Tropical Plant Pictures

Pandanus

2013-04-30T01:57:00.002-07:00

Pandanus is a palm-like, bush, small trees or shrubs native to the tropics and subtropics. There are about 600 known species and classified in the order Pandanales, family Pandanaceae.

pandanus sanderi with yellow central stripes.

Agathis Dammara

2013-03-15T02:32:00.004-07:00

A. Dammara, young tree

Family : Araucariaceae
Genus : Agathis
Common or local names : Amboyna pitch tree, damar, Kisi, Salo, Dayungon, Kauri pine, Bindang, Tulong, Almaciga, Bidiango, Bagtik, Son-khaomao, Dammara orientalis.

Agathis dammara is a medium or large evergreen coniferous tree reaching a height of 40-60 m ( 120 -180 ft), native to South East Asia. This tree is a source of dammar gum. Dammar gum (mixed with turpentine) used to produce dammar varnish. Dammar also used in foods as as a clouding or glazing agent.

Diospyros blancoi

2013-03-15T02:25:00.000-07:00

Diospyros blancoi.

Family : Ebenaceae
Genus : Diospyros
Synonyms : Diospyros discolor Willd., nom. illeg.
Diospyros philippensis (Desr.) Guerke
Common / local names : velvet apple, mabolo, kamagong, bisbul, hong nhung, marit.

Diospyros blancoi is an evergreen, edible fruit tree, native to South East Asia (philipina) but widely distributed and cultivated in other tropical countries. It is also distributed in Taiwan.

Diospyros blancoi is a large tree reaching a height of 32 m (96 ft) with trunk diameter 50-80 cm ( 150-240 ft).

Mangifera indica (common mango)

2012-10-06T23:26:00.000-07:00

Medium size mango tree, 12 m ( 36 ft) tall, no fruits.

Family: Anacardiaceae
Subfamily: Anacardioideae
Genus: Mangifera
Common name : Mango.

Mangifera indica is a fruit tree native to India and south east Asia. Mango is cultivated throughout the tropical and subtropical regions as garden tree or for commercial production.

Musa ornata (Ornamental Banana)

2012-10-06T23:20:00.000-07:00

M.ornata.

Family : Musaceae
Genus : Musa
Common names: Flowering Banana, Ornamental Banana.
Syns :

M. ornata is a small ornamental plant (5 to 10 ft tall) , native to south-east Asia, and widely distributed throughout tropical regions. The inflorescences have many colors, from pink to lilac. The fruit is edible but very seedy and tends not to be eaten.

Podocarpus macrophyllus.

2012-10-06T23:11:00.005-07:00

Small tree, height : 2 m ( 6 ft)

Family: Podocarpaceae
Genus: Podocarpus
Species: Podocarpus macrophyllus.
Common names : Kusamaki, Inumaki, louhan song or Buddhist pine (wrong name).

Podocarpus macrophyllus ( regarded as a feng shui tree ) is an evergreen conifer native to southern Japan and southern/eastern China. It resembles a pine but it is not a pine at all. Podocarpus macrophyllus is a small to medium size tree, reaching 20 m ( 33 ft) in height.

Phoenix canariensis ( Canary date palm)

2012-10-06T23:05:00.000-07:00

P. Canareinsis.

original image source

Family: Arecaceae
Genus : Phoenix.
Common names : Canary island date palm, pineapple palm.
Syns :

Phoenix canariensis is date palm native to the Canary Islands and very widely planted as an ornamental plant in warm climate regions.

Adeniums.

2012-10-06T22:54:00.002-07:00

Family : Apocynaceae
Genus : Adenium
Species : A. obesum, A. arabicum, A. multiforum.
Common names : Impala lily, desert rose, Sabi star, kudu, mock azalea.

Adeniums are deciduous succulent trees or shrubs (50 cm - 3 m tall) native to sub-Saharan Africa, central and eastern Southern Africa, Arabia and Thailand (subsp. A. thai socotranum ). Adeniums are popular for their beautiful flowers and swolen stems, which all have poisonous sap ( toxic alkaloids, specifically Cardiac glycosides). The name Adenium is derived from the Arabic name for the plant, Oddaejn, which means Aden, the former name of Yemen.

A. obesum -bonsai

A. obesum, double blosoms

A. multiforum (actual height : 1,2 m or 4 ft ).

Licuala spinosa

2012-07-30T01:13:00.001-07:00

Family :Arecaceae
Common names : Mangrove Fan Palm, Spiny Licuala Palm.
Synonyms :

Licuala spinosa is a small ornamental palm tree, grown in tropical or subtropical climates.

Roystonea altissima

2012-07-30T01:05:00.000-07:00

Family : Arecaceae
Common names : Jamaican Royal Palm or Mountain Cabbage Palm, Jamaican Cabbage Palm.
Synonyms : Palma altissima, Roystonea jamaicana

Roystonea altisima is fast growing palm tree, which reaches heights of 20 metres (66 ft). It is a species of a palm tree commonly found on hillsides or mountain slopes near the interior of Jamaica. Similar with R regia, R altisima has slightly plumose leaflets.

Manilkara Kauki

2012-05-19T09:17:00.000-07:00

Medium tree, actual size : 6 m (20 ft) in height.

Family : Sapotaceae
Synonym : Mimusops kauki
Common names : Khirni, Caqui, Wongi, Sawo-kecik...

Manilkara kauki is an evergreen, upright tree found in Cambodia,Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea and northern Queensland. The leaves are stiff, elliptic, shiny, medium to dark green on the upper leaf and pale at the bottom. The fruit is 3-4 cm long, orange-red in color and edible.

Bambusa Vulgaris Wamin

2012-05-03T08:35:00.001-07:00

Wamin Bamboo

Common names: Wamin Bamboo, Buddha's Belly Bamboo
Family : poaceae

Bambusa vulgaris Wamin is an open clump type bamboo with swollen nodes that resemble Buddha's Belly.
It is a small variety of Bambusa Vulgaris (known as Common Bamboo), originated from South China, and spread throughout East Asia and South East Asia.

Dillenia Pteropoda

2012-04-29T09:06:00.002-07:00

Dillenia pteropoda

Family: Dilleniaceae

Dillenia

Origin: Southeast Asia

Dillenia ptropoda has yellow flowers and large leaves. It is an evergreen tree growing to 16 m (48 feet) tall.

Ficus altissima

2011-05-14T05:20:00.000-07:00

Young tree, variegated.

Common name : Council Tree
Family: Moraceae.

Ficus altissima is a big tree native to Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands

Solenostemon scutellarioides (Coleus)

2010-09-25T05:14:00.000-07:00

Coleus blumei, height : 45 cm (1.5 ft)

Common names : Coleus, Welewaka, Flame Nettle, Painted Nettle
Family: Lamiaceae
Synonym: Solenostemon blumei, Coleus blumei, Ocimum scutellarioides.

Solenostemon scutellarioides, known as coleaus, is a popular houseplant used as an ornamental shrub for its colorful foliage. It is an exotic tender perennial native to Southeast Asia.

Ficus lutea ( Big leaved Fig)

2010-09-17T10:39:00.000-07:00

Ficus lutea, height : 6 m (20 ft)

Common names : Big leaved Fig, Vogel's Fig.
Family: Moraceae
Height : up to 20 m ( 67 ft) tall.
Syn: Ficus baronii, Ficus nekbudu, Ficus utilis, Ficus vogelii

Ficus lutea is native to South Africa, Senegal, Ethiopia, Madagascar and Mascarene Islands. It has been introduced throughout the tropics as an ornamental shade tree. The leaves are very large in size, ranging from 13 to 43 cm ( 18") in length and up to 20 cm (8") in width. Ficus lutea is a fast-growing evergreen tree.

Latania loddigesii Mart.(Blue Latan Palm)

2010-08-25T09:12:00.000-07:00

Mature tree, height : about12 m (40 ft)

height : about 6 m (20 ft)

Common name : Blue Latan Palm
Synonym: Latania glaucophylla
Family: Arecaceae
Min. Temperature: -3°C to -1.5°C (26 - 29°F)

Latania loddigesii is a species of lantan palm native to Mauritus Island. It is cultivated mainly as an ornamental fan palm. It has attractive blue fan leaves with a compact crown. Latania loddigesii grows slowly to 12 m (40 ft).

Barringtonia asiatica (Sea poison tree)

2010-08-24T10:39:00.000-07:00

Medium-sized tree

(transparent .png 1.04 mg)

Box fruit

Common names: Sea putat, sea poison tree, box fruit tree.
Family : LECYTHIDACEAE
Synonym: Barringtonia speciosa
Foliage : evergreen.

Barringtonia asiatica is a medium or large tree growing to 12–25 m (40-83 ft) tall. This plat is native to mangrove habitats on the tropical coasts and islands of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. It is widely cultivated in the tropics as ornamental shade or street tree. All parts of the tree are poisonous, the active poisons including saponins.

Phoenix loureirii (Loureiro's Date Palm)

2010-08-18T09:36:00.000-07:00

Actual height: 4 m (13 ft)

(png image, 1.18 mb)

Common names : Loureiro's Date Palm, Mountain Date Palm.
Family : Arecaceae
Syn. : Phoenix humilis, P. hanceana.

Originating from Taiwan, Hongkong, Philipines, India and southern Bhutan, this palm resembles a dwarf Phoneix canariensis. Phoenix loureirii is less cold hardy than Phoenix canariensis, but still can survive only a few degrees of frost. It can grow up to 20 ft ( 6 m) tall.

Artocarpus altilis (Breadfruit)

2010-08-16T09:28:00.000-07:00

Medium tree, height : 12 m (40 ft)

Common & local names : Breadfruit, broodvrucht, fruit a pain, castana, sukun, kluwe, kulur, fruta pao, arbodel pan, mazapan.
Family : Moraceae (Mulberry)
Syn : Artocarpus incisus

Artocarpus altilis is a species of flowering plant native to the western Pasific Islands, New Guine and Indo-Malay Archipelago, but now widely cultivated throughout the tropics. It is a fast growing evergreen tree, reaching 85 ft (26 m) in height.

Pithecellobium dulce (Madras Thorn)

2010-08-09T08:13:00.000-07:00

Height : 6 m (20 ft)

Common names : Madras Thorn, Manila 'Tamarind', Blackbead.
Local names : Cuauhmochitl, Opiuma, Guamúchil, Kamachile,kataiya
Family : Fabaceae.
Max-height : 12 m (40 ft)
Min. temperature : -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Syn : Mimosa dulcis Roxb, Acacia obliquifolia, Albizia dulcis.

Pithecellobium dulce is native to Mexico, Nothern South America and Central America. It has spread from its native range and become invasive in some countries. It has been introduced into Southeast Asia , Florida, Guam and the Pacific. Pithecellobium dulce is commonly cultivated in tropical regions as a shade or street tree

Agave

2010-08-07T07:16:00.000-07:00

Genus: Agave.

Family: Agavaceae

Agaves are succulents with a large rosette of thick fleshy leaves, usually end with a sharp point and a spiny margin. There are more 200 species of Agave recognised. Various species are known as popular ornamental plants.

Agave americana marginata.

Agave angustifolia marginata

Livistona muelleri

2010-08-05T05:30:00.000-07:00

L. muelleri, height : 6 - 7 m ( 20 ft- 23 ft).

Common name : Queensland Dwarf Fan Palm
Family: Arecaceae
Foliage : Evergreen.
Max-height : 9 m ( 30 ft)

Livistona muelleri is a slow-growing fan palm native to New Guinea and Australia (North East Queensland). It can grow up to 9 m ( 30 ft) tall, but usually only about 4 m (13 ft) high.

Latania verschaffeltii (Yellow Latan Palm)

2010-08-03T09:54:00.000-07:00

mature tall tree , height : about 9-10 m ( 30-33 ft)

Young tree

Common name : Yellow Latan Palm
Family : Arecaceae
Minimum temperature: -1°C (30°F)
Foliage : evergreen.

Latania verschaffeltii is is a species of flowering plant native to Rodrigues Island, Mautitus. It grows slowly to about 12 m (40 feet) tall.

Esente ventricosum ( Ethiopian Red Banana)

2010-07-26T08:28:00.000-07:00

Potted young tree

Common names : Ethiopian Red Banana, False Banana or Ethiopian Banana.
Family: Musaceae (banana family)
Max-height : 6 m (20 ft)
Foliage : evergreen.

Ensete ventricosum is native to tropical East Africa from Ethiopia to Angola. This plant is similar to a banana, but it is not a banana. Fruits look like little dry bananas but are not edible. Ensete ventricosum is widely cultivated as an ornamental house plant in tropics and subtropics.