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Whitehead spikesedge ( Cyperus mindorensis ) is a species of herbaceous, flowering plant in the Cyperaceae family. The leaves are linear, ribbon-shaped, green, 1.5–3 mm wide and up to 55 cm long. They emerge from green to purplish-brown sheaths. The flower stalks are erect, up to 60 cm tall, angular, and green. The flowers are at the end of the stalks, forming a spherical, up to 1 cm wide, white inflorescence. This species reproduces vegetatively using underground, horizontal rhizomes and regeneratively using seeds. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Cyperaceae Subfamily: Cyperoideae Tribe: Cypereae Genus: Cyperus L. in Sp. Pl.: 44 (1753) Species: Cyperus mindorensis (Steud.) Huygh in Phytotaxa 166: 39 (2014) HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS Kyllinga mindorensis Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 67 (1854) Kyllinga monocephala var. mindorensis (Steud.) Boeckeler in Linnaea 35: 428 (1868) HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS Cyperus curvispiculo...

Giant bamburanta or never never plant or giant never plant ( Ctenanthe oppenheimiana ) is a species of plant in the Marantaceae, perennial herb, dense green up to 140 cm high, prefers warm, sheltered, shady and humid conditions. C. oppenheimiana has elongated oval-shaped leaves, up to 56 cm long, up to 20 cm wide, with a sharp tip, the upper side is green and white and the lower side is burgundy. The leaf stalk is cylindrical, 84 cm long, the upper part 4 cm long is green and glabrous, the lower part has brown hair. The flowers are in panicles over 5 cm long and have brown hairs. Flowers measure 0.5 cm, white and yellow. This species grows in shady, moist soil and has good drainage. Leaves immediately curl and wilt when exposed to direct sunlight. Often grows around rivers. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Liliopsida Order: Zingiberales Family: Marantaceae Genus: Ctenanthe Species: Ctenanthe oppenheimiana

Painted abutilon ( Callianthe striata ) is a species of plant in the Malvaceae, a shrub or small tree, up to 5 meters high, leaves with a tinge of green and yellow, up to 20 cm long, up to 17 cm wide, 3-5 lobes, toothed margins, 15 cm long stalk and cylindrical in shape. C. striata has bell-shaped flowers, yellow to orange and red with prominent dark red veins, 5 petals 2-4 cm long. Flowers have stalks up to 12 cm long. This species grows in forests, roadsides, abandoned lands and so on. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Subfamily: Malvoideae Tribe: Malveae Genus: Callianthe Species: Callianthe striata

Spotted calla lily ( Zantedeschia albomaculata ) is a species of plant in the Araceae, annual herb, rhizomatous, always green if rainfall and temperature are sufficient, deciduous if there is a dry season, up to 100 cm tall with erect leaf and flower stalks. Z. albomaculata has clusters of dark green leaves with white spots, broad arrow-shaped, up to 45 cm long. The leaf stalk is up to 60 cm long, cylindrical in shape with a linear depression. Inflorescences are large and with pure white spathe, length up to 15 cm, width up to 15 cm, sheet width up to 20 cm. Spadix is up to 9 cm long, yellow and produces a faint, sweet aroma. Flowers have long stalks up to 75 cm. This species grows on the banks of rivers or ponds and wet places, sandy or rocky areas, streams, mountain grasslands with an elevation of 20-2250 meters. Growth likes damp places and lots of water. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Liliopsida Order: Alismatales Family: Araceae Subf...

Dieng gyme ( Gymnostoma dieng ) is a species of plant in the Casuarinaceae, an evergreen tree with foliage consisting of slender twigs, many green branches with scaly leaves, small catkin-like inflorescences, the fruit is an oval woody structure with a diameter of 1-2 cm. G. dieng has star-shaped fruit, young fruit is green, mature fruit is brown and opens to spread seeds. The seeds sprout and form thickets. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fagales Family: Casuarinaceae Genus: Gymnostoma Species: Gymnostoma dieng

Cup and saucer vine or cathedral bells ( Cobaea scandens ) is a species of plant in the Polemoniaceae, a perennial herb, a plant that climbs or spreads on the ground, is independent, has cup-shaped flowers, cylindrical fruit, grows in forests, agricultural land, roadsides and abandoned lands. C. scandens has oval-shaped leaves, leaves up to 10 cm long, up to 6 cm wide, sharp tip, asymmetrical base, twigs consisting of four leaves and tendrils equipped with small hooks to attach to supports. Leaf stalk 1 cm long. Flowers are wide cupped or bell shaped and face forward, up to 5.5 cm wide, up to 8 cm long, pistil and stalk up to 6 cm long, purple or white in color, mature flowers are aromatic and are pollinated by bats. The fruit is a cylindrical capsule, up to 8 cm long and up to 4 cm wide, green with white spots. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ericales Family: Polemoniaceae Genus: Cobaea Cav. in Icon. 1: 11 (1791) Spec...

Ricinus or castor bean ( Ricinus communis ) is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae, a shrub or small tree, up to 12 meters high, varying greatly in growth and appearance with various cultivars for leaf color, flower and oil production. R. communis has alternate sitting, glossy, palmate leaves with 5-12 lobes and coarsely toothed segments, 56 cm wide, cylindrical patiole 35 cm long. The leaves have a dark reddish purple or bronze color when young, gradually turning dark green, sometimes with a reddish tinge. Flowers have no petals, male and female grow on the same plant in terminal compound flowers and are green or reddish in color. The male flowers are yellowish green and the stamens are cream colored, the female flowers are at the tip of a spike, inside an immature spiny capsule and the stigma is red. The fruit is a spiny capsule, up to 3 cm long, greenish to reddish purple in color. Large, oval, shiny, nut-like seeds, very poisonous with brownish spots. This species grows wel...