TropPlants

TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0101 Botanical Name: Barringtonia asiatica   Common Name: Barringtonia, Fish Poison Tree, Putat, Botong (Pilipino name), Shaving Brush Tree Cultivar: N/A Family: Lecythidaceae Barringtonia asiatica Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To: South Pacific, Taiwan, and Zanzibar  Landscaping Information Plant Type : Tree Texture: Dense Form: Upright-broad  Height (on average, in landscape use): 25'-45' Height to Spread Ratio: 1:2 Growth Rate:   Medium Landscape Values: Street Tree, Shade, Specimen, Windbreak, Erosion Control Outstanding Quality: Flowers, Foliage Characters, Fruit Barringtonia asiatica at UH Manoa Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers: 5"-7" wide, white to cream petals. White to light pink stamens are abundant. The two-lobed calyx and pistil remain attached to the tree, while petals and stamens fall below. Flowers open at nig...

TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0188 Botanical Name: Couroupita guianensis Common Name: Cannonball Tree Cultivar: N/A Family: Lecythidaceae Couroupita guianensis Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To: Northern South America specifically the Guianas Landscaping Information Plant Type : Tree Texture: Dense, Coarse Form: Round-Headed to Upright-broad to Irregular Height (on average, in landscape use):   >90' Height to Spread Ratio:   2:1 Growth Rate: Medium, Fast Landscape Values: Accent, Background, Border, Shade, Sculptural Form, Specimen Outstanding Quality: Flower Color, Fragrance, Form/Silhouette, Fruit Couroupita guianensis Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers: Unique flower type. 5-6", 6 pink to deep red petals. Fertile stamens are cream to yellow and arranged like a disc around the pistil. Infertile staminodes protrude out over the pistil with more vibrant colors and ...

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...

T ropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0028 Botanical Name: Carissa macrocarpa Common Name: Natal Plum, Large Num-Num, Noem-Noem Cultivar:   Many, but f our commonly used in Hawaiian Landscapes (this post does not go into cultivar distinctions) Family: Apocynaceae Native To: Coastal South Africa Carissa macrocarpa   Photo by Matthew Gaston Landscaping Information Plant Type : Shrub, Treelet  Texture: Dense, Coarse Form: Mound Height (on average, in landscape use): 3 ' -15' Height to Spread Ratio: 1:1 to 1:2 Growth Rate: Slow to Medium Landscape Values: Background, Border, Edging, Facer, Filler, Foundation, Framing, Hedge,  Space Division, Erosion Control (One cultivar 'Green Carpet' can be used as a groundcover) Outstanding Quality: Flowers, Fragrance, Foliage Characters, Fruit Carissa macrocarpa as a barrier at the Waikiki Post Office Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers...