,
133, 134, 135, 136
fruit bats 57
fruit boxes 85
fruit salads 64, 69
fruits 137
fuchsia 76
Fuchsia spp 76, 135
fuel 17, 18, 19,
20, 21, 23, 24, 28, 75, 89, 97, 100, 104, 105.
(see also firewood)
furniture 17, 20,
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 59, 65,
66, 67, 75, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86, 88, 89, 92, 95, 97, 98,
100, 101, 102, 104, 106, 130. (see also timber)
Fusarium wilt 68
Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
G
gadum 40
garden stakes 97
garlic 114, 118, 119
garlic flavour 25
garnish 69
Garrya spp 135
gastric cancer 68
gastroenteritis 72
Gawler Range wattle 19, 111
Gazania spp 114
gaze 80
Geijera parviflora 19
genito-urinary ailments 106
Genonoma spp 102
Geraldton wax 134
geraniums 118
Gevuina avellana 117
gewang palm 101
giant granadilla 69
giant reed 128
giant timber bamboo 96
gimlet 94, 95, 96, 117
gin 136
gingerbread palm 102
ginkgo 112
Ginkgo biloba 112
girders 25
gladioli 119
glandular swelling 33
Gleditsia triacanthos 28, 135. See also colour plates
Gliricidia sepium 112
globe artichoke 115
glue 41
Glyceria aquatica 123
Glyceria fluitans 123
Glyceria maxima 123
glycosuria 75
goat willow 133
goats 18, 26, 28, 45, 62, 88
golden bamboo 97
golden chinquapin 34
golden rain wattle 111
golden wreath wattle 21, 111
gomuti palm 99
gonorrhea 106
gorse 132
gout 33
grain 89, 124, 133
GRAMINEAE 124, 125
granadilla 68. See also colour plates
granite sheoak 23
grapes 59, 79, 118
grass 98
grasses 27
grasshoppers 88
gray alder 27
grazing systems 101
great water grass 123
green manure 20, 89
green wattle 18
greens 64
Grevillea spp 117
Grevillea ilicifolia 135
Grevillea leucopteris 135
Grevillea pauciflora 135
Grevillea robusta 112, 115
Grevillea vestita 135
grey birch 132
grey box 94, 117
grey mangrove 117, 132
grey poplar 86
Griselinia littoralis 112, 132
ground covers 130
groundsel bush 132, 134
gru gru nut 98
gruels 43
grumichama 74
Guadaloupe palm 102
guagara 103
guaje 25
guava 72, 118
Guilielma gasipaes 99, 102
Guinea worm 87
guitars 32, 65
gum 21, 41
gum boils 58
gum myrtle 111
gum problems 33
gum rockrose 114
gun-butts 33
gundabluey 21
gunpowder 27
Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
H
hackberry 77, 111
haemorrhage 27
haemostatic 27
hair oils 87, 88
hairy pod wattle 19, 111
Hakea spp 117
Hakea eriantha 117
Hakea francisiana 117
Hakea salicifolia 112, 115
Hakea suaveolens 112, 135, 132
Halosarcia spp 129
hammocks 104
handles 17, 23, 83, 91, 130
hardboard 19, 20
hardwood 92, 95
hardy 89, 91
hats 99, 107
hawane 107
hawthorn 114, 115
hay 21, 98
hazel 114
hazelnut 37
head lice 88
headache 70
heart-of-palm 98, 99, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107
heat 26, 40, 43, 62, 80, 82, 86, 88
heather 131
Hebe spp 136
Hedera spp 114. See also colour plates
hedge 62, 63, 73, 74, 77, 83, 90, 96, 97, 133, 134, 135
hedgerow 115
Hedysarum carnosum 128, 136
Hedysarum coronarium 128, 136
Helianthemum spp 114, 136
Helianthemum nummularium 114
Helianthus annua 114
Heminthosporium spp 88
henon bamboo 97
Henry chestnut 34
hepatic 32
herb Robert 114
Herbert River passionfruit 69
Heterodendrum diversifolium 19
Heterodendrum oblifolium 112
Hibiscus spp 136
hickory 38
highland papayas 64
Himalayan alder 27
holly 112, 114
holly grevillea 135
holly oak 80, 136
hollyhock 114
holm oak 80, 113, 132, 136. See also colour plates
honey 22, 27, 28,
43, 75, 77, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 100,
114, 129, 132, 134, 135, 136. (see also bees, nectar)
honey locust 28, 115, 135. See also colour plates
honey substitute 77
hop bush 129
horse chestnut 111, 134
horse mulga 20, 134
horseradish 90, 119
horseradish tree 90
horses 16, 26, 106
horsetail tree 23
hot 32, 80, 87, 89, 130
hot summers 38, 40, 44
house building 59, 75, 95
house-hold utensils 62
Hovenia dulcis 77
Huang-lien-mu 40
human food 28
Hungarian oak 80
hydraulic fluids 87
Hylocereus undatuns 132
Hyospathe spp 102
Hypericum spp 136
Hyphaene thebiaca 102
hyssop 118, 119
hysteria 88
Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
I
ice cream 43, 68, 69, 106
ice cream bean 28, 136
ice plant 133
icing 68
icoaco palm 132
Ilex aquifolium 112
imber 91
inaja 104
Indian alder 27
Indian beech 89, 130, 135
Indian blue pine 43, 136
Indian jujube 62
Indian lilac 87
Indian water chestnut 122
infertile soils 19
inflamed gums 72
inflammation 27, 66
inflammation (during lactation) 87
Inga spp 28
Inga edulis 28, 136
insect repelent 89
insect repellent 89
insecticide 71, 88
insects 91
insomnia 70
intestinal troubles 106
invasive 97
Ipomea aquatica 123
Iriartea setigera 103
Iriartea ventricosa 103
Irish strawberry tree 77, 134. See also colour plates
Italian alder 26, 111
Italian maple 111
Italian stone pine 44
ivory nut palm 106
ivy 114, 117. See also colour plates
Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
J
Jacksonia spp 114
jagua palm 103
Jalenia pubescens 114
jambolan 74
jams 33, 59, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67, 69, 72, 74, 76, 77, 131, 133
janchicoco 105
Japanese chestnut 33
Japanese loquat 62
Japanese maple 111
Japanese medlar 62
Japanese raisin tree 77, 117
Japanese sawtooth oak 113
jarrah 93, 95, 96, 116
jauari 99
jaul 26
jaundice 89
Java plum 74
jays 45
Jeffrey pine nut 43
jellies 59, 61, 62,
65, 66, 68, 69, 74, 75, 76, 77, 106,
108, 131, 133, 137
jelly 67, 72, 73, 91
jelly palm 100
jeriva 108
Jessenia bataua 103
Jessenia polycarpa 103
Jesuit nut 122
jila jila 17, 134
Johannis piñon 43, 136
joinery 20, 23, 72, 92, 95
Jojoba 45. See also colour plates
Jubaea chilensis 103. See also colour plates
Jubaea spectabilis 103
jube 61
jucara 102
Judas tree 112
JUGLANDACEAE 32, 38
Juglans spp 32
Juglans australis 32
Juglans boliviana 32
Juglans hindsii 32, 112
Juglans neotropica 32. See also colour plates
Juglans nigra 32, 112
Juglans regia 33, 42, 112
Juglans venezuelensis 33
juice 69, 72
juiced 68
jujube 61, 118, 137
juniper 114, 136
juniper myrtle 111
Juniperus barbedensis 132
Juniperus communis 136
Juniperus horizontalis 136
Juniperus pfitzerana 136
Juniperus sabina 136
Juniperus sargentii 136
jute 125
Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
K
kakee 59
kale 114
kallar grass 133
kang kong 123
kangaroos 17
kanji 89
karanda 89
karanja 89
karkalla 131
karri 95, 116
Kennedia spp 114
kernels 122
Kerria spp 136
khai-nam 122
kinnikinik 131
kitchen utensils 85
Kochia spp 114
Kochia sedifolia 136
kohlrabi 119
Kolkwitzia spp 136
kona 89
Korthalsia spp 103
Kosteletzkya virginica 133
kulaiaan 21
kurrajong 111
Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
L
labran 26
lac 62
lactagogue 87
Lagunaria patersonia 112, 136
Lampronthus spp 114
lard 90
large seeded cooba 21, 134
lateritic clays 23
latex 67
laurel 112
laurel, sweet bay 136
Laurus nobilis 112, 136
Lavandula spp 136
lavender 114, 115, 136
laxative 58, 87, 136
leather 87
leather dressing 87, 89
leather, artificial 87
leatherwood 117
leaves 124, 125
leeks 119
legume 15
Lemna spp 121
LEMNACEAE 121
lemon 114
Leopolinia piassaba 103
leprosy 87
Leptochloa fusca 133
Leptospermum laevigatum 132, 136
Lespedeza bicolor 27
lethargy 70
lettuce 119
leucaena 24
Leucaena spp 24
Leucaena collinsii 26
Leucaena diversifolia 25
Leucaena esculenta 25
Leucaena glauca 24
Leucaena lanceolata 26
Leucaena latisiliqua 24
Leucaena leucocephala 24. See also colour plates
Leucaena macrophylla 25
Leucaena pulverulenta 26
Leucaena retusa 26
Leucaena shannoni 26
Leucaena trichodes 26
lice 27
lichee 118
licuala 103
Licuala spp 103
licuri palm 108
lighting 83
Ligustrum spp 112, 136
lilac 137
lillipilli 73, 112. See also colour plates
limber pine nut 43
lime 43, 114. (see also alkaline)
limestone 17, 22,
23, 43, 63, 74, 80, 82, 89, 91, 95, 108,
128. (see also alkaline)
limestone swamps 133
Limnocharis flava 123
LIMNOCHARITACEAE 123
linden 113, 115
linen 87
ling-chio 122
linoleum rubber substitutes 87
Linospadix monostachya 103
lintels 67
lipase 87
liqueur 62, 69, 77, 136
liquid wax 45
liquors 74
Liriodendron tulipifera 112
lithosols 19
little coconut 103, 105
live oak 82, 113
liver 106
liver complaints 63, 70, 89
livestock 21, 28, 59, 89, 99, 101, 103, 106, 107, 114
Livistona spp 103
Livistona australis 103
Livistona decipiens 103
Livistona saribus 103
loaves 80
Locusta migratoria 88
locusts 88
Lodoicea maldivica 103
Lolium rigidum 127
lombardy poplar 86
London plane 112
long flowered marlock 116
loquat 62, 118. See also colour plates
lotus 123, 124
lotus spp 116
Lotus birtholetii 114
lo’ulu palms 107
lubricant 45, 87, 89
lucerne 15, 65, 114, 116, 118
lucmarucma 66
lucmo 66
lucuma 66
lucumo 66
Lucumo obovata 66
lumbago 87
lupins 116
Lupinus arboreus 17, 136
Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
M
macadamia 31, 118
Macadamia spp 31
Macadamia integrifolia 31
Macadamia tetraphylla 31
macauba 98
Madake giant timber bamboo 97, 136
Madeira redwood 133, 137
magenta lillipilli 76
Magnolia grandifolia 112
mahal bamboo 96
mahogany 133, 137
Maireana spp 17, 96, 128
Maireana aphylla 129
Maireana brevifolia 128
Maireana pyramidata 128, 136
Maireana sedifolia 128, 136
malacca cane 100
male bamboo 97
mallee 95
mallee honey myrtle 129
mallow 114
Malpighia glabra 63, 136
Malus spp 136
mango 89, 118
mangrove 104
Manicaria saccifera 103
Manilkara hexandra 130
Manilkara zapota 67, 130
manna 43, 80, 132, 135
manna ash 135
manna gum 117
manure 87
maple 115, 134
maple sugar 91
maple syrup 91
margarine 108
marguerite 134
marigold 119
marjoram 114, 115
marl 63
marmalade plum 67
marmalades 131
marri 92, 93, 95, 96, 116
marsh marigold 117
Martinez piñon 44
masticatory 99
masts 97
matches 85
matchwood 20
mats 97, 105, 106, 108, 125
matting 101, 124
Mauritia armata 104
Mauritia flexuosa 104
Mauritia gracili 104
Mauritia vinifera 104
Maximiliana martiana 104
Mayan temples 67
maypop 69
mazani palm 104
mbocaya palm 98
meat 136
meat tenderisers 63
medicinal 102, 136
medicine 63, 101
meemeei 136
Melaleuca spp 96, 117, 129
Melaleuca acuminata 129
Melaleuca bracteata 129
Melaleuca brevifolia 129
Melaleuca calycina 129
Melaleuca cardiophylla 129
Melaleuca cymbifolia 129
Melaleuca ericifolia 136
Melaleuca glomerata 129
Melaleuca halmaturorum 136
Melaleuca hamulosa 129
Melaleuca hypericifolia 136
Melaleuca lanceolata 112, 129, 136
Melaleuca nervosa 129
Melaleuca nesophila 136
Melaleuca pauperiflora 129
Melaleuca preissiana 129
Melaleuca pubescens 132
Melaleuca stypheloides 129
Melaleuca subtrigona 129
Melaleuca thyroides 129
Melaleuca uncinata 19, 129
Melaleuca wilsonii 136
Melia azedarach 87, 112, 136
MELIACEAE 87, 88
Meliodogyne gavanica 88
mellitus 75
menorrhogia 75
menstrual flow 72
menstruation 87, 88
Mentha spp 125
mescal bean 137
mesembrine 131
Mesembryanthemum spp 114
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum 133
messmate 95, 117
Metrosideros excelsa 112
Metrosideros tomentosa 133
Metroxylon amicarum 104
Metroxylon laeve 104
Metroxylon rumphii 104
Metroxylon sagu 104
Mexican piñon 43
Mexican white pine 42
meyer bamboo 97
Michigan banana 71
midge bites 131
mijinko-uki-kusa 122
milk 32
milk flow 33
milk production 32
milk thistle 115
milkshakes 66
millet grass 127, 136
MIMOSACEAE 17, 22, 24, 28, 122
mimosine 25
mine timbers 17, 19, 20, 23, 28, 95, 130. (see also timber)
minni ritchi 19
mint 114, 115, 119
mintilpi 17
miracle plant 27
mirret 96
miso 61
molasses 102
mongoose 107
monkey cap palm 103
monkey puzzle tree 41
moonah 112, 129
moort 117
mopane 130, 135
MORACEAE 57, 59
Moreton Bay fig 57, 58, 112, See also colour plates
moriche 104
Moringa oleifera 90
MORINGACEAE 90
mortars 75
Morus spp 59
Morus alba 59
Morus nigra 59, 136
Morus rubra 59
mosquito larvae 88
mosquitoes 121
mother of cocoa 112
mountain ash 91
mountain cabbage 64
mountain sheoak 24
mouth diseases 75
mouth ulcers 72
mouth wash 32, 75
Mt Atlas cedar 91, 134
Mt Atlas pistachio 40, 136
Mt. Le Grand mallee 93
mucaja 98
mulberry 59, 118
mulch 17
mulga 17, 20, 134
horse 134
mullan wattle 19
muriti 104
murlurpa 19
Murray pine 134
murumuru 99
musical instruments 93, 97
musical reeds 124
mustard 123
mustard flavour 90
myall 93
Myoporum spp 114
Myoporum insulare 112, 136
Myoporum laetum 133
Myoporum platycarpum 136
Myrialepis spp 104
MYRTACEAE 72, 73, 92, 129
myrtle berry 73
Myrtus ugni, 73
Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
N
Nannorhops ritchieana 104
narcotic 70, 88
narcotic poisoning 87
narran 21
narrow leaved mallee 96
naseberry 67
Nasturtium officinal 123
nasturtiums 119
natal plum 131
native apricot, 112
native cherry 63
native grape 73
nausea 89
nectar 22, 28, 83, 100, 114, 128, 132, 134. (see also bees)
nectarine 118
neem 88
Negundo aceroides 91, 134
Nelumbo nucifera 124
NELUMBONACEAE 124
nematodes 40, 68, 88, 89
Nepalese alder 27
neptunia 122
Neptunia oleracea 122
netbush 134
nets 104
nettle 114
nettle tree 77, 111
neuralgia 66
neurasthenia 70
New Zealand broadleaf 112
New Zealand Christmas tree 133
New Zealand laurel 112
New Zealand mirror plant 90, 112, 132
New Zealand spinach 131
nicuri 108
Nigeria raphia 107
nipa palm 104
nispero 67
nitrogen fixing 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 128
nogal 32
Norfolk Island pine 134
North African saltbush 128
North Californian walnut 32
Norway maple 111, 134
Nothofagus cunninghamii 20
Nothofagus moorei 20
nurse crop 17, 24, 27, 28, 65
nut 41, 100, 103, 104
nut butters 43
nut production 31
nutritional composition
almonds 34
Barbados cherry 63
beechnut 83
Brazil cherry 74
Californian live oak 81
carob 79
cherimoya 70
custard apple 70
dates 106
duckweed 122
eastern black walnut 32
English walnut 33
Euphrates poplar 86
Euramerican poplar 87
feijoa 73
figs 57
grumichama 74
guava 72
hazelnut 37
horseradish tree 90
jambolan 75
jujube 61
kang kong 123
lombardy poplar 86
loquat 62
lucuma 66
macadamia 31
olives 60
papaya 63
passionfruit 67
pawpaw 71
pecans 38
pejibaye 99
persimmon 60
persimmon, American 60
pignolia nuts 44
pine nuts 42
pinion 43
pistachio 40
poplar leaves 85
rose apple 74
sapodilla 67
Simon poplar 86
soursop 71
strawberry guava 72
sugar apple 71
sweet chestnut 33
tamarillo 65
taro corms and tubers 122
taro leaves and stems 122
water cress 123
weeping willow 83
white mulberry 59
white poplar 86
white sapote 66
nuts 33, 34, 38, 45, 105
Nympha alba 122
Nympha gigantea 122
Nympha odorata 122
Nympha tellata 122
NYMPHAEACEAE 122
Nypa fruticans 104
Nyssa aquatica 133
Nyssa ogeche 133
Nyssa sylvatica 133
Permaculture Plants a Selection
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O
oak 115
oaks 33, 80
oars 23, 75
oat grain 16
ocean 134. (see also coastal)
oedema 106
Oenocarpus spp 104
oil 33, 40,
60, 68, 81, 83, 87, 90, 92, 98, 99, 100,
101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 117, 125
oil palm 102
oil tree 89
OLACEAE 60
old man saltbush 128, 134
oldfield birch 132
Olea europaea 60, 112
Olearia spp 136
Olearia haastii 132
Olearia macrodonta 132
oleaster 133, 135
olive 60, 112, 118
ONAGRACEAE 76
Oncocalamus spp 104
Oncosperma horridum 104
ong choy 123
onions 119
open fruited mallee 95
Opuntia spp 112. See also colour plates
orange-fruited palm 107
Orbignya cohune 105
Orbignya cuatracasana 105
Orbignya martiana 105
Orbignya oleifera 105
Orbignya speciosa 105
Oregon alder 27
oriental plane 112
Oryza sativa 124
Oryzopisis miliacea 127
Oryzopsis miliacea 136
osier willow 84
ouricuri palm 108
Ovens acacia 111
ovulation rate 16
Ozark chinquapin 34
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Index
P
pacay 136
packaging 86
packing 86
packing cases 85, 92
pagoda tree 113
pain in the joints 83
pains 136
painted bug 88
paints 89
pak kachet 122
palatability 15
palma real 108
PALMACEAE 98
palmeira 103
Palmer saltgrass 133
palmito branco 102
palmito da Amazonia 102
palmito de coyol 98
palms 117
palmyra palm 100
pampas grass 85, 98, 135
pan pipes 97
Panama raphia 107
pancakes 44
panelling 27, 65, 95
papain 63, 64
papaya 63
papayuelo 64
paper 20, 25, 59, 85, 87, 88, 92, 97, 100, 101, 124, 125
paperbark birch 111
paperbark satinash 75
paperbarks 96, 129
para piassaba 103
Paraguayan nightshade 137
Parajubaea torallyi 105
Parajubaea cocoides 105. See also colour plates
parana pine 41
parasitic worms 88
paripari 89
PARKERIACEAE 122
parquet 130
parrot 31, 32
parrot beak 114
parrotia 112
Parrotia persica 112
parrots 89
Parry pinon 44
parsley 114
parsnip 119
particle board 20
Paspalum distichum 127
Passiflora spp 67
Passiflora antioquiensis 70
Passiflora caerulea 69
Passiflora edulis 68. See also colour plates
Passiflora herbertiana 69
Passiflora incarnata 69
Passiflora ligularis 69
Passiflora mollissima 69. See also colour plates
Passiflora quadrangularis 69
PASSIFLORACEAE 67
passiflorine 69, 70
passionfruit 67
paste 72
pastries 32
pasture 116
patauã palm 103
paulownia 112
Paulownia tomentosa 112
Paurotis wrightii 105
pawpaw 63, 71
paxiuba 103
PCPs 125
peach 118
peach palm 99, 102
peanut 42
pearl bluebush 128, 136
pearl millet 98, 125, 133
peas 90, 118, 119
peat moss 121
pecan 38, 42, 111
pectin 73
pejibaye 99, 102
Pelargonium spp 114
Pennisetum purpureum 98
Pennisetum spicatum 125
Pennisetum typhoides 125, 133
pepino 64. See also colour plates
peppercorn tree 113
pepperidge 133
peppermint tree 134
perfumes 87
periwinkle 114, 137
Persea borbonica 133
Persian mulberry 59
Persian walnut 33, 42, 112
persimmon 59, 118
Pfitzer juniper 136
Phalaris arundinacea 125
Phalaris truncata 127
Phillip’s river gum 116
Phoenix canariensis 105
Phoenix dactylifera 106, 136
Phoenix sylvestris 106
Phoenix zeylandica 106
photinia 112
Photinia spp 137
Photinia glabra 112
Photinia serrulata 112
Phragmites spp 124
Phragmites australis 124
Phragmites communis 124
Phyllostachys angusta 97
Phyllostachys aurea 97
Phyllostachys bambusoides 97, 136
Phyllostachys meyeri 97
Phyllostachys nigra 97
Phyllostachys rumbromarginata 97
Phyllostachys vivax 97
Phytelephas macrocarpa 106
Phytophthora cinnamomii 31
piacava 99, 103
piassaba 103
piassava 99
pickles 21, 98, 131, 132, 135
Pickling olives 61
Pieris brassicae 88
pies 59, 71, 74, 108, 133
pigeons 45
pigface 114, 131
pignolia nut 44
pigs 16, 28, 59, 81, 82, 83, 91, 99, 101, 102, 105, 107, 121, 122
piles 89
pilings 26, 101
pillars 101
pin oak 113
PINACEAE 42, 91
pinang 106
Pinanga spp 106
pine 42
pineapple guava. 73
piñones 41
Pinus spp 42
Pinus albicaulis 42
Pinus armandii 42
Pinus ayachuite 42
Pinus cembra 42
Pinus cembroides 42, 43
Pinus coulteri 43
Pinus edulis 42, 43
Pinus flexilis 43
Pinus gerardiana 42
Pinus griffithii 43, 136
Pinus jeffreyi 43
Pinus johannis 43, 136
Pinus lambertiana 44
Pinus maximartinezii 44
Pinus monophylla 42, 44
Pinus pinea 42, 44
Pinus quadrifolia 42, 44
Pinus radiata 77
Pinus sabiniana 42, 44
Pinus sibirica 42
Pinus strobiformis 42
Pinus torreyana 45
Pinus wallichiana 43, 136
pioneer 15, 19, 63, 133
pistachio 40
Pistacia atlantica 40, 136
Pistacia chinensis 40, 112
Pistacia spp 40
Pistacia terebinthus 40
Pistacia vera 40
PISTACIACEAE 40
pitanga 74
Pittosporum crassifolium 132
Pittosporum eugenioides 112
Pittosporum phillyreoides 112, 136
Pittosporum tobira 132
Pittosporum undulatum 112
planking 72, 86. (see also timber)
plankton 121
plantain 114
Platanus acerifolia 112
Platanus orientalis 112
pleach 115. See also colour plates
Plectocomia spp 107
Plectocomiopsis spp 107
ploughs 130
plum 113, 118
plum puddings 132
Plumbago spp 136
plume grevillea 135
plywood 20, 26, 83, 85, 86, 94
POACEAE 123, 124, 125
pods 28
Pogonotium spp 107
poison 137
poison ivy 136
poisoning 21
poisonous 87
poles 19, 20, 23, 28, 89, 92, 93, 94, 96, 97. (see also timber, posts)
polish 62
pollen 17, 21, 26, 83, 91, 93, 95, 114, 136. (see also bees)
pollution 91, 137
Polyandrococos candescens 107
Polypogon monspeliensis 127
ponga 89
pongam 89
poor drainage 82, 90, 93, 95
poplars 84, 98, 115
Populus spp 84
Populus alba 86, 112, 136
Populus canescens 136
Populus deltoides 86, 87, 113
Populus euphratica 86, 113
Populus nigra 86, 87, 113
Populus simonii 86, 113
Populus tremula 133
Populus x canescens 86
Populus x euramericana 87
Populus yunnanensis 86, 113
porridge 108, 132
Portugese oak 113. See also colour plates
Portulaca spp 114
Portulaca oleracea 133
posts 17, 19, 23,
62, 65, 74, 89, 93, 94, 96, 106.
(see also timber, fence posts, poles)
potash 83
potatoes 65, 119
poultice 70
poultry 16, 17, 18,
21, 27, 28, 57, 59, 73, 83, 89, 90, 99,
105, 121, 122, 133, 135, 136
Pouteria lucmo 66
Pouteria obovata 66
powder bark wandoo 94, 96
power lines 93
preserves 59, 62, 65, 71, 74, 77, 91, 132, 133
Prestoea spp 107
prickly custard apple 71
prickly paperbark 129
prickly pears 112
prickly wattle 21
pride of Bolivia 24
pride of China 87
pride of Madeira 117, 135. See also colour plates
Pritchardia spp 107
Pritchardia brevicalyx 107
Pritchardia gaudichaudi 107
Pritchardia hillebrandii 107
privet 112
prostrate rosemary 114
PROTEACEAE 31
protein 89
prune 118
Prunus spp 113, 117
Prunus amygdalus 34
Prunus salicifolia 65. See also colour plates
Prunus spp 136
Pseudophoenix vinifera 107
Psidium spp 72
Psidium cattleianum 72
Psidium guajava 72
Psidium guineense 72
puccinellia 127
Puccinellia capillaris 127
Puccinellia ciliata 127
puddings 43, 44, 61, 71, 108, 123
pulp 18, 23, 26, 27, 85, 86, 91, 92, 94, 125
pump 27
pumpkin 119
purgative 87, 88, 89
purple cherry 75
purple passionfruit 68
pylons 130
Pyracantha spp 136
pyramid tree 112
Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
Q
quandong 134
Quercus spp 80
Quercus acutissima 113
Quercus agrifolia 80
Quercus alba 80
Quercus bicolor 80
Quercus borealis 82
Quercus canariensis 113
Quercus cerris 80, 113, 136
Quercus douglasii 113
Quercus emoryi 80
Quercus frainetto 80
Quercus ilex 80, 113, 132, 136. See also colour plates
Quercus lobata 81, 113
Quercus lusitanica 113. See also colour plates
Quercus macrocarpa 81, 113
Quercus michauxii 81
Quercus muehlenbergii 81
Quercus palustris 113
Quercus petraea 81
Quercus phellos 81, 113
Quercus prinus 81
Quercus robur 81, 113, 136
Quercus rubra 82
Quercus suber 80, 82, 113
Quercus virginiana 82, 113
quince 114, 118
quinoa 133
Quito palm 105. See also colour plates
Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
R
rabbits 16
radishes 119
raffia palm 107
rafters 23, 25, 106
rafts 104
railroad ties 130
rails 93
railway carriages 130
railway sleepers 28, 67, 95, 96. (see also sleepers)
ramram 26
Raphia spp 107
Raphia farinifera 107
Raphia ruffia 107
Raphia taedigara 107
Raphia vinifera 107
Raphiolepis spp 132
raspberries 118, 119
raspberry 114, 115
raspberry jam 95, See also colour plates
rattan 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107
rau nhút 122
rayon 25
rayon pulp 20
red alder 27, 111
red bay 133
red bloodwood 116
red box 94, 95, 117
red cedar 113
red gum 92
red ironbark 94, 96
red leaf photinia 112
red morrel 95
red mulberry 59
red oak 82
red stringybark 116
redwood 95, 96
reed canary grass 125
reed grass 125
relaxed throat 75
relish 40
remnant forest 116
rennet 136
resin 40, 41
respiratory troubles 66
Retispatha spp 107
Rhagodia spp 114, 136
RHAMNACEAE 77
rheumatic complaints 83
rheumatism 27, 33, 66, 72, 87, 89
rhubarb 58
Rhus spp 136
Rhus succedanea 136
Ribes spp 137
rice 121
rice fields 123
rice weevil 88
ricin 87
Ricinus communis 87
ridge-fruited mallee 116
ringworm 32
river banks 22, 23, 24, 73, 85, 87
river cooba 21, 134
river flats 94
river red gum 93, 94, 116
river saltbush 128
river sheoak 23, 111, 134
robby 76
Robinia pseudoacacia 28, 113. See also colour plates
rock outcrops 21
rock rose 135, 136
rocky 18, 23, 24, 26, 43, 44, 79, 81, 82, 89, 95, 107
rodents 45
Roghan 87
roofing 103
roofing beams, 62
roofing shingles 23
roofing timbers 81, 82, 85
rooting hormone 83
root-knot 40
roots 124, 125, 137
rope 71, 89, 104, 105
Rorippa nasturtium-aquatica 123
ROSACEAE 34, 62, 65, 89, 91
rose apple 74, 137
rose gum 116
rose sheoak 24
rose water 74
rosemary 114, 115
roses 119
rosewood 24
Rosmarinus spp 137
Rosmarinus officinalis prostratus 114
Rottnest Island pine 129, 134
rough shelled macadamia 31
round kumquat 112
round leaved moort 95
rowan 91, 113
royal palm 107
Roystonea elata 107
RUBIACEAE 90
ruby 132
rue 114, 119
rulers 67
runner 97
running postman 114
Russian olive 112, 133, 135
Russian thistle 133
RUTACEAE 66
rye grass 15, 127
Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
S
Sabal palmetto 108
sacking 104
sacred grove 89
sacred lotus 124
saddles 105
sage 114, 115, 119
Sagittaria fasciculata 124
Sagittaria latifolia 124
Sagittaria sagittifolia 124
Sagittaria sinensis 124
Sagittaria trifolia 124
sago 101
sago palms 104
sails 103
Salacca conferta 108
Salacca edulis 108
Salacca zalacca 108
salad-oil 83
salads 25, 69, 83, 90, 122, 123, 124, 131, 132
salak palm 108
SALICACEAE 83, 84
salicin 83
saline 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 61, 62, 90, 93, 95, 96, 127. (see also salt)
saline soils 21, 24, 86, 106, 127
saline water 45, 71
salinity 25, 40, 83, 84, 86, 89, 125, 127, 128
Salix spp 83, 113
Salix alba 83, 137
Salix babylonica 84
Salix caprea 133
Salix elaeagnos 84
Salix humboltii 84
Salix incana 84
Salix matsudana 84
Salix viminalis 84
sallow 133
salmon gum 93, 94, 95, 96, 117
Salsola iberica 133
salt 19, 20, 26, 28, 62, 79, 93, 95, 96, 106, 134
salt bush 132
salt grass 133
salt lakes 24
salt resistance 60
salt river gum 96
salt scalds 85
salt sheoak 111
salt spray 21, 22,
24, 62, 63, 67, 70, 74, 77, 86, 90, 134.
(see also coast)
salt substitute 103, 131, 136
salt tolerant 19, 21, 23, 85, 122, 134, 135
salt water 89
salt wattle 17, 134
saltbush 96, 111, 114, 128
saltpans 131
saltwater 23
salt-water couch 127
saltwort 131
salty winds 22
Sambucus spp 137
samphires 129
sand 19, 21, 23, 27, 74
sand binder 131
sand dunes 18, 22, 23, 93
sand stabilisation 18, 21
sandals 124
sandhill wattle 19, 134
sandplains 21
sandstone 18, 105
sandwiches 123
sandy 18, 20, 21,
22, 23, 24, 35, 45, 57, 60, 74, 79,
82, 87, 88, 89, 93, 94, 96, 104, 132
Santalum acuminatum 134
Santo Domingo apricot 67
Santolina spp 114, 137
Sapindus saponaria 133
Sapium sebiferum 90, 113
sapodilla 67
saponin 22
sapota 67
SAPOTACEAE 66
Sarcocornia quinqueflora 131
Sarcocornia stricta 131
sarcophagi 92
Sasa palmata 97
sauces 43, 44, 62, 68, 69, 131, 133
savin juniper 136
saw palmetto 108
scabies 27
scabs 27
scaffolding 97
scalds 75, 131
scanty urine 75
scarification 79
scarlet flowering gum 116
Scheelea butyracea 108
Scheelea macrocarpa 108
Scheelea preussii 108
Schinus molle 113
Schinzia alni 26
Schirtoceroa gregaria 88
sciatica 87
screen 86, 106
scrofula 33
scurvy 70, 130
sea blight 131
sea celery 130
sea fennel 133
sea grape 131
sea pink 131
sea purslane 131
sea shore 22. (see also coast)
sea shore marshes 127
sea winds 105. (see also coast)
sealing wax palm 101
seashore 127
seashore mallow 133
seaside 76
sedative 66, 69, 70
Sedum spp 114
seed 21, 108, 123, 124, 125, 132
seed pods 122
seje 103
semi-arid 17, 18, 19, 21
Senecio spp 137
Senecio reinoldii 137
senna 58, 114
serdang 103
Serenoa repens 108
service tree 113
sessile oak 81
Sesuvian portulacastrum 131
sewerage 85
shade 18, 19, 21,
24, 27, 28, 44, 59, 60, 62, 67, 71,
77, 82, 86, 95, 125
shade tolerant 59, 64, 74, 76, 108
shafts 59
shallow soils 19
shampoos 45
sheep 19, 20, 21,
26, 28, 45, 62, 85. (see also
stock feed, fodder)
sheep hurdles 37
shellac 62
shelter 18, 19, 26, 44, 97, 98
shelter belts 22, 23, 28, 90, (see also windbreak)
sheoak 22, 93, 111
sherbets 133
shifting agriculture 25
shifting cultivation 99
shingles 23, 24
shipbuilding 81, 82, 93
shock resistant 94
shoots 124, 125
shrubby bluebush 128, 136
Sierra chinquapin 34
siglalon 64
silk 22, 87
silk-rollers 86
silkworm 59, 62, 75, 87
silky oak 112
silver banksia 134
silver birch 111
silver date palm 106
silver mallet 95
silver topped gimlet 95
silver wattle 18
silverbeet 119
silvering 132
Simmondsia californica 45
Simmondsia chinensis 45. See also colour plates
SIMMONDSIACEAE 45
Simon poplar 86, 113
single-leaf piñon pine 44
siris tree 22
sissoo 130
Sitophilus oryzae 88
Sitophylis oryzae 88
skin cancers 134
skin diseases 83, 89
skin problems 27, 33, 70
sleepers 92, 93, 94, 95. (see also railway sleepers)
sluices 27
small leaved ice plant 114
small leaved lillipilli 76
small stilted mangrove 132
small-leafed bluebush 128
smilo 127, 136
smith’s work 97
smiths, silver 106
smooth barked rose apple 75
smooth shelled macadamia 31
snow 26, 71
snow gum 117
soap 87, 88, 89, 90
soap mallee 116
soapberry 133
soaps 103
Socratea spp 108
soft drink 68
softwood 27, 41
soil erosion 98
soil protection 18
soil reclamation 27
soil stabilisation 18, 19, 21, 22
SOLANACEAE 64, 65
Solanum basendopogon 65
Solanum muricatum 64
Solanum rantonnetii 137
solar energy 121
soledad pine 45
solid cart wheels 75
somnolence 71
Sophora japonica 113
Sophora secundiflora 137
Sorbus aria 137
Sorbus aucuparia 91, 113
Sorbus domestica 113
Sorbus edulis 91
Sorbus intermedia 137
sore throat 63
sores. 135
sorrel 114
soups 25, 43, 44, 61, 69, 80, 90, 91, 123
sour gum 133
soursop 71
South American wax palm 100
South Australian blue gum 94
south west albizia 111
southern catalpa 111
southern live oak 82
southern magnolia 112
southernwood 114, 118
soybean 68, 122
spaghetti 43
Spanish chestnut 33
spear shafts 62
spears 124
spearwood 19, 134
sperm whale oil 45
spice 136
spiked acacia 22, 134
spinach 119
spine-tipped wattle 18, 134
spinifex 96
spinning wheels 27
Spirodella spp 121
Spirodella oligorhiza 122
Spirodella polyrhiza 122
spleen enlargement 88
Spodoptera litura 88
spokes 59
spongy gums 75
spoons 27
sporting goods 59, 92
spotted gum 94, 112, 116
sprouts 123
spurge nettle 131
square fruited mallee 94, 96
squash 119
stabilisation 21
stakes 28
starch 41, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104
staves 24
stews 25, 80, 123
sticky wattle 19, 111
stiffness in the joints 83
stimulant 83
stings 131
stock 132
stock feed 16, 25,
27, 28, 45, 79, 82, 84, 90, 97, 125.
(see also fodder)
stomachic 70, 75, 88
stomatitis 75
stone bamboo 97
stone pine 44
stony 18, 21, 81, 88
strangler fig 57
strawberries 119
strawberry clover 128, 137
strawberry guava 72
strawberry tree 90
street tree 28, 93
string 71
structural 94, 130
stuffings 43
stupor 71
Sturt’s desert pea 135
Sturt’s saltbush 132
Suadea australis 131
submerged 121
suckering 85, 86, 101, 102, 104, 133, 136
suckers 18, 19, 20,
21, 22, 27, 28, 37, 41, 61, 71, 72,
80, 82, 86, 89, 99, 130
sugar 44, 95, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 106, 107
sugar apple 70
sugar gum 116
sugar palm 99
sugar pine nut 44
sugarwood 136
sulla 128, 136
sumacs 136
sun rose 135
sunflower 68, 114, 119
sunrose 114
suppressed urine 75
Surinam cherry 74
swamp 101, 104
swamp chestnut oak 81
swamp cyprus 113
swamp gum 117
swamp oak 111, 132
swamp palmetto 108
swamp sheoak 129
swamp stabilisation 101
swamp white oak 80
swamp yate 95, 117, 135
swamps 20, 23, 105, 107
swampy 22, 24, 26, 27, 83, 103, 129, 132
Swan River cypress pine 132
Swan River daisy 134
Swan River pea bush 134
Swan River peppermint 93
sweaty feet 33
Swedish whitebeam 137
sweet 61
sweet bay laurel 136
sweet chestnut 33, 111
sweet granadilla 69
sweet hakea 112
sweet pittosporum 112
sweetcorn 119
sweetmeat 80, 132, 32, 44, 61
sweetsop 70
swellings 27, 87
Swietenia mahagoni 133, 137
Swiss stone pine 42
Syagrus comosa 108
Syagrus coronata 108
sycamore 111
Sydney black wattle 18
Symphoricarpos spp 137
Syncarpia spp 23
Syringa spp 137
Syringa vulgaris 137
syrup 66, 69, 77, 106, 108, 125, 131
Syzigium spp 73
Syzygium bungadinnia 75
Syzygium coolminianum 75
Syzygium cormiflorum 75
Syzygium crebrinerve 75
Syzygium cumini 74
Syzygium forte 75
Syzygium hodgkiosoniae 75
Syzygium jambos 74, 137
Syzygium luehmannii 76
Syzygium minutiflorum 76
Syzygium moorei 76
Syzygium oleosum 76
Syzygium paniculatum 76
Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
T
tabaros palm 105
tables 85
tacso 68
tagasaste 15, 79, 112, 115. See also colour plates
tagua 106
talipot palm 101
tall fescue 127, 128
tall sand mallee 93, 116
tall wheat grass 127
tallerack 95
tamales 65
tamarillo 65. See also colour plates
tamarind 62
tamarisk 129
Tamarix spp 132, 137
Tamarix aphylla 113, 129
Tamarix articulata 129
Tamarix gallica 133
tania 125
tannin 20, 23, 41, 63, 80, 93, 96, 134
tanning 23, 62, 63, 72, 74, 75, 77
tansy 114, 118
tarata 112
tarbush 135
taro 122, 123
taupata 90
Taxodium distichum 113, 133. See also colour plates
tea 43, 44, 91, 131, 132, 133, 135, 136
tea substitute 134, 135
Tecomaria spp 137
teeth 27
temiche palm 103
tempeh 25
terebinth pistachio 40
Terminalia oblongata 19
termite 19, 62, 67, 89, 93
teticornia 134
Teticornia australasica 134
Teticornia verrucosa 134
Tetragonia tetragonioides 131
textile industry 59
thammal 90
thanboi 90
thatch 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108
thatch palms 108, 137
thatching 124
thickets 20
thistle 114, 115
thorns 28
Thrinax spp 108, 137
throat ailments 61, 72, 75, 106
thyme 114, 115, 119
Thyrucarpus fortunei 108
tidal 104, 134
tilapia 121
Tilia vulgaris 113
timber 19, 20, 21,
23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33, 58,
59, 62, 65, 66, 67, 73, 74, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 87,
91, 92, 93, 95, 134. (see also cabinet making,
construction, furniture, mine timbers, planking,
posts, rafters, railway sleepers, roofing wood)
timber, bending 20, 25, 130
timber, fragrant 136
timber, laminated 20
Tipuana tipu 24. See photo front cover
tjilpirinpa 21
tobacco 20
tobacco cutworm 88
tobacco pipes 66
toddy 88, 108
toddy palm 100
tomatoes 119
tonic 27, 33, 88, 136
tool handles 17, 20, 23, 24, 59, 65, 67, 72, 88, 91, 92, 94
Toona australis 113
toothache 72, 87, 106
toothbrushes 89
toothpaste 63
torches 97
Torrey pine nut 45
tortillas 25
totaia 98
toys 130
trace elements 98
trailing chinquapin 34
tranquilliser 66, 69
Trapa spp 122
TRAPACEAE 122
tread softly 131
trebizond date 133, 135
tree lucerne 15
tree lupin 17, 136
tree melon 63
Trifolium fragiferum 128, 137
trimming in prestige cars 33
trinius 124
Triodia spp 17, 96
Tristania spp 113
truck trays 93
tuart 93, 116
tubers 124, 125
tucuma 99
tulip tree 112
tumours 58
tupelo 117
Turkey oak 80, 113, 136
Turkey red oil 87
turnery 19, 20, 23, 24, 27, 59, 75, 83, 86, 88, 91
turnips 119
turns 20
twin coconut 103
twin-leaf emu bush 135
twinning rate 16
two-leaved pine 43
two-veined acacia 18, 134
typewriter ink 87
Typha spp 124, 134. See also colour plates
Typha orientalis 124
TYPHACEAE 124
Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
U
ugni 73
Ugni molinaea 73
ulcers 72, 73
Ulex europaeus 132
Ulmus spp 113
umbrella pine 44
umbrellas 107
unconsciousness 71
urinary complaints 89
urinary diseases 73
Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
V
Vaccinium spp 76, 125
valerian 114
valley oak 81, 113
vanilla 23
varicose veins 73
varnishes 89
vegetable 20, 25,
40, 63, 69, 90, 98, 99, 100, 102, 103, 107,
108, 122, 123, 124, 125, 130, 131, 132
veneer 83, 92, 130
Venezuelan walnut 33
verbena 114
Verbena peruviana 114
vermifuge 70, 72
verusin 114
veterinary medicine 99
Vinca spp 114, 137
vinegar 74
vinegar. 137
vino de coyol 98
violet 114, 115
virility 33
vomiting 27
Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
W
wagon wheels 23
walking stick palm 103
walking sticks 37, 103, 106
walnut 32, 38, 114, 118
wandoo 94, 96, 117
wapatoo 124
warrigal cabbage 131
warts 58
Washington thorn 112, 135
Washingtonia filifera 108
wasps 57
watchmakers oil 90
water caltrop 122
water courses 21, 23, 93
water cress 123
water filter 125
water fowl 122, 124
water lilies 123
water mimosa 122
water pipes 97
water spinach 123
watercourses 20, 26, 74, 94
waterfowl 121
waterlogging 17, 18, 19, 22, 25, 59, 61, 72, 83, 84, 98, 127, 129
waterside structures 27
waterways 23
wavy leaf saltbush 128
wax 90, 100, 101, 108, 136
wax cloth 87
weaving 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108
weeping bottlebrush 134
weeping myall 20
weeping pittosporum 112, 136
weeping willow 84
weevil 125
Weigela spp 137
Welfia spp 108
West Indian cherry 63
West Indian mahogany 133, 137
Western Australian blackbutt 95
Western Australian swamp sheoak 23
western tea tree 136
western wattle 21, 111
Westringia 132
wet 25
wetlands 80, 81
wharves 94
wheat grain 15, 16
wheel spokes 24
wheelwright 93, 94
whispering myall 21, 134
white apple 75
white beam 137
white birch 132
white box 92, 94, 116
white cedar 87, 112, 136
white cloud tree 129
white gum 96
white mangrove 132
white mulberry 59
white oak 80
white poplar 86, 112, 136
white sapote 66, 118. See also colour plates. See also colour plates
white willow 83, 137
whitebark pine nut 42
wild broomcorn 124
wild date palm 106
wild rice 125
wildflower 117, 135
wildlife habitat 28
willow 83, 113, 115
willow hakea 112
willow oak 81, 113
Wiluna willow 112
wind 24, 40, 43, 44, 62, 64, 66, 67, 74, 93, 96
windbreak 19, 20,
21, 23, 60, 62, 67, 71, 73, 86, 90, 96,
98, 133. See also colour plates. (see also shelter belt)
winds 60, 95
wine 62, 63, 65,
68, 69, 74, 77, 91, 98, 99, 100, 101,
102, 103, 104, 107, 108, 131, 132, 133
wine palm 108
wine raffia palm 107
wirilig 19
witchhazel 114
Wolffia spp 121
Wolffia arrhiza 122
Wolffiella spp 121
wood 18, 21, 22,
25, 32, 40, 62, 63, 65, 66, 72, 73,
74, 80, 82, 83, 86, 88, 89, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99,
100, 101, 103, 104, 106, 130, 132, 133. (see also timber)
wood oils 87
wooden heels 27
wooden toys 85
woodwool 85
woodwork 32
wool 16, 25
woolly yarrow 114
worms 89
wounds 72, 89
wrapping paper 20
Permaculture Plants a Selection
Index
X
Xanthosoma spp 125
Y
yams 69
yarey palms 101
yarri 95, 117
yatay palm 100
yate 93, 116
yautia 125
yellow box 94, 116
yellow chestnut oak 81
yellow gum 94
yellow passionfruit 68
yellow stringybark 94, 117
yellow velvetleaf 123
yerba santa 114
yokes 23, 24, 75
York gum 94, 95
Yucca spp 137
Z
Zalacca conferta 108
zelkova 113
Zelkova serrata 113
Zizania aquatica 125
Zizania caducifolia 125
Zizania latifolia 125
Ziziphus spp 61
Ziziphus jujuba 61, 137
Ziziphus mauritiana 62, 130
Ziziphus nummularia 62, 130
Ziziphus spina-christi 62
Ziziphus vulgaris 61, 137
Zombia spp 108
Zostera marina 134
zucchini 119