What's Blooming at the Los Angeles County
Arboretum

March 2007
Page Nine

Spiraea cantoniensis Reeves' spiraea Rosaceae (Rose family) China

Scadoxus puniceus Paintbrush lily Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family) South Africa

Cocculus laurifolius Laurel-leaf snail seed Menispermaceae (Moonseed family) Southern Japan, Himalayas

Quercus dentata Daimyo oak Fagaceae (Oak family) China, Korea and Japan

		The Clusiaceae is a family of trees and shrubs containing about 50 genera and 1200 species. It was formerly known as the Guttiferae, and is commonly called the mangosteen family. The family name honors the celebrated French botanist Carolus Clusius, aka Charles de l'Écluse. The family is widespread in the tropics and in northern temperate regions. The large genus Hypericum or St. John's- worts is in a sub-family that is sometimes treated as a family of its own. The leaves are opposite or whorled, simple, usually entire and often glandular-punctate. The flowers have 4-5 sepals, 4-6 petals and 9-many stamens. The fruit is usually a capsule or a berry. Tropical members of the family produce lumber, drugs, dyes and gums and edible fruits such as the mangosteen. Many species contain a milky sap. Other members of the order Malpighiales include violets, willows, mangroves, flax and passion-fruit.
Hypericum canariense Shrub St. John's-wort Clusiaceae (St. John's-wort family) Canary Islands

Citrus sinensis 'Washington Navel' Washington navel orange Rutaceae (Citrus family) Hort.

Allium schoenoprasum Chives Alliaceae (Onion family) Northern temperate areas

Raphiolepis indica Indian hawthorn Rosaceae (Rose family) India, Southern China

Echium candicans Pride of Madeira Boraginaceae (Borage family) Canary Islands and Madeira

Distylium racemosum Isu tree Hamamelidaceae (Witch hazel family) China and southwestern Japan

Cleistocactus straussii Silver torch Cactaceae (Cactus family) Bolivia and northern Argentina

Mammillaria sp. Cactaceae (Cactus family) New World

Pyrus betulifolia 'Paradise' Dancer flowering pear Roseaceae (Rose family) Hort. (Orig. North China)

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