Thursday, February 24, 2011

Lavandula angustifolia “Common Lavender”

Origin: Mexico
Leaves: Green, hairy, sticky
Flowers: Purple, white

Other details:
Many flowers

Scientific Classification:
Plantae
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Asterids
Lamiales
Lamiaceae
Lavandula
Lavandula angustifolia

Taken from google images

Bougainvillea spectabilis “Great Bougainvillea”

Origin: Brazil
Leaves: Green, yellow
Flowers: Red, pink, white

Scientific Classification:
Plantae
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Caryophyllales
Nyctaginaceae
Bougainvilleeae
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea spectabilis

Plumbago auriculata “Forget-me-not”

Origin: Cape province, South Africa
Leaves: Small, green
Flowers: Pale purple, 5 petals

Other details:
Scandent(semi-climber)

Scientific Classification:
Plantae
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Caryophyllales
Plumbaginaceae
Plumbago
Plumbago auriculata

Clitoria ternatea “Bluebell”

Origin: South America, Malay Islands
Leaves: Green, axial, some jagged, some round
Flowers: Purple/blue flowers

Other details:
Climber

Scientific Classification:
Plantae
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Rosids
Fabales
Fabaceae
Clitoria
Clitoria ternatea

Araucaria columnaris “Cook Pine”

Origin: Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific
Leaves: Thick, waxy, cylindrical, needle-like
Flowers: none

Other details:
Tall (≥30m), softwood, conical

Scientific Classification:
Plantae
Gymnosperms
Pinophyta
Pinodsida
Pinales
Araucariaceae
Araucaria
Araucaria columnaris

Euphorbia milii “Crown-of-thorns”

Origin: Western Madagascar
Leaves: Small, green, thin
Flowers: Pink, red, yellow

Other details:
Spiny stem, 'Dwarf' plant structure

Scientific Classification:
Plantae
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Malpighiales
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbia
Euphorbia milii

Brunfelsia calycina “Yesterday-today-tomorrow”

Origin: Brazil
Leaves: Small, green
Flowers: Purple, white, 5 petals

Scientific Classification:
Plantae
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Asterids
Solanales
Solanaceae
Brunfelsia
Brunfelsia calycina/pauciflora