Arboretum
December 2006
Page Three
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X Potinara
No common name recorded Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Multigeneric hybrid |
Pelargonium cordifolium
Heart-leaved pelargonium Geraniaceae (Geranium family) South Africa |
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Caesalpinia cacalaco
Cascalote Fabaceae (Pea family) Mexico |
Echinacea purpurea
Purple coneflower Asteraceae (Sunflower family) Eastern U.S. |
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Cattleya cultivar
Cattleya Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Hort. (Orig. Tropical America) |
Guzmania lingulata
Scarlet star Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) West Indies, Central & South America |
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Reinwardtia indica
Yellow flax Linaceae (Flax family) Northern India |
Anthurium sp.
Anthurium Araceae (Arum family) Tropical America |
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Aloe cryptopoda
Yellow aloe, Geelaalwyn Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) South Africa |
Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica
Phalaenopsis Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Philippines |
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Lilium formosanum
Formosa lily Liliaceae (Lily family) Taiwan |
Multigeneric orchid hybrid
No common name recorded Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Hort. |
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Tulbaghia violacea
Society garlic Alliaceae (Onion family) South Africa |
Lonicera japonica 'Halliana'
Japanese honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family) Japan, Korea and China |
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Laelia anceps
No common name recorded Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Mexico |
Aechmea fasciata
Silver-vase bromeliad Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) Central and South America |
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Thunbergia alata
Black-eyed Susan vine Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) Tropical Africa |
Coreopsis auriculata
Mouse-ear tickseed, Eared tickseed Asteraceae (Sunflower family) Southeastern U.S. |
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Corymbia (=Eucalyptus) ficifolia
Red-flowering gum Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Western Australia |
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X Brassolaeliocattleya
No common name recorded Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Trigeneric hybrid |
Aloysia triphylla
Lemon Verbena Verbenaceae (Verbena family) Argentina and Chile |
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Phalaenopsis aphrodite hybrid
Phalaenopsis Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Philippines |
Allamanda cathartica
Golden trumpet vine Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) South America |
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The Heliconiaceae
is a monotypic family containing the single genus Heliconia. The
name comes from Mt. Helicon in Greece where the mythological Muses supposedly
lived, and reflects the affinity of this genus to that of its close relative,
Musa, the banana. It was formerly included in the Musaceae family.
Other close relatives in the order Zingiberales are the banana-like genus
Strelitzia, or bird-of-paradise, the gingers, Zingiber- aceae, and the canna lilies. There are between 200 and 250 species in the family, most native to the Americas and a few in the South Pacific. What most people take as the flowers are actually showy waxy bracts which enclose the true flowers. Other common names include lobster claw, wild plantain and false bird-of-paradise. Heliconias are important sources of food for certain forest hummingbirds and some bats. |
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Heliconia schiediana
Lobster claw Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) Mexico |
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Holmskioldia sanguinea
Chinese hat plant Verbenaceae (Verbena family) Himalayan lowlands |
Helleborus argutifolius
Corsican helleborus Ranunculaceae (Buttercup family) Corsica and Sardinia |
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Tecoma 'Sunrise'
No common name recorded Bignoniaceae (Bignonia family) Neotropics, Africa |
Arbutus sp.
Arbutus Ericaceae (Heath family) Mediterranean, W. Europe, western U.S. |
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