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Duri bamboo (Bambusa blumeana)
Garis bamboo (Bambusa heterostachya)
Hedge bamboo (Bambusa multiplex)
Golden bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris vittata)
Ampel bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris vulgaris)
Philippine violet (Barleria cristata)
Hop-headed barleria (Barleria lupulina)
Porcupine flower (Barleria prionitis)
Orchid tree (Bauhinia purpurea)
Lunduk nettle (Boehmeria clidemioides)
Red begonia (Begonia baviensis)
Berengan (Begonia hirtella)
Bariang (Begonia multangula)
Srengseng (Benstonea kurzii)
Secang (Biancaea sappan)
Hairy beggarticks (Bidens pilosa)
Krambilan (Biophytum sensitivum)
Mount Ayanganna bonnetia (Bonnetia ayangannensis)
False nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica)
Temu (Boesenbergia)
Temu kunci (Boesenbergia rotunda)
Red cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
Asian palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer)
Katuk (Breynia androgyna)
Climbing bridelia (Bridelia stipularis)
Angel's trumpets (Brugmansia)
Angel's trumpet (Brugmansia arborea)
Night bells (Brugmansia suaveolens)
Tom bluehearts (Buchnera tomentosa)

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