Petrorhagia Petrorhagia Petrorhagia is a small genus of annual and perennial plants of the pink or carnation family, mostly native to the Mediterranean region. The genus is often referred to as Tunica, which is an obsolete synonym. It is low-growing with wiry stems and narrow, grass-like leaves. The flowers are small, in clusters similar to members of the genus "Dianthus", in pink, lilac, or white. "Petrorhagia saxifraga" is the tunic flower or coat flower, similar to Baby's Breath, but shorter, and used in rock gardens. These plants are mainly native to Eurasia, but some species can be found nearly worldwide, having
Pleomele (genus) Pleomele (genus) Pleomele is a genus of flowering plants, sometimes placed in the genus "Dracaena". In the APG III classification system, both genera are placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae). The Hawaiian name for plants in this genus is hala pepe, which translates to crushed or dwarfed "Pandanus tectorius". Native Hawaiians combined the bark and leaves of "hala pepe" with the root bark of "uhaloa" ("Waltheria indica") and "popolo" ("Solanum americanum"), and a section of "kō kea" ("Saccharum officinarum") to treat high fever and chills. "Hala pepe" bark, roots, and leaves were combined with "ōhia