Table 1 Ritual plants used by the Naxi in Baidi, Northwest Yunnan province, China

1

Acorus calamus L.

Acoraceae

changpu

Herb

on many occasions, for decorating incense table and suspending on the door

leaves

***

PHO1408

2

Pistacia weinmanniifolia J. Poisson ex Franchet

Anacardiaceae

yizhu

Shrub

on many occasions, for burning and suspending on the door

branch

***

GH55

3

Artemisia argyi H. Lév. & Vaniot

Asteraceae

bu

Herb

on many occasions, for burning and suspending on the door

branch

***

GH93

4

Artemisia carvifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.

Asteraceae

haozhi

Herb

on many occasions, for suspending on the door

branch

***

GH134

5

Hippolytia delavayi (Franch. ex W. W. Smith) Shih

Asteraceae

buna

Herb

on many occasions, for suspending on the door and tied to the body on Duanwujie

branch

***

GH114

6

Cephalotaxus fortunei Hook.

Cephalotaxaceae

shanshu

Shrub or Dungarunga

on many occasions, for burning and suspending on the door

branch

***

PHO1495

7

Hypericum forrestii (Chittenden) N. Robson

Clusiaceae

muwanni

Shrub

on Duanwujie (Dragon Boat Festival), for decorating incense table

branch, flower

**

GH174

8

Cornus officinalis Sieb. & Zucc.

Cornaceae

amudagu

Shrub or Dungarunga

on many occasions, for burning and suspending on the door

branch

**

GH276

9

Dendrobenthamia capitata (Wall.) Hutch

Cornaceae

laka

Shrub or Dungarunga

on many occasions, for burning and suspending on the door

branch, flower

***

GH86

10

Juniperus chinensis L.

Cupressaceae

bashu

Tree

on many occasions, for burning and suspending on the door

branch

***

PHO1493

11

Rhododendron decorum Franch.

Ericaceae

niziba

Shrub

on many occasions, for burning and suspending on the door

branch, flower

***

GH119

12

Campylotropis polyantha (Franch.) Schindl.

Fabaceae

ba

Shrub

on 7th February (the Heaven Worshipping Ceremony), for decorating heaven-worshipping altar and headwaters

branch, flower

*

GH142

13

Quercus aliena Blume

Fagaceae

laba

Shrub or Dungarunga

on many occasions, for burning, suspending on the door and sticking into the hair

branch

****

GH99

14

Quercus aquifolioides Rehd. & E. H. Wils.

Fagaceae

laba

Shrub or Dungarunga

on many occasions, for burning, suspending on the door and sticking into the hair

branch

****

GH62

15

Quercus cocciferoides Hand.-Mazz.

Fagaceae

laba

Shrub or Dungarunga

on many occasions, for burning, suspending on the door and sticking into the hair

branch

****

GH188

16

Quercus fimbriata Chun & Huang

Fagaceae

laba

Shrub or Dungarunga

on many occasions, for burning, suspending on the door and sticking into the hair

branch

****

GH186

17

Quercus pannosa Hand.-Mazz.

Fagaceae

laba

Shrub or Dungarunga

on many occasions, for burning, suspending on the door and sticking into the hair

branch

****

GH269

18

Quercus sp1

Fagaceae

laba

Shrub or Dungarunga

on many occasions, for burning, suspending on the door and sticking into the hair

branch

****

GH98

19

Quercus sp2

Fagaceae

laba

Shrub or Dungarunga

on many occasions, for burning, suspending on the door and sticking into the hair

branch

****

GH185

20

Punica granatum L.

Lythraceae

shiliu

Dungarunga

on many occasions, for decorating incense table

branch, flower

**

PHO1490

21

Myrsine africana L.

Myrsinaceae

azabagong

Shrub

for burning

branch

*

GH76

22

Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.

Oleaceae

xuge

Shrub or Dungarunga

for making joss stick by a few people

branch, flower

***

GH112

23

Picea likiangensis (Franch.) E. Pritz.

Pinaceae

shanshu

Tree

on many occasions, for burning and suspending on the door

branch

***

PHO1492

24

Pinus armandii Franch.

Pinaceae

situobei

Tree

on many occasions, for burning and suspending on the door

branch

***

GH250

25

Pinus yunnanensis Franch.

Pinaceae

situobei

Tree

on many occasions, for burning and suspending on the door

branch

***

GH356

26

Tsuga chinensis (Franch.) Pritz.

Pinaceae

shanshu

Tree

on many occasions, for burning and suspending on the door

branch

***

PHO1494

27

Hordeum vulgare L.

Poaceae

mai

Herb

on 7th and 8th February, for spreading on the burning plants

seed powder

*

GH146

28

Amygdalus persica L.

Rosaceae

buji

Dungarunga

on 7th February (the Heaven Worshipping Ceremony); for decorating heaven-worshipping altar and headwaters

branch, flower

*

GH170

29

Armeniaca vulgaris Lam.

Rosaceae

buka

Dungarunga

on 7th February (the Heaven Worshipping Ceremony), for decorating heaven-worshipping altar and headwaters

branch, flower

*

PHO1491

30

Philadelphus delavayi L. Henry

Rosaceae

saka

Dungarunga

on 7th February (the Heaven Worshipping Ceremony), for decorating heaven-worshipping atar and headwaters

branch, flower

*

PHO1497

31

Pyrus pyrifolia (Burm.f.) Nakai

Rosaceae

lishu

Dungarunga

on 7th February (the Heaven Worshipping Ceremony), for decorating heaven-worshipping altar and headwaters

branch, flower

*

PHO1410

32

Leptodermis sp

Rubiaceae

ba

Shrub

on 7th February (the Heaven Worshipping Ceremony), for decorating heaven-worshipping altar and headwaters

branch, flower

*

PHO1494