Flowers of Mysore by Narayanan Krishnaswamy

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FLOWERS Narayanan Krishnaswamy

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Flowers in any place, of any colour, by any form, whether small or big, adds vibrancy and dynamism to the place and the living beings. It is very easy to get inspired by flowers and difficult to put down any flower without any inspiration. This is my fourth book on flowers and the fifth one on flora and fauna. This book tries to unravel the flowers, the author found in a 314-acre gated residential township in Mysore.

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Author has the full right on all the photographs, designs and artworks presented here. Any part of this work covered herein may be reproduced, transmitted, stored or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic or mechanical, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, taping, scanning, digitizing, Web distribution, information networks or information storage and retrieval systems with due intimation, credits and acknowledgment of the publisher and author. These photographs, artworks and design are owned by the author and has right of claim over them. This book uses Agency FB and MS Gohic for the text and Collona MT for cover. The book design is by the author. Photograph of the author by Arjun Ramanuja. Narayanan Krishnaswamy

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MYSORE The city of Mahíšhaka 2

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THIS BOOK After spending about fifteen plus years in a gated community in Eastern part of India enjoying full six seasons each year, especially the spring with extraordinary blooms of flowers, found Mysore spring and blooms were rather subdued and not so vigorous. I told myself, “how can you blame nature, you need to look for blooms and active spring in Mysore”. There started my journey of discovering flowers in any plant in my gated residential township in Note Mudran Nagar, Mysore. This project started in May 5, 2021 and completed my last snap of the flower May 15, 2022. I started taking photographs and videos of the flowers and the plants on which they were found. To keep project going I posted my videos in Instagram (https://www.instagram.c 3

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om/nkrishnaswamy/?hl= en) on almost daily basis and recording my notes once the discovery of flower was completed. This work has been enthused by the comments and likes I received in the social media and occasional and irregular help and assistance by various friends. Some of whom are Mahendra Kumar - Gardener, Rvaichandran - Gardener, Arjun Ramanuja, Jagannath P, Prem Kumar Manohar, Dr. Vijay Daniel, Akhilesh Reddy, Vineeth P. Nair, S. Prabhukumar, and many other random people. This project had to complete one full year, as different plants bloom at different periods of the year, though the majority of the bloom was found during spring. Due to physical constraints especially due to the height and not able to reach I have not photographed the flowers 4

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of Neem, Jackfruit, Simul, Mango, Champa, Kadamaba, Golden Cyprus, Devadaru, Bamboo and other plants. I have tried to be as reasonable as possible in providing a complete catalogue of flowers I found in the township. I believe this can be used as a starting point for cataloguing the plant cover in the township, with a view to maintain its diversity and nurture it. I also hope that this book may inspire enthusiasts of nature, flowers, colours, photography, ecology and environment. The text has three components – Name of the Plant, Other Names and Description of the Flower, All the photographs were taken by the author using his OnePlus 8T (Model KB2001) mobile phone camera. I thank my parents, my family and friends, who are my motivators in this book taking shape. 5

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Handroanthus Impetiginous

Pink Ipe Pink Lapacho Pink Trumpet This is a native tree of family Bignoniaceae of the Americas, distributed from northern Mexico to northern Argentina.

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Caesalpinia Pucherrima

Poinciana Peacock Flowe Red Bird of Paradise Mexican Bird of Paradise Dwarf Poinciana Pride of Barbados Flos Pavonis Flamboyant-deJardin This is a species of flowering plant in the pea family of Fabaceae, native to the Americas. It comes in red, orange, pink and yellow colours.

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Mussaenda Philippica

Poin Mussaenda This is a botanical genus of the Rubiaceae family. They are native to the African and Asian tropics and subtropics. They are flowering plants from the tropics. More than 180 species are listed and these are cultivated as ornamental plants.

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Allamanda Cathartica

Poinciana Golden trumpet Common trumpet vine Yellow allamanda This is is a species of flowering plant of the genus Allamanda in the family Apocynaceae. It is native to Brazil. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius.

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Hibiscus RosaSinensis

Chinese hibiscus China rose Hawaiian hibiscus Rose mallow Shoeblack plant This is a species of tropical hibiscus, a flowering plant in the Hibisceae tribe of the family Malvaceae. This is widely grown as an ornamental plant in the tropics and subtropics.

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Plumbago Auriculata

Plumbago Leadwort Plumbago is a genus of about twenty species of tough perennial flowering plants in the family Plumbaginaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the world.

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Bird-of-Paradise

Strelitzia reginae Crane flower Isigude (Nguni) This is a species of flowering plant indigenous to South Africa. An evergreen perennial, it is widely cultivated for its dramatic flowers. In temperate areas it is a popular houseplant.

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Delonix Regia

Royal poinciana Gulmohar Flamboyant Flame of the forest Flame tree This is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae native to Madagascar. It is noted for its fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of orange-red flowers over summer. It is grown as an ornamental tree and in English it is called.

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Bougainvillea Spctabilis

Great bougainvillea This is a species of flowering plant, which is native to Brazil, Bolivia, Peru and Argentina's Chubut Province having heartshaped leaves and thorny, pubescent stems. The flowers are generally small, white, and inconspicuous, highlighted by several brightly coloured modified leaves called bracts.

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Ixora Coccinea Red

Ixora Coccinea Jungle geranium Flame of the woods Jungle flame Pendkuli This is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a common flowering shrub native to Southern India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It is a popular flowering shrub in South Florida gardens and landscapes.

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Bougainvillea Glabra – Orange

Paper flower Lesser Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra This flower has distinctly pentagonal floral tubes and short floral bracts and is distinguished from Great Bougainvillea, which has rounded floral tubes and longer floral bracts but they are otherwise very similar.

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Nerium Oleander

Oleander Nerium Arali It is a shrub or small tree cultivated worldwide in temperate and subtropical areas as an ornamental and landscaping plant. It is the only species currently classified in the genus Nerium, in the family of Apocynaceae. It is widely cultivated, though it is usually associated with the Mediterranean Basin.

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Canna ‘Yellow King Humbert'

Burbank This is a medium sized Italian Group Canna cultivar; foliage green, with purple markings, oval shaped; oval stems; flower clusters are open, spotted, colours yellow with red spots, often large red markings and occasionally whole flowers red, staminodes are large; seed and pollen are sterile; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white and purple.

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Euphorbia Milii

The crown of thorns Christ plant Christ thorn This is a species of in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae, native to Madagascar. The name commemorates Baron Milius, once Governor of Réunion, who introduced the species to France in 1821. It is associated with the crown of thorns worn by Christ. It is used as an ornamental houseplant.

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Catharanthus Roseus

Bright eyes Cape periwinkle Graveyard plant Madagascar periwinkle Old maid Pink periwinkle Rose periwinkle Nayanthara Nithyakalyan This is a flowering plant in the family of Apocynaceae. It is native and endemic to Madagascar, but grown elsewhere as an ornamental and medicinal plant. It is a source of the drugs vincristine and vinblastine, used to treat cancer.

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Dakota Mock Vervain

Glandularia bipinnatifida Purple priarie verbena Dakota vervain Moradilla Alfombrilla This is a flowering plant in the verbena family (Verbenaceae). It is native to the North America, where its natural range extends from the United States south to Nicaragua. It produces pink or purple flowers primarily in the spring, but can bloom anytime throughout the growing season.

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Mussaenda Marmalade This is a new and distinct cultivar formed by hybridization parent Mussaenda philippica ‘Dona Luz’and Mussaenda luteola. It is a tropical upright shrub with umbrella shaped flowers consisting of 5 petals with the bases fused to form a long tube. Petals are velvet-hairy, cover both surfaces and make the surface appear to sparkle. Shades of red and yellow inspired the cultivar name Marmalade.

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Peacock Flower – Orange

Peacock Flower Caesalpinia Pulcherrima Poinciana Peacock flower, Red bird of paradise Mexican bird of paradise Dwarf poinciana Pride of Barbados Flos pavonis Flamboyant-dejardin This is a species of flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae, native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas.

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Ravenia Spectabilis

Lemonia Limonia Pink Ravenia An exotic and rare plant,this is a large shrub with bright dark pink flowers. The flower petals have a grainy and hard texture. The flowers have a curious flattened appearance. Leaves are divided into three leaflets which are elliptic, dark green and glossy which attracts butterflies. It can to grow to a height of 3-5 metres, though it is a shrub.

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Penstemon Centranthifolius

Scarlet bugler This is a species of penstemon known by the common name scarlet bugler. It is native to California and parts of Mexico, where it grows in many types of dry habitat from coast to desert, such as chaparral and oak woodland.

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Jatropha Integerrima

Jatropha coccinea Jatropha pandurifolia Jatropha hastata It belongs to Peregrina Euphorbiaceae (Castor family). it is an evergreen shrub or small tree, with glossy leaves and clusters of star shaped red, pink or vermilion flowers with roundedtrigonous fruits. All parts of this plant are toxic Smoke from burning plant is toxic. Peregrina is native to Cuba and cultivated worldwide.

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Peacock Flower Bright Pink

Caesalpinia pulcherrima Poinciana Peacock flower Red bird of paradise Mexican bird of paradise Dwarf poinciana Pride of Barbados Flos pavonis Flamboyant-dejardin This is a species of flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae, native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas.

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Tecoma Capensis

Cape Honeysuckle This is a species of flowering plant in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southern Africa. Despite its common name, it is not closely related to the true honeysuckle.

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Jacaranda Mimosifolia

Jacaranda Blue jacaranda Black poui Fern tree This is a subtropical tree native to southcentral South America that has been widely planted elsewhere because of its attractive and long-lasting violet-colored flowers.

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Plumeria Pudica

Golden Arrow Gilded Spoon This is a species of the genus Plumeria (Apocynaceae), native to Panama, Colombia and Venezuela. This profuse bloomer has unusual spoonshaped leaves and its flowers are white with a yellow center. Thers is also a pink flowering hybrid produced in Thailand called Sri Supakorn or Pink pudica.

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Hamelia Patens

Firebush Hummingbird bush Scarlet bush Redhead Ix Canaan Hamelia patens is a large perennial shrub or small tree in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, which is native to the American subtropics and tropics. In Belize, this plant's Mayan name is Ix Canaan and is also known as Guardian of the Forest.

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Clematis Terniflora

Sweet autumn clematis Sweet autumn virginsbower This is a plant in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. It is native to China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia - Siberia and Taiwan. It is an ornamental garden plant and is naturalized in USA.

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Talinum Fruticosum

Nela basale Ceylon spinach Waterleaf Cariru Gbure Surinam purslane Philippine spinach Florida spinach Potherb fame flower Lagos bologi Sweetheart This is a herbaceous perennial plant which is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, West Africa, Central America and much of South America. It is widely grown in tropical regions as a leaf vegetable.

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Crossandra Infundibuliformis

Firecracker flower Kanakambaram This is a flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to southern India and Sri Lanka. It is found in south Indian region Malenadu and Kerala. The name ‘firecracker flower' refers to the seed pods, which are found after the flower has dried up and tend to ‘explode' when near high humidity or rainfall.

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Mathilde Ferrier Oleander

Hardy Double Yellow Oleander Nerium oleander Mathilde Ferrier These are soft primrose yellow fragrant double flowers. They are born in relatively large clusters that open over a long period. This makes an excellent container specimen as well as a hardy tree and grows throughout warmer regions. It grows into a beautiful small evergreen tree.

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Gold Edge Duranta This is a variety grown primarily for its foliage. It has rich green leaves with a bright gold edge. Light blue flowers appear in summer followed by orange berries. This is a variety of golden dewdrop plant known as Duranta Erecta is a fastgrowing tropical shrub with beautiful blooms and fantastic foliage. These plants are hardy and make great, warm-season annuals and can act as houseplants.

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Bougainvillea ‘Double Red’ This Bougainvillea hybrid displays large puffs of brilliant red flowers form on the end of the vining stems. The clusters of double blooms differ from the single varieties by holding onto the plant without falling off. This gives the gardener a longer window of floral colour. This unusual cultivar can be staked, trellised or in hanging baskets. This plant is never without blooms.

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Psidium Guajava

Guava Yellow guava Lemon guava The common guava is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to the Caribbean, Central America and South America. It is easily pollinated by insects; when cultivated, it is pollinated mainly by the common honey bee, Apis mellifera.

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Ocimum Tenuiflorum

Ocimum sanctum Holy basil Tulsi Kaphrao Ormreah-pruv This sacred plant is an aromatic perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is a native of Indian subcontinent and cultivated throughout the Southeast Asian tropics. It is called as kaphrao in Thai and ormreah-pruv in Khmer. Basil flowers are edible and are similar to its leaves on flavour.

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Cascabela Thevetia – Yellow

Thevetia peruviana Mexican oleander Yellow oleander Lucky nut Peeli kaner Kaadukaasi Kanagalu Kolkaphu It is a native of America and belongs to Apocynaceae oleander family. This large shrub. Flowers come in yellow, white and orange colours. If ingested, one may develop vomiting, cramping, abdominal pain, nausea and bradycardia.

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Cascabela Thevetia - White

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Plumeria Rubra

Red frangipani Kathgolop Lal gulachin Kkhagi leihao Angangba Sampangi It belongs to Apocynaceae Oleander family. Prominent and strongly fragrant flowers appear profusely in summer in this deciduous shrub. The colours range from the common pink to white with shades of yellow in the centre of the flower. Red frangipani is native to Mexico, Central America, Colombia and Venezuela.

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Melaleuca Linearis

Bottle brush Callistemon linearis Callistemon pinifolius Callistemon rigidus This narrow leaved bottlebrush, which belongs to the myrtle family yrtaceae and is endemic to New South Wales and Queensland in Australia. This is a medium sized shrub with narrow leaves having rigid point and red flower spikes and blooms in late spring or early summer.

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Duranta Erecta

Golden dewdrop Pigeon berry Skyflower This is a species of flowering shrub in the verbena family Verbenaceae, native from Mexico to South America and the Caribbean. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in tropical and subtropical gardens throughout the world.

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Lantana Camara ‘Mutabilis'

Spanish flag Big-sage Wild-sage Red-sage White-sage Korsu wiri Korsoe wiwiri Tickberry West Indian lantana Umbelanterna Putus Gu phool Common lantana is a species of flowering plant within the verbena family Verbenaceae, is native to the American tropics.

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Lantana ‘Hybrida’

Spanish flag Big-sage Wild-sage Red-sage White-sage Korsu wiri Korsoe wiwiri Tickberry West Indian lantana Umbelanterna Putus Gu phool Common lantana is native to the American tropics. This is known to be toxic to livestock such as cattle, sheep, horses, dogs and goats.

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Hibiscus RosaSinensis ‘Red Dragon'

Chinese hibiscus China rose Hawaiian hibiscus Rose mallow Shoeblackplant This is a species of tropical hibiscus, a flowering plant in the Hibisceae tribe of the family Malvaceae. It is widely grown as an ornamental plant in the tropics and subtropics. This spectacular scarlet red double flowers is eye catching and showy.

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Malvaviscus Arboreus

Turk's cap mallow Wax mallow Sleeping hibiscus Scotchman’s purse Mazapan Malvaviscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. Its fruit can be used to make jelly or syrup. Both the fruit and flowers are used to make herbal teas.

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Syagrus Romanzoffiana

Queen palm Cocos palm This is a palm native to South America, which is introduced throughout the world as a popular ornamental garden tree. It is named after Nikolay Rumyantsev who was Russia's Imperial Chancellor. It is much used in urban landscaping and it is quite hardy. People eat the unexpanded leaves of apical buds in some regions.

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Anthurium

Tailflower Flamingo flower Laceleaf This is a genus of about 1000 species of flowering plants, the largest genus of the arum family, Araceae. The inflorescence bears small flowers which are perfect, containing male and female structures.

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James Fleming Hibiscus Exceptionally bright hot pink flowers with flat wide form stand in marked contrast to the foliage. Spectacular summer bloomer with upright rounded habit with perfect quick addition to the shrub or perennial border.

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Hibiscus Arnottianus

White hibiscus Rose mallow Rose of shaon Gurhal Sembaruhi flower Japa pushpam Gumamela white It belongs to family of Malvaceae and and grows to a small tree or plant. It attracts hummingbirds, butterflies and bees.

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Jane Cowl Double Peach Tropical Hibiscus This brilliant bright flower is a tropical hibiscus that produces abundant, large, gorgeous double flowers in peach to orange shades with ruffled petals. Jane Cowl is a vigorous growing, medium sized shrub or small tree that blooms over an extended period of time. Plant this one where the flowers can be enjoyed close up. Glossy, dark green leaves are an extra-added bonus.

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Red Pearl Amaryllis

Hippeastrum Red Pearl Belladonna lily Jersey lily Naked lady Amarillo Easter lily Thisis one of the darkest red amaryllis. Red pearl blooms are a deep velvety crimson red. This wonderful colour will brighten up any room. Amaryllis is the only genus in the subtribe Amaryllidinae in the tribe Amaryllideae.

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Leea

Leea coccinea Burgundy Red leea Hawaiian holly West Indian holly This is a genus of plants that are distributed throughout Australia, New Guinea, South and Southeast Asia and parts of Africa. This is a rare and stand alone houseplant.The genus was named by Linnaeua after James Lee, the Scottish nurseryman. Its flowers are visited by a variety of potential insect pollinators.

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Spathiphyllum

Peace Lily This is a genus of about 47 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas and Southeastern Asia. These are commonly known as spath or peace lilies. Although it is called a ‘lily', the peace lily is not a true lily from the family Liliaceae. This is mildly toxic to humans and other animals when ingested.

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Heliconia Rostrata

The hanging lobster claw False bird of paradise Patujú This is a herbaceous perennial plant native to Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica and Ecuador and Puerto Rico. Their cup-shaped flower bracts store water for birds and insects. This plant has downward-facing flowers, provide nectar to birds. This is known as patujú in Bolivia and is its national flower.

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Hedychium Coronarium

White garlandlily White ginger lily This is a perennial flowering plant in the Zingiberaceae (ginger) family, native to the Eastern Himalayas region of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, southern China and Taiwan. It is typically found growing as understory in the forest.

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Hibiscus Rosasinensis ‘Cairo Apricot' This is a medium sized shrub with gorgeous large apricot coloured flowers through the warm months of the year. Hibiscus beetle can do a lot of damage to this flower.

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Hibiscus ‘Crown of Bohemia' Hibiscus ‘Crown of Bohemia' is a gorgeous tropical looking shrub with double golden yellow flowers all year round in warm areas. It is a naturally bushy plant and can be trimmed to form a rounded hedge if desired.

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Double Peach Sinensis

Hibiscus Rosasinensis ‘Crown of Bohemia' It features bold peach round flowers with red eyes at the ends of the branches from mid summer to early fall. Its glossy pointy leaves remain dark green in color throughout the year. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

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Bauhinia × Blakeana

Hong Kong orchid tree This is a hybrid leguminous tree of the genus Bauhinia. It has large thick leaves and striking purplish red flowers. The orchid-like flowers bloom from early July to October. All of the cultivated trees derive from one cultivated at the Hong Kong Botanical Gardens since 1914. There, it is most commonly referred to by its Chinese name of 洋紫荊.

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Muntingia Calabura Muntingia is a genus of plants in the family Muntingiaceae, comprising only one species, Muntingia calabura and was named in honour of Abraham Munting. It is native to the neotropics, from Mexico south to Bolivia, with edible fruit and has been widely introduced in other tropical areas. Its fruit is red at maturity and is an edible berry.

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Murraya Paniculata

Orange jasmine Orange jessamine China box Mock orange This is a species of shrub or small tree in the family Rutaceae and is native to South Asia, Southeast Asia and Australia. The plant flowers throughout the year and produces small, fragrant flower clusters which attract bees, while the red fruits attract small frugivorous birds.

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Santalum Album

Indian sandalwood This is a small tropical tree and the traditional source of sandalwood oil. It is native to southern India and Southeast Asia. It is considered sacred in some religions. Its fragrance and medicinal qualities are valued. Indian sandalwood commands high prices for its essential oil owing to its high alpha santalol content.

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Ipoemea Tricolour

Morning glory Heavenly Blue Clarks Early This is a succession of blue flowers with white centres, growing to 5mm. A tender and short-lived perennial plant, it can survive the winter and it is best treated as an annual. A climbing plant, supporting itself by twining around the branches of other plants. Requires a rich well-drained soil in a warm sunny position.

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Clerodendrum Inerme

Vilkameria Inermis Glory Flower Banajai Garden quinine Chhoti ari Indian pivet Wild jasmine Seaside clerodendrum Embret, Sorcerer's bush Neer nochi Sankuppi This is a species of flowering plant in the genus of Volkameria of the family Lamiaceae, found in Australia, Asia and Pacific islands.

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Tabernaemontana Divaricata

Crepe jasmine This is a pretty little shrub with a rounded shape and pinwheel flowers reminiscent of gardenias. Rising 2 m high, these plants grow 2 m wide and look like rounded mounds of shiny green leaves. These are not very demanding and that makes crepe jasmine care easy.

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Cosmos Sulphureus

Sulfur csmos Orange cosmos Yellow cosmos This is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family Asteraceae, It is native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America and naturalized in other parts of of the world. It comes in yellow, orange and red colours.

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Serissa Foetida ‘Flore Pleno'

Snowrose Tree of a thousand stars Japanese boxthorn This flower is a native of Japan and belongs to Rubiaceae family and has only one species Serissa Japanica. It was formerly called Serissa foetida. The flowers are white and this plant is widely used for bonsai.

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Acalypha Hispida

Chenille plant Philippines Medusa Red hot cat's tail Fox tail Polok ekor Poochavaal Shibjhui This furry, attractive and brilliantly coloured flowering shrub belongs to the family of Euphorbiaceae, the subfamily Acalyphinae and the genus Acalypha. Acalypha is native to Hawaii and Oceania.

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Acalypha Wilkesiana

Copperleaf Jacob’s coat In this evergreen shrub, separate male and female flowers appear on the same plant. The male flowers are in long spikes which hang downwards while the female flowers are in short spikes. Acalypha wilkesiana ointment is used to treat fungal skin diseases.

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Dysis Lutescens

Areca Palm Bamboo Palm Golden Cane Palm Yellow Palm Butterfly Palm This is a cane type of palm tree native to Madagascar. Its tiny yellow flowers mature into berries, which are edible. It is the most grown ornamental indoor plant in its genus.

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Wedelia Chinensis

Yellow Dots Creeping Daisy Rabbit's Paw Creeping Oxeye Chinese Wedelia Gold cup Wild marigold Pilabhamgara Bhringraj Wedelia is a perennial evergreen weed. This plant has medicinal uses in Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Unani and Siddha. It is a low maintenance ground cover plant with lots of flowers.

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Clytostoma Callistegioides

Violet Trumpet Vine This is a genus of woody-stemmed vines are native to Argentina and Brazil. The botanical name comes from the Greek, klytos means splendid or beauteous and stoma means mouth. These pale lavender flowers are delicately detailed with dark violet and purple veins.

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Tabernaemontana Divaricata

Pinwheel flower Crape jasmine East India rosebay Nero's crown This is an evergreen shrub native to South Asia. It is grown as a house plant for its attractive flowers and foliage. The stem exudes a milky latex when broken and hence the name milk flower.

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Tabernaemontana Divaricata Variegata This belongs to Apocynaceae family and is a native of India. This is an evergreen shrub which is cultivated throughout South East Asia. The waxy blossoms are white fivepetaled pinwheels that are borne in small clusters on the stem tips. These flowers are commonly used for prayers in India.

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Hibiscus Syriacus

Mugunghwa Syrian ketmia Shrub althea Rose mallow This belongs to the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is native to southcentral and southeast China, but widely introduced elsewhere, including much of Asia. It is the national flower of South Korea and is mentioned in its national anthem.

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Zephyranthes Robusta

Brazillian copperlily Pink fairy lily This is a species of herbaceous flowering bulb. It is native to Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, but is now naturalized in North America, Colombia, South Africa and Mauritius.

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Artemisia Stelleriana

Beach Wormwood This rock garden artemisias is an accent plant which is native of Japan, Korea and Siberia. Its leaves look as if they are covered with powdered sugar. Its flowers are yellow in colour. It attracts butterflies and bees. It has a strong, herby odour that other artemisias do.

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Zephyranthes Grandiflora

Pink Rain Lily This is a tender bulb from the genus of Amaryllidaceae which is native to Americas. This is a perennial, with a tuft of outward spreading grassy foliage growing from a tunicate bulb with reddish skin. Each flower lasts a few days and there can be multiple flushes of blooms.

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Jasminum Multiflorum

Star jasmine Kunda This is a species of jasmine, in the family Oleaceae. This is native to India and South East-Asia. This species has fragrance. In Indian epics whiteness is stated as 'white as kunda' and beautiful white teeth are often compared to Kunda buds and held sacred to Lord Vishnu.

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Zephyranthes Candida

Autumn zephyrlily White windflower White rain lily Peruvian swamp lily This species of rain lily is native to South America Its flowers emerge from their papery sheaves to a stunning whiteness.

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Punica Granatum

Pomegranate This is grown for its fruit and for the beautiful orange-red tubular edible flowers with ruffled petals which are stunning in red colour. This is a tree that is native to Iran and India, hence thriving in hot, dry conditions akin to those found in the Mediterranean. Its flowers, leaves, bark and peel are all edible.

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Calliandra Surinamensis This is a low branching evergreen tropical shrub, named after Suriname. The flowers present as globose heads with small green petals and calyx with up to 100 stamens as a tube. The stamens are long, hair like and colourful. It is said to contain lectins which are toxic to cancer cells and it contains myrectin, lupeol and ferulic acid.

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Jasminum Nervosum

Jasminum subtriplinerve This is a straggling shrub with slender stems that scramble over the ground and climb onto the surrounding vegetation. This is a species of jasmine, in the family Oleaceae. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. Its leaves are used as a drink in Vietnam.

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Nyctanthes Arbor-tristis

Night-flowering jasmine Coral jasmine Parijat Gangaseuli Xewālee Pavazhamalli Shiuli This species of Nyctanthes is native to South Asia. The tree is called the ‘tree of sorrow'. It is used as a garland for the dead. This is the official flower of the state of West Bengal.

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Terminalia Catappa

Country almond Indian almond Malabar almond Sea almond Tropical almond Beach almond False kamani This is a large tropical tree in the leadwood tree family combretaceae, native to Asia, Australia, the Pacific and Madagascar.

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Aloe Vera

Chinese aloe Cape aloe Barbados aloe This succulent plant of the genus Aloe, is an invasive species. This perennial is from the Arabian Peninsula. Aloe vera gel is used as an ingredient in yogurts, beverages and some desserts. At high or prolonged doses, ingesting aloe latex or whole leaf extract can be toxic.

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Cycas Revoluta

Sago palm King sago Sago cycad Sotetsu or Japanese sago palm This hardy plant is known for its feathery foliage and is a native of Japan. This plant is considered a cycad and not a palm. Cycads' only relation to the true palms is that both are seed plants. The cycad seed contains cycasin toxin.

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Nerium Oleander Double White

Nerium Oleander Kaner Ganneru Karavira This belongs to Apocynaceae family. It is an evergreen perennial and blooms year around and it is one of the ancient flowering plants of India. The flowers grow in clusters.

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Mauritius Hemp

Furcraea foetida This is a source of natural fibers. Its long, swordshaped, variegated leaves make it a distinctive ornamental piece. Its flowers bloom in creamy white with a powerful and pleasant scent. They grow on the thick stem shooting from the middle of the plant reaching upto 20 feet.

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Roystonea Regia

Cuban Royal Palm Florida Royal Palm This large and attractive palm is found throughout the world as an ornamental tree. Its flowers are visited by birds and bats and it serves as a roosting site and food source for animals. This is the national tree of Cuba and is used in Palm Sunday observances.

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Allamanda Blanchetii

Purple allamanda Violet allamanda Red bell Allamanda violacea This is a species of perennial flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae native to Brazil. This is cultivated as an ornamental plant in warm regions of the world.

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Melaleuca Linariifolia

Snow-in-summer Narrow-leaved paperbark Flax-leaved paperbark Budjur This is a plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae and is endemic to eastern Australia. A hardy plant, it flowers prolifically in late spring or summer, making it a popular garden shrub or small tree in temperate places.

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Tectona Grandis

Teak This is a tropical hardwood tree species in the family of Lamiaceae. It is a large, deciduous tree that occurs in mixed hardwood forests. It has small, fragrant white flowers arranged in dense clusters (panicles) at the end of the branches. These flowers contain both types of reproductive organs.

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Pseuderanthemum Carruthersii

Carruthers' falseface This is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is a native from the Solomon Islands to Vanuatu. Its flowers are erect, clustering loosely and appearing at branch tips in pink, deeper pink at corolla throat.

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Purple Fountain Grass

Pennisetum setaceum Rubrum This is an ornamental grass with dark purple or burgundycoloured arching foliage. It Grows well even in poor soil. Its foliage and foxtail plumes show up well when surrounded by contrasting plants. Purple fountain grass is heat tolerant and produces red-burgundy foxtail flowers.

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Sambucus Nigra

Elder Elderberry Black elder European elder European elderberry European black elderberry This is a species complex of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae native to most of Europe and North America. Both the flowers and the berries used in the making of cordial and wine.

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Passiflora Incarnata

Passion Flower This climbing shrub is native to the United States. The name comes translated from Italian ‘fiore della passione' in reference to the flower's resemblance to the implements of the crucifixion. It does produce a mesmerizing and beautiful yet delicate flower. The whole plant is used as medicine.

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Adenium Obesum

Sabi star Kudu Mock azalea Impala lily Desert rose This is a poisonous species of flowering plant belonging to tribe Nerieae of subfamily Apocynoideae of the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It is native to south of the Sahara and Arabia.

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Costus Pictus

Painted Spiral Ginger Costus hieroglyphica Costus mexicanus Costus congestous This is a perennial herb, native to Mexico. It has long narrow leaves with wavy edges. The major attraction of this plant is spiral leaf stem and tissue paper like flowers in yellow, with red spots and stripes.

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Lagerstroemia Speciosa

Queen Crape myrtle Jarul Pride of India This is a flowering plant in the genus Lagerstroemia of the family Lythraceae. It is native to the South Asia. The name honours Swedish botanist Magnus von Lagerstroem. The tree is a popular nesting shrub for songbirds and wrens.

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Griselinia Lucida

Puka Akapuka Shining broadleaf This is an epiphytic plant native to New Zealand. The greenish flowers are quite small and are borne on slim twigs from late spring to mid-summer. The panicles of flowers are small, too. Five petals are owned by the pistillate flowers.

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Acmella Oleracea

Spot flowers This is a genus of plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is native to the Americas. The flower heads are usually solitary at the tips of the stem. There are several disc florets with bell-shaped throats and 4 or 5 triangular lobes, usually yellow or sometimes orange.

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Morinda Citrifolia

Great morinda Indian mulberry Noni Beach mulberry Cheese fruit This is a fruit-bearing tree in the coffee family, Rubiaceae. Its native to Southeast Asia and was spread across the Pacific by Polynesian sailors. The fruit has some 100 names. The plant bears small white flowers and fruits all year round.

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Gymnema Sylvestre

Gurmar Gymnem Australian cowplant Periploca of the woods Gurmar This is a perennial woody vine native to tropical Asia and it has been used in Ayurvedic medicine. Gurmar means ‘destroyer of sugar'. Its pale-yellow flowers are small, in axillary and lateral umbel like cymes.

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Hibiscus RosaSinensis

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Pentas Lanceolata

Egyptian starcluster This is a species of flowering plant in the madder family, Rubiaceae that is native to of Africa. It is known for its use as a garden plant where it often accompanies butterfly gardens. It comes in three varieties, which bloom in red, pink or white.

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Alternanthera Brasiliana

Alternanthera Metal weed Bloodleaf Parrot leaf Ruby leaf Brazilian joyweed Purple alternanthera Purple joyweed This plant of the amaranth family is native to South America. Its vanillacoloured, pompom flowers are in compact clusters in the top leaf branching. It can flower in any time of the year.

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Piper Longum

Long pepper Indian long pepper Pipli This is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit. The fruit of the pepper consists of many miniscule fruits embedded in the surface of a flower spike. This is a native of India.

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Clitoria Ternatea

Asian pigeonwings Aparajita Bluebellvine Blue pea Butterfly pea Cordofan pea Darwin pea This species belongs to the family Fabaceae. In India, it is revered as a holy flower. The species name is thought to derive from the city of Ternate in the Indonesian archipelago, from where it originated.

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Lagerstroemia Indica

Furush Ful It belongs to the plant family Lythraceae. This is native to the China, Japan and Korea. This flower is common at public gardens. The flowers come in pink and white colours.

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Acacia Auriculiformis

Auri Earleaf acacia Earpod wattle Northern black wattle Papuan wattle Tan wattle Akashmoni This is native to Australia, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Its flowers are 8 cm long and in pairs in creamy yellow and are sweet scented. The generic name Acacia comes from the Greek word ‘akis' meaning a point or a barb.

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Magnolia × Alba

White champaca White sandalwood White jade Orchid tree This is a hybrid of Magnolia champaca and Magnolia montana. In Taiwan, the flowers are plucked from trees before they open and bunches of them are strung together on wire, to be sold at roadside to truck and taxi drivers.

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Pelargonium Inquinans

Scarlet geranium This a species of plant in the genus Pelargonium is indigenous to South Africa. It can be propagated by seeds and cuttings. The scarlet red flowers, also pink or white, are grouped by 10 to 20 in pseudo-umbels. They are zygomorph with the two upper petals may be a little smaller than the three lower petals.

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Coleus Scutellarioides

Coleus This is a genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs, sometimes succulent, with a fleshy or tuberous rootstock, found in the tropics and subtropics. It blooms in spikes of tiny blue or white flowers produced on coleus at the end of the season. These little blooms make a charming cut flower.

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Gazania These daisy-like flowers that come in a huge variety of colours. Though there are solid colours, most of them have multicoloured petals surrounding a yellow centre. They have a dark ring around the centre and some also have striped petals. Gazania are easy to grow and they are native to southern Africa.

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Alpinia Purpurata

Red ginger Ostrich plume Pink cone ginger This is a native Malaysian plant with showy flowers on long brightly coloured red bracts. They look like the bloom, but the true flower is the small white flower on top.

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Gomphrena Globosa

Globe amaranth Vadamalli Rudrakshi hoova Mahakali phool This belongs to family of Amaranthaceae and is propagated in shades of magenta, purple, red, orange, white, pink and lilac. The true flowers are small and inconspicuous. This is native to Central America and is used to make a garland during Bhai Tika in Nepal.

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Carica Papaya

Papaya Its native to the Americas. These flowers are five-parted and highly dimorphic; the male flowers have the stamens fused to the petals. The female flowers have a superior ovary and five contorted petals loosely connected at the base. Both are borne in the leaf axils and they are sweetscented, open at night and windor insectpollinated.

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Moringa Oleifera The flowers of moringa are fragrant and hermaphroditic, surrounded by five unequal, thinly veined, yellowish-white petals. They grow on slender, hairy stalks in spreading or drooping flower clusters. Flowering begins within the first six months after planting. In cool regions, flowering occurs once a year.

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Manilkara Zapota

Sapodilla Sapota Chikoo Chico Naseberry Nispero Zapote This is an evergreen tree native to Mexico. It was introduced in Philippines during Spanish colonization. Its white flowers are inconspicuous and bell-like, with a six-lobed corolla. It is grown in large quantities in South Asia.

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Alcea Rosea

Common hollyhock This is an ornamental dicot flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It came to Europe from China. William Turner, an herbalist, gave its name ‘Holyoke’. It grows up to 8 feet tall with large heartshaped leaves. The flowers are of about 5 inches in diameter which attract hummingbirds and butterflies.

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Pseuderanthem-um Laxiflorum

Shooting Star Purple Star Amethyst Stars Dazzler Star Flower This is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. This is a bushy shrub, in the genus Pseuderanthemum, means False Eranthemum. The flowers are purple with five petals resembling star.

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Mirabilis Jalapa

Marvel of Peru Four o'clock flower This is available in a range of colours. Mirabilis in Latin means wonderful and Jalapa is the capital of Veracruz in México. This was cultivated by the Aztecs for medicinal and ornamental purposes. The fragrance is more intense and noticeable during the warm period of the day.

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Dwarf Tabernaemon-tana Divaricata This belongs to Angiosperms division of plants and it grows to a shrub with perennial span of life. Its leaves are green, glossy, simple and lanceolate shaped. Its flowers are white with five petals arranged like pinwheels in counter clockwise direction and has white corolla tube.

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Ruellia Simplex

Ruellia angustifolia Lindau Ruellia Brittoniana Leonard Mexican bluebell This Trumpet shaped flowers are metallic blue to purple, with five petals and 7.6 cm wide and belong to the family of Acanthaceae. It is native to Mexico and is named after French botanist Jean Ruel.

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Benincasa Hispida

Wax gourd Ash gourd White gourd Winter gourd Tallow gourd Ash pumpkin Winter melon Chinese preserving melon Puhul This is a vine with very large fruit, eaten as a vegetable when mature. In India, this is used in the Ayurvedic system of medicine. In Yoga, it is identified as a great source of prana.

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Plumeria Obtusa

Singapore graveyard flower This is a species of the genus Plumeria (Apocynaceae) and it is native to the West Indies but widely cultivated for its ornamental and fragrant flowers around the world, in suitable warm climates. Its flowers are white with yellow throats and each has five petals and bloom in clusters.

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Ravenala Madagascariensis

Traveller's tree Traveller's palm East-West palm Ravenala This is a genus of flowering plants with a single species from Madagascar. The large white flowers are structurally similar to birdof-paradise with a green bract. These flowers, on pollination, produce brilliant blue seeds.

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Millingtonia Hortensis

Millingtonia Tree jasmine Indian cork tree This is the sole species in the genus Millingtonia, which is native to South Asia. This is named after Sir Thomas Millington. It blooms in night and sheds in morning. The white flower with bell-shaped sepals have five small lobes as large panicles which emit a pleasant fragrance.

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Spathodea Campanulata African tulip tree It is native to tropical dry forests of Africa. This is among the 100 of the ‘World's Worst’ invaders. This is planted as an ornamental tree and is appreciated for its very showy reddish-orange or crimson campanulate flowers. The flowers are bisexual and zygomorphic.

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Tecoma Stans

Yelllow Elder Yellow Trumpetbush Yellow Bells Yellow Elder Ginger-thomas This is a perennial in the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae, and is native to the Americas. It bears large, showy and bright golden yellow trumpet-shaped flowers, which attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.

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Cuphea Hyssopifolia

False Heather Mexican Heather Hawaiian Heathe Elfin Herb This is a small evergreen shrub native to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. It grows to about 90cm and has purple, lavender or white coloured flowers and fine foliage.

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Bougainvillea Glabra

Lesser bougainvillea Paper flower This is a genus of vines belonging to the family, Nyctaginaceae. It is native to South America. The inflorescence consists of large colourful sepal-like bracts which surround three simple waxy flowers. This is commonly used for bonsai.

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Barleria Cristata

Philippine Violet Bluebell Barleria Crested Philippine Violet This is a plant species in the family Acanthaceae which is native to South Asia. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in villages and gardens. The flowers are about 5 cm long, funnel-shaped in violet, pink or white colour.

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Citrus × Aurantium

Bitter orange Seville orange Bigarade orange Marmalade orange This is native to Southeast Asia and has been spread by humans to many parts of the world. It is probably a cross between the pomelo, Citrus maxima and the mandarin orange, Citrus reticulata.

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Hibiscus Mutabilis

Confederate Rose Dixie Rosemallow Cotton Rose Rose of Sharon Changeable Rose Baru Landak Botan Mati-laki-matibini Chinese Rose This blooms into a large 10-15 cm wide double flower. The flowers are white or pink when open in the morning, but gradually darken to red and drop off in the evening.

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Euphorbia Pulcherrima

Poinsettia Mexican flame flower Painted leaf This belongs to the family of Euphorbiaceae and native to America. It is known for its red and green foliage and is used in floral displays. The flowers are unassuming. They are grouped within the cyathia. It derives its name from Joel Roberts Poinsett.

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Calliandra Haematocephala This is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae. Rambling shrub or small tree with branched pinnate, silky leaves and powder-puff-like balls of conspicuous dark crimson stamens which attract butterflies and hummingbirds.

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Glandularia × Hybrid

Garden verbena Clump verbena Rose verbena This is a square-stemmed creeping plant that bears flat heads of phloxlike flowers in a range of colours. This is cultivated for garden flowers.

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Tabebuia Chrysotricha

Lawn tree Golden trumpet tree This is a small tree. The leaves drop for a short period in April to May, and it is at this time that the trees put on their heaviest flowering display in bright yellow, the trumpetshaped, bright yellow blossoms appearing in dense terminal clusters.

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Butea Monosperma

Flame of the forest Palash Bastard teak This is a species of Butea native to South Asia. The flowers are long, bright orange-red and produced in racemes. Adivasis in India prepare a summer beverage out of tea of the flower which is considered to have medicinal benefits.

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Peltophorum Pterocarpum

Copperpod Yellowflamboyant Yellow flametree Yellow poinciana Yellow-flame This is a species of Peltophorum, native to tropical Asia and a popular ornamental tree grown around the world. The flowers are yellow, produced in large compound raceme up to 20 cm long.

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Pongamia Pinnata

Millettia pinnata Pongamia glabra Derris indica Cytisus pinnatus This belongs to Fabaceae (pea family). The leaves are a soft, shiny burgundy in early summer and mature to a glossy, deep green. Small clusters of white, purple, and pink flowers blossom on their branches throughout the year.

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Samanea Saman

Albizia saman Acacia propinqua Mimosa saman Rain Tree Coco tamarind Acacia preta French tamarind Saman Monkey pod This tree has an umbrella like canopy of evergreen foliage and puffs of pink flowers. The flowers appear like round, silken tufts.

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Syzygium Cumini

Java plum Jamun Neril Neeralu Nagai This belongs to Myrtaceae family. The evergreen jamun plant is originally from Indonesia and India. Its fragrant flowers are white in colour and branched in clusters.

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INDEX Acacia Auriculiformis Acacia preta Acacia propinqua Acalypha Hispida Acalypha Wilkesiana Acmella Oleracea Adenium Obesum African tulip tree Akapuka Akashmoni Albizia saman Alcea Rosea Alfombrilla Allamanda Blanchetii Allamanda Cathartica Allamanda violacea Aloe Vera Alpinia Purpurata Alternanthera Alternanthera Brasiliana Amarillo Amethyst Stars Angangba Anthurium Aparajita Arali Areca Palm Artemisia Stelleriana

109 142 142 66 67 100 96 128 99 109 142 119 16 89 4 89 84 114 105 105 49 120 37 45 107 12 68 75

Ash gourd Ash pumpkin Asian pigeonwings Auri Australian cowplant Autumn zephyrlily Bamboo Palm Banajai Barbados aloe Barleria Cristata Baru Landak Bastard teak Bauhinia × Blakeana Beach almond False kamani Beach mulberry Beach Wormwood Belladonna lily Benincasa Hispida Bhringraj Bigarade orange Bird-of-Paradise Bitter orange Black elder

Black poui Bloodleaf Blue jacaranda Blue pea Bluebell Barleria

124 124 107 109 102 78 68 62 84 132 134 139 57 83 101 75 49 124 69 133 7 133 94 24

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Bluebellvine Botan Bottle brush Bougainvillea ‘Double Red’ Bougainvillea Glabra – Orange Bougainvillea Spctabilis Brazilian joyweed Brazillian copperlily

Bright eyes Budjur Burbank Butea Monosperma Butterfly Palm Butterfly pea Caesalpinia pulcherrima Calliandra Haematocephala Calliandra Surinamensis Callistemon linearis

Callistemon pinifolius Callistemon rigidus Canna ‘Yellow King Humbert' Cape Cape aloe

Cape periwinkle

107 134 38 32 11 9 105 74 15 90 13 139 68 107 22 136 80 38 38 38 13 23

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Carica Papaya Cariru Carruthers Cascabela Thevetia White Cascabela Thevetia – Yellow

Catharanthus Roseus Ceylon spinach Waterleaf Changeable Rose Cheese fruit Chenille plant Chico Chikoo China box China rose China rose China rose Chinese aloe Chinese hibiscus Chinese hibiscus Chinese hibiscus Chinese preserving melon Chinese Rose Chinese Wedelia

Christ plant Christ thorn Citrus × Aurantium Clarks Early

116 28 92 36 35 15 28 134 101 66 118 118 59 42 103 5 84 5 42 103 124 134 69 14 14 133 61

Clematis Terniflora Clerodendrum Inerme Clitoria Ternatea Clump verbena Clytostoma Callistegioides Coco tamarind Cocos palm Coleus Coleus Scutellarioides Common hollyhock Confederate Rose Copperleaf Copperpod

Coral jasmine Cordofan pea Cosmos Sulphureus Costus congestous Costus hieroglyphica Costus mexicanus Costus Pictus Cotton Rose Country almond Crane flower Crape jasmine Creeping Daisy Creeping Oxeye Crepe jasmine Crested Philippine Violet

27 62 107 137 70 142 44 112 112 119 134 67 140 82 107 64 97 97 97 97 134 83 7 71 69 69 63 132

Crossandra Infundibulifo-rmis Cuban Royal Palm Cuphea Hyssopifolia Cycas Revoluta Cytisus pinnatus Dakota Mock Vervain Dakota vervain Darwin pea Dazzler Delonix Regia Derris indica Desert rose Dixie Rosemallow Double Peach Sinensis Duranta Erecta Dwarf poinciana Dwarf Poinciana Pride of Barbados Dwarf Tabernaemontana Divaricata Dysis Lutescens Earleaf acacia Earpod wattle East India rosebay Easter lily East-West palm Ravenala Egyptian starcluster Elder

29 88 130 85 141 16 16 107 120 8 141 96 134 56 39 18 2, 22 122 68 109 109 71 49 126 104 94 150

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Elderberry Elfin Herb Embret,

Euphorbia Milii Euphorbia Pulcherrima European black elderberry. European elder European elderberry False bird of paradise False Heather Fern tree Firebush Hummingbird bush Firecracker flower Flamboyant-de-jardin Flame of the forest Flame tree Flamingo flower Flax-leaved paperbark Florida Royal Palm Florida spinach Flos pavonis Flos Pavonis Flamboyant-deJardin Four o'clock flower Fox tail French tamarind Furcraea foetida

94 130 62 14 135 94 94 94 52 130 24

26 29 22 8, 139 8 45 90 88 28 22 2, 18 121 66 142 87

Furush Ful

Gangaseuli Ganneru Garden quinine Chhoti ari Garden verbena Gazania Gbure Gilded Spoon Ginger-thomas Glabra Glandularia × Hybrid Glandularia bipinnatifida Globe amaranth Gold cup Gold Edge Duranta Golden Arrow Golden Cane Palm Golden dewdrop Pigeon berry Golden trumpet Common trumpet vine Golden trumpet tree Gomphrena Globosa

Graveyard plant Great bougainvillea Great morinda Griselinia Lucida Gu phool Guava

108 82 86 62 137 113 28 25 129 131 137 16 115 69 31 25 68 39 4 138 115 15 9 101 99 40 33

Gumamela white Gurhal Gurmar Gymnem Gymnema Sylvestre Hamelia Patens Handroanthus Impetiginous Hardy Double Yellow Oleander Hawaiian Heathe Hawaiian hibiscus Heavenly Blue Hedychium Coronarium Heliconia Rostrata Hibiscus ‘Crown of Bohemia' Hibiscus Arnottianus Hibiscus Mutabilis Hibiscus RosaSinensis Hibiscus Rosasinensis ‘Cairo Apricot' Hibiscus Rosasinensis ‘Crown of Bohemia' Hibiscus RosaSinensis ‘Red Dragon' Hibiscus Syriacus Hippeastrum Red Pearl Holy basil

47 47 102 102 102 26 1 30 130 5, 42, 103 61 53 52 55 47 134 5, 103 54 56 42 73 49 34 151

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Honeysuckle Hong Kong orchid tree Impala lily Indian almond Indian cork tree Indian long pepper Indian mulberry Indian pivet Indian sandalwood Ipoemea Tricolour Isigude (Nguni) Ix Canaan Ixora Coccinea Ixora Coccinea Red Jacaranda Jacaranda Mimosifolia Jacob’s coat James Fleming Hibiscus Jamun Jane Cowl Double Peach Tropical Hibiscus Japa pushpam Japanese boxthorn Jarul Jasminum Multiflorum Jasminum Nervosum Jasminum subtriplinerve

57 96 83 127 106 101 62 60 61 7 26 10 10 24

Jatropha coccinea Jatropha hastata Jatropha Integerrima Jatropha pandurifolia Java plum Jersey lily Naked lady Jungle flame Kaadukaasi

Kanagalu Kanakambaram Kaner Kaphrao Karavira Kathgolop King sago Kkhagi leihao

Kolkaphu

Korsoe wiwiri Korsu wiri Kudu Kunda

46 143 48 47 65 98 77 81 81

Laceleaf Lagerstroemia Indica Lagerstroemia Speciosa Lagos bologi Lal gulachin Lantana ‘Hybrida’ Lantana Camara ‘Mutabilis' Lawn tree

21 21 21 21 143 49 10 35 35 29 86 34 86 37 85 37 35 40 40 96 77 45 108 98 28 37 41 40 138

Leadwort Leea Leea coccinea Burgundy Lemon guava Lemonia Lesser bougainvillea Lesser Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra Limonia Lindau Long pepper Lucky nut

Madagascar periwinkle Magnolia × Alba Mahakali phool

Malabar almond Malvaviscus Arboreus Manilkara Zapota Marmalade orange Marvel of Peru Mathilde Ferrier Mathilde Ferrier Oleander Mati-laki-mati-bini Mauritius Hemp Mazapan Melaleuca Linariifolia Melaleuca Linearis Metal weed

6 50 50 33 19 131 11 19 123 106 35 15 110 115 83 43 118 133 121 30 30 134 87 43 90 38 105

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Mexican Bird of Paradise Mexican bluebell Mexican flame flower Mexican Heather Mexican oleander Millettia pinnata Millingtonia Millingtonia Hortensis Mimosa saman Mirabilis Jalapa Mock azalea Mock orange Monkey pod Moradilla Morinda Citrifolia Moringa Oleifera Morning glory Mugunghwa Muntingia Calabura Murraya Paniculata Mussaenda Marmalade Mussaenda Philippica Nagai Narrow-leaved paperbark Naseberry

Nayanthara Neer nochi Neeralu

2, 18, 22 123 135 130 35 141 127 127 142 121 96 59 142 16 101 117 61 73 58 59 17 3 143 90 118 15 62 143

Nela basale Neril Nerium Nerium Nerium Oleander Nerium Oleander Double White Nero's crown

Night-flowering jasmine Nispero

Nithyakalyan Noni Northern black wattle

Nyctanthes Arbortristis Ocimum sanctum Ocimum Tenuiflorum

Old maid Oleander Oleander Orange cosmos Yellow cosmos Orange jasmine

Orange jessamine Ormreah-pruv Ostrich plume Painted leaf Painted Spiral Ginger Palash Papaya

28 143 12, 86 12 12, 30 86 71 82 118 15 101 109 82 34 34 15 12 86 64 59 59 34 114 135 97 139 116

Paper flower Paper flower Papuan wattle

Parijat Parrot leaf Passiflora Incarnata Passion Flower Patujú Peace Lily Peacock Flowe Red Bird of Paradise Peacock flower Peacock Flower Bright Pink Peacock Flower – Orange Peacock Flower Caesalpinia Pulcherrima Peeli kaner Pelargonium Inquinans Peltophorum Pterocarpum Pendkuli Pennisetum setaceum Penstemon Centranthifolius Pentas Lanceolata Periploca of the woods Peruvian swamp lily Philippine spinach Philippine Violet

11 131 109 82 105 95 95 52 51 2 18, 22 22 18 18 35 111 140 10 93 20 104 102 78 28 132 153

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Philippines Medusa Pilabhamgara Pink cone ginger Pink fairy lily Pink Ipe

Pink Lapacho Pink periwinkle Pink Rain Lily Pink Ravenia Pink Trumpet Pinwheel flower Piper Longum Pipli Plumbago Plumbago Auriculata Plumeria Obtusa Plumeria Pudica Plumeria Rubra Poin Mussaenda Poinciana Poinciana Poinsettia Polok ekor Pomegranate Pongamia glabra Pongamia Pinnata Poochavaal Potherb fame flower Pride of Barbados Pride of India

66 69 114 74 1 1 15 76 19 1 71 106 106 6 6 125 25 37 3 2, 22 4, 18 135 66 79 141 141 66 28 18 98

Pseuderanthemum Carruthersii Pseuderanthem-um Laxiflorum Psidium Guajava Puhul Puka Punica Granatum Purple allamanda Purple alternanthera Purple Fountain Grass Purple joyweed Purple priarie verbena Putus

Pavazhamalli Queen Crape myrtle Queen palm Rabbit's Paw Rain Tree Ravenala Madagascariensis Ravenia Spectabilis Red bell

Red bird of paradise Red frangipani Red ginger Red hot cat's tail Red leea Hawaiian holly West Indian holly

92 120 33 124 99 79 89 105 93 105 16 40 82 98 44 69 142 126 19 89 18, 22 37 114 66 50

Red Pearl Amaryllis Redhead Red-sage Rose mallow Rose mallow Shoeblackplant Rose of shaon Rose of Sharon

Rose periwinkle Rose verbena Royal poinciana Gulmohar Flamboyant Roystonea Regia Rubrum Ruby leaf Rudrakshi hoova Ruellia angustifolia Ruellia Brittoniana Leonard Ruellia Simplex Sabi star Sago cycad Sago palm Saman Samanea Saman Sambucus Nigra Sampangi Sankuppi Santalum Album Sapodilla Sapota

49 26 40 5, 47, 103 42 47 134 15 137 8 88 93 105 115 123 123 123 96 85 85 142 142 94 37 62 60 118 118 154

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Scarlet bugler Scarlet bush Scarlet geranium Scotchman’s purse Sea almond Seaside clerodendrum Sembaruhi flower Serissa Foetida ‘Flore Pleno' Seville orange Shibjhui Shining broadleaf

Shiuli Shoeblack plant Shooting Star Purple Star Shrub althea Rose mallow Singapore graveyard flower Skyflower Sleeping hibiscus Snow-in-summer Snowrose Sorcerer's bush Sotetsu or Japanese sago palm Spanish flag Big-sage Spathiphyllum Spathodea Campanulata Spot flowers

20 26 111 43 83 62 47 65 133 66 99 82 5, 103 120 73 125 39 43 90 65 62 85 40 51 128 100

Star Flower Star jasmine Strelitzia reginae Sulfur csmos Surinam purslane Sweet autumn clematis Sweet autumn virginsbower Sweetheart Syagrus Romanzoffiana Syrian ketmia Syzygium Cumini Tabebuia Chrysotricha Tabernaemontana Divaricata Tabernaemontana Divaricata Variegata Tailflower Talinum Fruticosum Tallow gourd Tan wattle Teak Tecoma Capensis Tecoma Stans Tectona Grandis Terminalia Catappa

120 77 7 64 28 27 27 28 44 73 143 138 63, 71 72 45 28 124 109 91 23

129 91 83

The crown of thorns

The hanging lobster claw

Thevetia peruviana Tickberry Traveller's palm Traveller's tree Tree jasmine Tree of a thousand stars Tropical almond Tulsi Turk's cap mallow Umbelanterna Vadamalli Vilkameria Inermis Glory Flower Violet allamanda Violet Trumpet Vine Wax gourd Wax mallow Wedelia Chinensis West Indian lantana White champaca White garland-lily White ginger lily White gourd White hibiscus White jade Orchid tree White rain lily White sandalwood White windflower White-sage

35 40 126 126 127 65 83 34 43 40 115 62 89 70 124 43 69 40 110 53 53 124 47 110 78 110 78 40 155

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Wild jasmine Wild marigold Wild-sage Winter gourd Winter melon

Xewālee Yelllow Elder Yellow allamanda Yellow Bells

62 69 40 124 124 82 129 4 129

Yellow Dots Yellow Elder Yellow flametree Yellow guava Yellow oleander Yellow Palm Yellow poinciana Yellow Trumpetbush Yellow-flamboyant

69 129 140 33 35 68 140 129 140

Yellow-flame Zapote Zephyranthes Candida Zephyranthes Grandiflora Zephyranthes Robusta Jungle geranium Flame of the woods

140 118 78 76 74 10 10

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