Arboretum
March 2007
Page Four
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Malus sp. Apple Rosaceae (Rose family) Tropical highlands, Siberia, N. China |
Hyacinthoides hispanica Spanish bluebells Hyacinthaceae (Hyacinth family) Western Europe |
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Tabebuia 'Apricot' Dwarf trumpet tree Bignoniaceae (Bignonia family) Hort. (Tropical Americas, Caribbean) |
Dombeya cacuminum Strawberry snowball tree Sterculiaceae (Cacao family) Madagascar |
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The Fabaceae is the family that used to be called the Leguminosae, and is the bean, pea or legume family. The name comes from the genus Faba, which is now part of Vicia. It is the third largest family after orchids and sunflowers, and contains over 700 genera and almost 20,000 species. It is divided into three sub-families which are treated as full families by some, Mimosoideae, Cae- salpinoideae, and Faboideae. Leaves are typically alternate and pinnately com- pound, although many are trifoliate or palmately compound. Flowers are made up of five usually fused sepals and five free petals. Most commonly the fruit is a legume which is a pod that opens along a lengthwise seam. The Fabaceae is one of the most economically important plant families in the world, and has long been closely associated with the development of human societies. |
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Lathyrus sp. Sweet pea Fabaceae (Pea family) Widespread |
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Alnus fauriei No common name recorded Betulaceae (Birch family) Japan |
Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer' Flowering pear Rosaceae (Rose family) Central and South China |
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Acacia boormanii Snowy river wattle Fabaceae (Pea family) Southeastern Australia |
Michelia figo Banana shrub, Port-wine magnolia Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family) Southeastern China |
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Murraya paniculata 'Exotica' Jasmine orange, Orange jessamine Rutaceae (Rue family) Hort. (Orig. SE Asia, Australia) |
Graptophyllum excelsum Scarlet fuchsia Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) Eastern Australia |
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Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi Lavender-scallops Crassulaceae (Stonecrop) Madagascar |
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Commelina sp. Dayflower Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) |
Eucalyptus loxophleba York gum Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) West Australia |
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Eucalyptus elata River peppermint Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Southeast Australia |
Acacia glaucoptera Clay wattle Fabaceae (Pea family) Western Australia) |
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Wisteria floribunda Japanese wisteria Fabaceae (Pea family) Japan |
Eriobotrya deflexa 'Bronze' Bronze loquat Rosaceae (Rose family) Taiwan |
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Aeonium sp. Aeonium Crassulaceae (Stonecrop family) N. Africa, Middle East, Canary Ids. |
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Eucalyptus cyanophylla Blue-leaved mallee Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) South and SE Australia |
Acacia cyclops Western coastal wattle Fabaceae (Pea family) SW Australia |
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Prunus triloba Flowering almond Rosaceae (Rose family) China |
Melaleuca incana Gray honey myrtle Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Western Australia |
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Viburnum obovatum Small-leaf viburnum, Walter's viburnum Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle family) Southeastern U.S. |
Veronica repens 'Waterperry' Creeping speedwell Scrophulariaceae (Figwort family) Spain and Corsica |
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Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' Eastern redbud Fabaceae (Pea family) Eastern U.S. & Mexico |
Tulipa clusiana Lady tulip, Candy-stick Tulip Liliaceae (Lily family) Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan |
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