Botanical Beads of the World

Acknowledgements		1
INTRODUCTION		2
Chapter 1:  Decorative Seeds of the New World - North America		3
Cucumis melo L. – Melon – Cucurbitaceae		4
Datura stramonium L. – Jimson weed - Solanaceae		5
Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. – Wolf Willow - Elaeagnaceae		6
Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch – Kentucky coffee bean - Fabaceae		7
Iris douglasiana Herb. – Iris – Iridaceae		8
Juglans nigra L. – Black walnut  - Juglandaceae		9
Juniperus osteosperma (Torr.) Little -  Desert juniper – Cupressaceae		10
Juniperus monosperma (Engelm.) Sarg. – One-seed juniper		10
Pinus spp.  – Pine – Pinaceae		11
Rosa  spp. – Roses – Rosaceae		12
Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C.K. Schneid. – Jojoba – Simmondsia		13
Sophora secundiflora (Ortega) Lag. ex DC. = Calia secundiflora (Ortega) Yakovlev – Mescal bean – Fabaceae		14
Umbellularia californica  (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt. – California  bay tree;  California  olive - Lauraceae		15
Ungnadia speciosa  Endl. – Texas buckeye - Sapindaceae		16
Viscainoa geniculata Greene - xneejam - Zygophyllaceae		17
Zea mays  L. – Corn - Poaceae		18
Endnotes – Decorative Seeds of the New World - North America		19
Chapter 2:  Decorative Seeds of the New World - Central and South America
Acacia spp.		20
Annona spp. – Custard apple;  Guanabana - Annonanceae		21
Cardiospermum halicacabum L. – Heartseed;  Balloon vine - Sapindaceae		22
Cassia spp. – Cassia – Fabaceae		23
Dipteryx micrantha Harms – Coin plant – Fabaceae		24
Dipteryx odorata (Aubl.) Willd. – Tonka bean - Fabaceae		24
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) deWit – Lead tree - Fabaceae		25
Mirabilis jalapa L. – Four o’clock - Nyctaginaceae		26
Phenakospermum guyannense (Rich.) Endl. ex Miq. - Strelitziaceae		27
Sapindus saponaria L.  Soapberry;  Black pearl - Sapindaceae		28
Schizolobium parahyba (Vell.) S.F. Blake – Schizolobium - Fabaceae		29
Swietenia macrophylla King – Honduras mahogany; Mexican mahogany – Meliaceae		30
Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K. Schum. – Yellow oleander - Apocynaceae		31
Endnotes:  Decorative Seeds of the New World – Central and South America.		32
Chapter 3:  Religious and Secular Beads of India, Nepal and Tibet
Ocimum tenuiflorum L. – Holy basil; Sacred basil - Lamiaceae		33
Abelmoschus moschatus  Medik. – Muskmallow;  Ambrette - Malvaceae		34
Adenanthera pavonina  L. Red sandalwood;  Saga – Fabaceae		35
Bambusa spp. – Bamboo – Poaceae		36
Coix lacryma – jobi L. Job’s tears – Poaceae		37
Elaeocarpus  spp. – Rudraksha - Elaeocarpaceae		38
Elaeocarpus spp. Pictures		39
Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton –Cardamom -  Zingiberaceae		40
Amomum subulatum Roxb. – Nepal cardamom - Zingiberaceae		40
Melia azedarach L. – Chinaberry;  Persian lilac - Meliaceae		41
Musa spp. – Banana - Musaceae		42
Nelumbo nucifera  Gaertn. – Sacred lotus - Nymphaceae		43
Olea spp. – Olive - Oleaceae		44
Santalum album L. – Sandalwood - Santalaceae		45
Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. & L. M. Perry – Cloves - Myrtaceae		46
Ziziphus jujuba Mill. – Chinese date – Rhamnaceae		47
Endnotes:  Religious and Secular Beads of India, Nepal and Tibet.		48
Chapter 4:  African Botanical Jewelry
Erythrina lysistemon Hutch. - Kafferboom - Fabaceae		49
Abrus precatorius L. – Rosary pea;  Jequirity - Fabaceae		50
Afzelia quanzensis Welw. – Rhodesian mahogany - Fabaceae		51
Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. – Lebbek tree - Fabaceae		52
Blighia sapida K. D. Koenig – Akee - Sapindaceae		53
Boscia albitrunca (Burch.) Gilg & Benedict - Capparidaceae		54
Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston – Mysore thorn – Fabaceae		55
Cedrela spp. – Cedrela – Meliaceae		55
Coffea arabica L. – Coffee - Rubiaceae		56
Cleistopholis patens (Benth.)Engl. & Diels – Salt and oil tree -   Annonanceae		57
Combretum spp. – Combretum – Combretaceae		58
Cyperus papyrus L. – Bulrush - Cyperaceae		59
Cyperus rotundus L. – Coco grass - Cyperaceae		60
Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf. – Royal poinciana - Fabaceae		61
Detarium microcarpum Guill. & Perr. – Dank - Fabaceae		62
Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth. – Oil bean tree – Fabaceae		63
Ozoroa reticulata (Baker f.) R. Fern & A. Fern. – Resin tree - Anacardiaceae		63
Quercus  spp. – Acorn – Fagaceae		64
Psidium cattleianum Sabine – Strawberry guava - Myrtaceae		64
Ricinus communis L. – Castor oil plant - Euphorbiaceae		65
Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra (Sond.) Kokwaro – Marula - Anacardiaceae		66
Strychnos pungens Soler. – Monkey orange - Loganiaceae		67
Tamarindus indica L. – Tamarind - Fabaceae		68
Turraea spp. – Meliaceae		69
Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman - Musaceae		69
Grass - Poaceae		70
Endnotes:  African  Botanical Jewelry		71
Chapter 5:  Drift Seeds		72
Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. – Nickernut - Fabaceae		73
Canavalia rosea (SW.) DC. – Bay bean – Fabaceae		74
Canavalia gladiata  (Jacq.) DC. – Sword bean – Fabaceae		74
Dalbergia monetaria L .f. – Coin plant - Fabaceae		75
Dioclea reflexa Hook. f.  – Sea purse - Fabaceae		76
Dioclea spp. Pictures		77
Entada gigas (L.) Fawc.& Rendle – Sea heart - Fabaceae		78
Entada phaseoloides (L.)Merr. – Snuffbox seabean – Fabaceae		79
Entada spp.		79
Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb. – Large ear pod; Guancaste – Fabaceae		80
Oxyrhynchus trinervius (Donn.Sm.) Rudd – Fabaceae		80
Hymenaea courbaril L. – West Indian locust – Fabaceae		81
Merremia discoidesperma (Donn.Sm.) O’Donnell- Mary’s bean - Convolvulaceae		81
Mucuna spp. – True sea beans - Fabaceae		82
Macuna spp. Pictures		83
Endnotes:  Drift Seeds		84
Chapter 6:  Tarahumara Ornamental Seeds		85
Ceiba acuminata (S. Watson) Rose = Ceiba aesculifolia (Kunth) Britten & Baker – Cotton tree - Bombacaceae		86
Erythrina flabelliformis Kearney – Coral bean - Fabaceae		87
Juniperus deppeana Steud. – Alligator juniper - Cupressaceae		88
Martynia annua L. – Devil’s claw - Martyniaceae		89
Pinus leiophylla Schltdl. & Cham. – Octote chino - Pinaceae		90
Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. – Manila tamarind - Fabaceae		91
Quercus spp. – Acorns - Fagaceae		92
Rhynchosia precatoria DC. – Piule - Fabaceae		93
Endnotes:  Tarahumara Indians		94
Chapter 7:  Palms		95
Acrocomia spp. – Corozo palm – Arecaceae		96
Lepidocaryum tenue Mart. – Carani palm - Arecaceae		96
Areca catechu L. Betel nut - Arecaceae		97
Astrocaryum spp. – Starnut palm - Arecaceae		98
Calamus spp. – Rattan palm – Arecaceae		99
Cocos nucifera L. – Coconut - Arecaceae		100
Cocos nucifera Pictures		101
Hyphaene thebaica  (L.) Mart. – Doum palm - Arecaceae		102
Phytelephas spp. – Tagua - Arecaceae		103
Raphia spp. – Raffia - Arecaceae		104
Veitchia merrillii (Becc.) H.E. Moore – Manila palm; Christmas palm – Arecaceae		105
Endnotes:  Palms		106
Chapter 8:   Yagua Indians		107
Couratari guianensis Aubl. – Barkcoth - Lecythidaceae		107
Anacardium occidentale L. – Cashew nut - Anacardiaceae		108
Canna indica L. – Canna; Indian Shot – Cannaceae		109
Canna – pictures		110
Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A. Juss.) Müll.Arg. – Rubber – Euphorbiaceae		111
Hura crepitans L. – Sandbox tree – Euphorbiaceae		112
Manilkara zapota (L.) P. Royen – Chicle;  Sapodilla – Sapotaceae		113
Ormosia spp. – Necklace tree - Fabaceae		114
Oenocarpus bacaba Mart – Bacaba - Arecaceae		115
Parkia spp. – African locust beans - Fabaceae		116
Socratea exorrhiza  (Mart) H. Wendl. – Stilt palm -Arecaceae		117
Endnotes - Yagua		118
Chapter 9:   Botanical Beads of the Far East
Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze – Parana pine - Araucariaceae		119
Betula spp. – Birches - Betulaceae		120
Canarium album (Lour.) Raeusch. – Chinese white olive - Burseraceae		121
Ginkgo biloba L. – Maidenhair tree; ginkgo - Ginkgoaceae		122
Cannabis sativa  L. – Hemp – Cannabinaceae		123
Choerospondias axillaris (Roxb.) B. L. Burtt & A.W. Hill - Anacardiaceae		123
Hernandia nymphaefolia (C.Presl.) Kubitzki – Lantern tree – Hernanadiaceae		123
Juglans spp. – Walnut – Juglandaceae		124
Prunus spp. – Peach, plum, cherry, apricot - Rosaceae		125
Prunus mume Siebold & Zucc. – Japanese apricot – Rosaceae		127
Endnotes - Botanical Beads of the Far East		128
Chapter 10: Hawaiian Seed Leis and Pendants		129
Aleurites moluccana (L.)Willd. – Kukui nut – Euphorbiaceae		130
Calophyllum inophyllum L. – Alexandrian laurel; kamani - Clusiaceae		131
Ochrosia elliptica Labill. – Pokosola – Apocynaceae		131
Endnotes - Hawaiian Seed Leis and Pendants		132
Chapter 11:  Australian Aboriginal Ornament		134
Choricarpia leptopetala (F. Muell.) Domin – Brown myrtle - Myrtaceae		133
Eucalyptus – spp. – Gum nuts - Myrtaceae		135
Strychnos nux-vomica  L. – Poison nut;  Strychnine - Loganaceae		137
Santalum acuminatum (R.Br.) DC. – Quandong - Santalaceae		138
Endnotes – Australian Aboriginal Ornament		139
Index		140
Bibliography		141