John&Jacq~s Garden

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 – 28 June, 2018)

• Abutilon megapotamicum (Flowering Maple, Trailing Abutilon, Chinese Lantern, Brazilian Bellflower)
• Acanthus ebracteatus (Sea Holly, Holly Mangrove, Holly-leaved Mangrove, Jejeru Hitam in Malay)
• Adenanthera pavonina (Red Lucky Seed, Acacia Coral, Curly Bean, Red Bead/Coral Bean Tree, Red Sandalwood, Peacock Flower Fence)
• Adenium obesum (Desert Rose, Mock Azalea, Impala Lily, Sabi Star, Kudu)
• Adiantum capillus-veneris (Southern Maidenhair Fern, Common Maidenhair Fern, Venus Hairfern)
• Adiantum latifolium Lam. (Broadleaf Maidenhair)
• Adiantum trapeziforme (Giant Maidenhair, Diamond Maidenhair, Trapezoidal Maidenhair)
• Adonidia merrillii (Manila Palm, Christmas Palm, Dwarf Royal Palm)
• Aechmea gamosepala ‘Lucky Stripe’ (Variegated Matchstick Plant/Bromeliad, Variegated Gamos Bromeliad, Variegated Urn Plant)
• 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)
• Agave desmettiana ‘Variegata’ (Dwarf Variegated Agave, Variegated Smooth Agave, Variegated Smooth Century Plant)
• Aglaonema spp. (Aglaonema, Chinese Evergreen)
• Aglaonema cv. Legacy (Thai Aglaonema, Aglaonema Thai Hybrid, Thai 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)
• Allamanda cathartica cv. Indonesia Sunset (Peach-coloured Allamanda)
• 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)
• Alpinia caerulea ‘Atherton Ginger’ (Red Back Australian Ginger, Blue Ginger, Native Ginger)
• Aloe vera (Chinese/Indian Aloe, True Aloe, Barbados Aloe, Burn/Medicinal Aloe, First Aid Plant)
• Alpinia purpurata ‘Red’ (Red Ginger, Red Ginger Lily, Jungle King, Jungle Queen)
• Alpinia zerumbet (Shell Ginger, Shellflower, Butterfly Ginger, Pink Porcelain Lily, Light Galangal)
• Alternanthera ficoidea [syn: A. tenella] (Joseph’s Coat, Parrot Leaf, Calico Plant, Sanguinarea, Bloodleaf, Joyweed, Copperleaf)
• Ananas comosus (Pineapple, Nanas in Malay)
• 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)
• Annona muricata (Soursop, Prickly Custard Apple, Durian Belanda in Malay)
• Annona squamosa (Custard Apple, Sugar Apple)
• Anthurium andraeanum (Flamingo Flower/Lily, Tail Flower, Lacquer Anthurium, Oilcloth Flower, Painter’s Palette)
• Aphelandra squarrosa (Zebra Plant)
• Arachis hypogaea (Groundnut, Peanut, Earthnut, Monkey Nut, Kachang Goreng/Tanah in Malay)
• Artocarpus altilis (Breadfruit, Buah Sukun in Malay)
• Artocarpus heterophyllus (Jackfruit, Jack Tree, Jakfruit, Nangka in Malay)
• Artocarpus integer (Chempedak, Cempedak, Campedak, Champedak, Chempedak Utan)
• Arundina graminifolia [syn: A. bambusifolia, A. chinensis] (Bamboo Orchid, Bird Orchid, Grass-like Leaf Arundina, Kinta Weed)
• Asparagus densiflorus ‘Sprengeri’ (Sprengeri/Sprenger’s Asparagus Fern, Asparagus Fern, Emerald Fern, Basket Asparagus)
• Asparagus officinalis (Asparagus, Garden Asparagus)
• Asplenium nidus (Bird’s Nest Fern, Crow’s Nest Fern)
• Astrantia major (Greater Masterwort, Great Black Masterwort, Melancholy Gentlemen)
• 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)
• Astrantia major (Greater Masterwort, Great Black Masterwort, Melancholy Gentlemen)
• Aucuba japonica (Spotted Laurel, Japanese Laurel, Japanese Aucuba, Gold Dust Plant)
• 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)
• Bambusa multiplex (Clumping Bamboo, Hedge Bamboo, Chinese Dwarf Bamboo, Buluh Pagar in Malay)
• Barringtonia asiatica (Poison Fish Tree, Fish-killer Tree, Beach Barringtonia, Sea Poison Tree, Box Fruit, Putat Gajah/Laut 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)
• Begonia rajah (Resam Batu in Malay)
• 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)
• Bucida buceras cv. Variegata (Variegated Madagascar Almond, Dwarf Geometry Tree, Spiny Black Olive, Spiny Bucida, Oxhorn Bucida)
• brassica-oleracea-broccoli (Broccoli, Wild Mustard, Wild Cabbage, Mega Cabbage)
• Brassica oleracea var. botrytis (Cauliflower, Broccoli, Calabrese, Romanesco)
• Brassica pekinensis (Chinese Cabbage, Napa Cabbage, Peking Cabbage, Celery Cabbage)
• Brassica rapa var. rapifera (Turnip, White Turnip, Turnip Rape)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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 roseopicta cv. ‘Dottie’ (Calathea Dottie, Rose-painted Calathea Dottie, Rose-painted Prayer Plant Dottie)
• Calathea warscewiczii (Prayer Plant, Calathea, Calathea Plant)
• Calliandra emarginata ‘Red’ (Dwarf Powder Puff, Powderpuff Plant)
• Callistemon citrinus (Red Bottlebrush, Crimson Bottlebrush, Lemon Bottlebrush)
• Capsicum frutescens cv. Bird’s Eye (Chilli Padi, Bird Chilli, Bird’s Eye, Tabasco Pepper, Red Pepper, Bird Pepper, Thai Chili, Chabai)
• Carica papaya (Papaya, Papaw, Pawpaw, Melon Tree, Betik in Malay)
• Carphalea kirondron (Flaming Beauty)
• Caryota mitis (Clustered Fishtail Palm, Tufted Fishtail Palm, Burmese Fishtail)
• Cassia fistula (Golden Shower Tree/Cassia, Purging Cassia/Fistula, Indian Laburnum, Monkey-pod Tree)
• Catharanthus roseus (Madagascar Periwinkle, Cape Periwinkle, Rose/Rosy Periwinkle, Vinca)
• Cattleya species and hybrids (Cattleya, Cattleya Orchid, Corsage Orchid, Queen of Flowers)
• Celosia argentea (Plumed Cockscomb, Silver Cock’s Comb, Woolflowers, Troublesome Weed)
• 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 comosum ‘Variegatum’ (White Spider, White-edged Spider Plant, Variegated Spider Ivy, Airplane/Ribbon Plant, Hen-and-chickens)
• Chlorophytum laxum ‘Bichetii’ (Bichetii Grass, False Lily Turf, Wheat Plant, Siam Lily, Variegated/Dwarf Spider Plant)
• Christia obcordata (Swallowtail Plant, Butterfly Leaf, Butterfly Wing/Plant, Butterfly Leaf ‘Stripe’)
• Christia vespertilionis (Red Butterfly Wing, Mariposa, Aircraft/Bat Grass)
• Chrysothemis pulchella (Copper Leaf)
• Cibotium barometz (Golden Chicken Fern, Scythian Lamb, Woolly Fern, Golden Moss, Bulu Pusi in Malay)
• Cissus discolor (Rex Begonia Vine, Trailing/Climbing Begonia Vine, Painted Cissus)
• 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)
• Cleome hassleriana [syn.: Cleome houtteana, Tarenaya hassleriana] (Spider Flower, Spiderplant, Pink Queen, Grandfather’s Whiskers)
• Clerodendrum paniculatum (Pagoda Flower, Orange Tower Flower, Hanuman Kireetam)
• 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)
• Columnea scandens L. variegata (Goldfish Plant, Flying Goldfish Plant, Columnea)
• Cordyline terminalis [syn.: C. fruticosa] (Hawaiian Ti, Ti Plant, Good Luck Plant/Tree)
• Coreopsis (Calliopsis, Tickseed, Pot Of Gold, Yellow Cosmos)
• 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)
• Crescentia cujete [syn.: C. acuminata, C. angustifolia] (Calabash Tree, Gourd Tree, ‘Mo Fa Kor’ in Chinese)
• 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)
• Crossandra infundibuliformis (Firecracker Flower, Firecracker Plant, Kanakambaram)
• Cryptanthus bivittatus (Earth Star, Starfish 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)
• Cucurbita moschata (Pumpkin, Butternut Pumpkin, Butternut/Winter Squash, Cheese Pumpkin)
• Cuphea hyssopifolia (Mexican Heather, False Heather, Hawaiian Heather)
• Curcuma longa [syn.: Curcuma domestica] (Turmeric, Common Turmeric, Indian Saffron, Curcuma)
• Cycas clivicola (Cliff Cycad, Mountain Cycad, Limestone Cycad)
• Cycas revoluta (Japanese Sago Palm, King Sago, Sago Cycad, Sago Palm)
• Cymbidium hybrid (Boat Orchid, Cymbidium Orchid)
• Cymbopogon citratus (basionym: Andropogon citratus) (Lemon Grass, Lemongrass, Barbed Wire Grass, Citronella Grass, Silky Heads, West Indian Lemongrass, ‘Serai’ in Malay)
• Cyperus involucratus (Umbrella Plant, Umbrella Sedge, Umbrella Grass, Umbrella Papyrus, Galingale)
• Cyrtostachys renda (Red Sealing Wax Palm, Lipstick Palm, Rajah Palm)
• Dahlia imperialis (Tree Dahlia, Bell Tree Dahlia, Imperial/Giant Dahlia)
• Dahlia ‘Suffolk Punch’ (Dahlia, Garden Dahlia)
• Daucus carota (Carrot, Wild Carrot, Queen Anne’s Lace)
• Dendrobium phalaenopsis (Dendrobium Orchid)
• Dendrophthoe pentandra (Malayan Mistletoe, Mango Mistletoe, Mistletoe Plant)
• Dianella ensifolia (Umbrella Dracaena, Flax Lily, Common Dianella, Sword-leaf Dracaena, Cerulean Flax-lily, Siak-Siak in Malay)
• Dianella ensifolia ‘Varigated’ [syn.: D. ensata, D. nemorosa, Dracaena ensata] (Umbrella Dracaena, Sword Leaf Dianella, New Zealand Lilyplant, Cerulean Flax-lily)
• 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)]
• Diospyros kaki (Asian Persimmon, Japanese Persimmon, Oriental Persimmon, Buah Pisang Kaki in Malay)
• Dieffenbachia (Dumb Cane, Spotted Dumbcane, Leopard Lily)
• Dieffenbachia bowmannii Carriere (Dumb Cane, Spotted Dumbcane, Leopard Lily)
• Dimocarpus longan (Longan, Lungan, Dragon’s Eye, Mata Kuching in Malay)
• Dioscorea polystachya (Chinese Yam, Cinnamon Vine, Ubi Keladi in Malay)
• 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 marginata ‘Tricolor’ (Rainbow Tree, Tricolor/Variegated Dracaena, Variegated Madagascar Dragon-Tree, Red-margined/Red-edged Dracaena)
• Dracaena reflexa ‘Song of India’ (Pleomele, Dracaena reflexa variegata, ‘Song-of-India’, Reflexed Dracaena)
• Dracaena surculosa (Spotted Dracaena, Gold Dust Dracaena, Gold Dust Plant)
• Duranta erecta ‘Geisha Girl’ (Pigeon Berry, Golden Dewdrop, Skyflower)
• Duranta erecta/repens (Pigeon Berry, Golden Dewdrop, Skyflower)
• Durio zibethinus (Durian, Common Durian, Civet Fruit, Durian Kampong in Malay)
• 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)
• Echeveria ‘Blue Curls’ (Mexican Hen and Chicks)
• Elaeis guineensis (Palm Oil, African Oil Palm, Kelapa Sawit in Malay)
• 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)
• Euphorbia tithymaloides ‘Variegatus’ (Variegated Devil’s Backbone, Jacob’s Ladder, Zig-zag Plant, Redbird Flower/Cactus, Christmas Candle, Slipper Spurge/Plant, Japanese Poinsettia)
• Evolvulus glomeratus (Evolvulus, Blue Daze, Hawaiian Blue Eyes, Brazilian Dwarf Morning-Glory)
• Exacum affine (syn.: Exacum socotranum) (Persian Violet, Exacum Persian Violet)
• Excoecaria cochinchinensis cv. Firestorm (syn.:Excoecaria bicolor, Antidesma bicolor) (Chinese Croton Firestorm, Variegated Blindness Tree, Blindness Tree, Jungle Fire Plant, Buta-buta)
• Ficus elastica ‘Variegata’ (Variegated Indian Rubber Tree/Fig, Variegated Rubber Fig/Tree, Variegated Rubber Plant/Bush)
• Fittonia albivenis or F. verschaffeltii (Mosaic Plant, Nerve Plant, Painted/Silver Net Leaf, Silver Fittonia/Nerve/Threads, Snakeskinplant)
• Fragaria x ananassa (Strawberry, Garden Strawberry, Cultivated Strawberry)
• Fuchsia species and hybrids (Fuchsia, Lady’s Eardrops, Bush Fuchsia, Basket Fuchsia, Trailing Fuchsia)
• Garcinia atroviridis (Malabar Tamarind, Asam Gelugur/Keping in Malay)
• Garcinia mangostana (Mangosteen, Purple Mangosteen, Manggis in Malay)
• Geranium (Cranesbills, Geranium)
• Gerbera jamesonii (Gerber/Gerbera Daisy, Barberton Daisy, Transvaal Daisy, African Daisy)
• Gomphrena globosa (Bachelor’s Buttons, Globe Amaranth, Gomphrena)
• Grammatophyllum speciosum (Giant Orchid, Tiger Orchid, Sugar Cane Orchid, Queen of the Orchids, Bunga Bidadari in Malay)
• Graptophyllum pictum ‘Aurea Variegata’ (Caricature Plant, Jamaican Croton)
• Guzmania lingulata var. minor (Orange Star, Scarlet Star)
• Hedychium coronarium (White Ginger Lily, White Ginger, Butterfly Ginger Lily, Garland Flower)
• Helianthus annuus (Common Sunflower, Comb Flower, Golden Flower, St Bartholomew’s Star)
• Heliconia rostrata (Lobster Claw, False Bird of Paradise, Hanging Heliconia)
• 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 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)
• Hippeastrum (Amaryllis, Hippeastrums, Hippies, Barbados Lily)
• Homalomena rubescens (Roxb.) Kunth (Homalomena Rubescens)
• Hosta (Corfu Lily, Day Lily, Plantain Lily, Giboshi, Funkia)
• Hoya (Wax Plant, Waxvine, Waxflower, Porcelain Flower)
• 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)
• Hyophorbe lagenicaulis (Bottle Palm, Palmiste Gargoulette)
• Hymenocallis caribaea (Caribbean Spiderlily, Spider Lily, White Lily)
• 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)
• 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)
• Ixora species (Jungle Flame, Jungle Geranium, Flame of the Woods, Needle Flower, West Indian Jasmine)
• 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)
• Johannesteijsmannia magnifica (Silver Joey, Umbrella Palm, Daun Payung in Malay)
• Kalanchoe blossfeldiana (Christmas Kalanchoe, Florist Kalanchoe, Flaming Katy)
• 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)
• Lantana camara (Lantana, Largeleaf Lantana, Spanish Flag, Shrub Verbena, Red/Yellow/Wild Sage)
• Latania loddigesii (Blue Latan Palm, Latan Palm, Blue Latania Palm)
• Cinnamomum verum (Cinnamon, True Cinnamon, Ceylon/Cassia Cinnamon, Cinnamon Bark Tree, Kayu Manis in Malay)
• Lavandula (Lavender)
• Leucocoprinus birnbaumii (Flowerpot Parasol, Plantpot Dapperling, Yellow Parasol, Yellow Pleated Parasol, Yellow Houseplant Mushroom, Lemon-yellow Lepiota)
• Licuala grandis (Vanuatu Fan Palm, Ruffled Fan Palm, Ruffled Lantan Palm, Palas Payung, Round-leaved/Large-leaved Licuala Palm)
• Lilium species (Lily)
• Livistona chinensis (Chinese Fan Palm, Chinese Fountain Palm)
• Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum ‘Burgundy’ (Chinese Fringe Flower, Chinese Witch Hazel, Pink Chinese Loropetalum, Burgundy Loropetalum)
• Manihot esculenta (Cassava, Brazilian Arrowroot, Yuca, Ubi Kayu in Malay)
• Manilkara zapota (Sapodilla, Sapote, Naseberry, Chicle Gum, Chiku in Malay)
• Marrubium vulgare (White Horehound, Common Horehound)
• Melampodium divaricatum (Butter Daisy, Melampodium, Gold Medallion Flower)
• Melastoma malabathricum (Malabar melastome, Indian/Singapore/Straits Rhododendron, Common Sendudok, Malbar Gooseberry)
• Mentha spicata (syn.: Mentha viridis, Mentha spicata var. ciliata) (Garden Mint, Common Mint, Spearmint, English Mint)
• Metroxylon sagu (Sago Palm, Smooth Sago Palm)
• Momordica charantia (Bitter Gourd, Bitter Melon, Bitter Squash/Cucumber, Balsam Pear, Peria in Malay)
• Moringa oleifera (Drumstick Tree, Horseradish Tree, Ben Oil Tree)
• Morus nigra (syn.: Morus scabra, Morus laciniata) (Black Mulberry, Blackberry, Indian/Persian Mulberry, Silkworm Mulberry, Hei Sang in Chinese)
• Mucuna bennettii (New Guinea Creeper, Scarlet Jade Vine, Red Jade Vine)
• Murraya koenigii (Curry Leaf, Curry Leaf Plant/Tree, Curry Leaves)
• Murraya paniculata (Orange Jessamine/Jasmine, Chinese Box, Mock Orange/Lime, Lakeview Jasmine)
• Musa acuminata (Dwarf Cavendish Banana, Ornamental Banana, Pisang Serendah)
• 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)
• Nelumbo nucifera (Indian Lotus, Sacred Lotus, Sacred Water Lily, Egyptian Bean, Lotus, Teratai in Malay)
• Nephelium lappaceum (Rambutan, Hairy Lychee)
• Nephrolepis falcata cv. furcans (Fishtail Fern, Fishtail Swordfern, Forked/Weeping Sword Fern)
• Nerium oleander ‘Pink’ (Oleander)
• Nerium oleander (Rosebay, Nerium, Oleander)
• Nolina recurvata; Beaucarnea recurvata (Ponytail Plant, Bottle Palm)
• Ochna kirkii (Mickey Mouse Plant, Bird’s Eye Bush)
• Oenocarpus bataua (Bataua Palm, Seje Palm, Pataua Palm, Ungurahui)
• Oncosperma tigillarium (Nibung Palm, Nibong Palm, Nibung, Nibong)
• Orthosiphon aristatus/stamineus (Cat’s Whiskers, Java Tea, Misai/Kumis Kuching)
• Osmoxylon lineare ‘Variegata’ (Variegated Miagos Bush, Green Aralia)
• Otacanthus caeruleus (Brazilian Snapdragon, Amazon Blue)
• Oxalis triangularis (Purple or Dark Leaf Shamrock, Purpleleaf False Shamrock)
• Pandanus amaryllifolius (Fragrant Pandan; Pandan Screwpine, Pandan Leaf/Leaves)
• 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)
• 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)
• Parkia speciosa (Bitter Bean, Twisted Cluster Bean, Stink Bean, Petai in Malay)
• 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)
• Pentas lanceolata (Egyptian Star-cluster, Egyptian Star, Star Flower, Star Cluster, Pentas)
• Peperomia clusiifolia ‘Jellie’ (Variegated Red Edge Peperomia)
• Pereskia sacharosa (Needle Seven Blade, Seven Star Needle, Rose Cactus, Tree Cancer, Jarum Tujuh Bilah in Malay)
• Petunia, followed by the cultivar or hybrid name (Petunia)
• Philodendron bipinnatifidum (Cut-Leaf/Split-Leaf/Fiddle-Leaf Philodendron, Tree Philodendron, Lacy Tree Philodendron, Selloum)
• Piper nigrum (Black Pepper, Common Pepper, Pepper Vine/Plant, White/Madagascar Pepper, Lada Hitam in Malay)
• Pithecellobium dulce ‘Variegated’ (Variegated Madras Thorn, Manila Tamarind, Sweet Inga, Monkey Pod)
• Pityrogramma calomelanos (Dixie Silverback Fern, Silver Fern)
• Platostoma palustre (Grass Jelly, Black Jelly, Chinese Mesona, Chin Chow, Black Cincau, Leung Fan in Chinese)
• Platycerium (Staghorn Fern, Elkhorn Fern)
• Platycerium coronarium (StaghornFern, Stag’s Horn Fern, Crown Staghorn, Disc Stag’s Horn Fern, Elkhorn Fern)
• Platycodon grandiflorus (Balloon Flower, Platycodon, Chinese Balloon Flower, Korean/Chinese/Japanese Bellflower)
• Plectranthus ‘Mona Lavender’ (Lavender Spur Flower, Mona Lavender)
• Plumbago auriculata / capensis (Blue Plumbago, Cape Plumbago, Cape Leadwort, Skyflower)
• Plumeria (Frangipani)
• 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)
• Polyalthia longifolia (False Ashoka, Buddha Tree, Mast Tree)
• 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)
• Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (Four-angled Bean, Winged Bean/Pea, Princess/Asparagus Pea, Manila/Goa Bean, Kacang Botol in Malay)
• Psychotria elata (Hooker’s Lips, Hot Lips Plants, Hot Lips, Mick Jagger’s Lips)
• Pteris ensiformis cv. Evergemiensis (Silver Lace Fern, Slender Brake Fern)
• Pteris multifida (Spider brake, Spider fern, Chinese brake, Saw-leaved bracken)
• Ptychosperma macarthurii (Macarthur Palm, Macarthur Feather Palm, Cluster Palm, Hurricane Palm)
• Punica granatum (Pomegranate, Buah Delima in Malay)
• 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)
• Rafflesia arnoldii (Corpse Lily, Corpse Flower, Bunga Bangkai in Indonesian Language)
• Raphanus sativus (Chinese/Japanese White Radish, Oriental/Cultivated Radish, Giant White Radish, Daikon, Lobak Putih in Malay)
• Ravenala madagascariensis (Traveller’s Palm, Traveller’s Tree)
• 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])
• Roystonea regia (Cuban Royal Palm, Florida Royal Palm, Royal Palm)
• Ruellia brittoniana ‘Katie’ (Katie Dwarf Ruellia, Dwarf Purple Ruellia, Dwarf Mexican Petunia)
• Ruellia simplex [syn: R. brittoniana, R. tweediana] (Britton’s Wild Petunia, Desert Petunia, Mexican Petunia, Mexican Bluebell)
• Russelia equisetiformis (Firecracker Plant, Coral Fountain/Plant, Fountain Plant, Coralblow)
• Saccharum officinarum (Sugarcane, Sugar Cane, Tebu in Malay)
• 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)
• Salvia splendent (Scarlet Sage, Red Salvia, Tropical Sage)
• 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)
• Saribus rotundifolius (Round-leaf Fountain Palm, Footstool/Fan Palm, Table Palm, Java Fan Palm, Anahaw Palm)
• Schefflera arboricola ‘Janine’ (Janine Schefflera, Dwarf Umbrella Tree, Hawaiian Elf Schefflera)
• Schismatoglottis calyptrata (Drop Tongue, ‘Guang xi luo yan’ (in China), Dukaruk (in Sabah – Kadazandusun language)
• Schlumbergera truncata (Christmas Cactus, Thanksgiving Cactus, Holiday Cactus, Zygocactus, Crab Cactus)
• Selaginella plana (Asian Spikemoss, Cyperus Clubmoss/Spikemoss, Paka Merak in Malay)
• Sinningia speciosa (Gloxinia, Florist’s Gloxinia, Brazalian Gloxinia, Violet Slipper Gloxinia)
• 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)
• Solenostemon scutellarioides (Coleus, Flame/Painted Nettle, Painted Leaves, Duckfoot)
• Spathiphyllum spp. (Peace Lily, Spathe Flower, White Anthurium)
• Spathoglottis plicata (Ground Orchid, Large Purple Orchid, Pleated Leaf Spathoglottis, Common Spathoglottis, Philippine Ground Orchid)
• Sphagneticola trilobata (Singapore Daisy, Creeping-oxeye, Trailing Daisy, Wedelia, Yellow Creeping Daisy, Rabbit’s Paw)
• Spondias dulcis (Ambarella, Golden Apple, Yellow/Golden Plum)
• Strelitzia reginae (Crane Flower/Plant, Bird of Paradise, Bird of Paradise flower/plant, Crane-leaved Strelitzia)
• Stromanthe sanguinea ‘Triostar’ or ‘Tricolor’ (Never-never Plant, Triostar Ginger, Triostar/Tricolor Stromanthe)
• Strongylodon macrobotrys (Jade Vine, Emerald Vine, Emerald Creeper, Turquoise Jade Vine.)
• Syngonium podophyllum (Goosefoot Plant, Arrowhead Vine/Plant, Nephthytis, Five-fingers, African/American Evergreen)
• Synsepalum dulcificum (Miracle Fruit, Miracle Berry, Miraculous Berry, Flavour/Sweet Berry)
• 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)
• Tabernaemontana divaricata (Pinwheel Flower, Crepe/Crape Jasmine, Crepe Gardenia, East Indian Rosebay, Nero’s Crown, Milk Flower)
• Tagetes erecta, Tagetes patula (African/American Marigold, French Marigold)
• Tecoma capensis (syn.: Tecomaria/Bignonia capensis) (Cape Honeysuckle)
• Tecoma stans (Yellow Bells, Yellow Trumpetbush, Yellow Elder, Ginger-thomas)
• 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, aka Akar Tuau in Malaysia)
• Thunbergia mysorensis (Clock Vine, Lady’s Slipper Vine, Brick & Butter Vine, Dolls’ Shoes, Mysore Clock Vine)
• Tibouchina mutabilis (Manaca, Brazilian Sendudok in Malay)
• Tibouchina urvilleana (Princess Flower, Glory Flower/Bush, Purple Glory Tree, Lasiandra, Pleroma, Brazilian Sendudok)
• Tillandsia ionantha [syn.: Tillandsia/Pityrophyllum erubescens] (Tilly, Air Plant, Airplant, Blushing Bride, Sky Plant)
• Tigridia pavonia (Tiger Flower, Jockey’s Cap Lily, Mexican Shell flower, Peacock Flower, Tiger Iris/Flower)
• Thysanolaena latifolia (Bamboo Grass, Tiger Grass, Asian Broom Grass, Rumput Buloh/ Teberau in Malay)
• Torenia fournieri (Bluewings, Wishbone Flower, Torenia)
• 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)
• Trimezia steyermarkii (Yellow Walking Iris, Traveling Iris)
• Tristellateia australasiae (Shower of Gold Climber, Vining Milkweed/Thriallis, Galphimia Vine, Australian Gold/Golden Vine, Maiden’s Jealousy)
• Tropaeolum majus (Nasturtium, Garden Nasturtium, Indian Cress, Monks Cress)
• Turnera ulmifolia (Yellow Alder, Ramgoat Dashalong, Sage Rose, Cuban Buttercup, West Indian Holly)
• Uraria crinita (Cat’s Tail Plant, Asian Foxtail)
• Vallaris glabra (Bread Flower, Kerak Nasi and Bunga Kesidang in Malay)
• Vanda Species (Vanda Orchid)
• Vatica yeechongii (Resak Daun Panjang in Malay)
• Vitis vinifera (Common Grape Vine, Wine Grape, Purpleleaf Grape, Anggur in Malay)
• White Phalaenopsis Orchid cv. aphrodite (Moth Orchid, Phal.)
• Wodyetia bifurcada (Foxtail Palm, Wodyetia Palm)
• 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)
• Zea mays (Maize, Corn, Sweet Corn, Indian Corn, Jagung in Malay)
• Zephyranthes Species (Rain Lily, Fairy Lily, Zephyr Lily)
• Zucchini (Courgette, Italian Marrow, Summer Squash)

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