Arboretum
May 2007
Page Five
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Habranthus robustus
Brazilian copperlily Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family) Argentina and Brazil |
Cytisus spachianus
Sweet broom, Easter broom Fabaceae (Pea family) Canary Islands |
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Allium cepa 'Walla Walla Sweet'
Walla Walla sweet onion Alliaceae (Onion family) Hort. (Orig. Corsica) |
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Jatropha integerrima
Spicy jatropha Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family) West Indies, Cuba |
Pennisetum massaicum 'Red Buttons'
Red bunny tail fountain grass Poaceae (Grass family) Hort. (Orig. Kenya) |
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Cattleya X dolosa
(C. loddigesii X C. walkeriana) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Brazil |
Vanda cultivar
Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Hort. |
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Oberonia sp.
Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Africa, SE Asia, Pacific Islands |
Callistemon 'Baroondah Station'
Baroondah bottlebrush Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Hort. |
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Melaleuca decussata
Cross-leaved honey-myrtle Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) South Australia, Victoria |
Cattleya porphyroglossa
No common name recorded Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Brazil |
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The Cornaceae or dogwood family is another family about whose taxonomy there is much disagreement. Apparently including from 1 to 6 (some say up to 15) genera and up to 60 species, its main member is Cornus. Several genera have been removed from the family and now placed in families of their own. Accord- ing to some sources, genus Cornus has either been broken up into as many as 12 genera, or these genera have been lumped together under Cornus. The family contains mostly trees and shrubs, and is mainly concentrated in the north- ern temperate regions with some in tropi- cal Asia, and a few in South America, Africa and Australia. It is closely related to the Hydrangeas. Leaves are usually simple and entire, the inflorescences are terminal with regular flowers sometimes subtended by showy white bracts, and fruits are drupaceous and fleshy. Many species are cultivated as ornamentals. |
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Cornus capitata Himalayan dogwood Cornaceae (Dogwood family) China, Himalayas |
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Photinia nussia
No common name recorded Rosaceae (Rose family) Himalayas |
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Magnolia grandiflora
Southern magnolia Magnoliaceae (Magnolia family) Southern U.S. |
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Melaleuca uncinata
Broombush Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Southern Australia |
Hemerocallis 'Swirling Spider'
Day lily Hemerocallidaceae (Hemerocallis family) Hort. |
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Aesculus californica
California horse-chestnut Hippocastanaceae (Horse-chestnut family) California |
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Melaleuca glomerata
Inland tea-tree Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Western Australia |
Catharanthus sp.
Madagascar periwinkle Apocynaceae (Dogbane family) Madagascar |
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Thymus X citriodorus
(T. pulegioides X T. vulgaris) Lemon thyme Lamiaceae (Mint family) Hort. |
Macfadyena unguis-cati
Cat's claw Bignoniaceae (Bignonia family) Central America |
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Cattleya quadricolor
No common name recorded Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Columbia |
Cotula coronopifolia
Brass buttons Asteraceae (Sunflower family) South Africa |
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Scaevola aemula
Fairy fanflower Goodeniaceae (Scaevola family) Eastern Australia |
Calibrachoa 'Superbells Tickled Pink'
Million Bells, Petunia Solanaceae (Nightshade family) Hort. |
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