Arboretum
October 2007
Page Two
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Ceiba speciosa 'Arcadia'
Floss silk tree Bombacaceae (Bombax family) Hort. |
Quercus engelmannii
Engelmann oak Fagaceae (Oak family) Southern California to Baja |
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Encyclia capartiana Capart's scented encyclia Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Brazil |
Cattleya labiata 'Perola Rubra' No common name recorded Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Hort. |
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Colletia cruciata Anchor plant Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family) Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Uruguay |
Encephalartos altensteinii Eastern Cape giant cycad, Bread tree Zamiaceae (Zamia family) South Africa |
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Dalea lutea 'Sierra Moonrise' Yellow bush dalea Fabaceae (Pea family) Hort. (Orig. SW U.S. and Mexico) |
Brassocattleya 'Green Dragon' No common name recorded Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Hort. |
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Livistona australis Australian cabbage palm Arecaceae (Palm family) Eastern Australia |
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Eucalyptus intertexta Gum-barked collabah Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) Australia |
Salvia guaranitica 'Costa Rica Blue' Blue anise sage, Anise-scented sage Lamiaceae (Mint family) Hort. (Orig. Costa Rica) |
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Brassolaeliocattleya 'Sanyung Ruby' No common name recorded Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Hort. |
Asplenium nidus Bird's nest fern Aspleniaceae (Spleenwort family) Tropical Asia and Polynesia |
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Brassia arcuigera Arching brassia Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Nicaragua to Peru and Venezuela |
Paphiopedilum 'Cavalcade Beauty' |
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cf. Miscanthus sinensis var. condensatus 'Cabaret' Maiden grass, Chinese silver grass Poaceae (Grass family) China, Korea and Japan |
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The Oxalidaceae or wood-sorrel family contains only 5 genera but about 800- 900 species. It is in the order Oxalidales and is the largest family in that order. Made up of herbaceous plants, shrubs and small trees, most of the species in the family are in the genus Oxalis, which derives its name from the Greek oxys, "sour, sharp," referring to the taste of the leaves. Oxalis corniculata, the creeping wood-sorrel, is a common and wide- spread lawn weed, as is another, Oxalis pes-caprae, the so-called Bermuda buttercup, which is neither and is in fact native to South Africa. The family also includes the genus Averrhoa or starfruit. The leaves are typically pinnately or palmately compound, often folding up in cold weather or at night, and the flowers are usually bright and showy, radially symmetrical, with 5 petals usually twisted together in bud. The leaves of Oxalis are sometimes used in salads. |
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Oxalis hirta Trailing oxalis Oxalidaceae (Oxalis family) South Africa |
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Phoenix loureiroi Loureiro's date palm Arecaceae (Palm family) Southern Asia |
Ficus sur |
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cf. Salvia 'Indigo Spires' (?)
(S. farinacea X. S. longispicata) Indigo spires salvia Lamiaceae (Mint family) Hort. |
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Diospyros kaki Japanese persimmon, Oriental persimmon Ebenaceae (Ebony family) China |
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Corethrogyne filaginifolia 'Silver Carpet' Silver carpet California aster Asteraceae (Sunflower family) Hort. |
Pachira aquatica |
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Eriogonum giganteum St. Catherine's lace Polygonaceae (Buckwheat family) Southern California |
Viguiera laciniata |
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