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Breynia disticha, commonly known as the snowbush, is a plant in the family Phyllanthaceae, first described in 1776.It is native to New Caledonia and Vanuatu in the western Pacific, but naturalized on a wide assortment of other islands around the world (West Indies, São Tomé, Seychelles, Chagos Islands, Bonin Islands, Norfolk Island, Fiji, Line Islands, Society Islands, Hawaii, etc.), as well ...
Rhamnus pumila, dwarf buckthorn. Rhamnus is a genus of about 140 accepted species of shrubs or small trees, commonly known as buckthorns, in the family Rhamnaceae.Its species range from 1 to 10 m (3 to 33 ft) tall (rarely to 15 m, 50 ft) and are native mainly in east Asia and North America, but found throughout the temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere, and also more locally in the ...
Ceratopetalum gummiferum, the New South Wales Christmas bush, is a tall shrub or small tree popular in cultivation due to its sepals that turn bright red-pink at around Christmas time. [ 1 ] The specific name gummiferum alludes to the large amounts of gum that is discharged from cut bark.
Nandina domestica (/ n æ n ˈ d iː n ə / nan-DEE-nə) [a] [b] [c] commonly known as nandina, heavenly bamboo or sacred bamboo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native to eastern Asia from the Himalayas to Japan.
Strobilanthes callosa Plant spotted in SGNP Mumbai Flower of Strobilanthes callosa spotted in SGNP Mumbai Pollen grains of Strobilanthes callosa taken with the Foldscope. It is a large shrub, sometimes attaining 6–20 ft in height and 2 1 ⁄ 2 inches in diameter [8] and flowers between July and September.
The following five extant species are accepted: [1] [4] [12]. Cephalanthus angustifolius Lour. - Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam Cephalanthus glabratus ( K.Schum. - sarandí - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
Dodonaea, commonly known as hop-bushes, [2] [3] is a genus of about 70 species of flowering plants in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions of Africa, the Americas, southern Asia and Australasia, but 59 species are endemic to Australia.
The single species, Streptosolen jamesonii, [1] the marmalade bush or fire bush, [3] is an evergreen shrub bearing loose clusters of flowers which change gradually from yellow to red as they develop, resulting in an overall appearance resembling orange marmalade (whence the name), found in open woodlands in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru.