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Plants Index by Botanical Families

Plants Index by Botanical Families (29/10/2006)

Alphabetical listing of plants by Family Names

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

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(Last update – 28 June, 2018)

Acanthaceae:
– Acanthus ebracteatus (Sea Holly, Holly Mangrove, Holly-leaved Mangrove, Jejeru Hitam in Malay)
– Aphelandra squarrosa (Zebra Plant)
– Crossandra infundibuliformis (Firecracker Flower, Firecracker Plant, Kanakambaram)
– Fittonia albivenis or F. verschaffeltii (Mosaic Plant, Nerve Plant, Painted/Silver Net Leaf, Silver Fittonia/Nerve/Threads, Snakeskinplant)
– Graptophyllum pictum ‘Aurea Variegata’ (Caricature Plant, Jamaican Croton)
– Hemigraphis alternata (Red Flame Ivy, Red Ivy, Cemetary Plant, Metal-leaf, Purple Waffle Plant)
– Pseuderanthemum reticulatum (Golden Pseuderanthemum, Yellow-vein Eranthemum, Golden Net-bush, False/Speckled Eranthemum, Golden Eldorado)
– Ruellia brittoniana ‘Katie’ (Katie Dwarf Ruellia, Dwarf Purple Ruellia, Dwarf Mexican Petunia, Dwarf Blue Bell)
– Ruellia simplex [syn: R. brittoniana, R. tweediana] (Britton’s Wild Petunia, Desert Petunia, Mexican Petunia, Mexican Bluebell)
– Thunbergia erecta (King’s Mantle, Bush Clock Vine, Trumpet Thunbergia)
– Thunbergia laurifolia (Blue Trumpet Vine, Blue Sky Vine, Laurel-leaved Thunbergia, Laurel Clock Vine, Babbler’s Vine)
– Thunbergia mysorensis (Clock Vine, Lady’s Slipper Vine, Brick & Butter Vine, Dolls’ Shoes, Mysore Clock Vine)
Agapanthaceae:
– Agapanthus (African Lily, Blue Lily, Lily of the Nile)
Agariaceae:
– Leucocoprinus birnbaumii (Flowerpot Parasol, Plantpot Dapperling, Yellow Parasol, Yellow Pleated Parasol, Yellow Houseplant Mushroom, Lemon-yellow Lepiota)
Agavaceae:
– Cordyline terminalis (syn.: C. fruticosa) (Hawaiian Ti, Ti Plant, Good Luck Plant/Tree)
– Yucca aloifolia (syn: Yucca yucatana) (Spanish Bayonet, Aloe Yucca, Dagger Plant)
Amaranthaceae:
– Alternanthera ficoidea [syn: A. tenella] (Joseph’s Coat, Parrot Leaf, Calico Plant, Sanguinarea, Bloodleaf, Joyweed, Copperleaf)
– Celosia argentea (Plumed Cockscomb, Silver Cock’s Comb, Woolflowers, Troublesome Weed)
– Gomphrena globosa (Bachelor’s Buttons, Globe Amaranth, Gomphrena)
Amaryllidaceae:
– Clivia miniata (Bush Lily, Kaffir Lily, Clivia Lily, St John’s Lily, Fire Lily)
– Crinum asiaticum [syn.: C. amabile] (Giant/Grand Crinum Lily, Spider Lily, Asiatic Poison Bulb, Poison Bulb/Lily, Seashore Lily, Bakong)
– Crinum asiaticum ‘Variegatum’ (Variegated Crinum, Variegated Grand Crinum Lily, Variegated Giant Spider Lily, Striped Bengal Lily, Asiatic Poison Bulb)
– Hippeastrum (Amaryllis, Hippeastrums, Hippies, Barbados Lily)
– Hymenocallis caribaea (Caribbean Spiderlily, Spider Lily, White Lily)
– Proiphys amboinensis (Cardwell Lily, Northern Christmas Lily)
– Zephyranthes Species (Rain Lily, Zephyr Lily, Fairy Lily)
Anacardiaceae:
– Spondias dulcis (Ambarella, Golden Apple, Yellow/Golden Plum)
Annonaceae:
– Annona muricata (Soursop, Prickly Custard Apple, Durian Belanda in Malay)
– Annona squamosa (Custard Apple, Sugar Apple)
– Polyalthia longifolia (False Ashoka, Buddha Tree, Mast Tree)
Apiaceae:
– Astrantia major (Greater Masterwort, Great Black Masterwort, Melancholy Gentlemen)
– Daucus carota (Carrot, Wild Carrot, Queen Anne’s Lace)
Apocynaceae:
– Adenium obesum (Desert Rose, Mock Azalea, Impala Lily, Sabi Star, Kudu)
– Allamanda blanchetii (Cherry Allamanda, Purple Allamanda)
– Allamanda cathartica (Yellow Allamanda, Yellow Bell, Golden Trumpet, Buttercup Flower)
– Allamanda cathartica cv. Indonesia Sunset (Peach-coloured Allamanda)
– Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar Periwinkle, Cape Periwinkle, Rose/Rosy Periwinkle, Vinca)
– Hoya (Wax Plant, Waxvine, Waxflower, Porcelain Flower)
– Nerium oleander ‘Pink’ (Oleander)
– Nerium oleander (Rosebay, Nerium, Oleander)
– Plumeria (Frangipani)
– Tabernaemontana divaricata (Pinwheel Flower, Crepe/Crape Jasmine, Crepe Gardenia, East Indian Rosebay, Nero’s Crown, Milk Flower)

– Vallaris glabra (Bread Flower, Kerak Nasi and Bunga Kesidang in Malay)
– Vallaris glabra (Bread Flower, Kerak Nasi and Bunga Kesidang in Malay)
– Vallaris glabra (Bread Flower, Kerak Nasi and Bunga Kesidang in Malay)
– Vallaris glabra (Bread Flower, Kerak Nasi and Bunga Kesidang in Malay)

– Wrightia antidysenterica (Snowflake, Milky Way, Arctic Snow, Winter Cherry Tree, Sweet Indrajao, Pudpitchaya, Hyamaraca)
Araceae (Arum/Aroid family):
– Aglaonema spp. (Aglaonema, Chinese Evergreen)
– Aglaonema cv. Legacy (Thai Aglaonema, Aglaonema Thai Hybrid, Thai Chinese Evergreen)
– Aglaonema cv. ‘Valentine’ (Thai Aglaonema, Chinese Evergreen)
– Alocasia cuprea (Giant Caladium, Elephant’s Ear, Jewel Alocasia)
– Alocasia macrorrhizos ‘Variegata’ [syn: A. macrorrhiza ‘Variegata’] (Variegated Giant Elephant Ear, Variegated Giant Alocasia, Variegated Giant Taro)
– Alocasia sanderiana [syn: Schizocasia sanderiana W. Bull Engl.] (Kris Plant, Keris Plant, Sander’s Alocasia, African Mask)
– Anthurium andraeanum (Flamingo Flower/Lily, Tail Flower, Lacquer Anthurium, Oilcloth Flower, Painter’s Palette)
– Caladium lindenii ‘Magnificum’ (Angel’s Wing, Indian Kale)
– Caladium ‘Lucky Purple’ (Moung Mong Kol, Lucky Purple Caladium, Lucky Purple Elephant Ear, Heart of Jesus ‘Lucky Purple’)
– Caladium Rosebud (Rose Bud Caladium, Fancy Leaf Caladium, Angel Wings, Elephant Ears)
– Caladium ‘White Christmas’ (Angel-wing White Christmas, Fancy Leaf White Caladium, White Christmas Caladium)
– Dieffenbachia Species (Dumb Cane, Spotted Dumb Cane, Leopard Lily)
– Dieffenbachia bowmannii Carriere (Dumb Cane, Spotted Dumbcane, Leopard Lily)
– Epipremnum aureum (Pothos, Devil’s Ivy, Money Plant, Silver/Taro Vine, Centipede tongavine, Hunter’s Robe)
– Homalomena rubescens (Roxb.) Kunth (Homalomena rubescens)
– Philodendron bipinnatifidum (Cut-Leaf/Split-Leaf/Fiddle-Leaf Philodendron, Tree Philodendron, Lacy Tree Philodendron, Selloum)
– Schismatoglottis calyptrata (Drop Tongue, ‘Guang xi luo yan’ (in China), Dukaruk (in Sabah – Kadazandusun language))
– Paphiopedilum rothschildianum (Rothschild’s Slipper Orchid, Gold of Kinabalu Orchid)
– Spathiphyllum spp. (Peace Lily, Spathe Flower, White Anthurium)
– Syngonium podophyllum (Goosefoot Plant, Arrowhead Vine/Plant, Nephthytis, Five-fingers, African/American Evergreen)
Araliaceae:
– Osmoxylon lineare ‘Variegata’ (Variegated Miagos Bush, Green Aralia)
– Schefflera arboricola ‘Janine’ (Janine Schefflera, Dwarf Umbrella Tree, Hawaiian Elf Schefflera)
Araucariaceae:
– Araucaria bidwillii (Bunga Pine, Bunya-Bunya Tree, False Monkey Puzzle Tree, Queensland Pine)
– Araucaria heterophylla (Norfolk Island Pine, Star Pine, Triangle Tree, Living Christmas Tree)
Arecaceae (Palmae):
– Adonidia merrillii; syn: Veitchia merrillii (Manila Palm, Christmas Palm, Dwarf Royal Palm)
– Bismarckia nobilis; syn: Medemia nobilis (Bismarck Palm, Bismark Palm)
– Caryota mitis (Clustered Fishtail Palm, Tufted Fishtail Palm, Burmese Fishtail)
– Cyrtostachys renda (Red Sealing Wax Palm, Lipstick Palm, Rajah Palm)
– Dypsis leptocheilos (Redneck Palm, Teddy Bear Palm, Red Fuzzy Palm)
– Dypsis lutescens (Butterfly Palm, Yellow Butterfly/Bamboo Palm, Yellow Palm, Golden Yellow Palm, Golden Feather/Cane Palm, Areca Palm, Madagascar Palm)
– Elaeis guineensis (Palm Oil, African Oil Palm, Kelapa Sawit in Malay)
– Hyophorbe lagenicaulis (Bottle Palm, Palmiste Gargoulette)
– Johannesteijsmannia magnifica (Silver Joey, Umbrella Palm, Daun Payung in Malay)
– Latania loddigesii (Blue Latan Palm, Latan Palm, Blue Latania Palm)
– 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)
– Metroxylon sagu (Sago Palm, Smooth Sago Palm)
– Oenocarpus bataua (Bataua Palm, Seje Palm, Pataua Palm, Ungurahui)
– Oncosperma tigillarium (Nibung Palm, Nibong Palm, Nibung, Nibong)
– Pritchardia pacifica (Fiji Fan Palm, Pacific Fan Palm)
– Ptychosperma macarthurii (Macarthur Palm, Macarthur Feather Palm, Cluster Palm, Hurricane Palm)
– Rhapis excelsa (Lady Palm, Broadleaf Lady Palm, Bamboo Palm)
– Roystonea regia (Cuban Royal Palm, Florida Royal Palm, Royal Palm)
– Saribus rotundifolius (Round-leaf Fountain Palm, Footstool/Fan Palm, Table Palm, Java Fan Palm, Anahaw Palm)
– Wodyetia bifurcada (Foxtail Palm, Wodyetia Palm)
Asparagaceae:
– Agave desmettiana (Smooth Agave, Dwarf Century Plant, Smooth Century Plant)
– Agave desmettiana ‘Variegata’ (Dwarf Variegated Agave, Variegated Smooth Agave, Variegated Smooth Century Plant)
– Asparagus officinalis (Asparagus, Garden Asparagus)
– Chlorophytum comosum (Spider Plant, Variegated Spider Plant, Airplane Plant, Ribbon Plant)
– Chlorophytum comosum ‘Variegatum’ (White Spider, White-edged Spider Plant, Variegated Spider Ivy, Airplane/Ribbon Plant, Hen-and-chickens)
– Dracaena braunii; syn.: Dracaena sanderiana (Lucky Bamboo, Ribbon Plant, Ribbon Dracaena, Belgian Evergreen)
– Dracaena deremensis (Dracaena, Dracaena Cane, Green Dracaena, Cornstalk Dracaena)
– Dracaena marginata (Madagascar Dragon Tree, Red-edged Dracaena)
– Dracaena reflexa ‘Song of India’ (Pleomele, Dracaena reflexa variegata, ‘Song-of-India’, Reflexed Dracaena)
Asphodelaceae:
– Aloe vera (Chinese/Indian Aloe, True Aloe, Barbados Aloe, Burn/Medicinal Aloe, First Aid Plant)
– Dianella ensifolia (Umbrella Dracaena, Flax Lily, Common Dianella, Sword-leaf Dracaena, Cerulean Flax-lily, Siak-Siak in Malay)
Aspleniaceae:
– Asplenium Nidus (Bird’s Nest Fern, Crow’s Nest Fern)
Asteraceae:
– Coreopsis (Calliopsis, Tickseed, Pot Of Gold, Yellow Cosmos)
– Dahlia imperialis (Tree Dahlia, Bell Tree Dahlia, Imperial/Giant Dahlia)
– Dahlia ‘Suffolk Punch’ (Dahlia, Garden Dahlia)
– Gerbera jamesonii (Gerbera Daisy, Gerber Daisy, Transvaal Daisy, Barberton Daisy, African Daisy)
– Helianthus annuus (Common Sunflower, Comb Flower, Golden Flower, St Bartholomew’s Star)
– Melampodium divaricatum (Butter Daisy, Melampodium, Gold Medallion Flower)
– Sphagneticola trilobata (Singapore Daisy, Creeping-oxeye, Trailing Daisy, Wedelia, Yellow Creeping Daisy, Rabbit’s Paw)
– Tagetes erecta, Tagetes patula (African/American Marigold, French Marigold)
Balsaminaceae:
– Impatiens balsamina (Garden Balsam, Garden Jewelweed, Touch-me-not, Rose Balsam, Spotted Snapweed)
– Impatiens walleriana (Impatiens, Touch-me-not, Jewel Weed, Sultana, Busy Lizzy/Lizzie, Patience Plant, Zanzibar Balsam)
Begoniaceae:
– Begonia rajah (Resam Batu in Malay)
Bignoniaceae:
– Crescentia cujete [syn.: C. acuminata, C. angustifolia] (Calabash Tree, Gourd Tree, ‘Mo Fa Kor’ in Chinese)
– Podranea ricasoliana (Pink Trumpet Vine, Port St Johns Creeper, Port St Johns-klimop)
– Pyrostegia venusta (Flame Vine, Flaming Trumpet, Orange Trumpet Vine/Creeper, Golden Shower)
– Tecoma capensis (syn.: Tecomaria/Bignonia capensis) (Cape Honeysuckle)
– Tecoma stans (Yellow Bells, Yellow Trumpetbush, Yellow Elder, Ginger-thomas)
Bombacaceae:
– Durio zibethinus (Durian, Common Durian, Civet Fruit, Durian Kampong in Malay)
Brassicaceae:
– brassica-oleracea-broccoli (Broccoli, Wild Mustard, Wild Cabbage, Mega Cabbage)
– Brassica pekinensis (Chinese Cabbage, Napa Cabbage, Peking Cabbage, Celery Cabbage)
– Brassica rapa var. rapifera (Turnip, White Turnip, Turnip Rape)
– Brassica oleracea var. botrytis (Cauliflower, Broccoli, Calabrese, Romanesco)
– Raphanus sativus (Chinese/Japanese White Radish, Oriental/Cultivated Radish, Giant White Radish, Daikon, Lobak Putih in Malay)
Bromeliaceae:
– Aechmea gamosepala ‘Lucky Stripe’ (Variegated Matchstick Plant/Bromeliad, Variegated Gamos Bromeliad, Variegated Urn Plant)
– Ananas comosus (Pineapple, Nanas in Malay)
– Guzmania lingulata var. minor (Orange Star, Scarlet Star)
– Cryptanthus bivittatus (Earth Star, Starfish Plant)
– Tillandsia ionantha [syn.: Tillandsia/Pityrophyllum erubescens] (Tilly, Air Plant, Airplant, Blushing Bride, Sky Plant)
Cactaceae:
– Hylocereus undatus (Red Pitaya, Red Pitahaya, Dragonfruit, Dragon Fruit, Night Blooming Cereus, Belle of the Night, Strawberry Pear, Conderella Plant)
– Pereskia sacharosa (Needle Seven Blade, Seven Star Needle, Rose Cactus, Tree Cancer, Jarum Tujuh Bilah in Malay)
– Schlumbergera truncata (Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Zygocactus, Crab Cactus)
Campanulaceae:
– Platycodon grandiflorus (Balloon Flower, Platycodon, Chinese Balloon Flower, Korean/Chinese/Japanese Bellflower)
Caricaceae:
– Carica papaya (Papaya, Papaw, Pawpaw, Melon Tree, Betik in Malay)
Caryophyliaceae:
– Dianthus caryophyllus (Carnation, Border Carnation, Clove Pink)
– Dianthus spp. and hybrids [Carnation (D. caryophyllus), Pink (D. plumarius and related species), Sweet William (D. barbatus), Chinese/Rainbow Pink (D. chinensis)]
Cleomaceae:
– Cleome hassleriana [syn.: Cleome houtteana, Tarenaya hassleriana] (Spider Flower, Spiderplant, Pink Queen, Grandfather’s Whiskers)
Clusiaceae:
– Garcinia atroviridis (Malabar Tamarind, Asam Gelugur/Keping in Malay)
– Garcinia mangostana (Mangosteen, Purple Mangosteen, Manggis in Malay)
Combretaceae:
– Quisqualis indica L. ( Rangoon Creeper Vine, Burma Creeper, Drunken Sailor, Scarlet Ragoon, Chinese Honeysuckle)
Commelinaceae:
– Tradescantia bermudensis ‘Variegata’ (Variegated Oyster Plant, Variegated Boat Lily/Plant, Variegated Moses-in-the-basket)
– Tradescantia pallida ‘Purple Heart’ or ‘Purpurea’ [syn.: Setcreasea pallida] (Purple Queen, Purple Heart, Purple Secretia, Wandering Jew)
Convolvulaceae:
– Evolvulus glomeratus (Evolvulus, Blue Daze, Hawaiian Blue Eyes, Brazilian Dwarf Morning-Glory)
– Ipomoea batatas (Sweet Potato, Sweet Potato Vine, Keledek in Malay)
– Ipomoea indica (Morning Glory, Blue Morning Glory, Oceanblue Morning Glory, Blue Dawn Flower)
– Ipomoea quamoclit (Cypress Vine, Cardinal Creeper/Vine, Star Glory, Hummingbird Vine, Bunga Tali-tali in Malay)
Costaceae:
– Cheilocostus speciosus [syn: Costus speciosus] (Crape Ginger, Crepe Ginger, Canereed, Malay Ginger, Spiral Flag/Ginger, White Costus)
– Costus speciosus ‘Variegatus’ (Variegated Crepe Ginger, Variegated Spiral Ginger, Variegated Spiral Flag)
– Costus woodsonii (syn: Costus/Alpinia spiralis] (Red Button Ginger, Scarlet Spiral Flag, Red Cane, Panamanian Candle Ginger, Indian Head Ginger, Dwarf French Kiss)
Crassulaceae:
– Kalanchoe blossfeldiana (Christmas Kalanchoe, Florist Kalanchoe, Flaming Katy)
– Echeveria ‘Blue Curls’ (Mexican Hen and Chicks)
Cucurbitaceae:
– Cucurbita moschata (Pumpkin, Butternut Pumpkin, Butternut/Winter Squash, Cheese Pumpkin)
– Momordica charantia (Bitter Gourd, Bitter Melon, Bitter Squash/Cucumber, Balsam Pear, Peria in Malay)
– Zucchini (Courgette, Italian Marrow, Summer Squash)
Cycadaceae:
– Cycas clivicola (Cliff Cycad, Mountain Cycad, Limestone Cycad)
– Cycas revoluta (Japanese Sago Palm, King Sago, Sago Cycad, Sago Palm)
Cyperaceae:
– Cyperus involucratus (Umbrella Plant, Umbrella Sedge, Umbrella Grass, Umbrella Papyrus, Galingale)
Dicksoniaceae:
– Cibotium barometz (Golden Chicken Fern, Scythian Lamb, Woolly Fern, Golden Moss, Bulu Pusi in Malay)
Dioscoreaceae:
– Dioscorea polystachya (Chinese Yam, Cinnamon Vine, Ubi Keladi in Malay)
Dipterocarpceae:
– Vatica yeechongii (Resak Daun Panjang in Malay)
Dracaenaceae:
– Dracaena surculosa (Spotted Dracaena, Gold Dust Dracaena, Gold Dust Plant)
Ebenaceae:
– Diospyros kaki (Asian Persimmon, Japanese Persimmon, Oriental Persimmon, Buah Pisang Kaki in Malay)
Ericaceae (Heath Family):
– Rhododendron simsii; Azalea indica (Indoor/Indian Azalea, Chinese Indica/Azalea, Sim’s Azalea, Belgian/Southern Indian or Indica Hybrids)
Euphorbiaceae:
– Codiaeum variegatum (Croton, Garden Croton, Variegated Laurel)
– 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)
– Euphorbia tithymaloides ‘Variegatus’ (Variegated Devil’s Backbone, Jacob’s Ladder, Zig-zag Plant, Redbird Flower/Cactus, Christmas Candle, Slipper Spurge/Plant, Japanese Poinsettia)
– Excoecaria cochinchinensis cv. Firestorm (syn.:Excoecaria bicolor, Antidesma bicolor) (Chinese Croton Firestorm, Variegated Blindness Tree, Blindness Tree, Jungle Fire Plant, Buta-buta)
– Jatropha integerrima (Spicy Jatropha, Peregrina, Chaya, Firecracker, Firecracker Jatroph, Star of Bethlehem)
– Jatropha podagrica (Gout Plant/Stick, Buddha Belly Plant, Bottleplant Shrub, Purging Nut, Guatemala Rhubarb)
– Manihot esculenta (Cassava, Brazilian Arrowroot, Yuca, Ubi Kayu in Malay)
– Ricinus communis (Castor Bean, Castor Oil Plant, Castorseed, Mexico Seed, Palma Christi, Wonder Tree [in Malay: Jarak api/minyak])
– Sauropus androgynus (Star Gooseberry, Sweet Leaf Bush, Katuk, Sayur Manis in Malay)
Fabaceae/Leguminosae/Mimosaceae:
– Adenanthera pavonina (Red Lucky Seed, Acacia Coral, Curly Bean, Red Bead/Coral Bean Tree, Red Sandalwood, Peacock Flower Fence)
– Arachis hypogaea (Groundnut, Peanut, Earthnut, Monkey Nut, Kachang Goreng/Tanah in Malay)
– Bauhinia kockiana (Kock’s Bauhinia, Red Trailing Bauhinia, Climbing Bauhinia)
– Bauhinia purpurea (Orchid Tree, Purple Bauhinia, Butterfly Tree, Hawaiian/Purple Orchid Tree, Camel’s Foot Tree)
– Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Dwarf Poinciana, Dwarf Flamboyan, Pride of Barbados, Barbados Flower-fence, Peacock Flower, Paradise Poinciana, Red Bird-of-Paradise)
– Calliandra emarginata ‘Red’ (Dwarf Powder Puff, Powderpuff Plant)
– Cassia fistula (Golden Shower Tree/Cassia, Purging Cassia/Fistula, Indian Laburnum, Monkey-pod Tree)
– Christia vespertilionis (Red Butterfly Wing, Mariposa, Aircraft/Bat Grass)
– Clitoria ternatea (Butterfly Pea, Blue Pea Vine, Asian Pigeonwings, Bunga Telang/Biru in Malay)
– Mucuna bennettii (New Guinea Creeper, Scarlet Jade Vine, Red Jade Vine)
– Parkia speciosa (Bitter Bean, Twisted Cluster Bean, Stink Bean, Petai in Malay)
– Pithecellobium dulce ‘Variegated’ (Variegated Madras Thorn, Manila Tamarind, Sweet Inga, Monkey Pod)
– Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (Four-angled Bean, Winged Bean/Pea, Princess/Asparagus Pea, Manila/Goa Bean, Kacang Botol in Malay)
– Strongylodon macrobotrys (Jade Vine, Emerald Vine, Emerald Creeper, Turquoise Jade Vine)
– Uraria crinita (Cat’s Tail Plant, Asian Foxtail)
Garryaceae:
– Aucuba japonica (Spotted Laurel, Japanese Laurel, Japanese Aucuba, Gold Dust Plant)
Gentianaceae:
– Exacum affine (syn.: Exacum socotranum) (Persian Violet, Exacum Persian Violet)
Geraniaceae:
– Geranium (Cranesbills, Geranium)
Gesneriaceae:
– Aeschynanthus radicans (A. lobbianus) (Lipstick Plant, Lipstick Vine, Basket Vine)
– Chrysothemis pulchella (Copper Leaf)
– Columnea scandens L. variegata (Goldfish Plant, Flying Goldfish Plant, Columnea)
– Episcia cupreata (Flame Violet, Carpet Plant)
– Sinningia speciosa (Gloxinia, Florist’s Gloxinia, Brazalian Gloxinia, Violet Slipper Gloxinia)
Hamamelidaceae:
– Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘Burgundy’ (Chinese Witch Hazel, Chinese Fringe Flower, Pink Chinese Loropetalum)
Heliconiaceae:
– Heliconia species (Parrot’s Heliconia, Lobster Claw, Christmas Heliconia, etc.)
Hostaceae:
– Hosta (Corfu Lily, Day Lily, Plantain Lily, Giboshi, Funkia)
Hydrangeaceae
– Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Endless Summer’ (Mophead Hydrangea, Bigleaf Hydrangea, French Hydrangea, Hortensia)
Iridaceae:
– Tigridia pavonia (Tiger Flower, Jockey’s Cap Lily, Mexican Shell flower, Peacock Flower, Tiger Iris/Flower)
Lamiaceae:
– Trimezia steyermarkii (Yellow Walking Iris, Traveling Iris)
Lamiaceae:
– Clerodendrum paniculatum (Pagoda Flower, Orange Tower Flower, Hanuman Kireetam)
– Lavandula (Lavender)
– Marrubium vulgare (White Horehound, Common Horehound)
– Mentha spicata (syn.: Mentha viridis, Mentha spicata var. ciliata) (Garden Mint, Common Mint, Spearmint, English Mint)
– Orthosiphon aristatus/stamineus (Cat’s Whiskers, Java Tea, Misai/Kumis Kuching)
– Platostoma palustre (Grass Jelly, Black Jelly, Chinese Mesona, Chin Chow, Black Cincau, Leung Fan in Chinese)
– Plectranthus ‘Mona Lavender’ (Lavender Spur Flower, Mona Lavender)
– Salvia splendent (Scarlet Sage, Red Salvia, Tropical Sage)
– Solenostemon scutellarioides (Coleus, Flame/Painted Nettle, Painted Leaves, Duckfoot)

Lauraceae:
– Cinnamomum verum (Cinnamon, True Cinnamon, Ceylon/Cassia Cinnamon, Cinnamon Bark Tree, Kayu Manis in Malay)
Lauraceae:
– Cinnamomum verum (Cinnamon, True Cinnamon, Ceylon/Cassia Cinnamon, Cinnamon Bark Tree, Kayu Manis in Malay)
Lecythidaceae:
– Barringtonia asiatica (Poison Fish Tree, Fish-killer Tree, Beach Barringtonia, Sea Poison Tree, Box Fruit, Putat Gajah/Laut in Malay)
Liliaceae:
– Asparagus densiflorus ‘Sprengeri’ (Sprengeri/Sprenger’s Asparagus Fern, Asparagus Fern, Emerald Fern, Basket Asparagus)
– Chlorophytum amaniense (Fire Flash, Fire Glory, Mandarin Plant, Tangerine, Sierra Leone Lily)
– Chlorophytum laxum ‘Bichetii’ (Bichetii Grass, False Lily Turf, Wheat Plant, Siam Lily, Variegated/Dwarf Spider Plant)
– Lilium species (Lily)
Lorantiaceae:
– Dendrophthoe pentandra (Malayan Mistletoe, Mango Mistletoe, Mistletoe Plant)
Lythraceae:
– Cuphea hyssopifolia (Mexican Heather, False Heather, Hawaiian Heather)
– Lagerstroemia (Crape Myrtle, Crepe Myrtle, Crepe Flower, Japanese Crape Myrtle, Indian Crape Myrtle)
– Lagerstroemia speciosa (Giant crape-myrtle, Queen’s crape-myrtle, Queen’s Flower, Pride-of-India)
– Punica granatum (Pomegranate, Buah Delima in Malay)
Malpighiaceae:
– Tristellateia australasiae (Shower of Gold Climber, Vining Milkweed/Thriallis, Galphimia Vine, Australian Gold/Golden Vine, Maiden’s Jealousy)
Malvaceae:
– Abutilon megapotamicum (Flowering Maple, Trailing Abutilon, Brazilian Bellflower, Chinese Lantern)
– Hibiscus mutabilis (Confederate Rose, Cotton Rose, Cotton Rosemallow, Changeable Rose)
– Hibiscus sabdariffa (Roselle, Red/Indian/Jamaican Sorrel, Rosella, Florida Cranberry, Assam Belanda)
– Hibiscus schizopetalus (Japanese Lantern, Japaneses Hibiscus, Fringed Rosemallow, Coral Hibiscus, Spider Hibiscus)
– Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (Tropical Hibiscus, Chinese Hibiscus, China Rose, Shoe Flower, Hawaiian Hibiscus)
Marantaceae:
– Calathea elliptica ‘Vittata’ [syn.: Calathea elliptica (Roscoe) K. Schum.] (Calathea Vittata, Prayer Plant Vittata)
– Calathea lancifolia (syn.: Calathea insignis) (Rattlesnake Plant)
– Calathea lutea (Cigar Calathea, Cuban Cigar, Mexican Cigar Plant, Habana Cigar, Pampano)
– Calathea makoyana (Peacock Plant, Cathedral Windows, Brain Plant)
– Calathea ornata ‘Sanderiana’ (Calathea Broad Leaf, Striped Calathea, Pin-stripe Plant)
– Calathea roseo picta (Rose Painted Calathea, Rose Painted Prayer Plant)
– Calathea warscewiczii (Prayer Plant, Calathea, Calathea Plant)
– Ctenanthe burle-marxii ‘Amagris’ [syn.: Ctenanthe oppenheimiana ‘Amagris’] (Ctenanthe Amagris, Fishbone Prayer Plant)
– Ctenanthe pilosa ‘Golden Mosaic’ [syn. of C. marantifolia] (Golden Variegated Ctenanthe)
– Stromanthe sanguinea ‘Triostar’ or ‘Tricolo’ (Never-never Plant, Triostar Ginger, Triostar/Tricolor Stromanthe)
Melastomataceae:
– Melastoma malabathricum (Malabar melastome, Indian/Singapore/Straits Rhododendron, Common Sendudok, Malbar Gooseberry)
– Tibouchina mutabilis (Manaca, Brazilian Sendudok in Malay)
– Tibouchina urvilleana (Princess Flower, Glory Flower/Bush, Purple Glory Tree, Lasiandra, Pleroma, Brazilian Sendudok)
Moraceae:
– Artocarpus altilis (Breadfruit, Buah Sukun in Malay)
– Artocarpus heterophyllus (Jackfruit, Jack Tree, Jakfruit, Nangka in Malay)
– Artocarpus integer (Chempedak, Cempedak, Campedak, Champedak, Chempedak Utan)
– Ficus elastica ‘Variegata’ (Variegated Indian Rubber Tree/Fig, Variegated Rubber Fig/Tree, Variegated Rubber Plant/Bush)
– Morus nigra (syn.: Morus scabra, Morus laciniata) (Black Mulberry, Blackberry, Indian/Persian Mulberry, Silkworm Mulberry, Hei Sang in Chinese)
Moringaceae:
– Moringa oleifera (Drumstick Tree, Horseradish Tree, Ben Oil Tree)
Musaceae:
– Musa acuminata (Dwarf Cavendish Banana, Ornamental Banana, Pisang Serendah)
Myrtaceae:
– Callistemon citrinus (Red Bottlebrush, Crimson Bottlebrush, Lemon Bottlebrush)
– Syzygium antisepticum (Shore Eugenia, Gelam Tikus in Malay)
– Syzygium myrtifolium (Red Lip, Wild Cinnamon, Australian Brush Cherry, Kelat Paya/Oil in Malay)
– Syzygium samarangense (Wax Jambu, Java Rose Apple, Water Apple)
Nelumbonaceae:
– Nelumbo nucifera (Indian Lotus, Sacred Lotus, Sacred Water Lily, Egyptian Bean, Lotus, Teratai in Malay)
Nephrolepidaceae:
– Nephrolepis falcata cv. furcans (Fishtail Fern, Fishtail Swordfern, Forked/Weeping Sword Fern)
Nyctaginaceae:
– Bougainvillea Species (Bougainvillea, Paper Flower)
Onagraceae:
– Fuchsia species and hybrids (Fuchsia, Lady’s Eardrops, Bush Fuchsia, Basket Fuchsia, Trailing Fuchsia)
Orchidaceae:
– Arundina graminifolia [syn: A. bambusifolia, A. chinensis] (Bamboo Orchid, Bird Orchid, Grass-like Leaf Arundina, Kinta Weed)
– Cattleya species and hybrids (Cattleya, Cattleya Orchid, Corsage Orchid, Queen of Flowers)
– Cymbidium hybrid (Boat Orchid, Cymbidium Orchid)
– Dendrobium Phalaenopsis (Dendrobium Orchid)
– Epidendrum spp. (Epi, Epidendrum Orchid, Crucifix Orchid, Reedstem Epidendrum, Star Orchid)
– Grammatophyllum speciosum (Giant Orchid, Tiger Orchid, Sugar Cane Orchid, Queen of the Orchids, Bunga Bidadari in Malay)
– Paphiopedilum barbatum (Slipper Orchid, Bearded Paphiopedilum, Lady’s Slipper)
– Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum (Tropical/Asian Lady’s Slipper, Shiny Green Leaf Paphiopedilum)
– Paphiopedilum rothschildianum (Rothschild’s Slipper Orchid, Gold of Kinabalu Orchid)
– Spathoglottis plicata (Ground Orchid, Large Purple Orchid, Pleated Leaf Spathoglottis, Common Spathoglottis, Philippine Ground Orchid)
– White Phalaenopsis Orchid cv. aphrodite (Moth Orchid, Phal.)
– Vanda Species (Vanda Orchid)
Orchnaceae:
– Ochna kirkii (Mickey Mouse Plant, Bird’s Eye Bush)
Oxalidaceae:
– Averrhoa bilimbi (Bilimbi, Bilimbi Tree, Cucumber Tree, Tree Sorrel, Belimbing Asam/Buloh in Malay)
– Averrhoa carambola (Star Fruit, Starfruit, Carambola, Caramba, Country Gooseberry, Belimbing Manis in Malay)
– Oxalis triangularis (Purple or Dark Leaf Shamrock, Purpleleaf False Shamrock)
Pandanaceae:
– Pandanus amaryllifolius / odorus (Pandan Leaf/Leaves, Fragrant Pandan)
– Pandanus baptistii ‘Variegated’ (Gold-striped Screw Pine, Variegated Screw Pine, Compact Golden Screw Pine)
– Pandanus tectorius (Tahitian Screwpine, Thatch/Textile Screwpine, Tourist Pineapple, Hala, Screw Pine, Mengkuang Laut/Duri in Malay)
– Pandanus veitchii ‘Variegata’ (Variegated Dwarf Pandanus, Variegated Screw Pine, Variegated Veitch’s Screw Pine)
Papaveraceae:
– Papaver somniferum (Opium Poppy, Breadseed Poppy, Common Poppy, Fringed Poppy)
Passifloraceae:
– Passiflora edulis (Passion Fruit, Passionfruit, Purple granadilla)
– Passiflora laurifolia (Jamaican Honeysuckle, Golden Bellapple, Water Lemon, Yellow Granadilla)
– Passiflora miniata Vanderplank (syn: Passiflora coccinea hort.) (Red Granadilla, Red Passion Flower, Scarlet Passion Flower, Passionflower, Passion Vine)
– Turnera ulmifolia (Yellow Alder, Ramgoat Dashalong, Sage Rose, Cuban Buttercup, West Indian Holly)
Piperaceae
– Peperomia clusiifolia ‘Jellie’ (Variegated Red Edge Peperomia)
– Piper nigrum (Black Pepper, Common Pepper, Pepper Vine/Plant, White/Madagascar Pepper, Lada Hitam in Malay)
Plantaginaceae
– Angelonia cultivars of species, Angelonia angustifolia (Angelonia, Summer Snapdragon, Narrowleaf Angelon, Angel Flower, Summer Orchid)
– Antirrhinum majus (syn.: A. cirrhigerum/litigiosum, A. linkianum/tortuosum (Common Snapdragon, Garden Snapdragon, Snapdragon, Dragon Flowers)
– Russelia equisetiformis (Firecracker Plant, Coral Fountain/Plant, Fountain Plant, Coralblow)
Plumbaginaceae:
– Plumbago auriculata / capensis (Blue Plumbago, Cape Plumbago, Cape Leadwort, Skyflower)
Poaceae:
– Bambusa multiplex (Clumping Bamboo, Hedge Bamboo, Chinese Dwarf Bamboo, Buluh Pagar in Malay)
– Cymbopogon citratus (basionym: Andropogon citratus) (Lemon Grass, Lemongrass, Barbed Wire Grass, Citronella Grass, Silky Heads, West Indian Lemongrass, ‘Serai’ in Malay)
– Saccharum officinarum (Sugarcane, Sugar Cane, Tebu in Malay)
– Thysanolaena latifolia (Bamboo Grass, Tiger Grass, Asian Broom Grass, Rumput Buloh/Teberau in Malay)
– Zea mays (Maize, Corn, Sweet Corn, Indian Corn, Jagung in Malay)
Podocarpaceae:
– Podocarpus macrophyllus var. Maki (Shrubby Japanese Yew, Buddhist Pine, Yew/Chinese Podocarp, Podocarpus)
Polypodiaceae:
– Platycerium (Staghorn Fern, Elkhorn Fern)
– Platycerium coronarium (StaghornFern, Stag’s Horn Fern, Crown Staghorn, Disc Stag’s Horn Fern, Elkhorn Fern)
Portulacaceae:
– Portulaca grandiflora (Portulaca, Rose Moss, Moss Rose, Sun Plant)
Pteridaceae:
– Adiantum capillus-veneris (Southern Maidenhair Fern, Common Maidenhair Fern, Venus Hairfern)
– Adiantum latifolium Lam. (Broadleaf Maidenhair)
– Adiantum trapeziforme (Giant Maidenhair, Diamond Maidenhair, Trapezoidal Maidenhair)
– Pityrogramma calomelanos (Linnaeus) Link (Dixie Silverback Fern, Silver Fern)
– Pteris ensiformis cv. Evergemiensis (Silver Lace Fern, Slender Brake Fern)
– Pteris multifida (Spider brake, Spider fern, Chinese brake, Saw-leaved bracken)
Rafflesiaceae:
– Rafflesia arnoldi (Corpse Lily, Corpse Flower, Bunga Bangkai in Indonesian Language)
Rosaceae:
– Fragaria x ananassa (Strawberry, Garden Strawberry, Cultivated Strawberry)
Rubiaceae:
– Carphalea kirondron (Flaming Beauty)
– Ixora species (Jungle Flame, Jungle Geranium, Flame of the Woods, Needle Flower, West Indian Jasmine)
– 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)
– Mussaenda philippics ‘Dona Luz’ (Tropical Dogwood Dona Luz, Dona Luz Pink Mussaenda)
– Pentas lanceolata (Egyptian Star-cluster, Egyptian Star, Star Flower, Star Cluster, Pentas)
– Psychotria elata (Hooker’s Lips, Hot Lips Plants, Hot Lips, Mick Jagger’s Lips)
Ruscaceae:
– Dracaena marginata ‘Tricolor’ (Rainbow Tree, Tricolor/Variegated Dracaena, Variegated Madagascar Dragon-Tree, Red-margined/Red-edged Dracaena)
– Nolina recurvata; Beaucarnea recurvata (Ponytail Plant, Bottle Palm)
– 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)
Rutaceae:
– Citrus hystrix (Thai Lime, Kaffir Lime, Makrut Lime, Mauritius Papeda, Limau Purut)
– Citrus limon (Lemon)
– Citrus maxima (Pomelo, Pomello, Pummelo, Limau Bali/Besar in Malay)
– Citrus mitis (Calamansi, Golden Lime, Panama Orange, Orange Calamondin, Chinese Orange, Musk/Acid Orange, Limau Kasturi)
– Citrus x paradisi (Grapefruit, Paradise Citrus)
– Murraya koenigii (Curry Leaf/Leaves, Curry Leaf Plant/Tree)
– Murraya paniculata (Orange Jessamine/Jasmine, Chinese Box, Mock Orange/Lime, Lakeview Jasmine)
Salicaceae:
– Salix babylonica (Weeping Willow, Peking Willow, Chinese Weeping Willow, Babylon Weeping Willow, Babylon Willow)
– Salix discolor (American Pussy Willow, American Willow, Large Pussy Willow, Pussy Willow, Glaucous Willow)
Sapindaceae:
– Dimocarpus longan (Longan, Lungan, Dragon’s Eye, Mata Kuching in Malay)
– Nephelium lappaceum (Rambutan, Hairy Lychee)
Sapotaceae:
– Manilkara zapota (Sapodilla, Sapote, Naseberry, Chicle Gum, Chiku in Malay)
– Synsepalum dulcificum (Miracle Fruit, Miracle Berry, Miraculous Berry, Flavour/Sweet Berry)
Scrophulariaceae:
– Otacanthus caeruleus (Brazilian Snapdragon, Amazon Blue)
– Torenia fournieri (Bluewings, Wishbone Flower, Torenia)
Selaginellaceae:
– Selaginella plana (Asian Spikemoss, Cyperus Clubmoss/Spikemoss, Paka Merak in Malay)
Solanaceae
– Brugmansia suaveolens (Angel’s Trumpet, Angel-star, Angel’s Tears, Brugmansia, Tree Datura, Toa, Maikoa)
– Brunfelsia calycina / pauciflora (Yesterday-today-tomorrow, Kiss-me-quick)
– Capsicum frutescens cv. Bird’s Eye (Chilli Padi, Bird Chilli, Bird’s Eye, Tabasco Pepper, Red Pepper, Bird Pepper, Thai Chili, Chabai)
– Petunia, followed by the cultivar or hybrid name (Petunia)
– Solandra grandiflora (Chalice Vine, Cup of Gold, Goldcup Vine, Golden Chalice Vine)
– Solanum macranthum (Potato Tree, Brazilian Potato Tree, Giant Potato Tree, Giant Star Potato Tree)
– Solanum melongena (Brinjal, Eggplant, Aubergine, Terong in Malay)
– Solanum pseudocapsicum (Jerusalem Cherry, Christmas/Winter Cherry, Madeira Cherry, Coral Bush)
Strelitziaceae
– Ravenala madagascariensis (Traveller’s Palm, Traveller’s Tree)
– Strelitzia reginae (Crane Flower/Plant, Bird of Paradise, Bird of Paradise flower/plant, Crane-leaved Strelitzia)
Tropaeolaceae
– Tropaeolum majus (Nasturtium, Garden Nasturtium, Indian Cress, Monks Cress)
Verbenaceae
– Clerodendrum thomsoniae (Bleeding Heart Vine, Glory Bower)
– Duranta erecta ‘Geisha Girl’ (Pigeon Berry, Golden Dewdrop, Skyflower)
– Duranta erecta/repens ‘Sweet Memories’ (Pigeon Berry, Golden Dewdrop)
– Lantana camara (Lantana, Largeleaf Lantana, Spanish Flag, Shrub Verbena, Red/Yellow/Wild Sage)
Vitaceae (Vitidaceae)
– Cissus discolor (Rex Begonia Vine, Trailing/Climbing Begonia Vine, Painted Cissus)
– Vitis vinifera (Common Grape Vine, Wine Grape, Purpleleaf Grape, Anggur in Malay)
Xanthorrhoeaceae
– Dianella ensifolia [syn.: D. ensata, D. nemorosa, Dracaena ensata] (Umbrella Dracaena, Sword Leaf Dianella, New Zealand Lilyplant, Cerulean Flax-lily)
Zingiberaceae
– Alpinia caerulea ‘Atherton Ginger’ (Red Back Australian Ginger, Blue Ginger, Native Ginger)
– Alpinia purpurata ‘Red’ (Red Ginger, Jungle King / Queen)
– Alpinia zerumbet (Shell Ginger, Shellflower, Butterfly Ginger, Pink Porcelain Lily, Light Galangal)
– Curcuma longa [syn.: Curcuma domestica] (Turmeric, Common Turmeric, Indian Saffron, Curcuma)
– Hedychium coronarium (White Ginger Lily, White Ginger, Butterfly Ginger Lily, Garland Flower)

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