TropPlants

T ropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0017 Botanical Name: Eucalyptus deglupta  Common Name: Mindanoa Gum, Painted Gum Tree, Rainbow Eucalyptus Cultivar: N/A Family: Myrtaceae Native To: Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Indonesia, and the island Mindanao in the Philippines. Eucalyptus deglupta bark Photo by Matthew Gaston  Landscaping Information Plant Type : Tree Texture: Open Form: Upright-Narrow to Upright-broad Height (on average, in landscape use): 90'-150' Height to Spread Ratio: 10:1 Growth Rate: Very Fast Landscape Values: Accent, Street Tree, Color, Mass, Shade (but not very good), Sculptural Form, Specimen,  Outstanding Quality: "Painted" Bark Eucalyptus deglupta canopy  Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers: compound inflorescence, panicle of seven flowered umbels. creamy white stems. Fruits: 0.1"-0.15" x 0.1"-0.15&

T ropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0016 Botanical Name: Ficus microcarpa var. crassifolia Common Name: Wax Fig, Taiwan Ficus Variety: crassifolia Family: Moraceae Native To: Southern Taiwan Ficus microcarpa var. crassifolia leaves. Note the bronze to bright yellow-green young leaves.  Photo by Matthew Gaston Landscaping Information Plant Type : Shrub Texture: Dense Form: Mound, Cushion Height (on average, in landscape use): 1.5' - 4' Height to Spread Ratio: 1:2 Growth Rate: Fast Landscape Values: Border, Color, Edging, Facer, Filler, Foundation, Framing, Hedge, Indoor, Lanai, Patio, Space Division, Groundcover, Specimen Outstanding Quality: Foliage and Form; often used for Bonsai  Ficus microcarpa var. crassifolia  as a hedge/groundcover below a tree  Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers/Fruits: paired figs, sessile, 0.2"-0.4" long, glabrous, purple to black when ripe.

T ropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0008 Botanical Name: Plumeria rubra Common Name: Plumeria, Fragipani Cultivar: N/A Family: Apocynaceae  Native To: Tropical Americas Plumeria rubra  Photo by Matthew Gaston Landscaping Information Plant Type : Shrub to Tree Texture: Open Form: Spreading Height (on average, in landscape use): 4'-16.5' Height to Spread Ratio: 3:1 Growth Rate: Medium Landscape Values: Street Tree (not an ideal street tree), Color, Patio, Shade (not an ideal shade plant), Sculptural Form, Specimen Outstanding Quality: Flower Color, Fragrance, Form/Silhouette, Knobby Trunk Botanical Descriptions Flowers: fragrant, often described as a spicy lemon smell. 1.25"-2.75" long, highly variable species with several colors including white, pink, magenta, yellow, salmon, and orange. Waxy texture. Plumeria rubra flower Photo by Matthew Gaston Fruits:   2, very large, linear, b

T ropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0003 Botanical Name: Albizia saman Common Name: Monkeypod, Raintree, 5 O'Clock Tree Cultivar: N/A Family: Fabaceae   Native To: El Salvador to Northern Columbia and Venezuela   Albizia saman showing flowers and leaves, which are closed during a rain. Photo by Matthew Gaston  Landscaping Information Plant Type :   Tree Texture: Dense Canopy, Open below Canopy Form: Domed, Spreading Canopy Height (on average, in landscape use): 5 0'-80' Height to Spread Ratio: 1:2 Growth Rate: Fast Landscape Values: Street Tree, Shade, Sculptural Form, Erosion Control Outstanding Quality:   Form/Silhouette, Spreading form provides Shade Albizia saman line McCarthy Mall at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Note the young tree on the left. Photo by Matthew Gaston  Albizia saman . Note the full, dense, spreading canopy. Photo by Matthew Gaston  Botanical Descriptions