Scientific names and common names Flashcards
Acalypha wilkesiana
copper leaf
Arachis glabrata
perennial peanut
Asclepias curassavica
scarlet milkweed
Bambusa vulgaris
common bamboo
Carissa macrocarpa
Natal plum
Ceiba speciosa
silk floss tree
Delonix regia
royal poinciana
Dypsis decaryi
triangle palm
Dypsis lutescens
areca palm
Farfugium japonicum
leopard plant
Gymnanthes lucida
crabwood
Helianthus debilis
beach sunflower
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
hibiscus
Ixora coccinea
ixora
Jatropha integerrima
peregrina
Lysiloma latisiliquum
wild tamarind
Lysiloma sabicu
sabicu
Malvaviscus arboreus
Turk’s cap
Mangifera indica
mango
Muhlenbergia capillaris
muhly grass
Nerium oleander
oleander
Pentas lanceolata
pentas
Phoenix canariensis
Canary Island date palm
Phoenix roebelenii
pigmy date palm
Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides
Mexican flame vine
Psychotria nervosa
wild coffee
Sabal palmetto
sabal palm
Schinus terebinthifolia
Brazilian pepper
Tabernaemontana divaricata
pinwheel jasmine
Toxicodendron radicans
poison ivy
Trachelospermum asiaticum
Asiatic jasmine
Trachelospermum jasminoides
star jasmine
Tripsacum dactyloides
gamagrass
Wodyetia bifurcata
foxtail palm
Anthurium salviniae
bird’s nest anthurium
Epipremnum pinnatum
pothos
Monstera deliciosa
Swiss cheese plant
Philodendron bipinnatifidum, cv. ‘Selloum’
selloum
Aechmea sp.
aechmea
Tillandsia spp.
Spanish moss