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Posted by Jacqueline on October 29th, 2006 in A-Z: Plants Index by Botanical Names

Alphabetical Listing of Plants Botanical Names

Our site’s plant database or encyclopedia, indexed alphabetically by botanical names for easy reference and access. List will be continually updated.

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(Last update – January 16, 2012)

• Abutilon megapotamicum (Flowering Maple, Trailing Abutilon, Chinese Lantern, Brazilian Bellflower)
• Adenium obesum (Desert Rose, Mock Azalea, Impala Lily, Sabi Star, Kudu)
• Adiantum capillus-veneris (Southern Maidenhair Fern, Common Maidenhair Fern, Venus Hairfern)
• Adiantum trapeziforme (Diamond Maidenhair, Giant Maidenhair, Trapezoid Maidenhair-fern)
• Adonidia merrillii (Manila Palm, Christmas Palm, Dwarf Royal Palm)
• Aeschynanthus radicans (A. lobbianus) (Lipstick Plant/Vine, Basket Vine)
• Agapanthus (Agapanthus, African Lily, Blue Lily, Lily of the Nile)
• Agave desmettiana (Smooth Agave, Dwarf Century Plant, Smooth Century Plant)
• Aglaonema spp. (Aglaonema, Chinese Evergreen)
• Aglaonema cv. ‘Valentine’ (Thai Aglaonema, Chinese Evergreen)
• Allamanda blanchetii (Cherry Allamanda, Purple Allamanda)
• Allamanda cathartica (Yellow Allamanda, Yellow Bell, Golden Trumpet, Buttercup Flower)
• Alpinia purpurata ‘Red’ (Red Ginger, Red Ginger Lily, Jungle King, Jungle Queen)
• Alternanthera ficoidea [syn: A. tenella] (Joseph’s Coat, Parrot Leaf, Calico Plant, Sanguinarea, Bloodleaf, Joyweed, Copperleaf)
• Annona squamosa (Custard Apple, Sugar Apple)
• Anthurium andraeanum (Flamingo Flower/Lily, Tail Flower, Lacquer Anthurium, Oilcloth Flower, Painter’s Palette)
• Asplenium nidus (Bird’s Nest Fern, Crow’s Nest Fern)
• Bauhinia kockiana (Kock’s Bauhinia, Red Trailing Bauhinia, Climbing Bauhinia)
• Bismarckia nobilis; syn: Medemia nobilis (Bismarck Palm, Bismark Palm)
• Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea, Paper Flower)
• Brugmansia suaveolens (Angel’s Trumpet, Angel-star, Angel’s Tears, Brugmansia, Tree Datura, Toa, Maikoa)
• Brunfelsia calycina / pauciflora (Yesterday-today-tomorrow, Morning-noon-night, Kiss me quick)
• Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Dwarf Poinciana, Dwarf Flamboyan, Pride of Barbados, Barbados Pride, Barbados Flower-fence, Peacock Flower, Paradise Poinciana, Red Bird-of-Paradise)
• Caladium lindenii ‘Magnificum’ (Angel’s Wing, Indian Kale)
• Calathea lutea (Cigar Calathea, Cuban Cigar, Mexican Cigar Plant, Habana Cigar, Pampano)
• Calathea makoyana (Peacock Plant, Cathedral Windows, Brain Plant)
• Calathea roseo picta (Rose Painted Calathea, Rose Painted Prayer Plant)
• Calliandra emarginata ‘Red’ (Dwarf Powder Puff, Powderpuff Plant)
• Carphalea kirondron (Flaming Beauty)
• Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar Periwinkle, Cape Periwinkle, Rose/Rosy Periwinkle, Vinca)
• Cattleya species and hybrids (Cattleya, Cattleya Orchid, Corsage Orchid, Queen of Flowers)
• Cheilocostus speciosus [syn: Costus speciosus] (Crape Ginger, Crepe Ginger, Canereed, Malay Ginger, Spiral Flag/Ginger, White Costus)
• Chlorophytum amaniense (Fire Flash, Fire Glory, Mandarin Plant, Tangerine, Sierra Leone Lily)
• Chlorophytum comosum (Spider Plant, Variegated Spider Plant, Airplane Plant, Ribbon Plant)
• Chlorophytum laxum ‘Bichetii’ (Bichetii Grass, False Lily Turf, Wheat Plant, Siam Lily, Variegated/Dwarf Spider Plant)
• Christia vespertilionis (Red Butterfly Wing, Mariposa, Aircraft/Bat Grass)
• Chrysothemis pulchella (Copper Leaf)
• Cissus discolor (Rex Begonia Vine, Trailing/Climbing Begonia Vine, Painted Cissus)
• Clerodendrum thomsoniae (Bleeding Heart Vine, Glory Bower, Bag Flower, Clerodendron)
• Clitoria ternatea (Butterfly Pea, Blue Pea Vine, Asian Pigeonwings, Bunga Telang/Biru in Malay)
• Clivia miniata (Bush Lily, Kaffir Lily, Clivia Lily, St John’s Lily, Fire Lily)
• Codiaeum variegatum (Croton, Garden Croton, Variegated Laurel)
• Cordyline terminalis [syn.: C. fruticosa] (Hawaiian Ti, Ti Plant, Good Luck Plant/Tree)
• Costus woodsonii (syn: Costus/Alpinia spiralis] (Red Button Ginger, Scarlet Spiral Flag, Red Cane, Panamanian Candle Ginger, Indian Head Ginger, Dwarf French Kiss)
• Crinum asiaticum [syn.: C. amabile] (Giant/Grand Crinum Lily, Spider Lily, Asiatic Poison Bulb, Poison Bulb/Lily, Seashore Lily, Bakong)
• Crossandra infundibuliformis (Firecracker Flower, Firecracker Plant, Kanakambaram)
• Cryptanthus bivittatus (Earth Star, Starfish Plant)
• Cyrtostachys renda (Red Sealing Wax Palm, Lipstick Palm, Rajah Palm)
• Cuphea hyssopifolia (Mexican Heather, False Heather, Hawaiian Heather)
• Cyperus involucratus (Umbrella Plant, Umbrella Sedge, Umbrella Grass, Umbrella Papyrus, Galingale)
• Dahlia ‘Suffolk Punch’ (Dahlia, Garden Dahlia)
• Dendrobium phalaenopsis (Dendrobium Orchid)
• Dieffenbachia (Dumb Cane, Spotted Dumbcane, Leopard Lily)
• Dieffenbachia bowmannii Carriere (Dumb Cane, Spotted Dumbcane, Leopard Lily)
• Dracaena deremensis (Dracaena, Dracaena Cane, Green Dracaena, Cornstalk Dracaena)
• Dracaena marginata ‘Tricolor’ (Rainbow Tree, Tricolor/Variegated Dracaena, Variegated Madagascar Dragon-Tree, Red-margined/Red-edged Dracaena)
• Dracaena surculosa (Spotted Dracaena, Gold Dust Dracaena, Gold Dust Plant)
• Duranta erecta / repens (Pigeon Berry, Golden Dewdrop, Skyflower)
• Dypsis lutescens (Butterfly Palm, Yellow Butterfly/Bamboo Palm, Yellow Palm, Golden Yellow Palm, Golden Feather/Cane Palm, Areca Palm, Madagascar Palm)
• Epidendrum spp. (Epi, Epidendrum Orchid, Crucifix Orchid, Reedstem Epidendrum, Star Orchid)
• Epipremnum aureum (Pothos, Devil’s Ivy, Money Plant, Silver/Taro Vine, Centipede tongavine, Hunter’s Robe)
• Episcia cupreata (Flame Violet, Carpet Plant)
• Euphorbia bracteata (Little Bird Flower, Tall Slipper Flower, Slipper Plant, Candelilla, ‘Xiao Niao Hua’ in Mandarin, ‘Pokok Burung Indonesia’ in Malay)
• Euphorbia milii (Crown of Thorns, Christ Plant, Christ Thorn/Crown)
• Euphorbia pulcherrima (Poinsettia, Christmas Flower/Star, Lobster Plant/Flower, Flame Leaf Flower, Mexican Flameleaf)
• Evolvulus glomeratus (Evolvulus, Blue Daze, Hawaiian Blue Eyes, Brazilian Dwarf Morning-Glory)
• Fittonia albivenis or F. verschaffeltii (Mosaic Plant, Nerve Plant, Painted/Silver Net Leaf, Silver Fittonia/Nerve/Threads, Snakeskinplant)
• Fuchsia species and hybrids (Fuchsia, Lady’s Eardrops, Bush Fuchsia, Basket Fuchsia, Trailing Fuchsia)
• Gerbera jamesonii (Gerber/Gerbera Daisy, Barberton Daisy, Transvaal Daisy, African Daisy)
• Gomphrena globosa (Bachelor’s Buttons, Globe Amaranth, Gomphrena)
• Guzmania lingulata var. minor (Orange Star, Scarlet Star)
• Heliconia species (Parrot’s Heliconia, Lobster Claw, Christmas Heliconia, etc.)
• Hemigraphis alternata (Red Flame Ivy, Red Ivy, Cemetary Plant, Metal-leaf, Purple Waffle Plant)
• Hibiscus mutabilis (Confederate Rose, Cotton Rose, Cotton Rosemallow, Changeable Rose)
• Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Tropical Hibiscus, Chinese Hibiscus, China Rose, Shoe Flower, Hawaiian Hibiscus)
• Hippeastrum (Amaryllis, Hippeastrums, Hippies, Barbados Lily)
• Homalomena rubescens (Roxb.) Kunth (Homalomena Rubescens)
• Hosta (Corfu Lily, Day Lily, Plantain Lily, Giboshi, Funkia)
• Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Endless Summer’ (Mophead Hydrangea, Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Hortensia)
• Hylocereus undatus (Red Pitaya, Red Pitahaya, Dragonfruit, Dragon Fruit, Night Blooming Cereus, Belle of the Night, Strawberry Pear, Conderella Plant)
• Hymenocallis caribaea (Caribbean Spiderlily, Spider Lily, White Lily)
• Impatiens walleriana (Impatiens, Touch-me-not, Jewel Weed, Sultana, Busy Lizzy/Lizzie, Patience Plant, Zanzibar Balsam)
• Ixora species (Jungle Flame, Jungle Geranium, Flame of the Woods, Needle Flower, West Indian Jasmine)
• Jatropha podagrica (Gout Plant/Stick, Buddha Belly Plant, Bottleplant Shrub, Purging Nut, Guatemala Rhubarb)
• Kalanchoe blossfeldiana (Christmas Kalanchoe, Florist Kalanchoe, Flaming Katy)
• Lantana camara (Lantana, Largeleaf Lantana, Spanish Flag, Shrub Verbena, Red/Yellow/Wild Sage)
• Licuala grandis (Vanuatu Fan Palm, Ruffled Fan Palm, Ruffled Lantan Palm, Palas Payung, Round-leaved/Large-leaved Licuala Palm)
• Livistona chinensis (Chinese Fan Palm, Chinese Fountain Palm)
• Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘Burgundy’ (Chinese Fringe Flower, Chinese Witch Hazel, Pink Chinese Loropetalum, Burgundy Loropetalum)
• Melampodium divaricatum (Butter Daisy, Melampodium, Gold Medallion Flower)
• Murraya koenigii (Curry Leaf, Curry Leaf Plant/Tree, Curry Leaves)
• Mussaenda erythrophylla (Ashanti Blood, Red Flag Bush, Red Mussaenda)
• Mussaenda luteola (Dwarf Yellow Mussaenda, White Wing, Miniature White Flag)
• Mussaenda philippica ‘Aurorae’ (White Mussaenda, Tropical Dogwood, Virgin Tree)
• Nephrolepis falcata cv. furcans (Fishtail Fern, Fishtail Swordfern, Forked/Weeping Sword Fern)
• Nerium oleander ‘Pink’ (Oleander)
• Nolina recurvata; Beaucarnea recurvata (Ponytail Plant, Bottle Palm)
• Orthosiphon aristatus/stamineus (Cat’s Whiskers, Java Tea, Misai/Kumis Kuching)
• Oxalis triangularis (Purple or Dark Leaf Shamrock, Purpleleaf False Shamrock)
• Pandanus amaryllifolius (Fragrant Pandan; Pandan Screwpine, Pandan Leaf/Leaves)
• Passiflora miniata Vanderplank (syn: Passiflora coccinea hort.) (Red Granadilla, Red Passion Flower, Scarlet Passion Flower, Passionflower, Passion Vine)
• Philodendron bipinnatifidum (Cut-Leaf/Split-Leaf/Fiddle-Leaf Philodendron, Tree Philodendron, Lacy Tree Philodendron, Selloum)
• Pithecellobium dulce ‘Variegated’ (Variegated Madras Thorn, Manila Tamarind, Sweet Inga, Monkey Pod)
• Pityrogramma calomelanos (Dixie Silverback Fern, Silver Fern)
• Platycerium (Staghorn Fern, Elkhorn Fern)
• Plectranthus ‘Mona Lavender’ (Lavender Spur Flower, Mona Lavender)
• Plumbago auriculata / capensis (Blue Plumbago, Cape Plumbago, Cape Leadwort, Skyflower)
• Podocarpus macrophyllus var. Maki (Shrubby Japanese Yew, Buddhist Pine, Yew/Chinese Podocarp, Podocarpus)
• Podranea ricasoliana (Pink Trumpet Vine, Port St Johns Creeper, Port St Johns-klimop)
• Portulaca grandiflora (Portulaca, Rose Moss, Moss Rose, Sun Plant)
• Pritchardia pacifica (Fiji Fan Palm, Pacific Fan Palm)
• Proiphys amboinensis (Cardwell Lily, Northern Christmas Lily)
• Pseuderanthemum reticulatum (Golden Pseuderanthemum, Yellow-vein Eranthemum, Golden Net-bush, False/Speckled Eranthemum, Golden Eldorado)
• Pteris ensiformis cv. Evergemiensis (Silver Lace Fern, Slender Brake Fern)
• Ptychosperma macarthurii (Macarthur Palm, Macarthur Feather Palm, Cluster Palm, Hurricane Palm)
• Pyrostegia venusta (Flame Vine, Flaming Trumpet, Orange Trumpet Vine/Creeper, Golden Shower)
• Quisqualis indica ( Rangoon Creeper Vine, Burma Creeper, Drunken Sailor, Scarlet Ragoon, Chinese Honeysuckle)
• Rhapis excelsa ( Lady Palm, Broadleaf Lady Palm, Bamboo Palm)
• Rhododendron simsii; Azalea indica (Indoor/Indian Azalea, Chinese Indica/Azalea/Honeysuckle, Sim’s Azalea, Belgian/Southern Indian or Indica Hybrids)
• Ricinus communis (Castor Bean, Castor Oil Plant, Castorseed, Mexico Seed, Palma Christi, Wonder Tree [in Malay: Jarak api/minyak])
• Ruellia brittoniana ‘Katie’ (Katie Dwarf Ruellia, Dwarf Purple Ruellia, Dwarf Mexican Petunia)
• Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Bantel Sensation’ (White Sansevieria)
• Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Golden Hahnii’ (Golden Birdnest Sansevieria, Golden Bird’s Nest Snake Plant, Golden Birdnest Goodluck Plant)
• Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Laurentii’ (Goldband Sansevieria, Variegated Snake Plant, Mother-in-law’s tongue)
• Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Silver Hahnii’ (Silver Birdnest Sansevieria, Silver Bird’s Nest Snake Plant, Dwarf Silver Snake Plant)
• Sinningia speciosa (Gloxinia, Florist’s Gloxinia, Brazalian Gloxinia, Violet Slipper Gloxinia)
• Solanum macranthum (Potato Tree, Brazilian Potato Tree, Giant Potato Tree, Giant Star Potato Tree)
• Solanum pseudocapsicum (Jerusalem Cherry, Christmas/Winter Cherry, Madeira Cherry, Coral Bush)
• Solenostemon scutellarioides (Coleus, Flame/Painted Nettle, Painted Leaves, Duckfoot)
• Spathiphyllum spp. (Peace Lily, Spathe Flower, White Anthurium)
• Syzygium samarangense (Wax Jambu, Java Rose Apple, Water Apple)
• Tagetes erecta, Tagetes patula (African/American Marigold, French Marigold)
• Tecoma capensis (syn.: Tecomaria/Bignonia capensis) (Cape Honeysuckle)
• Thunbergia laurifolia (Blue Trumpet Vine, Blue Sky Vine, Laurel-leaved Thunbergia, Laurel Clock Vine, Babbler’s Vine, aka Akar Tuau in Malaysia)
• Thunbergia mysorensis (Clock Vine, Lady’s Slipper Vine, Brick & Butter Vine, Dolls’ Shoes, Mysore Clock Vine)
• Torenia fournieri (Bluewings, Wishbone Flower, Torenia)
• Tradescantia bermudensis ‘Variegata’ (Variegated Oyster Plant, Variegated Boat Lily/Plant, Variegated Moses-in-the-basket)
• Tristellateia australasiae (Shower of Gold Climber, Vining Milkweed/Thriallis, Galphimia Vine, Australian Gold/Golden Vine, Maiden’s Jealousy)
• Vanda Species (Vanda Orchid)
• Wrightia antidysenterica (Snowflake, Milky Way, Arctic Snow, Winter Cherry Tree, Sweet Indrajao, Pudpitchaya, Hyamaraca)
• Yucca aloifolia (syn: Yucca yucatana) (Spanish Bayonet, Aloe Yucca, Dagger Plant)
• Zephyranthes Species (Rain Lily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily)

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