What's Blooming at the Los Angeles County
Arboretum

December 2006
Page Four

Escallonia bifida White escallonia Escalloniaceae (Escallonia family) Uraguay and southern Brazil

Malephora crocea Red iceplant, Coppery mesemb Aizoaceae (Iceplant family) South Africa

Dianthus chinensis 'Ideal Raspberry' Dianthus, China pink Caryophyllaceae (Pink family) Asia

Barleria micans Yellow barleria Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) Mexico and Costa Rica

Ludisia discolor Jeweled ludisia, Jewel orchid Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Southeast Asia

Aloe candelabrum No common name recorded Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) South Africa

Verbascum chaixii Nettle-leafed moth mullein Scrophulariaceae (Figwort) Central Europe

Eucalyptus crenulata Silver gum Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) SE Australia (Victoria)

Cymbidium cultivar Cymbidium Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Hort. (Orig. Asia)

Paphiopedilum 'Matchless' Paphiopedilum Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Hort. (Orig. Asia)

Viburnum tinus 'Compactum' Spring bouquet viburnum Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family) Mediterranean

		The Malvaceae or mallow family is a very complex one which is still in the process of being well defined. The way it is viewed by the two main schools are in a restricted monophylletic sense and in a broader sense. In the former, it is con- sidered to have about 115 genera amd 1500 species, in the latter about 250 genera including lindens, kapoks, bao- babs, durians, balsa, cacao and others. The family most closely related to the Malvaceae is the Bombacaceae, which is the family of the silk-floss trees. A typical mallow has five showy petals and numer- ous stamens fused into a tube around the pistil. The best known of the shrubby genera are Malva, Hibiscus, Abutilon, Lavatera and Althaea, while cotton (Gossypium) and okra (Abelmoschus) are two important agricultural members. The family also contains some trees, and is very widespread.
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Agnes Gault' Hibiscus Malvaceae (Mallow family) Hort.

Brassavola cultivar Brassavola Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Hort. (Orig. Central & South America)

Tabebuia impetiginosa 'Paulensis' Dwarf pink trumpet tree Bignoniaceae (Trumpet-vine family) Mexico to Argentina

Angraecum eburneum Angraecum Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Madagascar and Africa

Paphiopedilum 'Plymouth Rock' Paphiopedilum Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Hort. (Orig. Asia)

Erigeron karvinskianus Mexican fleabane Asteraceae (Sunflower family) Mexico to Venezuela

Buddleja davidii 'Dwarf lilac' Butterfly bush Loganiaceae (Logania family) Hort. (Orig. China)

Cestrum elegans 'Smithii' Pink cestrum Solanaceae (Nightshade family) Mexico

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