Review Article

Inventory of Toxic Plants in Morocco: An Overview of the Botanical, Biogeography, and Phytochemistry Studies

Table 2

Families and different nomenclature of the most toxic plants in Morocco.

PlantFamilyFrench name Vernacular name (or Moroccan name)English Name

Atractylis gummiferaAsteraceaeChardon à glu, Chamaeléon blancAddadThistle
Cannabis sativaCannabinaceaeCannabis, Chanvre indienlkif, hachich, chira, el-qennebCannabis
Peganum harmalaZygophyllaceaeHarmel, Rue de syrieL’HarmelHarmal, Syrian rue, wild rue, wild boar
Datura stramoniumSolanaceaeDatura, StramoineChedecq ejmel, AlghitaThorn apple, Datura, jimson weed
Ricinus communisEuphorbiaceaeRicinKharwâaCastor
Essential oil of Juniperus oxycedrusCupressaceaeCadier, genévrier oxycèdreKatran, Getrân, TâqqaCade juniper, common juniper, prickly juniper
Lawsonia inermisLythraceaeHenné, RésédaElhannaHenna
Papaver somniferumPapaveraceaePavot à opium, Pavot somnifère, Pavot noirKharchacha, Khechkhach,Opium poppy
Nerium oleanderApocynaceaeLaurier rose, oléandreDeflaOleander, Rose-bay
Myristica fragransMyristicaceaeMuscadierGouza (pour la noix), Bsibisa (pour le Macis de noix).Nutmeg