Common name:     Carnauba Wax m Botanical name:     Copernicia prunifera
Family name:          Arecaceae

From Brazil this palm is best known for the hard, heat resistant wax that is harvested from its leaves.  Production of carnauba wax is an important industry in Brazil.  This palm grows to 30 feet and has fan shaped blue-green waxy leaves.
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Common name:      Flame Copper Leaf
Botanical name:    Acalypha `Inferno'
Family name:          Euphorbiaceae

This Australian cultivar looks like it is on fire with bright red-orange-yellow leaves.  It provides color all year.  The more sun, the brighter the color.
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Common name:     Devil's Trumpet, Horn-of-Plenty
Botanical name:    
Datura metel
Family name:          Solanaceae

From China but widely naturalized,   this evergreen shrub has striking fluted white and purple flowers that tend to be upright.  In contrast, Angel's trumpets, Brugmanasia species, have pendent flowers. All contain scopolamine and are highly poisonous.  Cool nights promote flowering.
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Llamas, Kirsten A. 2003. Tropical Flowering Plants. Timber Press, Portland. Page 351.

  
Common name:      Cashew
Botanical name:    
Anacardium occidentale
Family name:          Anacardiaceae

Native to Tropical America,
A. occidentale is the source of cashew nuts.  The tree grows to about 20 feet in cultivation and has thick, oval leaves with blunted tips and prominent veins  and is not cold
  
protein and starch value. It can be eaten after being cooked in boiling water. This palm is cultivated commercially for the fruit.
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Common name:     Jelly Palm, Pindo Palm
Botanical name:   
 Butia capitata
Family name:          Arecaceae

From South America, this palm has attractive long pinnate leaves that arch and recurve towards the ground from atop a thick stout trunk. The trunk can grow about 12-15 feet. Bright orange fruit , pindo palm dates, has a nice taste but contain a large seed and fibrous flesh.  It likes regular watering but tolerates dry conditions. It is the hardiest feather leafed palm, growing in North Carolina.
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a day or two, and fall to carpet the ground underneath. Inside the thin-skinned fruit is a thick white flesh somewhat resembling that of an apple or pear surrounding a single large seed. Fruits can be eaten fresh but are more tasty if cooked.
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Common name:     My Special Angel
Botanical name:   
 Begonia `My Special Angel'
Family name:          Begoniaceae

Noted for the large silver spots on its leaves, this begonia has clusters of pink flowers all the time.
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Botanical name:    
Gloxinia sylvatica`Bolivian Sunset'
Family name:          Gesneriaceae

FromSouth America, this perennial plant has striking tubular red-orange flowers during short days (late fall-winter) . It prefers dappled shade. It goes dormant in the spring to return in the fall.
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Common name:      Ice Cream Bean
Botanical name:   
  Inga jinicuil
Family name:          Leguminosae

From Central America, several Inga species are called Ice Cream Bean trees, especiialy
Inga edulis. Fruit is a long pod, sometimes a few feet in length, containing a bright-white pulp surrounding several large seeds. Flavor is sweet and resembles vanilla ice cream.  I. jincuil is often planted to shade coffee plantations. The genus is noted for its ability to fix nitrogen.
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Common name:     Coral tree
Botanical name:   
 Macaranga grandifolia
Family name:          Euphorbiaceae

From the Philippines, this tree grow 10-15 feet tall and has grandiose 1-2 feet wide nasturtium-shaped leaves with reddish veins.  The stem is attached toward the center of the leaf blade. Male and female trees are separate. Flowers are pinkish red held in coral-like inflorescences.
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Back across the path and at the beginning of the gravel path near a wooden post is the Malay Apple tree.  Follow these specimens on the right side of the gravel path
  
Crescentia cujete , Calabash Tree, was previously described in JungleGarden1.
appear above the foliage in late spring. The common name, Apostle Plant, comes from the belief that a Neomarica will not bloom until the plant has 12 leaves.
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leaves forming its unique and characteristic "petticoat".  It does best in full sun with hot, humid conditions and is drought tolerant. 
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Common name:     Mexican Honeysuckle
Botanical name:  
  Justicia spicigera `Sidicaro'
Family name:          Acanthaceae

From Central America, Axillary clusters of golden-orange, tubular flowers are more numerous in light shade. It is adaptable to various soils, requires little fertilzation, withstands extreme heat, has few insect pests and is easily size controlled.
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This completes the tour of the Lake Huntington Walk and the garden tour.  We hope you enjoyed it and would appreciate your comments. E-mail them to alan.kaitz@gmail.com. or newy@aos.org.
Common name:     Peach Palm, Pupunha
Botanical name:  
  Bactris gasipaes
Family name:          Arecaceae


From Central and South America, this palm growns to 65 feet and has multiple stems that are used to extract the delicious heart of palm.  Female flowers develop into a small red, yellow or orange fruit, measuring around 2 inches in diameter that is rich in vitamin A, and has a high

  
Common name:     Looking Glass Tree
Botanical name:     Heritiera littoralis
Family name:          Malvaceae

 An evergreen tree,
H. littoralis is found in coastal regions of Africa near mangroves.  Striking buttresses form at the base.  The elliptic leaves are green on top and silvery white underneath where scales reflect sunlight.  The bark has a rough, cracked surface.  The flowers are small and bell-shaped. The fruit is oval shaped and very hard. Traditional uses are for charcoal, firewood and building wood.
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Common name:     Indian Cork Tree
Botanical name:   
 Millingtonia hortensis
Family name:          Bignoniaceae

From Myanmar (Burma), this fast growing tree flowers at night and sheds flowers early in the morning. The tree has a straight trunk and only a few branches. It is also called the Cork Tree, as an inferior cork is processed from its corky bark. The white, waxy flowers last  a long time and are in demand for their fregrance.
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Common name:     Spanish Shawl
Botanical name:   
 Dissotis rotundifolia
Family name:          Melastomataceae

From Africa, this plant serves as a ground cover or hanging basket.  Purple-crimson flowers are 2 inches wide.  Other common names areTrailing or Dwarf Tibouchina and Pinklady.
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tolerant. The nut hangs on a fleshy peduncle called the cashew apple or pseudofruit.  Nuts and and the edible pseudofruit are harvested when they fall to the ground.  Cashew nuts must be roasted before shelling to remove a caustic oil.  Cashew is now the #1 tree nut crop in the world. 
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Common name:   
Botanical name:   
Euphorbia geroldii
Family name:         Euphorbiaceae

From Madagascar, this Euporbia has flowers like Crown of Thorns but there are no thorns.  It needs some shade and to be kept moist and will grow up to 12 feet tall.
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ground on lava rocks and the resulting pulp in placed in the fishing waters. The bioactive material is leached out of the pulp into the water, and the poisoned fish float up to the surface and are harvested. Human consumption of fish poisoned by B. asiatica has no reported negative effects.
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Common name:     Indian Jujube
Botanical name:    
Ziziphus mauritiana
Family name:          Rhamnaceae

Originally from Southeast Asia, Indian Jujube is now grown commercially in India where it dates back to 1000 BC. Its main quality is its ability to grow in arid conditions with a rapidly developing taproot.  The fruit is very nutritious, high in Vitamin C.  The leaves serve as fodder
Common name:    Malay Apple
Botanical name:  
 Syzgium malaccense
Family name:          Myrtaceae

Native to Malaysia, in Florida
S. malaccense grows to heights of over forty feet with a strict pyramid shape and large leathery leaves six to ten inches long and two to four inches wide. The beautiful bright red or purple flowers are produced directly on the trunk and branches, last only
Common name:    Dwarf Coral Tree
Botanical name:   
Erythrina humeana
Family name:         Fabaceae
 

From Africa, the dwarf coral tree produces a number of stems from the ground up.Then they branch and produce a mass of scarlet red clusters of flowers on long black stalks making them ideal for the vase. The flowers are rich in nectar and attract birds.  This shrub is deciduous but winter annuals can be planted in its place.
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Common name:     Sweet Almond Verbena
Botanical name:    
Aloysia virgata
Family name:          Verbenaceae

Long white spires of this intensely fragrant everbloomer will delight your senses. One of the sweetest flowers you’ll come across, this member of the Verbenaceae family is also known as the Incense Bush. Give full sun and this fast growing Argentine native will flower year-round. Aloysia virgata is an upright shrubby plant that takes well to a hard pruning, grows fast and has reported winter hardiness to Zone 8. When grown outside in a container for the summer garden, bees and butterflies will reward you with their presence.
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for animals and the timber is used for making house frames and is good firewood.  Leaves are host to lac insects Kerria lacta that produce a resin.  The resin is purified to make a high quality shellac used in fine lacquer work. 
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Common name:     African Mahogany
Botanical name:    
Khaya anthotheca (syn. K. nyasica)
Family name:          Meliaceae


This tree grows in Africa to a height of 80 feet with a head of glossy foliage. It  is the source of the preferred African Mahogany timber used for many purposes especially for making furniture and cabinets.
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Common name:     Lemongrass
Botanical name:   
 Cymbopogon citratus
Family name:          Poaceae

From tropical Asia, this evergreen fragrant grass has bluish-green leaves that are the source of lemongrass oil used for citrus flavoring of teas and soups.  Beware: the leaves have sharp edges.
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Common name:      Croton
Botanical name:   
 Cordiaeum variegatum `Franklin Roosevelt'
Family name:          Euphorbiaceae

Crotons have been popular in Florida for over 100 years.  This older variety has striking red, pink and green colors.  An article about crotons in Florida may be found in the following internet reference.
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Common name:     Cuipo, Quipo
Botanical name:    
Cavanillesia platanifolia
Family name:          Malvaceae

Cuipo is a giant tree in the drier areas of Panama.  It is deciduous, dropping all its leaves from November until the spring when the rains begin.  Larger specimens are noted for rings on the trunk and a large crown. Flowers and fruits appear when leafless.
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Common name:     Princess Earrings
Botanical name:   
 Dichrostachys cinerea
Family name:          Mimosaceae

From Africa, this shrub grows to 9 feet. It has Interesting pendulant powderpuff-like flowers, pink at the top, yellow below. The flowers hang from the tree like precious earrings. Thorns have leaves at their bases. It is a good bonsai subject.
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Common  name:    Croton `Gloriosa'
Botanical name:   
 Codiaeum variegatum `Gloriosa'
Family name:          Euphorbiaceae


From tropical regions, this croton has striking burgundy leaves.
  
  
Common name:     Sapodilla
Botanical name:   
 Manilkara zapota
Family name:          Sapotaceae

Sapodilla is the common name for the fruit of this tree from the Yucatan and Central America. This tree is also rich in a gummy latex (chicle) formerly used to make chewing gum. Cultivars have been developed in  Florida with high quality fruit.
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Common name:     Apostle Plant
Botanical nme:      
Neomarica caerulea
Family name:          Iridaceae

From Brazil, the plants have sword-like leaves and develop large clumps.   The best specimens seem to be in moist, well drained soil in locations with morning sun and some shade in the afternoon.  The strikingly beautiful 3-4 inch wide blue flowers
Common name:    
Botanical name:   
Dendrocalamus sp. variegata `Malay Dwarf'
Family name:         Gramineae


This is probably Bambusa Glaucophylla `Malay Dwarf Variegated Bamboo'.  It is a bushy non-invasive bamboo with variegated leaves that does not grow over 15 feet. It can be trimmed to a striking hedge.
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Common name:     Water Jasmine
Botanical name:   
 Wrightia religiosa
Family name:          Apocynaceae

From Sourtheast Asia,
W. religiosais cherished for the wonderful fragrance of the pendant, white flowers. In Thailand, it is probably the most popular plant and it is sacred among Buddhists.  It is cold sensitive and becomes deciduous under 65F.
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Across the path toward the lake are the following specimens.
Common name:
Botanical name:    Codiaeum variegatum `Mothers and Daughters'
Family name:          Euphorbiaceae

Common name:     Cuban Petticoat Palm
Botanical name:    
Copernicia macroglossa
Family name:          Arecaceae

Native to Cuba, this small specimen should develop a single trunk growing to 40 feet.  The leaves are fan-shaped and grow right out of the trunk with almost no leaf stem. This gives the tree a "dressed" appearance, with the persistent older
  
Common name:    Fish Poison Tree
Botanical name:  
Barringtonia racemosa or asiatica
Family name:         Lecythidaceae

Reports describing the utilization of plants as piscicides (fish poisons) by Polynesian cultures have appeared as early as 1862.    The seeds of the fruit of
B. asiatica, (commonly known in Samoa as “futu” or “vutu”) are still used by native Polynesian people for
 
fishing purposes. The futu seeds are
  
Common name:    
Botanical name: 
  Alcantarea odorata
Family name:         Bromeliaceae

From Brazil comes this showy landscape feature that grows about 4 feet wide. The leaves are slender and when young they are a pale green with silver banding. As they mature the leaves become covered with a silvery white powder that makes it come alive compared to the rest of the landscaping.
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Common name:    
Botanical name:     Mussaenda `Marmalade'
Family name:          Rubiaceae


`Marmalade' is a new cultivar reportedly produced in India.  It has yellow flowers with a yellow-orange eye which ages from orange to brown.  It can tolerate brief periods of freezing temperatures.
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Common name:    Ceylon Fagraea
Botanical name:   
Fagraea ceilanica
Family name:          Loganiaceae


A very rare shrub from India with fragrant creamy-white flowers that only last one day. A delicate sweet scent surrounds the plant. The leaves are leathery and glossy.
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Common name:   Fringed Hibiscus
Botanical name:   
Hibiscus schizopetalus
Family name:         Malvaceae

Very ornate fringed double flowers streaked with pink and red hang from arching branches like little chandeliers. Blooms best with heat and humidity. This is a most unusual hibiscus from tropical east Africa.
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Common name:    Blue Sage
Botanical name:  
Eranthemum pulchellum
Family name:        Acanthaceae

Blue Sage blooms heavily in wintertime with bright blue flowers making a stunning display. It likes the part shade and protection from the cold when grown under a canopy of trees.   A native of India, this tender shrub may grow to five feet.  Cutting the plant back in the spring and early fall keeps it compact with many flowering shoots.

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Russ and B.J. Curtis donated this orchid species, Sobralia bradeorum. it is a terrestial orchid from Nicaragua and Costa Rica. The petals and sepals are a pale orchid-purple with a slightly darker lip.  Sobralia flowers last only a day.
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Common name:    Hoja Santa
Botanical name:  
 Piper  auritum
Family name:         Piperaceae

P. auritum comes from Mexico through Colombia and is related to the pepper plant. Its huge leaves are chopped and used for their spicy aromatic scent and flavor. It prefers some shade and spreads by growing from its roots.
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