Arboretum
March 2007
Page Three
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Gilia capitata
Globe gilia Polemoniaceae (Phlox family) Western North America |
Dombeya X cayeuxii
(D. wallichii X D. burgessiae) Pink snowball Sterculiaceae (Cacao family) Hort. (Orig. Africa and Madagascar) |
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Aloe virens
No common name recorded Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) Southern Africa |
Chlorophytum comosum
Spider plant Liliaceae (Lily family) South Africa |
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Ardisia quinquegona
Asiatic ardisia, Coralberry Myrsinaceae (Myrsine family) China, Japan and SE Asia |
Streptosolen jamesonii
Marmalade bush Solanaceae (Nightshade family) Columbia, Peru and Ecuador |
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Centranthus ruber
Jupiter's beard, Red Valerian Valerianaceae (Valerian family) Europe, N. Africa & W. Asia |
Citriobatus spinescens
Orange thorn Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum family) Australia |
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Syringa laciniata
Cut-leafed lilac Oleaceae (Olive family) China |
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Petrea volubilis
Queen's wreath Verbenaceae (Verbena family) West Indies, South America |
Michelia X foggii 'Allspice'
Allspice michelia, Banana shrub Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family) Hort. (Orig. Asia) |
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Freesia cultivar
(Royal Crown Series ?) Iridaceae (Iris family) Hort. (Orig. Southern & Central Africa) |
Cichorium intybus
Chicory Asteraceae (Sunflower family) Mediterranean, W. Asia |
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The Anacardiaceae is also called the sumac or cashew family. It contains approximately 80 genera and about 600 species in mostly tropical regions but extending into temperate zones of both North America and Eurasia. In this family flowers are typically 5-merous, small and arranged in clusters. Stems and leaves often contain resinous compounds or strong-smelling volatile substances. Uru- shiol, a skin irritant which is produced in the genera Toxicodendron and Meto- pium, is probably the best known of these, causing rashes and blisters. Poison sumac, a species of Rhus, also contains urushiol. These secondary compounds probably evolved as a defense against herbivore and insect predators. A num- ber of economically important species are in this family, including cashews, mangoes and pistachios, and another familiar member is Schinus (the pepper trees). |
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Rhus pendulina White karee Anacardiaceae (Sumac family) South Africa |
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Viburnum macrocephalum
Chinese snowball Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family) China |
Bletilla striata
Ground orchid Orchidaceae (Orchid family) China, Taiwan and Japan |
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Cercis occidentalis
Western redbud Fabaceae (Pea family) Western U.S. |
Abutilon megapotamicum
Chinese lantern Malvaceae (Mallow family) Southern Brazil |
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Arctotis acaulis
African daisy Asteraceae (Sunflower family) South Africa |
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Sambucus mexicana
Mexican elderberry, Blue elderberry Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family) Western North America |
Pelargonium X fragrans 'Variegata'
(P. exstipulatum X P. odoratissimum) Golden nutmeg geranium Geraniaceae (Geranium family) Hort. (Orig. South Africa) |
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Cistus sp.
Cistaceae (Rock-rose family) |
Myoporum parvifolium 'Narrow Leaf'
Prostrate Myoporum, Creeping Boobialla Myoporaceae (Myoporum family) Australia |
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Tropaeolum majus
Nasturtium Tropaeolaceae (Nasturtium family) Columbia to Bolivia |
Phillyrea latifolia
Mock privet Oleaceae (Olive family) South Europe and Asia Minor |
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Rosa minutifolia
Small-leaved rose Rosaceae (Rose family) Southern California, Baja |
Tecomaria capensis
Cape honeysuckle Bignoniaceae (Bignonia family) Eastern and southern Africa |
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