TropPlants

TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0138 Botanical Name: Hernandia nymphaeifolia Common Name: Jack-In-The-Box Tree, Lantern Tree, Bing-A-Bing (Indonesian) Cultivar: N/A Family: Hernandiaceae Hernandia nymphaeifolia Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To: Coastal lands throughout tropical Pacific and Indian Oceans including East Africa and Madagascar Landscaping Information Plant Type : Tree, Broadleaf Evergreen Texture: Medium to Dense Form: Round-Headed Height (on average, in landscape use): 20'-60' Height to Spread Ratio: 1:1 Growth Rate: Fast Landscape Values: Street Tree, Framing, Shade, (Some) Sculptural Form, Specimen Outstanding Quality: Form/Silhouette, Foliage Characters, Fruit, Bark Hernandia nymphaeifolia on the UH Manoa Campus Photo by Matthew Gaston Hernandia nymphaeifolia with its appealing bark, structure, and colors Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers: 0.5...

TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0225 Botanical Name: Gardenia mutabilis Common Name: Golden Gardenia, Long Necked Golden Gardenia Cultivar: N/A Family: Rubiaceae Gardenia mutabilis   Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To: Malesia (Biogeographic region including Indonesia, Philippines & Malaysia)  Landscaping Information Plant Type : Tree Texture: Medium and D ense Form: Round-Headed to Upright-broad Height (on average, in landscape use): 8'-15' Height to Spread Ratio: 1:1 Growth Rate: Medium Landscape Values: Accent, Background, Border, Color, Edging, Facer, Framing, Mass, Patio, Quick Effect, Screen, Space Division, Specimen Outstanding Quality:   Flower Color, Fragrance, Bark Gardenia mutabilis at UH Manoa Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers: emerging as cream to yellow and as the flowers mature it become yellow-orange to medium orange. Petals are asymmetrical, slightly...

TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0130 Botanical Name: Euphorbia punicea Common Name: Jamaican Poinsettia, Flame of Jamaica, Leather Leaf, Vegetable Leather Cultivar: N/A Family: Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia punicea  Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To: Caribbean  Landscaping Information Plant Type : Treelet, Shrub Texture: Medium Form: Upright-broad Height (on average, in landscape use): 10'-15' Height to Spread Ratio: 1:1 Growth Rate: Slow Landscape Values: Accent, Color, Quick Effect,Sculptural Form, Specimen Outstanding Quality: Foliage Color, Seasonal Color, Form/Silhouette, Foliage Characters, Bark Euphorbia punicea by St. John Plant Sciences at UH Manoa Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers: 0.25", yellow, spurge-type flower, somewhat inconspicuous. Vivid red bracts around flowers. Fruits: 0.5"-0.75" balloon shaped.  Euphorbia punicea fruits Photo by M...

TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0097 Botanical Name: Ceiba speciose Common Name: Silk Floss Tree, Palo Borracho, Paineira, Toborochi, Tree of Refuge Cultivar: N/A Family: Malvaceae Native To: Southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Argentina,  Ceiba speciosa   Photo by Matthew Gaston Landscaping Information Plant Type : Tree Texture: Medium Form: Upright-broad Height (on average, in landscape use):   30'- 80' Height to Spread Ratio: 1:1 Growth Rate: Fast Landscape Values: Accent, Background, Border, Color, Edging, Facer, Shade, Specimen Outstanding Quality: Flower Color, Fruit, Bark Ceiba speciosa in bloom Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers: Large 6"-9" wide, hibiscus-type flower, pink to magenta with cream to yellow throating, speckled with deep purple to black streaks. Undulate petals. Known to attract insects and hummingbirds.  Ceiba speciosa...