TropPlants

TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0126 Botanical Name: Vitex rotundifolia Common Name: Beach Vitex, Monk's Pepper, Roundleaf chaste tree, Pohinahina (Hawaii) Cultivar: N/A Family: Lamiaceae Vitex rotundifolia   Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To: Coastal ranges from India to Korea to Hawaii to Australia (widespread) Landscaping Information Plant Type : Shrub, Groundcover Texture: Medium Form: Mound to Mat Height (on average, in landscape use):   3' Height to Spread Ratio: 2:3 Growth Rate: Medium to Fast Landscape Values: Border, Color, Edging, Facer, Filler, Foundation, Framing, Groundcover, Hedge, Erosion Control Outstanding Quality: Flower Color, Foliage Color, Fragrance, Form/Silhouette, Foliage Characters Vitex rotundifolia   Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers: Mint-type flowers, blueish purple to purple. 0.5" long. Vitex rotundifolia flower Photo by Matthew Ga

TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0115 Botanical Name: Epipremnum aureum Common Name: Golden Pothos, Taro Vine, Devil's Vine Cultivar: Several, but not distinguished in this post as most share all of the same key features. Family: A raceae Native To: Mo'orea Epipremnum aureum  Photo by Matthew Gaston Landscaping Information Plant Type : Vine, Groundcover, Indoor Plant Texture: Dense Form: Mat Height (on average, in landscape use): 1.5'  Height to Spread Ratio: insignificant, a vining-groundcover Growth Rate: Medium to Fast Landscape Values: Accent, Color, Filler, Framing, Groundcover, Indoor, Lanai, Mass, Patio, Quick Effect, Erosion Control Outstanding Quality: Foliage Color, Foliage Characters Epipremnum aureum growing on a tree Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers: a "shy flowering plant", this plants lacks a gene that allows for floral development making it t

TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0089 Botanical Name: Cordia subcordata  Common Name: Kou, Mareer, Kerosene Wood, Snottygobbles, glueberry Cultivar: N/A Family: Boringinaceae Cordia subcordata  Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To: Coasts of East Africa, Madagascar, Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Pacific Islands Landscaping Information Plant Type : Tree Texture: Dense Form: Round-Headed Height (on average, in landscape use): 25' - 35' Height to Spread Ratio: 1:1 Growth Rate: Medium Landscape Values: Accent, Street Tree, Background, Framing, Shade, Sculptural Form, Cultural Significance Outstanding Quality: Flower Color Cordia subcordata along a busy walkway at UH Manoa Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers: Pumpkin Orange, odorless, funnel-shaped 1"-1.5" long, a single corolla, 5-7 lobes Cordia subcordata Flower Photo by Matthew Gaston Cordia subcordata Flow

T ropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0037 Botanical Name: Microsorum scolopendria (syn. Phymatosorus grosus ) Common Name: Musk Fern, Maile Scented Fern, Laua'e Cultivar: N/A Family: Polypodiaceae Microsorum scolopendria  Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To: Oceana, Tropical Africa, Asia, and Australia  Landscaping Information Plant Type :   Rhizomatous Fern Texture: Dense Form: Mat Height (on average, in landscape use): 0.5'-1.5' Height to Spread Ratio: irrelevant: spreading groundcover.  Growth Rate: Medium Landscape Values: Border, Filler, Foundation, Framing, Groundcover, Indoor, Lanai, Mass, Patio, Quick Effect, Erosion Control Outstanding Quality: Foliage Characters Microsorum scolopendria at UH Manoa Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers: None, a non-flowering plant Fruits: None, not a flowering plant. Foliage Color: Young/immature: Yellow Green. Mature: Yellow G