The Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists: The Greek tradition and its many heirs

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Pine, Bruttian (Pinus laricio Poir.): Iulianus (of Alexandria?), Menippos, Puthio ̄n (Pharm.),
Trupho ̄n of Gortun.
Pine-nut (Greek: pure ̄n and strobilon; Pinus pinea L.): Kratippos, Ze ̄nophilos.
Piperitis (Latin; probably Polygonum hydropiper L. syn. Persicaria hydropiper (L.) Spach):
Antonius Castor.
Pistachio (Greek: pistakion; Pistacia vera L.): Paxamos.
Pitch (Greek: pissa and pitta; Latin: pix; the Resin from Pine): Aineios (of Ko ̄s), Aristokle ̄s,
Aristophane ̄s, Castus, Damonikos, Diogene ̄s (Pharm.), Hekataios (Pharm.), Irio ̄n,
Iulianus (of Alexandria?), Khrusippos of Knidos (I), Kurillos, Menippos, Muro ̄n,
Puthio ̄n (Pharm.), Trupho ̄n of Alexandria.
Plantago (Latin): (see Plantain)
Plantain (Greek: arnoglo ̄ssos; Plantago major L.): pseudo-Apuleius, Nike ̄ratos, Philippos of
Macedon.
Polion (Greek; Teucrium polium L.): Apelle ̄s of Thasos, Nearkhos.
Pomegranate (Greek: rhoa; Punica granatum L.): Androtio ̄n, Aspasios (Pharm.),
Mantias (Heroph.), Papyrus Ryl. III.531, Ptolemaios (Med.), Sandarius/Sardacius,
Sphairos.
Pomegranate-flower (Greek: balaustion and kutinos): Akhaios, Amarantos, Andro ̄n,
Diokle ̄s of Khalke ̄do ̄n, Epagathos, Harpokratio ̄n, Lukome ̄de ̄s, Mantias (Heroph.),
Nike ̄ratos, Polueide ̄s, Terentius Valens.
Pomegranate-peel (Greek: sidion): Bithus, Harpokratio ̄n, Me ̄nophilos, Primio ̄n, Terentius
Valens, Threptos.
Poplar (Latin: populus; Populus alba L. or Populus nigra L.): Theomene ̄s.
Poppy (Greek: me ̄ko ̄n, and me ̄ko ̄nion or opos me ̄ko ̄nos; Papaver somniferum L.; cf. Opium):
Alexander of Tralleis, Ambrosios of Puteoli, Andreas of Karustos, Antiokhos Paccius,
Apollophane ̄s of Seleukeia, Apuleius Celsus, Areios of Tarsos, Aristokrate ̄s,
De ̄mosthene ̄s, Dioskouride ̄s of Anazarbos, Epainete ̄s, Eude ̄mos “the Elder,” Euelpide ̄s,
Flauianus of Crete, Iulius Bassus, Laodikos, Mne ̄side ̄mos, Nike ̄ratos, Olumpionikos,
Petro ̄nios Musa, Philagrios, Philo ̄n of Tarsos, Philo ̄tas, Ripalus, Rufus of Ephesos,
Seuerus Iatrosophista, So ̄ranos of Ephesos, So ̄sagoras, Terentius Valens, Themiso ̄n of
Laodikeia.
Potamogiton (Latin; perhaps Hippuris vulgaris L. or Potamogeton natans L.): Antonius Castor.
Psalakanthe ̄ (Greek; unidentified): Ptolemaios of Kuthera.
Pseudo-Mastic: (see Chameleon, White)
Puritis: (See Purethron in the Glossary)


Quince (Greek: kudo ̄nion; Latin: cotonea and cydonea; Cydonia vulgaris L. syn. Cydonia oblonga
Mill.): Gargilius Martialis, Glaukide ̄s, Philagrios, Sandarius/Sardacius.


Radish (Greek: rhaphanis; Raphanus sativus L.): Apollodo ̄ros of Kition, Apollodo ̄ros of Taras,
Aristomakhos of Soloi, pseudo-De ̄mokritos (Pharm.), Eleutheros, Me ̄deios, Moskhio ̄n
(Pharm.), Pleistonikos, So ̄ranos of Ephesos.
Ragged Robin (Greek: lukhnis; Lychnis flos-cuculi L.): Derkullos.
Rape: (see Turnip, wild)
Reed (Greek: kalamos; Arundo L. species): Orestinos, Theophrastos of Eresos.
Reed, aromatic (Greek: kalamos; Acorus calamus L.): Lampo ̄n.
Resin (Greek: rhe ̄tine ̄; Latin: resina; cf. Cedar, Chameleon (White), Euphorbia,


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