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Euphorbia leucocephala (Pascuita)

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TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) :   0263 Botanical Name:   Euphorbia leucocephala Common Name:  Pascuita, Snowflake Euphorbia,White Christmas Bush, Snowbush, Snows of Kilimanjaro Cultivar: n/a Family:   Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia leucocephala Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To:   Mexico & Central America Landscaping Information:  Plant Type :  Treelet, Shrub Texture:   Fine Form:  Round-Headed, Upright-Narrow Height (on average, in landscape use):  8' -10' Height to Spread Ratio:  3:2 Growth Rate:   Slow , Medium, Fast Landscape Values:   Accent, Color, Hedge, Quick Effect, Screen, Specimen Outstanding Quality:   Flower Color, Foliage Color, Seasonal Color, Fragrance Euphorbia leucocephala Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions: Flowers:   Small euphorbia-type flowers (cyathium)  Fruits:  -to be added- Foliage Color:   Young/immature: light green . Mature: dark green  Foliage Tip:   Acuminate Foliage Base

Galphimia gracilis (Slender Goldshower)

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T ropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0015 Botanical Name:   Galphimia gracilis Common Name:   Slender Goldshower, Gold Shower, Galphimia Cultivar: N/A Family: Malpighiaceae Galphimia gracilis Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To:   Eastern Mexico Landscaping Information Plant Type : Shrub Texture:     Fine  Form:   Upright-Narrow Height (on average, in landscape use):   4'-8' Height to Spread Ratio: 1:1 Growth Rate:  Medium  Landscape Values:  Accent, Background, Border, Color, Edging, Facer, Filler, Foundation, Quick Effect Outstanding Quality: Flower Color Galphimia gracilis Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers:   0.75" long, 5 vivid bright petals, arranged in racemes with 10-25 flowers.  Galphimia gracilis flower Photo by Matthew Gaston Fruits:   0.2", segmented  Foliage Color:   Young/immature: Soft Green. Mature: Bright Medium Green to Blue-Green.  Foliage Tip: Round

Ficus montana (Oakleaf Fig)

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TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0109 Botanical Name:   Ficus montana Common Name: Oakleaf Fig, Oak-Leafed Fig   Cultivar: N/A Family: Moraceae   Ficus montana Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To:   South East Asia (From Myanmar and Thailand to Indonesia and the Philippines)    Landscaping Information Plant Type : Vine, Groundcover, houseplant Texture: Medium Form: Mat Height (on average, in landscape use): <1' - 1.5' Height to Spread Ratio: Creeping Groundcover Growth Rate: Slow  Landscape Values:  Edging, Filler, Groundcover, Indoor, Lanai, Mass, Patio, Erosion Control Outstanding Quality: Foliage Characters Ficus montana Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Figs:   <0.5", orange-red when mature.. Sweet flavor when ripe. Ficus montana unripe fig Photo by Matthew Gaston Ficus montana ripening fig Photo by Matthew Gaston Ficus montana with figs Photo by Matthew

Barleria repens (Coral Creeper)

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TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0108 Botanical Name:   Barleria repens Common Name:  Coral Creeper,  Red Barleria, Small Bush Violet, Pink-Ruellia Cultivar: N/A Family:   Acanthaceae    Barleria repens   Photo by Matthew Gaston   Native To:   South Africa Landscaping Information Plant Type : Vine, Groundcover Texture: Medium, Dense Form: Mat to Mound Height (on average, in landscape use):   <1' Height to Spread Ratio: A sprawling groundcover. Grows much more horizontally than vertically. Growth Rate:   Fast Landscape Values:  Color, Edging, Filler, Groundcover, Mass, Quick Effect, Lanai, Erosion Control Outstanding Quality: Flower Color Barleria repens   Photo by Matthew Gaston Botanical Descriptions Flowers:   1.5"-2" long, 5 petals, 2 stamens ; bell-tubular shaped;  red-orange to coral to salmon colored. Not  fragrant. Barleria repens flower Photo by Matthew Gaston Fruits:   Oblong caps

Adansonia digitata (Baobab)

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TropPlant Accession Number (TPAN) : 0098 Botanical Name: Adansonia digitata Common Name: Baobab, African  Baobab , Dead Mouse Tree, Dead Rat Tree, Monkey-Bread Tree, Upside-Down Tree, Cream of Tartar Tree Cultivar: N/A Family: Malvaceae Adansonia digitata  Photo by Matthew Gaston Native To: Africa (range is nearly all of Africa  especially d ry shrub land  and s avanna) Landscaping Information:  Plant Type :   Tree Texture: Fine, Open, Smooth Form: Upright-broad Height (on average, in landscape use): 45'-60' Height to Spread Ratio: 1:1 Growth Rate:   Slow-Fast   (depending on rainfall and groundwater) Landscape Values:  Accent, Shade, Sculptural Form, Space Division, Specimen, Windbreak Outstanding Quality: Form/Silhouette, Bark Botanical Descriptions: Flowers:   Mallow-type flower; large, leathery, pendulous white flowers with five petals and 5 sepals. An abundance of stamen protrude from the flower. Flowers open fro