Thursday, May 31, 2012

Flora of Asia

I am creating a separate blog of the flora seen in China, because I cannot remember where I have seen certain plants when I need to recall the name!
I will try to separate native from introduced plants.

NATIVE
Abies sp/Fir:
Acer palmatum/Japanese Maple:
Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'/Japanese Red Maple:
Acer palmatum 'Laceleaf'/Laceleaf Japanese Maple:
Albizia julibrissin/Mimosa or Persian Silk Tree:
Alcea rosea/Common Hollyhock:
Alpinia zerumbet/Shell Ginger:
Arundina graminifolia/Bamboo Orchid:
Aucuba japonica/Spotted Laurel:
Bambusa sp./Bamboo:
Bambusa eutuldoides/Phoenix-tail Bamboo:
Shoot
Bauhinia x blakeana/Hong Kong Orchid Tree:
Brassica napus/Rapeseed or Canola:
Buddleja davidii/Butterfly Bush:
Camellia japonica/Camellia:
Camellia sinensis/Tea plants:
Campsis grandiflora/Chinese Trumpet Vine:
Catalpa ovata/Chinese Catalpa:
Cedrus deodora/Himalayan Spruce:
Cercis chinensis/Chinese Red Bud:
Chaenomeles japonica/Flowering Quince:
 
Chrysanthemum morifolium/Chrysanthemum for tea:
Cinnamomum camphora/Camphor Laurel Tree:
Citrus maxima/Pomelo:
Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis/Buddha's Hand Citron:
Citrus sinensis/Orange Tree:
Colocasia/Elephant Ear:
Cornus kousa/Kousa Dogwood:
Cotoneaster sp.:
Cupressus sp/Cypress:

Curcuma sp:
Diospyros kaki cultivar/Fuyu Persimmon:
Diospyros sp/Persimmon:
Edgeworthia chrysantha/Paper Bush:
Ensete lasiocarpa/Golden Lotus Banana:
Euphorbia lactea "Cristata:"
Excoecaria cochinchinensis/Chinese Croton:
Farfugium japonicum/Leopard Plant:
Ficus benjamina/Weeping Fig:
Ficus benjamina variegata:
Ficus sp/Fig:
Fragaria nilgerrensis/Wild Strawberry:
Gardenia sp:
Hemerocallis fulva/Orange Day Lily:
Hibiscus mutabilis/Confederate Rose:
Hibisucs syriaca:
Hibiscus sp:
Hosta sp./Plantain Lily:
Hydrangea macrophylla/Hydrangea:
Hydrangea macrophylla cultivar/Lacecap Hydrangea:
Hydrocotyle sibthorpiodes/Lawn Pennywort:
Related to the invasive dollarweed of Florida!
Ilex crenata/Japanese Holly:
Impatiens balsalmina/Touch Me Not:
Iris confusa/Bamboo Iris:
Jasminum nudiflorum/Winter Jasmine:
Jasminum officinale/Common Jasmine:
Jasminum sambac/Arabian Jasmine:
Kerria japonica:
Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora':
Lagerstroemia indica/Crape Myrtle:
Lagerstroemia speciosa/Giant Crape Myrtle:
Ligustrum lucidum/Chinese Privet:
Ligustrum sp.:
Lonicera japonica/Japanese Honeysuckle:
Loropetalum chinense/Chinese Fringe Flower:
Lycoris aurea/Yellow Spider Lily:
Lycoris radiata/Red Spider Lily:
Magnolia liliiflora/Mulan or Tulip Magnolia:
Mahonia japonica bealei:
Malvaviscus penduliflorus/Turk's Cap:
Michelia figo/Banana Magnolia:
Mucuna nigricans:
Musa sp./Banana:
Mussaenda erythrophylla pink:
Mussaenda erythrophylla red:
 Mussaenda philippica:
Nelumbo nucifera/Sacred Lotus:
Nymphaea sp./Water Lily:
Tiny Sleeping Lotus:
Ophiopogon japonicus:Mondo Grass:
Oryza sative/Asian Rice:
Osmanthus fragrans/Tea Olive:
Osmoxylon lineare:
Paeonia suffruticosa/Chinese Peony:
Passiflora manicata:
Persicaria capitata:
Persicaria longiseta:
Photinia x fraseri/Red Tip:
Pinus bungeana/Lacebark Pine:
Pinus hwangshanensis/Huangshan Pine:
Pinus tabuliformis/Chinese Red Pine:
Pittosporum sp:
Populus tomentosa/Chinese White Poplar:
Prunus avium ssp./Cherry Tree:
Prunus x domestica/Plum Tree:
Prunus persica/Peach Tree:
Pseudocydonia sinensis/Chinese Quince:
Pyracantha saphyr 'Jaune'/Firethorn:
Pyrus pyrifolia/Asian Pear:
Quisqualis indica/Chinese Honeysuckle:
Rhododendron sp:/Asian Azaleas:
Rhododendron vireya sp./Mountain Rhododendron:
Robinia pseudoacacia/Black Locust:
Rosa hybrid:
Rosa chinensis Jacq.:
Rubrus sp/Raspberry:
Sabina chinensis/Chinese Juniper:
Salix babylonica/Weeping Willow:
Siraitia grosvenorii/Monk Fruit:
Solanum mammosum/Nipplefruit:
Solanum melongena/Eggplant:
Sophora japonica 'Pendula'/Weeping Japanese Pagoda Tree:
Sorbus amabilis/Huangshan Rowan:
Styphnolobium japonicum/Pagoda Tree or Chinese Scholar Tree:
Syringa x chinensis/Chinese Lilac:
Torreya grandis/Chinese Nutmeg Tree:
Veronica persica/Persian Speedwell:
Vicia faba/Fava Bean:
Viola odorata/Sweet Violet:
Weigela coraeenssis:
Wisteria sinensis/Chinese Wisteria:
Zelkova schneideriana:
Zingiber officinale/Ginger:
Ziziphus zizyphus/Chinese Date or Jujube:
Dried jujubes.


INTRODUCED
Albizia saman/Raintree:
Aloe arborescens/Candelabra Aloe:
Aquilegia vulgaris/Columbine cultivars:
On right.
Bauhinia kockiana/Koch's Bauhinia:
Bougainvillea glabra/Bougainvillea:
Brownea coccinea:
Calibracoa hybrid/Million Bells:
Callistemon sp./Bottlebrush:
Canna indica cultivars:
Carica papaya/Papaya:
Castanospermum australe/Moreton Bay Chestnut:
Celosia cristata/Cockscomb:
Clerodendrum speciosissimum/Java Glory Bower:
Clerodendrum thomsoniae/Bleeding Heart Vine:
Colchicum autumnale/Autumn Crocus:
Coreopsis verticillata:
And Cosmos sp.:
Costus woodsonii?:
Couroupita guianensis/Cannonball Tree (South America, India):
Datura inoxia/Thorn-apple (C and S America):
Delonix regia/Royal Poinciana:
Duranta erecta/Skyflower:
Echinacea purpurea/Coneflower:
Eruca sativa/Arugula:
Fatsia japonica:
Fragaria × ananassa/Garden Strawberry:
Gaillardia x hybrida/Blanket Flower:
Gaura lindheimeri/Lindheimer's Beeblossom (LA, TX):
Gerbera hybrida/Gerber Daisy:
On left.
Heliconia bihai:
Heliconia psittacorum:
Heliconia rostrata:
Hesperis matronalis:
Hesperis sp.:
Hymenocallis littoralis/Beach Spider Lily:
Hypericum perforatum/St John's Wort:
Iris pseudacorus/Yellow Iris:
Lonicera periclymenum/Common or European Honeysuckle:
Magnolia grandiflora/Magnolia (SE USA):
Adenium obesium/Mock Azalea:
Almonda cathartica/Yellow Allamanda:
Medinilla magnifica:
Myriophyllum aquaticum/Parrot Feather:
Nerium oleander/Oleander:
Nuphar sp./Similar to Spatterdock:
Oenothera speciosa/Evening Primrose:
Oxalis articulata/Pink Sorrel:
Oxalis triangularis/False Shamrock:
Center.
Petunia x hybrida/Petunia:
Philodendron hybrid 'Prince of Orange':
Philodendron sp.:
Pistia stratiotes/Water Lettuce:
Platanus sp./Sycamore or Plane Tree:
Plumeria obtusa/Frangipani:
Pontederia cordata/Pickerel Rush:
Portulaca sp./Moss Rose:
Primula/Primrose cultivars:
Punica granatum/Pomegranate:
Ranunculus asiaticus cultivars:
Rhyncostylis gigantea:
Ricinus communis/Castor Oil Plant (Mediterranean, E Africa, India):
Salix babylonica cultivar/Weeping Willow :
Salvia splendens/Red Salvia:
Saururus cernuus/Lizard's Tail:
 
Streptocarpus saxorum/False African Violet:
Tabernaemontana divaricata/Pinwheel Jasmine:
Thalia dealbata:Water Canna:
Tibouchina semidecandra/Glory Bush:
Tibouchina urvilleana/Glory Bush:
Tulbaghia violacea/Society Garlic:
Verbena bonariensis/Tall Verbena:
Victoria sp./King Lotus (Amazon):
Vinca major/Greater Periwinkle:
Vinca major variegata:
Viola x wittrockiana/Pansies:


UNIDENTIFIED











Fungi:


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ref. Mandevilla/Red. Mandavilla Yellow are wrong photos furnished,
as per photos they are Adenium obesium and Almonda cathartica

Jax Stumpes said...

Thank you so much for the corrections!