Arboretum
March 2007
Page Six
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Justicia rizzinii
Candy corn justicia Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) Brazil |
Prunus jacquemontii
Afghan cherry Rosaceae (Rose family) Afghanistan and Pakistan |
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Erica blandfordia
No common name recorded Ericaceae (Heath family) South Africa |
Pittosporum daphniphylloides
No common name recorded Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum family) China |
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Prunus tomentosa
Nanking cherry Rosaceae (Rose family) Himalayas |
Ajuga reptans
Bugleweed Lamiaceae (Mint family) Temperate Eurasia |
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Paphiopedilum cultivar
No common name recorded Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Hort. |
Piper lolot
Lolot pepper Piperaceae (Pepper family) SE Asia |
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Rhus ovata
Sugarbush Anacardiaceae (Sumac family) Southwest U.S. and Baja |
Laurus nobilis
Bay laurel Lauraceae (Laurel family) Mediterranean |
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Acacia longifolia
Sydney golden wattle Fabaceae (Pea family) SE and West Australia, Tasmania |
Acacia floribunda
Gossamer wattle Fabaceae (Pea family) Eastern Australia |
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Senna didymobotrya
Popcorn senna, Peanut butter cassia Fabaceae (Pea family) Tropical Africa to SE Asia |
Tulbaghia simmleri
Pink agapanthus, Sweet garlic Alliaceae (Onion family) South Africa |
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Iris 'Cascade Pass'
Iridaceae (Iris family) Hort. |
Cerinthe major
Honeywort Boraginaceae (Borage family) Southern Europe |
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Thymus sp.
Thyme Lamiaceae (Mint family) |
Exochorda racemosa
Pearl bush Rosaceae (Rose family) Northern China |
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The rose family or Rosaceae is a large and very popular family of flowering plants containing over a hundred genera and between 3,000 and 4,000 species, primarily but not exclusively inhabiting northern temperate regions. The struc- ture and makeup of the family is still under study. This is a very diverse family and it's difficult to describe features that apply to all members. In size they vary from herbs to shrubs to trees, leaves are usually alternate, simple to pinnate or palmate, the flowers are almost always perfect (having both stamens and car- pels), regular (radially symmetric), and contain many stamens, usually more than twice the number of petals. The fruits are of various types. This is an important economic family, including such fruit crops as blackberries and raspberries, strawberries, apples, pears, almonds, apricots, cherries, peaches and plums. |
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Prunus glandulosa Flowering almond Rosaceae (Rose family) China and Japan |
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Cydonia sinensis
Chinese quince Rosaceae (Rose family) China |
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Vanilla planifolia
Vanilla orchid Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Central and South America |
Stangeria eriopus
Natal grass cycad Stangeriaceae (Stangeria family) South Africa |
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Pittosporum undulatum
Sweet pittosporum, Victorian box, Mock orange Pittosporaceae (Pittosporum family) Eastern Australia |
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Doryanthes palmeri
Spear lily Agavaceae (Agave family) SE Australia |
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Veltheimia bracteata
Forest lily, Torch lily Hyacinthaceae (Hyacinth family) Southern Africa |
Anigozanthos sp.
Kangaroo paws Haemodoraceae (Bloodroot family) Southwestern Australia |
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