Arboretum
June 2007
Page Five
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Ferocactus wislizeni
Fish hook barrel, Biznaga Cactaceae (Cactus family) Southern Texas, Northern Mexico |
Cucumis sativus 'Early Triumph'
Cucumber Cucurbitaceae (Gourd family) Hort. (Orig. India) |
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Cedrela fissilis
Cigar box tree Meliaceae (Mahogany family) Tropical America |
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Lonicera hildebrandiana
Giant Burmese honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family) Burma |
Aristolochia labiata
Mottled Dutchman's pipe, Rooster flower Aristolochiaceae (Birthwort family) Brazil |
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Ligustrum japonicum
Wax-leaf privet Oleaceae (Olive family) Japan, Korea |
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Erythrina herbacea
Cherokee bean Fabaceae (Pea family) Southeast U.S. and Mexico |
Neoregelia sp.
Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) South America |
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Eucalyptus ovata
Swamp gum Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Southern and Eastern Australia |
Eucalyptus acmenoides
White mahogany Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Eastern Australia |
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Dalea capitata 'Sierra Gold'
Sierra Gold Fabaceae (Pea family) Mexico |
Degarmoara trigeneric hybrid
(Brassia, Miltonia X Odontoglossum) No common name recorded Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Hort. |
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Dasylirion berlandieri 'Garza Garcia'
Sotol Agavaceae (Century-plant family) Mexico |
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Acacia willardiana
Palo blanco Fabaceae (Pea family) NW Mexico and Baja |
Syzygium jambos
Rose apple Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Southeast Asia |
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Haworthia sp.
Haworthia Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) Southern Africa |
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Pachypodium lamerei
Clubfoot Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) Southern Madagascar |
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Zinnia sp.
Zinnia Asteraceae (Sunflower family) |
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Limonium minutifolium
Statice Plumbaginaceae (Leadwort family) Mediterranean |
Origanum laevigatum 'Hopley's Purple'
Hopley's purple oregano Lamiaceae (Mint family) Hort. (Orig. Turkey and Cypress) |
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Teucrium chamaedrys
Germander Lamiaceae (Mint family) Central and Southern Europe |
Solanum lycopersicum
Tomato Solanaceae (Nightshade family) Mexico to Peru |
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The Nepenthaceae is
a monotypic family of tropical carnivorous plants containing about 120
species in the single genus Nepenthes. The name is derived from
the Greek roots ne- meaning 'not' and penthos meaning sorrow
or grief. It was first published in 1737 by Linnaeus and refers to Homer's
use of the name Nepenthe in the Odyssey. Nepenthe was a drug which supposedly
banished sorrow with forgetfulness, and Linnaeus wrote that all who beheld
orchids would be so astonished as to forget all past ills. These plants are commonly referred to as pitchers or monkey cups. The pitcher is a modified leaf arising from a tendril growing out of the stem, and is filled with a watery or syrupy substance in which mostly insects but occasionally larger prey is trapped. Above the pitcher is often a lid which keeps rainwater from diluting the fluid within. Male and female flowers are produced on separate plants. |
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Nepenthes truncata
Pitcher plant Nepenthaceae (Pitcher plant family) Lowland Philippines [Actually a modified leaf not a flower] |
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