The plant families samples 11-40 belong to are listed below (using APG2/3 for flowering plants)
Number | Genus | species | Family | |
11 | Celosia | caracas | ‘Deep Purple’ | Amaranthaceae |
12 | Phlox | divaricata | ‘Chattahoochee’ | Polemoniaceae |
13 | Zaluzianskya | ovata | Scrophulariaceae | |
14 | Sarracenia | psittacina | Sarraceniaceae | |
15 | Vriesia | Bromeliaceae | ||
16 | Thymus | praecox | Lamiaceae | |
17 | Lotus | maculatus | Fabaceae | |
18 | Ephedra | sinica | Ephedraceae | |
19 | Cyperus | Cyperaceae | ||
20 | Althaea? | Malvaceae | ||
21 | Carthamus | Asteraceae | ||
22 | Echium | cf. candicans | Boraginaceae | |
23 | Tetragonia | tetragonioides | Aizoaceae | |
24 | Aquilegia | Ranunculaceae | ||
25 | Chloranthus | oldhamii | Chloranthaceae | |
26 | Moricandia | arvensis | Brassicaceae | |
27 | Ilex | perado | Aquifoliaceae | |
28 | Tradescantia | cf. andersoniana | Commelinaceae | |
29 | Geranium | maderense | Geraniaceae | |
30 | Polygonum | sp. | Polygonaceae | |
31 | Carica | papaya | Caricaceae | |
32 | Saccharum | officinarum | Poaceae | |
33 | Salvinia | herzogii | Salviniaceae | |
34 | Aframomum | melegueta | Zingiberaceae | |
35 | Pandanus | amaryllifolius | Pandanaceae | |
36 | Ipomoea | purpurea | Convolvulaceae | |
37 | Spathiphyllum hybrid | Araceae | ||
38 | Oncidium | ‘Sharry Baby’ | Orchidaceae | |
39 | Catharanthus | roseus | Apocynaceae | |
40 | Huperzia | phlegmarioides | Lycopodiaceae (Huperziaceae) |
Spots 13, 23 and 27 proved the most challenging to students.
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