BOTANY LAB: IDENTIFICATION OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES

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

Graptophyllum pictum

caricature plant

Cordyline fruticosa

ti plant, palm lily, cabbage palm

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

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

Dracaena fragrans

cornstalk dracaena

Rhapis excelsa

broadleaf lady palm or bamboo palm

Alocasia macrorrhizos

giant taro

Hyophorbe lagenicaulis

bottle palm or palmiste gargoulette

Clerodendrum trichotomum

harlequin glorybower, glorytree or peanut butter tree

Schefflera leucantha

Lao

Morus alba

white mulberry, common mulberry and silkworm mulberry

Pandanus tectorius

screw pine

Citrus maxima

pomelo

Citrus × limon

lemon

Citrus × sinensis

sweet oranges

Citrus × paradisi

grapefruit

Citrus reticulata

Dalanghita, naranghita and sintones

Dieffenbachia seguine

dumbcane or tuftroot

Nephrolepis cordifolia

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

Syzygium myrtifolium

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

Duranta erecta

golden dewdrops, pigeon berry

Thaumatophyllum bipinnatifidum

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

Citrus x microcarpa

kalamansi, calamondin, Philippine lime, or Philippine lemon

Polyscias fruticosa

Ming Aralia

Bougainvillea glabra

lesser bougainvillea or paperflower

Bougainvillea spectabilis

great bougainvillea

Dracaena trifasciata

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

Cyanthillium cinereum

little ironweed and poovamkurunnila

Axonopus compressus

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

Excoecaria cochinchinensis

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

Phyllanthus urinaria

chamber bitter, gripeweed, shatterstone, leafflower, or stonebreaker

Dypsis Lutescens

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

Homalomena philippinensis

Philippine Homalomena or Payau/payaw

Dalechampia scandens L.

spurgecreeper

Pandanus dubius

bakong or knob-fruited screwpine

Carex siderosticta

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

Rosa polyantha

the Fairy

Rosa multiflora

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

Mangifera indica

mango

Mangifera quadrifida

Mangifera, Quadrifida Mango and Four-Lobed Mango

Thuja standishii

Japanese arborvitae

Alstonia angustifolia

Narrow-Leaf Alstonia or Pulai Penipu Paya

Portulaca grandiflora

Moss rose plants or moss-rose purslane

Dracaena marginata

red-edged dracaena or Madagascar dragon tree

Chlorophytum comosum

common spider plant

Origanum vulgare

Oregano, Spanish thyme or wild marjoram

Plumeria rubra

ji dan hua, nosegay, kalachuchi

Licuala grandis

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

Eugenia Myrtifolia

brush cherry and native myrtle

Bambusa Vulgaris var. Striata

Ivory Bamboo, Buluh Gading, Stripe Bamboo

Pandanus Amaryllifolius

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

Musa Basjoo

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

Cheilocostus speciosus ‘Variegatus’

Variegated Spiral Ginger

Chamaedorea cataractarum

cat palm, cascade palm, or cataract palm

Sansevieria zeylanica

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

Ixora coccinea

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

Codiaeum variegatum

fire croton, garden croton, or variegated croton

Trianthema portulacastrum

desert horse purslane, black pigweed, giant pigweed

Dracaena deremensis

Saribus rotundifolius

Anahaw, footstool palm

Hyophorbe indica

palmier bâtard, palmiste poison, or champagne palm

Dracaena angustifolia

Narrow Leaved Dracaena

Malvaviscus arboreus

Sleeping Hibiscus

Jatropha curcas

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

Caladium x Hortulanum

elephant ear, heart of Jesus, and angel wings

Ruellia tuberosa

minnieroot, fever root, snapdragon root and sheep potato

Heliconia hirsuta

Desmodium gunnii

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

Polyscias guilfoylei

geranium aralia or wild coffee

Euphorbia tithymaloides

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

Dracaena surculosa

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

Polyalthia longifolia, monoon longifolium

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

Schefflera heptaphylla

Ivy Tree

Impatiens balsamina

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

Podocarpus costalis

arius

Syzygium campanulatum

Brush Cherries, Lillipillies

Syzygium paniculatum

magenta lilly pilly or magenta cherry

Capsicum frutescens

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

Juglans regia

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

Dracaena sanderiana

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

Pachira aquatica

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

Dracaena reflexa

Song of India, Pride of India, Song of Jamaica

Schefflera arboricola

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

Capsicum baccatum

aji, bishop's hat, orchid pepper

Chamaecostus cuspidatus

fiery costus or spiral flag

Aglaonema modestum

Chinese evergreen

Epipremnum aureum

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

Pilea microphylla

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

Xanthosoma violaceum

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

Sansevieria hyacinthoides

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

Licuala orbicularis

Daun Nisang, Gereneh, Parasol Palm, Palmier Parasol

Chrysophyllum oliviforme

wild star-apple or satinleaf

Ptychosperma macarthurii

Macarthur palm

Wrightia antidysenterica

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

Ixora chinensis

Chinese ixora

Kyllinga nemoralis

white water sedge or whitehead spikesedge

Peperomia pellucida

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

Tradescantia pallida

Purple Heart

Pterocarpus indicus

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

Delonix regia

semarak api, royal poinciana, flamboyant tree or peacock tree

Senna surattensis

Cassia surattensis

caesalpiniaceae