ORNAMENTALS PLANTS
Blossfeldiana |
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Kingdom: | Plantae | |
(unranked): | Angiosperms | |
(unranked): | Eudicots | |
(unranked): | Core eudicots | |
Order: | Saxifragales | |
Family: | Crassulaceae | |
Genus: | Kalanchoe | |
Species: | K. blossfeldiana | |
Kalanchoe blossfeldiana is a herbaceous and commonly cultivated house plant of the genus Kalanchoe native to Madagascar. It is known by the English common names flaming Katy, Christmas kalanchoe, florist kalanchoe and Madagascar widows thrill. The inflorescences are born by peduncles which are higher up than the leaves and are terminal in nature. | ||
Nymphaea(water Lilly) |
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Kingdom: | Plantae | |
(unranked): | Nymphaea | |
(unranked): | Nymphaeales | |
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Order: | Nymphaeaceae | |
Family: | Nymphaeacii | |
Genus: | Nymphaea | |
Species: | C. Nymphaea | |
Nymphaea is a genus of hardy and tender aquatic plants in the family Nymphaeaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution. Many species are cultivated as ornamental plants, and many cultivars have been bred. Some taxa occur as introduced species where they are not native, and some are weeds. Plants of the genus are known commonly as water lilies. The genus name is from the Greek, nymphaia and the Latin nymphaea, which mean water lily and were inspired by the nymphs of Greek and Latin mythology. | ||
Euphorbia lactea |
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Kingdom: | Plantae | |
(unranked): | Angiosperms | |
(unranked): | Eudicots | |
(unranked): | Rosids | |
Order: | Malpighiales | |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae | |
Genus: | Euphorbia | |
Species: | E. lactea | |
Euphorbia lactea is a species of spurge native to tropical Asia, mainly in India..
It is an erect shrub growing up to 5 m tall, with succulent branches 3 to 5 cm diameter, ridged, with a triangular or rhombic cross section the ridges are spiny, with short spines up to 5 mm long. The leaves are minute, and soon deciduous. All parts of the plant contain a poisonous milky latex. Common names include Mottled Spurge, Frilled Fan, Elkhorn, candelabra spurge, Candelabrum tree, Candelabra cactus, Candelabra plant, dragon bones, false cactus, hatrack cactus, Milkstripe euphorbia, Mottled candlestick.
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Kalanchoe tubiflora |
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Kingdom: | Plantae | |
(unranked): | Angiosperms | |
(unranked): | Eudicots | |
(unranked): | Core eudicots | |
Order: | Saxifragales | |
Family: | Crassulaceae | |
Genus: | Bryophyllum | |
Species: | B. delagoense | |
Kalanchoe tubiflora, known as the chandelier plant or mother of thousands from the many plantlets it produces at the stem tips. Beautiful tubular bell shaped orange red flower clusters on tall stems resemble a hanging chandelier. | ||
Euphorbia tithymaloides |
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Kingdom: | Plantae | |
(unranked): | Angiosperms | |
(unranked): | Eudicots | |
(unranked): | Rosids | |
Order: | Malpighiales | |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae | |
Genus: | Euphorbia | |
Species: | E. tithymaloides | |
Euphorbia tithymaloides is a perennial succulent spurge. An erect shrub, the plant is also known by the scientific name Pedilanthus tithymaloides. Euphorbia tithymaloides is native to tropical and subtropical North America and Central America . It is relatively intolerant of high soil salinity levels, but exhibits saline tolerance if well fertilized. The plant requires a sunny area to grow in. | ||
Cryptomeria |
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Kingdom: | Plantae | |
(unranked): | Pinophyta | |
(unranked): | Pinopsida | |
(unranked): | Pinales | |
Order: | Cupressaceae | |
Family: | Taxodioideae | |
Genus: | Cryptomeria | |
Species: | C. japonica | |
Cryptomeria literally hidden parts is a monotypic genus of conifer in the cypress family Cupressaceae, formerly belonging to the family Taxodiaceae . It includes only one species, Cryptomeria japonica It is endemic to Japan, where it is known as sugi . | ||
Hemigraphis |
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Kingdom: | Plantae | |
(unranked): | Angiosperms | |
(unranked): | Eudicots | |
(unranked): | Asterids | |
Order: | Lamiales | |
Family: | Acanthaceae | |
Genus: | Hemigraphis | |
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Hemigraphis is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae, consisting of about 30 species native to tropical Asia. Hemigraphis is sometimes included in the genus Strobilanthes Commonly known as Red Ivy. It is chararcterized by the grayish green leaves, stained with red purple above and darker purple beneath. It is a prostrate growing plant with spreading, rooting stems. This plant has wound healing effect. It is known as Murikkooti. | ||
Zephyranthes carinata |
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Kingdom: | Plantae | |
(unranked): | Angiosperms | |
(unranked): | Monocots | |
(unranked): | Asparagales | |
Order: | Amaryllidaceae | |
Family: | Amaryllidoideae | |
Genus: | Hippeastreae | |
Species: | Zephyranthes | |
Zephyranthes carinata, commonly known as the rose pink zephyr lily or pink rain lily, is a perennial flowering plant native to Mexico, Colombia and Central America. It is also widely cultivated as an ornamental and naturalized in the West Indies, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, the southeastern United States from Texas to Florida, Zimbabwe, South Africa, China, Korea, the Ryukyu Islands, Assam, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Solomon Islands, Queensland, Society Islands, Kiribati, and Caroline Islands. | ||
Eichhornia crassipes |
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Kingdom: | Plantae | |
(unranked): | Monocots | |
(unranked): | Commelinids | |
(unranked): | Commelinales | |
Order: | Pontederiaceae | |
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Genus: | Eichhornia | |
Species: | E. crassipes | |
Eichhornia crassipes, commonly known as water hyacinth, is an aquatic plant native to the Amazon basin, and is often considered a highly problematic invasive species outside its native range. The common water hyacinth are vigorous growers known to double their population in two weeks. | ||
Cordyline fruticosa |
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Kingdom: | Plantae | |
(unranked): | Angiosperms | |
(unranked): | Monocots | |
(unranked): | Asparagales | |
Order: | Asparagaceae | |
Family: | Lomandroideae | |
Genus: | Cordyline | |
Species: | C. fruticosa | |
Cordyline fruticosa is an evergreen flowering plant in the Asparagus family, Asparagaceae, known by a wide variety of common names, including cabbage palm, good luck plant, palm lily, Formerly treated in the families Agavaceae and Laxmanniaceae It is native to tropical southeastern Asia, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia, northeastern Australia, the Indian Ocean, and parts of Polynesia. | ||
Tabernaemontana divaricata |
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Kingdom: | Plantae | |
(unranked): | Angiosperms | |
(unranked): | Eudicots | |
(unranked): | Asterids | |
Order: | Gentianales | |
Family: | Apocynaceae | |
Genus: | Rauvolfioideae | |
Species: | Tabernaemontana | |
Tabernaemontana divaricata commonly called pinwheelflower, crape jasmine, East India rosebay and Nero s crown is an evergreen shrub probably native to India and now cultivated throughout South East Asia and the warmer regions of continental Asia.The stem exudes a milky latex when broken, whence the name Milk Flower. | ||
Alternanthera dentata |
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Kingdom: | Plantae | |
(unranked): | Angiosperms | |
(unranked): | Eudicots | |
(unranked): | Core eudicots | |
Order: | Caryophyllales | |
Family: | Amaranthaceae | |
Genus: | Gomphrenoideae | |
Species: | A. bettzickiana | |
Alternanthera bettzickiana is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. It is commonly used as an ornamental edging plant. It is particularly popular in China, where it is "cultivated in nearly all the large cities". It is native to South America. Its common names include calico-plant. Alternanthera bettzickiana is a species of flowering plant in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. It is commonly used as an ornamental edging plant. It is particularly popular in China, where it is "cultivated in nearly all the large cities". | ||
Dracaena |
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Kingdom: | Plantae | |
(unranked): | Angiosperms | |
(unranked): | Monocots | |
(unranked): | Asparagales | |
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Family: | Asparagaceae | |
Genus: | Nolinoideae | |
Species: | Dracaena | |
Dracaena derived from the romanized form of the Ancient Greek female dragon, is a genus of about 40 species of trees and succulent shrubs. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae. It has also formerly been separated into the family Dracaenaceae or placed in the Agavaceae now Agavoideae. The majority of the species are native to Africa, with a few in southern Asia and one in tropical Central America. The segregate genus Pleomele is now generally included in Dracaena. The genus Sanseviera is closely related, and has recently been synonymized under Dracaena in the Kubitzki system | ||
Leea indica |
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Kingdom: | Plantae | |
(unranked): | Angiosperms | |
(unranked): | Eudicots | |
(unranked): | Rosids | |
Order: | Vitales | |
Family: | Vitaceae | |
Genus: | Leea | |
Species: | L. indica | |
Leea indica also called bandicoot berry is a large shrub in the family Vitaceae. It is seen as common undergrowth in secondary and disturbed evergreen forests in Indomalaya, Indochina, Australia and Pacific Islands and throughout in the Western Ghats of India. The roasted leaves are applied to the head in vertigo. The juice of the young leaves is a digestive.
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Carallia brachiata |
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Kingdom: | Plantae | |
(unranked): | Angiosperms | |
(unranked): | Eudicots | |
(unranked): | Rosids | |
Order: | Malpighiales | |
Family: | Rhizophoraceae | |
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Species: | Carallia | |
Carallia is a genus of trees in the family Rhizophoraceae. Carallia species grow as small to medium-sized trees. Their leaves are often dotted black. The fruits are small and ellipsoid to roundish in shape. Carallia species grow naturally in Madagascar, tropical Asia and northern Australia. Their habitat is lowland rainforests, swamps and on hills from sea-level to about 2,000 metres altitude. | ||
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis |
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Kingdom: | Plantae | |
(unranked): | Malvaceae | |
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Family: | ||
Genus: | Hibiscus | |
Species: | H. rosa-sinensis | |
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, known colloquially as Chinese hibiscus, China rose, Hawaiian hibiscus, and shoeblackplant, is a species of tropical hibiscus, a flowering plant in the Hibisceae tribe of the family Malvaceae, native to East Asia. It is the most widely used flower in laboratory experiments by scholars and universities to study floral characteristics. | ||
Codiaeum variegatum |
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Kingdom: | Plantae | |
(unranked): | Angiosperms | |
(unranked): | Eudicots | |
(unranked): | Rosids | |
Order: | Malpighiales | |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae | |
Genus: | Codiaeum | |
Species: | C. variegatum | |
Codiaeum variegatum is a species of plant in the genus Codiaeum, which is a member of the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, and the western Pacific Ocean islands, growing in open forests and scrub It is an evergreen shrub growing to 3 m 9.8 ft tall and has large, thick, leathery, shiny evergreen leaves,with male and female flowers on separate inflorescences the male flowers are white with five small petals and 20 to 30 stamens, the female flowers yellowish, with no petals. The garden crotons should not be confused with Croton, a cosmopolitan genus also in the Euphorbiaceae, containing more than 700 species of herbs, shrubs and trees.
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Malvaviscus |
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Kingdom: | Plantae | |
(unranked): | Angiosperms | |
(unranked): | Eudicots | |
(unranked): | Rosids | |
Order: | Malvales | |
Family: | Malvaceae | |
Genus: | Malvoideae | |
Species: | Malvaviscus | |
Malvaviscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. Common names for species in this genus include Turks cap mallow, wax mallow, sleeping hibiscus, and mazapan. It belongs to a group of genera that differ from the closely related Hibiscus in possessing a fruit divided into 5 separate parts and having a style surmounted by 10, rather than 5, capitate or capitellate stigmas. Among those genera Malvaviscus is distinguished by having auriculate petals and red, fleshy fruits. The generic name is derived from the Latin words malva, meaning "mallow," and viscus, which means "sticky," referring to the mucilaginous sap produced by members of the genus. The fruit can be used to make jelly or syrup. Both the fruit and flowers are used to make herbal teas. | ||
Lipstick Palm Red Sealing Wax Palm |
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Kingdom: | Plantae | |
(unranked): | Angiosperms | |
(unranked): | Monocots | |
(unranked): | Commelinids | |
Order: | Arecales | |
Family: | Arecaceae | |
Genus: | Cyrtostachys | |
Species: | C. renda | |
Cyrtostachys renda, also known by the common names red sealing wax palm and lipstick palm, is a palm that is native to Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. It is the only species of the genus Cyrtostachys that can be found to the west of the Wallace Line, the faunal boundary separating the ecozones of Asia and Wallacea. Cyrtostachys renda  name is derived from several words the Greek prefix meaning bent or curved, the Greek word stachys meaning "an ear of grain", and "renda" a Malayan Aboriginal word for palm, which happens to be homonymous to the Portuguese word renda meaning income.
Because of its bright red crownshafts and leaf sheaths, Cyrtostachys renda has become a popular ornamental plant exported to many tropical regions around the world. Although it is not the source of sealing wax, the red sealing wax palm got its name because its crownshafts and leaf sheaths have the same color as the wax used to seal letters close and later from about the 16th century envelopes.
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Queen of the Night |
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Kingdom: | Plantae | |
(unranked): | Angiosperms | |
(unranked): | Eudicots | |
(unranked): | Core Eudicots | |
Order: | Caryophyllales | |
Family: | Cactaceae | |
Genus: | Epiphyllum | |
Species: | E. Oxypetalum | |
Dutchmans pipe cactus or queen of the night is a species of cactus and one of the most cultivated species in the genus. E. oxypetalum blooms rarely and only at night, and its flowers wilt before dawn. |