Manual of Riyadh Plants

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A Plants used in dyeing
This section contains plants that were used to dye clothes, fabrics,
wool or other materials.
A annual
Calendula officinalis , 0.3-0.6 m, yellow, orange, brown, red.............. 76
A sub-shrub
Aloe arborescens , 1-3 m, red, dark orange.......................................................................... 48
Aloe vera , 0.6-0.9 m, yellow, orange.......................................................................................................... 49
A shrub
Gardenia augusta , 0.3-1.5 m, white....................................................................................................... 154
Lawsonia inermis , 4-6 m, pale pink..................................................................................................... 189
A tree
Schinus molle , 9-15 m, yellow................................................................................................................................ 275
Schinus terebinthifolius , 5-9 m, white........................................................................................... 276
Terminalia catappa , 10-20 m, light yellow, light pink.................. 298
Thespesia populnea , 3-8 m, yellow, secondary: dark red................. 301
A Mythological plants
Plants with a traditional, ethnological or religious background are
presented in this section.
A perennial
Gazania rigens var. rigens , 0.15-0.3 m, yellow, orange.............. 156
Nelumbo nucifera , 0.4-1.5 m, white, pink, yellow.................................. 210
Nymphaea caerulea , 0.3-0.4 m, pastel blue................................................................... 212
A sub-shrub
Aloe arborescens , 1-3 m, red, dark orange.......................................................................... 48
Aloe vera , 0.6-0.9 m, yellow, orange.......................................................................................................... 49
A shrub
Calotropis procera , 2-5 m, pastel white, secondary: pastel
violet, pastel purple......................................................................................................................................................................................... 80
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis , 2-5 m, red............................................................................................................. 161
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis ‘Cherie’ , 2-5 m, deep yellow, dark brown.................... 161
Myrtus communis , 1-5 m, white.................................................................................................................... 209
Plumeria obtusa , 4-8 m, white, yellow......................................................................................... 239
Punica granatum , 2-7 m, deep orange, bright red.................................. 252
Rosmarinus officinalis , 0.5-1.5 m, pale blue, pale white.................. 261
A tree
Albizia lebbeck , 12-25 m, stamens: pale yellow.................................................... 44
Bombax ceiba , 25-30 m, orange, red, pink, white.......................................... 68
Cassia fistula , 10-20 m, bright yellow................................................................................................... 87
Casuarina equisetifolia , 10-30 m, light green.............................................................. 90
Ceratonia siliqua , 4-10 m, pale yellow, pastel red.......................................... 94
Citrus limon , 3-7 m, white, purple.......................................................................................................... 106