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The Malayan sword is a shrubby plant that grows to about 0.2 to 1.2 m (7.9 in to 3 ft 11.2 in) tall with straight stems. Its dark-green leaves are arranged spirally. The leaves are oval-shaped, with a length between 10 – 35 cm and a width between 1.9 – 25 cm, and sunken veins. The fruits are red and ovoid.
Helanthium tenellum, the pygmy chain sword, is a species of plants in the Alismataceae. It is native to the eastern United States (from Texas to Florida , north to Michigan and Massachusetts ), southern Mexico ( Chiapas , Veracruz ), West Indies (Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola ), Central America, South America (from Guyana to Argentina) [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Clerodendrum quadriloculare (known as the bronze-leaved clerodendrum, fireworks plant, [3] [4] Philippine glorybower, shooting star or starburst bush [4] in English, and bagawak or bagawak morado [3] [4] in Filipino) is a species of flowering plant native to New Guinea and the Philippines.
The Haleakalā silversword, Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum, has numerous sword-like succulent leaves covered with silver hairs. Silversword plants in general grow on volcanic cinder, a dry, rocky substrate that is subject to freezing temperatures and high winds.
Echinodorus cordifolius, the spade-leaf sword or creeping burhead, is a species of aquatic plants in the Alismatales. It is native to Mexico , the West Indies , Central America , South America (as far south as Paraguay ) and the southeastern United States ( Texas to Florida and as far north as Iowa ).
Gnetum gnemon is a gymnosperm species of Gnetum, its native area spans from Mizoram and Assam in India down south through Malay Peninsula, Malay Archipelago and the Philippines in southeast Asia to the western Pacific islands. [3] Common names include gnetum, joint fir, two leaf, melinjo/belinjo , bago , and tulip . [4]
The sword's name could either be a reference to the similarity of its shape to the leaves of rice or to local green "dahong palay" snakes, purported to be extremely venomous. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The snake is probably the green specimen of the Philippine pit viper ( trimeresurus flavomaculatus) , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] though sometimes identified as various ...
Echinodorus palifolius, also known as Mexican sword plant is an emerged aquatic plant in the Alismataceae. It has a rather odd, discontinuous range, native to Brazil (Minas Gerais and Bahia), Peru, Uruguay, and Mexico . [1] [2] [3] It has been introduced in many countries including Bangladesh and India. [citation needed]