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The Social Relation to Plants

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In beginning times plants like animals were human and still retain these qualities hidden in leafy form. They are thus no less animate, no less closely related to us than say a spider monkey might be. One reason that we don't notice this is that their sleep cycle is opposite our own. Trees and other plants sleep during the day and come awake at night when we are dreaming. It is for this reason that they appear active and humanlike in dreams. For example, when sick person ingests medicinal bark it triggers a healing relation to the tree that only becomes visible at night. That night, when the tree wakes up, it comes to the patient in a dream as a human doctor come to treat her ailment.

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Allyan Pasu

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Chunda

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Manduru

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Kwica Panga

Plants Finder

Guacamayu Shibu

Aiphanes weberbaueri

Arecaceae

Iluku chakana

Bauhinia sp 1

Fabaceae

Kallu mandi

Xanthosoma sp

Araceae

Karundzi chaki

Strychnos guianensis

Loganiaceae

Kilum kilum

Tradescantia sp

Commelinaceae

Kulantru

Eryngium foetidum

Apiaceae

Kuwayu panga

Marantaceae

Lagarto Kaspi

Calophyllum brasiliense

Calophyllaceae

Lisan

Carludovica palmata

Cyclanthaceae

Llanchama

Poulsenia armata

Moraceae

Llunchik

Vernonanthura patens

Asteraceae

Lustinda Yura

Couroupita guianensis

Lecythidaceae

Machin Kurta Muyu

Casearia fasciculata

Salicaceae

Maticu

Piper aduncum

Piperaceae

Mishki panga

Piper obliquum

Piperaceae

Mulino kaspi

Sapotaceae

Panga Barbasco

Clibadium surinamense

Asteraceae

Papaya chini

Urera laciniata

Urticaceae

Pilche Yura

Crescentia cujete

Bignoniaceae

Pindu

Gynerium sagittatum

Poaceae

Ponce Yura

Alchorea guianensis

Euphorbiaceae

Puma yuyu

Cybianthus kayapii

Primulaceae

Punzhana Rinri Ala

Puñui panga

Mimosa pudica

Fabaceae

Ichilla chincha

Sorocea steinbachii

Moraceae

Iyu chini

Urera caracasana

Urticaceae

Kara Kaspi

Guatteria elata

Annonaceae

Kañon kambi

Herrania nitida

Malvaceae

Kiwin Panga

Phyllanthus anisolobus

Euphorbiaceae

Kurarina

Potalia amara

Loganiaceae

Kwica Panga / Kuchi Paju

Fittonia albivenis

Acanthaceae

Lan iki

Croton lechleri

Euphorbiaceae

Llaina

Llantiras

Schefflera morototoni

Araliaceae

Lumu

Manihot esculenta

Euphorbiaceae

Macana panga / Ñutu macana panga

Geonoma macrostachys

Arecaceae

Manduru

Bixa orellana

Bixaceae

Matiri

Clavija harlingii

Theophrastaceae

Mishki panga

Piper auritum

Piperaceae

Paju caspi

Paniwa / Shiona

Euterpe precatoria

Arecaceae

Pasu

Gustavia macarenensis

Lecythidaceae

Piluri Ruya / Ila Yura

Ficus sp

Moraceae

Pishku Ila

Symphonia globulifera

Clusiaceae

Puka panga aviu

Lecythidaceae

Punkara

Garcinia macrophylla

Clusiaceae

Punzhana Ullu

Ichilla yutsu

Calliandra angustifolia

Fabaceae

Kallana ala

Cookeina speciosa

Sarcoscyphaceae

Karu karu pintaru puma panga / Wagra rinri panga

Calathea roseopicta

Marantaceae

Killu mandi sisa yura

Kiwa muyu

Cyathula achyranthoides

Amaranthaceae

Kushillu kambi

Theobroma subincanum

Malvaceae

Kwichij Panga

Diplazium pinnatifidum

Pteridphyta

Lapita Panga

Philodendron-deflexum

Araceae

Llaki Panga

Stromanthe stromanthoides

Marantaceae

Lluchu ruya / Capirona

Capirona decorticans

Rubiaceae

Lumucha misha

Machakuy Mandi

Dracontium loretense

Araceae

Maria Panga

Piper peltatum

Piperaceae

Mindal

Simira cordifolia

Rubiaceae

Morete

Mauritia flexuosa

Arecaceae

Palanda

Musa sp

Musaceae

Papanku

Cyclanthus bipartitus

Cyclanthaceae

Pihui / Pivi / Pibi Yura

Pollalesta discolor

Asteraceae

Ila yura

Ficus sp 3

Moraceae

Piton

Grias neuberthii

Lecythidaceae

Puma caspi / Acero caspi

Hieronyma alchorneoides

Phyllanthaceae

Putus panga

Miconia octona

Melastomataceae

Putus Yura

Ceiba samauma

Malvaceae

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