BOTANY LAB: IDENTIFICATION OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES

5.0(2)
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
Card Sorting

1/128

flashcard set

Earn XP

Description and Tags

Difficulty levels Easy: True or false Moderate: Multiple Choice Hard: Identification

Study Analytics
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced

No study sessions yet.

129 Terms

1
New cards

Graptophyllum pictum

caricature plant

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">caricature plant</span></p>
2
New cards

Cordyline fruticosa

ti plant, palm lily, cabbage palm

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">ti plant, palm lily, cabbage palm</span></p>
3
New cards

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Gumamela, Chinese hibiscus, China rose, Hawaiian hibiscus, rose mallow and shoeblack plant

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Gumamela, Chinese hibiscus, China rose, Hawaiian hibiscus, rose mallow and shoeblack plant</span></p>
4
New cards

Dracaena fragrans

cornstalk dracaena

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">cornstalk dracaena</span></p>
5
New cards

Rhapis excelsa

broadleaf lady palm or bamboo palm

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">broadleaf lady palm or bamboo palm</span></p>
6
New cards

Alocasia macrorrhizos

giant taro

<p>giant taro</p>
7
New cards

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis

bottle palm or palmiste gargoulette

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">bottle palm or palmiste gargoulette</span></p>
8
New cards

Clerodendrum trichotomum

harlequin glorybower, glorytree or peanut butter tree

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">harlequin glorybower, glorytree or peanut butter tree</span></p>
9
New cards

Schefflera leucantha

Lao

<p>Lao</p>
10
New cards

Morus alba

white mulberry, common mulberry and silkworm mulberry

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">white mulberry, common mulberry and silkworm mulberry</span></p>
11
New cards

Pandanus tectorius

screw pine

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">screw pine</span></p>
12
New cards

Citrus maxima

pomelo

<p>pomelo</p>
13
New cards

Citrus × limon

lemon

<p>lemon</p>
14
New cards

Citrus × sinensis

sweet oranges

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">sweet oranges</span></p>
15
New cards

Citrus × paradisi

grapefruit

<p>grapefruit</p>
16
New cards

Citrus reticulata

Dalanghita, naranghita and sintones

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Dalanghita, naranghita and sintones</span></p>
17
New cards

Dieffenbachia seguine

dumbcane or tuftroot

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">dumbcane or tuftroot</span></p>
18
New cards

Nephrolepis cordifolia

fishbone fern, tuberous sword fern, tuber ladder fern, erect sword fern, narrow sword fern and ladder fern, and herringbone fern

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">fishbone fern, tuberous sword fern, tuber ladder fern, erect sword fern, narrow sword fern and ladder fern, and herringbone fern</span></p>
19
New cards

Syzygium myrtifolium

Red Lip, Wild Cinnamon, Australian Brush Cherry, Kelat Paya/Oil, Eugenia oleina

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Red Lip, Wild Cinnamon, Australian Brush Cherry, Kelat Paya/Oil, Eugenia oleina</span></p>
20
New cards

Duranta erecta

golden dewdrops, pigeon berry

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">golden dewdrops, pigeon berry</span></p>
21
New cards

Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum

split-leaf philodendron, lacy tree philodendron, selloum, horsehead philodendron, guaimbé

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">split-leaf philodendron, lacy tree philodendron, selloum, horsehead philodendron, guaimbé</span></p>
22
New cards

Citrus x microcarpa

kalamansi, calamondin, Philippine lime, or Philippine lemon

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">kalamansi, calamondin, Philippine lime, or Philippine lemon</span></p>
23
New cards

Polyscias fruticosa

Ming Aralia

<p>Ming Aralia</p>
24
New cards

Bougainvillea glabra

lesser bougainvillea or paperflower

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">lesser bougainvillea or paperflower</span></p>
25
New cards

Bougainvillea spectabilis

great bougainvillea

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">great bougainvillea</span></p>
26
New cards

Dracaena trifasciata

snake plant, Saint George's sword, mother-in-law's tongue, and viper's bowstring hemp

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">snake plant, Saint George's sword, mother-in-law's tongue, and viper's bowstring hemp</span></p>
27
New cards

Cyanthillium cinereum

little ironweed and poovamkurunnila

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">little ironweed and poovamkurunnila</span></p>
28
New cards

Axonopus compressus

Tropical Carpet Grass, Wide-Leaved Carpet Grass, Cow Grass, Rumput Parit

<p>Tropical Carpet Grass, Wide-Leaved Carpet Grass, Cow Grass, Rumput Parit</p>
29
New cards

Excoecaria cochinchinensis

Chinese croton, blindness tree, buta buta, jungle fire plant

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Chinese croton, blindness tree, buta buta, jungle fire plant</span></p>
30
New cards

Phyllanthus urinaria

chamber bitter, gripeweed, shatterstone, leafflower, or stonebreaker

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">chamber bitter, gripeweed, shatterstone, leafflower, or stonebreaker</span></p>
31
New cards

Dypsis Lutescens

golden cane palm, yellow palm, bamboo palm, areca palm or butterfly palm

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">golden cane palm, yellow palm, bamboo palm, areca palm or butterfly palm</span></p>
32
New cards

Homalomena philippinensis

Philippine Homalomena or Payau/payaw

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Philippine Homalomena or </span><span style="font-family: Montserrat, Arial">Payau/payaw</span></p>
33
New cards

Dalechampia scandens L.

spurgecreeper

<p>spurgecreeper</p>
34
New cards

Pandanus dubius

bakong or knob-fruited screwpine

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">bakong or knob-fruited screwpine</span></p>
35
New cards

Carex siderosticta

Banana Boat, Lemon Zest, Siderosticta Sedge, Siderosticta's Sedge and Siderosticta's Fox Sedge

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Banana Boat, Lemon Zest, Siderosticta Sedge, Siderosticta's Sedge and Siderosticta's Fox Sedge</span></p>
36
New cards

Rosa polyantha

the Fairy

<p>the Fairy</p>
37
New cards

Rosa multiflora

multiflora rose, baby rose, Japanese rose, many-flowered rose, seven-sisters rose, Eijitsu rose and rambler rose

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">multiflora rose, baby rose, Japanese rose, many-flowered rose, seven-sisters rose, Eijitsu rose and rambler rose</span></p>
38
New cards

Mangifera indica

mango

<p>mango</p>
39
New cards

Mangifera quadrifida

Mangifera, Quadrifida Mango and Four-Lobed Mango

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Mangifera, Quadrifida Mango and Four-Lobed Mango</span></p>
40
New cards

Thuja standishii

Japanese arborvitae

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Japanese arborvitae</span></p>
41
New cards

Alstonia angustifolia

Narrow-Leaf Alstonia or Pulai Penipu Paya

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Narrow-Leaf Alstonia or Pulai Penipu Paya</span></p>
42
New cards

Portulaca grandiflora

Moss rose plants or moss-rose purslane

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Moss rose plants or moss-rose purslane</span></p>
43
New cards

Dracaena marginata

red-edged dracaena or Madagascar dragon tree

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">red-edged dracaena or Madagascar dragon tree</span></p>
44
New cards

Chlorophytum comosum

common spider plant

<p>common spider plant</p>
45
New cards

Origanum vulgare

Oregano, Spanish thyme or wild marjoram

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Oregano, Spanish thyme or wild marjoram</span></p>
46
New cards

Plumeria rubra

ji dan hua, nosegay, kalachuchi

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">ji dan hua, nosegay, kalachuchi</span></p>
47
New cards

Licuala grandis

Ruffled fan palm, Vanuatu fan palm, Palas payung, Ruffled lantan palm, or Palas palm

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Ruffled fan palm, Vanuatu fan palm, Palas payung, Ruffled lantan palm, or Palas palm</span></p>
48
New cards

Eugenia Myrtifolia

brush cherry and native myrtle

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">brush cherry and native myrtle</span></p>
49
New cards

Bambusa Vulgaris var. Striata

Ivory Bamboo, Buluh Gading, Stripe Bamboo

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Ivory Bamboo, Buluh Gading, Stripe Bamboo</span></p>
50
New cards

Pandanus Amaryllifolius

Pandan, Fragrant Pandan, Scented Pandan, Screwpine, Fragrant Screwpine, Indonesian Screwpine, Pandan Rampeh, Pandan Wangi, Daun Pandan

<p><span style="font-family: Source Sans Pro, sans-serif">Pandan, Fragrant Pandan, Scented Pandan, Screwpine, Fragrant Screwpine, Indonesian Screwpine, Pandan Rampeh, Pandan Wangi, Daun Pandan</span></p>
51
New cards

Musa Basjoo

bashō, Japanese fiber banana, hardy fiber banana, hardy Japanese banana

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">bashō, Japanese fiber banana, hardy fiber banana, hardy Japanese banana</span></p>
52
New cards

Cheilocostus speciosus ‘Variegatus’

Variegated Spiral Ginger

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Variegated Spiral Ginger</span></p>
53
New cards

Chamaedorea cataractarum

cat palm, cascade palm, or cataract palm

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">cat palm, cascade palm, or cataract palm</span></p>
54
New cards

Sansevieria zeylanica

Bowstring Hemp, Ceylon Bowstring Hemp, Devil’s Tongue, Mother-in-Law’s Tongue

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Bowstring Hemp, Ceylon Bowstring Hemp, Devil’s Tongue, Mother-in-Law’s Tongue</span></p>
55
New cards

Ixora coccinea

Flame of the Woods; Iron Tree; Ixora; Jungle Flame; Jungle Geranium; Maui sunset; Pendkuli

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Flame of the Woods; Iron Tree; Ixora; Jungle Flame; Jungle Geranium; Maui sunset; Pendkuli</span></p>
56
New cards

Codiaeum variegatum

fire croton, garden croton, or variegated croton

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">fire croton, garden croton, or variegated croton</span></p>
57
New cards

Trianthema portulacastrum

desert horse purslane, black pigweed, giant pigweed

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">desert horse purslane, black pigweed, giant pigweed</span></p>
58
New cards

Dracaena deremensis

knowt flashcard image
59
New cards

Saribus rotundifolius

Anahaw, footstool palm

<p>Anahaw, <span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">footstool palm</span></p>
60
New cards

Hyophorbe indica

palmier bâtard, palmiste poison, or champagne palm

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">palmier bâtard, palmiste poison, or champagne palm</span></p>
61
New cards

Dracaena angustifolia

Narrow Leaved Dracaena

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Narrow Leaved Dracaena</span></p>
62
New cards

Malvaviscus arboreus

Sleeping Hibiscus

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Sleeping Hibiscus</span></p>
63
New cards

Jatropha curcas

physic nut, Barbados nut, poison nut, bubble bush, purging nut, Tubang-bakod Tubang-bakod (Tagalog); tuba-tuba, kasla

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">physic nut, Barbados nut, poison nut, bubble bush, purging nut, Tubang-bakod Tubang-bakod (Tagalog); tuba-tuba, kasla</span></p>
64
New cards

Caladium x Hortulanum

elephant ear, heart of Jesus, and angel wings

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">elephant ear, heart of Jesus, and angel wings</span></p>
65
New cards

Ruellia tuberosa

minnieroot, fever root, snapdragon root and sheep potato

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">minnieroot, fever root, snapdragon root and sheep potato</span></p>
66
New cards

Heliconia hirsuta

knowt flashcard image
67
New cards

Desmodium gunnii

Gunn's tick-trefoil, Slender tick-trefoil, Southern tick-trefoil

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Gunn's tick-trefoil, Slender tick-trefoil, Southern tick-trefoil</span></p>
68
New cards

Polyscias guilfoylei

geranium aralia or wild coffee

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">geranium aralia or wild coffee</span></p>
69
New cards

Euphorbia tithymaloides

Devil's Backbone, Japanese Poinsettia, Redbird Flower, Slipper Flower

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Devil's Backbone, Japanese Poinsettia, Redbird Flower, Slipper Flower</span></p>
70
New cards

Dracaena surculosa

Dracaena Gold dust, Japanese Bamboo, Gold Dust Plant, Spotted Leaf Dracaena

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Dracaena Gold dust, Japanese Bamboo, Gold Dust Plant, Spotted Leaf Dracaena</span></p>
71
New cards

Polyalthia longifolia, monoon longifolium

False Ashoka, False Asoka, Mast Tree, Indian Mast Tree, Weeping Mast Tree, Green Champa, Mempisang

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">False Ashoka, False Asoka, Mast Tree, Indian Mast Tree, Weeping Mast Tree, Green Champa, Mempisang</span></p>
72
New cards

Schefflera heptaphylla

Ivy Tree

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Ivy Tree</span></p>
73
New cards

Impatiens balsamina

balsam, garden balsam, rose balsam, touch-me-not or spotted snapweed

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">balsam, garden balsam, rose balsam, touch-me-not or spotted snapweed</span></p>
74
New cards

Podocarpus costalis

arius

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">arius</span></p>
75
New cards

Syzygium campanulatum

Brush Cherries, Lillipillies

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Brush Cherries, Lillipillies</span></p>
76
New cards

Syzygium paniculatum

magenta lilly pilly or magenta cherry

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">magenta lilly pilly or magenta cherry</span></p>
77
New cards

Capsicum frutescens

Siling Labuyo, Tabasco Pepper, Cayenne pepper, Capsicum, Bird Pepper, and Hot Pepper

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Siling Labuyo, Tabasco Pepper, Cayenne pepper, Capsicum, Bird Pepper, and Hot Pepper</span></p>
78
New cards

Juglans regia

common walnut (Great Britain), Persian walnut, English walnut, Carpathian walnut, Madeira walnut

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">common walnut (Great Britain), Persian walnut, English walnut, Carpathian walnut, Madeira walnut</span></p>
79
New cards

Dracaena sanderiana

Sander's dracaena, ribbon dracaena, lucky bamboo, curly bamboo, Chinese water bamboo, Goddess of Mercy's plant, Belgian evergreen

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Sander's dracaena, ribbon dracaena, lucky bamboo, curly bamboo, Chinese water bamboo, Goddess of Mercy's plant, Belgian evergreen</span></p>
80
New cards

Pachira aquatica

Guiana Chestnut, Provision Tree, Shaving-brush Tree, Malabar Chestnut, Water Chestnut, Saba Nut, Fortune Tree, Money Tree, Oje

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Guiana Chestnut, Provision Tree, Shaving-brush Tree, Malabar Chestnut, Water Chestnut, Saba Nut, Fortune Tree, Money Tree, Oje</span></p>
81
New cards

Dracaena reflexa

Song of India, Pride of India, Song of Jamaica

<p>Song of India, Pride of India, Song of Jamaica</p>
82
New cards

Schefflera arboricola

Australian Ivy Palm, Dwarf Hawaiian Schefflera, Dwarf Schefflera, Hawaiian Umbrella Tree, Parasol plant, Umbrella Plant

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Australian Ivy Palm, Dwarf Hawaiian Schefflera, Dwarf Schefflera, Hawaiian Umbrella Tree, Parasol plant, Umbrella Plant</span></p>
83
New cards

Capsicum baccatum

aji, bishop's hat, orchid pepper

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">aji, bishop's hat, orchid pepper</span></p>
84
New cards

Chamaecostus cuspidatus

fiery costus or spiral flag

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">fiery costus or spiral flag</span></p>
85
New cards

Aglaonema modestum

Chinese evergreen

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Chinese evergreen</span></p>
86
New cards

Epipremnum aureum

Devil's Ivy; Devil's Vine; Golden Pothos; Ivy Arum; Marble Queen; Pothos; Taro Vine

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Devil's Ivy; Devil's Vine; Golden Pothos; Ivy Arum; Marble Queen; Pothos; Taro Vine</span></p>
87
New cards

Pilea microphylla

Rockweed, Artillery plant, Artillery Fern, Gunpowder plant or Brilhantina, Angeloweed, Joypowder plant

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Rockweed, Artillery plant, Artillery Fern, Gunpowder plant or Brilhantina, Angeloweed, Joypowder plant</span></p>
88
New cards

Xanthosoma violaceum

arrowleaf elephant ear, tiquizque, macal, nampi, malanga or American taro

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">arrowleaf elephant ear, tiquizque, macal, nampi, malanga or American taro</span></p>
89
New cards

Sansevieria hyacinthoides

mother-in-law’s tongue, piles root, African bowstring hemp

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">mother-in-law’s tongue, piles root, </span><span style="font-family: Montserrat, Arial">African bowstring hemp</span></p>
90
New cards

Licuala orbicularis

Daun Nisang, Gereneh, Parasol Palm, Palmier Parasol

<p>Daun Nisang, Gereneh, Parasol Palm, Palmier Parasol</p>
91
New cards

Chrysophyllum oliviforme

wild star-apple or satinleaf

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">wild star-apple or satinleaf</span></p>
92
New cards

Ptychosperma macarthurii

Macarthur palm

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Macarthur palm</span></p>
93
New cards

Wrightia antidysenterica

Walidda, Artic Snow, Milky Way, Snowflakes, Sampaguita, Coral Swirl, Tellicherry Bark

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Walidda, Artic Snow, Milky Way, Snowflakes, Sampaguita, Coral Swirl, Tellicherry Bark</span></p>
94
New cards

Ixora chinensis

Chinese ixora

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Chinese ixora</span></p>
95
New cards

Kyllinga nemoralis

white water sedge or whitehead spikesedge

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">white water sedge or whitehead spikesedge</span></p>
96
New cards

Peperomia pellucida

pepper elder, shining bush plant, man-to-man, silverbush, rat-ear, clearweed

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">pepper elder, shining bush plant, man-to-man, silverbush, rat-ear, clearweed</span></p>
97
New cards

Tradescantia pallida

Purple Heart

<p>Purple Heart</p>
98
New cards

Pterocarpus indicus

Amboyna wood, Malay padauk, Papua New Guinea rosewood, Philippine mahogany, Andaman redwood, Burmese rosewood, narra, asana

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Amboyna wood, Malay padauk, Papua New Guinea rosewood, Philippine mahogany, Andaman redwood, Burmese rosewood, narra, asana</span></p>
99
New cards

Delonix regia

semarak api, royal poinciana, flamboyant tree or peacock tree

<p><span style="font-family: Inter, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">semarak api, royal poinciana, flamboyant tree or peacock tree</span></p>
100
New cards

Senna surattensis

Cassia surattensis

caesalpiniaceae

<p>caesalpiniaceae</p>