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Jabuticaba tree
Plinia cauliflora
The Jabuticaba tree is an iconic Brazilian fruit tree, native to the Atlantic Forest. Its most striking characteristic is cauliflory, where white flowers and dark purple, globose fruits grow directly on the trunk and branches. The pulp is white, succulent, and sweet. It has a slow growth rate, with bark that peels off periodically, revealing lighter tones underneath.
Jaboticaba
Plinia jaboticaba
Jaboticaba is a slow-growing, tropical evergreen fruit tree native to Brazil, belonging to the Myrtaceae family. It is renowned for its distinctive fruiting habit called cauliflory, where small white flowers and subsequent dark purple berries emerge directly from the trunk and older branches. The fruits are thick-skinned berries with sweet, white or rosy-pink gelatinous pulp inside, resembling grapes in flavor and texture. Dense and profusely branched, the tree develops a rounded crown and can live for decades. It is valued both as an ornamental specimen for its unique structure and as a productive fruit tree, with cultural significance dating back centuries in Brazil.
Stalked Jabuticaba
Plinia trunciflora
Stalked Jabuticaba (Plinia trunciflora) is a native Brazilian fruit tree from the Atlantic Forest, belonging to the Myrtaceae family. It is distinguished by its glossy black fruits hanging on long stalks (peduncles) directly from the trunk and branches — a phenomenon known as cauliflory. The fruits have a sweet flavor reminiscent of coffee. The tree can reach up to 15 meters in its natural habitat, with a globose canopy and pendant branches.
Camphor Weed
Pluchea
Pluchea is a genus of aromatic shrubs in the Asteraceae family, commonly known as camphor weeds or marsh fleabanes. Native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, these robust plants are widely used in traditional medicine for their anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties. Leaves emit a characteristic camphor-like aroma and produce clusters of small pink or lilac flower heads.
Cure-for-all
Pluchea carolinensis
Cure-for-all (Pluchea carolinensis) is an aromatic, fast-growing perennial shrub native to the Caribbean, Florida, and Central and South America. Its velvety, camphor-scented leaves and delicate pink-lavender flowers make it both ornamentally attractive and medicinally prized. Widely used in Caribbean and Brazilian folk medicine for centuries, it is traditionally employed to treat colds, fever, bronchitis, sore throats, and rheumatic pain. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soils, reaching up to 2.5 m in height.
Wingstem Camphorweed
Pluchea sagittalis
Wingstem Camphorweed (Pluchea sagittalis) is an aromatic medicinal herb native to South America, notable for its winged stems and small pink to white flowers. It thrives in warm, humid environments and has a long history of use in traditional medicine across the continent.
Cape Leadwort
Plumbago auriculata
Cape Leadwort (Plumbago auriculata) is an evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub native to South Africa, prized for its clusters of sky-blue, trumpet-shaped flowers that appear almost continuously from spring through fall. A vigorous grower, it can behave as a climber when supported by walls and trellises or form hedges and groundcover. It tolerates a wide variety of soils and is drought-resistant once established, though it is sensitive to waterlogging and frost.
Frangipani
Plumeria
Plumeria is a genus of about a dozen species of deciduous flowering trees and shrubs native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas, prized worldwide for their fragrant, waxy flowers and smooth gray bark. Grown as a landscape tree in frost-free climates and as a container plant elsewhere, frangipani produces clusters of five-petaled blooms in white, yellow, pink, and red from late spring through fall, followed by a leafless winter dormancy in cooler regions.
White Frangipani
Plumeria alba
Plumeria alba, commonly known as white frangipani or West Indian jasmine, is a small deciduous tree in the Apocynaceae family, native to Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. It grows up to 7.5 meters tall, with thick, succulent branches that release a milky sap when cut. Its fragrant white flowers with yellow centers bloom in clusters at the branch tips.
Singapore Graveyard Flower
Plumeria obtusa
Plumeria obtusa, commonly known as the Singapore graveyard flower or white frangipani, is a tropical tree in the family Apocynaceae native to the Caribbean and Central America. It is widely cultivated across Southeast Asia, Hawaii, and tropical regions worldwide for its intensely fragrant white flowers with yellow centers. The species is semi-evergreen in tropical climates and is a staple of temple gardens throughout Asia.
Bridal Bouquet
Plumeria pudica
Plumeria pudica, commonly known as Bridal Bouquet or Fiddleleaf Plumeria, is a tropical shrub native to Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela. It stands out for its distinctive fiddle-shaped (spatula-like) leaves and clusters of pure white flowers with yellow centers. Unlike most plumerias, it is evergreen and does not drop its leaves seasonally, making it an exceptional ornamental plant for tropical and subtropical gardens.
Frangipani
Plumeria rubra
Frangipani (Plumeria rubra) is a deciduous shrub or small tree native to Mexico and Central America, celebrated worldwide for its intensely fragrant, waxy flowers in shades of white, yellow, orange, pink, and red. It thrives in hot, sunny climates, tolerates drought once established, and is among the most iconic tropical ornamental plants in the world. It grows rapidly and can reach 2–8 meters in height.
Pleated Pluteus
Pluteus longistriatus
Pluteus longistriatus, commonly known as the Pleated Pluteus, is a small, delicate mushroom characterized by its deeply radial striations on the cap. The cap is typically brownish to grey-brown, often with a darker center. It is a saprobic fungus, meaning it derives nutrients from decaying wood, particularly hardwood logs and debris in forest ecosystems.
Annual Meadow Grass
Poa annua
Poa annua, commonly known as Annual Meadow Grass or Annual Bluegrass, is a small, tufted annual or short-lived perennial grass native to temperate Europe and Asia but now found worldwide. It forms dense low mats of fine-textured, bright yellow-green blades with characteristic boat-shaped leaf tips. Despite often being considered a lawn weed, it is also cultivated on golf-course putting greens and used as a ground cover in low-maintenance areas. It germinates in cool weather, flowers in spring, and dies back as summer heat arrives.
Bulbous Bluegrass
Poa bulbosa
Bulbous Bluegrass (Poa bulbosa) is a perennial grass native to Europe and the Mediterranean, now widespread globally. It forms dense clumps up to 70 cm tall with distinctive bulbous stem bases that store water reserves, making it extremely drought and cold tolerant. In spring it produces small spikelets that develop into bulbils for vegetative reproduction.
Kentucky bluegrass
Poa pratensis
Poa pratensis, commonly known as Kentucky bluegrass or smooth meadow-grass, is a perennial cool-season grass native to Europe, northern Asia, and the mountains of Algeria and Morocco. Widely naturalized across North America, it is one of the most popular turfgrasses in the world, prized for its fine texture, attractive blue-green color, and dense sod-forming ability through underground rhizomes. It thrives in cool, humid climates and is extensively used for lawns, athletic fields, golf courses, and pastures in USDA hardiness zones 3a–7b.
Supine bluegrass
Poa supina
Supine bluegrass (Poa supina) is a low-growing perennial grass native to the alpine and subalpine regions of Europe. It is distinguished by its smooth, soft, bright green leaves and its creeping habit, which forms a dense turf through stolon propagation. It is one of the few grasses capable of thriving in conditions of intense shade, up to 90% shade, making it ideal for difficult areas such as under dense trees, walkways, and sports fields in shady environments. In spring, it produces seed heads with characteristic purplish coverings.
Lawn grass
Poaceae
Poaceae, the grass family, is one of the world's most widespread and species-rich plant families, forming the foundation for most lawns, pastures, and sports fields. Lawn grass is characterized by narrow, elongated leaves and a dense, fibrous root system that, along with runners (rhizomes and stolons), creates a cohesive, durable green carpet. Depending on the species, a distinction is made between cool-season grasses (e.g., Kentucky bluegrass and perennial ryegrass), which thrive best in temperate climates, and warm-season grasses (e.g., Bermuda grass), which prefer warmer regions. Grass is extremely hardy, tolerates mowing and foot traffic well, and is a central component of gardens, parks, and public spaces worldwide.
Satin Bush
Podalyria sericea
A small, evergreen shrub reaching about 1 m in height and width, native to the sandstone and granite outcrops of Cape Town, South Africa (from Saldanha Bay to the Cape Peninsula). The leaves are covered in long, shiny hairs that give it a silky, silvery appearance. Between autumn and winter (May to August in the Southern Hemisphere), it produces small pink flowers with white centers, typical of legumes (Fabaceae), followed by inflated pods containing several seeds. It is classified as "Vulnerable" due to habitat loss, invasive alien plants, and frequent fires.
Sea Teak
Podocarpus costalis
Podocarpus costalis, known as sea teak or arius, is a small evergreen conifer native to coastal cliffs and limestone outcrops of the Philippines and Taiwan, including Lanyu (Orchid Island). Growing as a dense, shrubby tree from 1 to 5 meters tall, it has narrow, leathery, dark-green needle-like leaves and a gnarled, gray-brown trunk shaped by constant sea winds. As a conifer it bears no true flowers; instead it produces small, fleshy, edible cone-fruits. Prized for its salt tolerance and slow, sculptural growth, it is one of the most sought-after species for bonsai and coastal landscaping in East Asia, though wild populations are now endangered from overcollection.
Breede River Yellowwood
Podocarpus elongatus
Podocarpus elongatus, commonly known as the Breede River yellowwood, is an evergreen conifer native to the Western Cape of South Africa, where it grows along the Breede River valley and into the Cederberg mountains. Unlike its taller yellowwood relatives, it typically forms a broad, multi-stemmed, rounded shrub or small tree with elongated grey-blue needle-like leaves, though in sheltered, well-watered ravines it can reach up to 20 m. It is the only South African yellowwood able to resprout from its roots and trunk after fire or flood damage, making it exceptionally resilient in its native fynbos habitat.
Real Yellowwood
Podocarpus latifolius
Podocarpus latifolius, the real yellowwood, is a slow-growing evergreen conifer of the Podocarpaceae family and the national tree of South Africa. It grows naturally in the afromontane forests of southern and eastern South Africa, from the Western Cape to KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo, and in Eswatini and Lesotho, from sea level to over 1,800 m. In the forest it can reach 20-35 m, but in the open and in gardens it stays much smaller, with a dense, rounded crown. The strap-shaped leaves are 25-40 mm long on adult trees (up to 100 mm on young plants), dark green and leathery, while new growth is soft and pale, contrasting with the older foliage. Trees are male or female: female trees carry round, grey-blue seeds on a fleshy receptacle that ripens purple and is eaten by birds and monkeys.
Buddhist Pine
Podocarpus macrophyllus
Podocarpus macrophyllus is an elegant evergreen conifer native to Japan and China. It features narrow, leathery, deep green leaves that resemble flattened needles. It is widely used in landscaping to create dense hedges, green columns, or as a standalone specimen, and is also a popular choice for the art of bonsai due to its malleability and controlled growth.
Himalayan Mayapple
Podophyllum hexandrum
The Himalayan Mayapple (Podophyllum hexandrum, synonym Sinopodophyllum hexandrum) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the barberry family (Berberidaceae), native to the Himalayan mountains at altitudes of 2,400–4,500 m in China, Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kashmir, Nepal, and Pakistan. In spring, the plant produces two deeply lobed leaves and a single white to pink flower, followed by a red, berry-like fruit. The plant is extremely toxic—the roots and rhizomes contain podophyllotoxin, which is used to produce cancer drugs (such as etoposide)—therefore, it must be handled with great care and kept far away from children and pets.
Pink Trumpet Vine
Podranea ricasoliana
Podranea ricasoliana, commonly known as Pink Trumpet Vine or Port St. Johns Creeper, is a vigorous woody climber in the family Bignoniaceae, native to South Africa. It produces spectacular lilac-pink, trumpet-shaped flowers with violet veining that bloom profusely from summer through fall. A fast grower capable of reaching 5 metres (16 ft), it is prized for covering pergolas, walls, and fences with a lush tropical floral display.
Baby Bamboo
Pogonatherum paniceum
Pogonatherum paniceum, commonly known as Baby Bamboo, is a compact ornamental grass native to Southeast Asia and China. Despite not being a true bamboo, its slender, arching culms and delicate foliage create a strikingly similar appearance. It is a fast-growing, low-maintenance houseplant that thrives indoors with bright indirect light and consistently moist soil, making it an ideal choice for those seeking a tropical aesthetic in small spaces.
Poinsettia
Poinsettia pulcherrima
The Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) is an evergreen shrub native to Mexico and Central America, belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family. It is famous for its showy, brightly colored bracts—red, pink, white, or cream—which surround the small, yellow true flowers clustered in cyathia at the center of the rosette. In the wild, it can reach several meters in height, but when grown in pots, it remains a compact shrub typically sold during the Christmas holidays. Like all euphorbias, it produces a white latex that is mildly toxic if ingested or if it comes into contact with skin and eyes.
Chichipe Cactus
Polaskia chichipe
Polaskia chichipe is an arborescent and branched columnar cactus, endemic to the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley in the states of Puebla and Oaxaca, Mexico. It grows at altitudes between 1,600 and 2,300 meters in the thorny vegetation known as "chichipera." It reaches 4 to 5 meters in height with a defined trunk and numerous glaucous-green branches with 9 to 12 prominent ribs, armed with short, grayish spines with dark tips. Its flowers are small (2-3 cm), white or yellowish-green with a central pink stripe, with partially nocturnal anthesis in spring-summer. The fruits, called chichitunas, are sweet, red globose berries that ripen in mid-summer; they are consumed fresh and used in artisanal jams and ice creams. The species has a long history of domestication and human management in the indigenous communities of the valley, being considered a fundamental cultural and food element.
Jacob's ladder
Polemonium caeruleum
Jacob's ladder (Polemonium caeruleum) is an elegant perennial from the Polemoniaceae family, growing wild in damp meadows, thickets, and forest edges of temperate Europe and Asia. It forms dense clumps with erect stems reaching 18–24 inches (45–60 cm) in height. The leaves are odd-pinnate, light green, and composed of 7–27 leaflets arranged like the rungs of a ladder—this appearance gave the plant its common name. From late April to early June, the plant is covered in raceme-like clusters of cup-shaped flowers in intense blue, sometimes white, with prominent yellow stamens. It is frost-hardy (USDA zones 3–8) and is perfect for shade gardens, rock gardens, and cottage-style gardens. The plant is non-toxic to humans and pets.
Tuberose
Polianthes tuberosa
Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa) is a perennial bulbous plant native to Mexico, celebrated worldwide for its intensely sweet and intoxicating fragrance. Its flowering spikes can reach up to 1 meter in height, bearing clusters of waxy white tubular flowers that bloom from summer through fall. Tuberose is a prized ornamental and cut flower plant, widely used in perfumery and traditional ceremonies.
Mast Tree
Polyalthia longifolia
The Mast Tree is an elegant tropical evergreen with a columnar canopy, native to southern India and Sri Lanka. Its long, narrow leaves with wavy margins emerge in a coppery-bronze tone and mature into a glossy dark green, cascading downward along the branches—giving it a 'weeping' appearance. In spring, it produces small, star-shaped pale green flowers for a few weeks, followed by clusters of fruits that ripen from green to dark purple, which are favored by birds. It is often confused with the true Ashoka tree (Saraca asoca), which is why it is commonly called 'False Ashoka'.
Four-leaved Allseed
Polycarpon tetraphyllum
Polycarpon tetraphyllum is a low-growing, herbaceous annual plant with branched, prostrate stems that typically reach 15-20 cm in height. The leaves are obovate, glossy, and arranged in pseudo-whorls of four (hence the name "tetraphyllum" - four-leaved). The small, white flowers, sometimes tinged with pink, are clustered in compact inflorescences at the tips of the stems, and the round seeds are tiny (0.4-0.5 mm). Native to Southern Europe, the Mediterranean region, Great Britain, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent, the plant has naturalized on nearly every continent. It typically grows in sandy soils in coastal areas, disturbed sites, sidewalk cracks, gardens, and vacant lots, often behaving as a weed.
Milkwort
Polygala
Polygala is a large genus of flowering plants in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae), comprising hundreds of species ranging from low herbaceous wildflowers to subtropical evergreen shrubs. The best-known ornamental form, myrtle-leaf milkwort (Polygala myrtifolia), is a fast-growing shrub prized for its abundant purple-pink pea-like flowers, while other species such as Polygala tenuifolia and Polygala senega have long histories of use in traditional medicine.
Sweet Pea Bush
Polygala myrtifolia
Polygala myrtifolia, commonly known as Sweet Pea Bush or Myrtle-leaf Milkwort, is an evergreen shrub native to South Africa. It produces prolific butterfly-shaped flowers in shades of purple, mauve, and pink throughout almost the entire year, making it one of the most ornamental low-maintenance shrubs for gardens, patios, and coastal landscapes. It belongs to the family Polygalaceae and is a fast-growing species.
Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum
Polygonatum, Solomon's seal, is a genus of about 63 species of rhizomatous woodland perennials in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae), native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere, with most species in Asia. In spring, unbranched stems rise from a creeping rhizome and arch gracefully, carrying two rows of oval, parallel-veined leaves. From the leaf axils hang small, tubular, creamy-white flowers tipped with green, often lightly fragrant, in late spring and early summer, followed by blue-black (in some species red) berries in late summer. In gardens the most common are the garden Solomon's seal (P. x hybridum), P. multiflorum, P. odoratum, P. biflorum and variegated cultivars; they range from 20 cm dwarfs to clumps 1-1.5 m tall. The foliage turns yellow in autumn and dies back to the ground for winter.
Eurasian Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum multiflorum
Polygonatum multiflorum is a hardy rhizomatous perennial native to the woodlands of Europe and temperate Asia. Unbranched, gracefully arching stems up to 90 cm tall carry alternate oval leaves, and in late spring clusters of 2-6 pendant, tubular white flowers with green tips hang beneath them, followed by round blue-black berries. It slowly spreads into elegant colonies in shade.
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