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Scientific Name | Family | Common Name | Zone |
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Acer buergerianum var. formosanum | Aceraceae | Taiwan Trident Maple | 7a |
Acer cissifolium | Aceraceae | Ivy-leaved maple | 7a |
Acer negundo | Aceraceae | Box-elder | 7b |
Acer palmatum | Aceraceae | Japanese Maple | 7a |
Acer palmatum Osakazuki | Aceraceae | Japanese maple | 7a |
Acer pensylvanicum | Aceraceae | Striped maple | 7a |
Acer rufinerve | Aceraceae | Snake Bark Maple | 7a |
Aciphylla aurea | Apiaceae | Golden Speargrass | 7a |
Aciphylla glaucescens | Apiaceae | Blue Speargrass | 7b |
Aciphylla scott-thomsonii | Apiaceae | Giant Spaniard | 7b |
Aciphylla squarrosa | Apiaceae | Common Speargrass | 7a |
Aesculus indica | Hippocastanaceae | Indian Horse Chestnut | 8a |
Agathis australis | Araucariaceae | New Zealand Kauri | 9a |
Agave americana | Asparagaceae | Blue Century Plant | 9b |
Agave americana subsp. protamericana | Asparagaceae | Century Plant | 9b |
Agave attenuata | Asparagaceae | Fox Tail Agave | 8b |
Agave aurea | Asparagaceae | 9a | |
Agave chrysantha | Asparagaceae | Golden-Flowered Agave | 9a |
Agave colorata | Asparagaceae | Mescal Ceniza | 8b |
Agave cupreata | Asparagaceae | 9b | |
Agave gentryi | Asparagaceae | 8b | |
Agave havardiana | Asparagaceae | Chisos Agave | 8a |
Agave impressa | Asparagaceae | 9b | |
Agave mitis var. albidior | Asparagaceae | 8b | |
Agave mitis var. mitis | Asparagaceae | 8b | |
Agave montana | Asparagaceae | Hardy Century Plant | 8b |
Agave obscura | Asparagaceae | 9b | |
Agave ornithobroma | Asparagaceae | Maguey Pajarito | 8b |
Agave parrasana | Asparagaceae | 8b | |
Agave parryi subsp. neomexicana | Asparagaceae | Mescal | 8a |
Agave parryi var. parryi | Asparagaceae | 8b | |
Agave schidigera | Asparagaceae | Maguey | 8b |
Agave toumeyana ssp. toumeyana | Asparagaceae | Toumeys Century Plant | 8b |
Agave victoriae-reginae | Asparagaceae | Queen Victoria Agave | 9a |
Agave xylonacantha | Asparagaceae | 9a | |
Alocasia odora | Araceae | Giant Elephants Ears | 9b |
Aloe aculeata | Xanthorrhoeaceae | Ngopanie | 9a |
Aloe africana | Xanthorrhoeaceae | Uitenhaagsaalwyn | 9a |
Aloe arborescens | Xanthorrhoeaceae | Tree Aloe - orange flowered | 8b |
Aloe chabaudii | Xanthorrhoeaceae | 9b | |
Aloe cryptopoda | Xanthorrhoeaceae | Geelaalwyn | 9a |
Aloe dewinteri | Xanthorrhoeaceae | 9a | |
Aloe ferox | Xanthorrhoeaceae | Tap Aloe - Orange flowered | 8b |
Aloe hexapetala | Xanthorrhoeaceae | Tilt-head Aloe | 8b |
Aloe lineata | Xanthorrhoeaceae | 8b | |
Aloe maculata | Xanthorrhoeaceae | Soap Aloe | 8b |
Aloe microstigma | Xanthorrhoeaceae | Cape Speckled Aloe | 9a |
Aloe mudenensis | Xanthorrhoeaceae | 9a | |
Aloe pluridens | Xanthorrhoeaceae | French Aloe | 9b |
Aloe spicata | Xanthorrhoeaceae | Bullocks Bottle Brush Aloe | 9a |
Aloe striata | Xanthorrhoeaceae | Coral Aloe | 9a |
Aloe suprafoliata | Xanthorrhoeaceae | Book Aloe | 8b |
Aloe tenuior | Xanthorrhoeaceae | Yellow Aloe | 9a |
Aloe thraskii | Xanthorrhoeaceae | Dune Aloe | 9a |
Aloe vanbalenii | Xanthorrhoeaceae | Cinnamon Aloe | 9b |
Aloe vryheidensis | Xanthorrhoeaceae | Wolkberg Aloe | 9a |
Alpinia formosana | Zingiberaceae | Formosan ginger | 10a |
Alpinia intermedia | Zingiberaceae | Hardy Wild Ginger | 9b |
Annona reticulata | Annonaceae | Mountain Custard-apple | 9b |
Annona squamosa | Annonaceae | Custard-apple | 10a |
Araucaria angustifolia | Araucariaceae | Parana pine | 9a |
Araucaria araucana | Araucariaceae | Monkey Puzzle | 7b |
Araucaria bernieri | Araucariaceae | 10a | |
Araucaria bidwillii | Araucariaceae | Bunya pine | 9a |
Araucaria biramulata | Araucariaceae | 10a | |
Araucaria columnaris | Araucariaceae | Cook pine | 10a |
Araucaria cunninghamii var. cunninghamii | Araucariaceae | Hoop Pine | 9b |
Araucaria cunninghamii var. papuana | Araucariaceae | 9b | |
Araucaria heterophylla | Araucariaceae | Norfolk Island Pine | 9b |
Araucaria humboldtensis | Araucariaceae | 9a | |
Araucaria hunsteinii | Araucariaceae | Klinki pine | 9a |
Araucaria laubenfelsii | Araucariaceae | 9b | |
Araucaria luxurians | Araucariaceae | 10a | |
Araucaria montana | Araucariaceae | 9a | |
Araucaria muelleri | Araucariaceae | 9b | |
Araucaria nemorosa | Araucariaceae | 10a | |
Araucaria rulei | Araucariaceae | 9b | |
Araucaria schmidii | Araucariaceae | 9a | |
Araucaria scopulorum | Araucariaceae | 10a | |
Araucaria subulata | Araucariaceae | 9b | |
Beaucarnea guatemalensis | Asparagaceae | Red Ponytail | 9a |
Beaucarnea recurvata | Asparagaceae | Pony Tail | 8b |
Beschorneria yuccoides | Asparagaceae | Mexican Lily | 9a |
Betula platyphylla | Betulaceae | Japanese White Birch | 7b |
Blechnum orientale var. grandis | Blechnaceae | Centipede Fern | 10a |
Brugmansia suaveolens | Solanaceae | Angel's Trumpet | 9b |
Canna indica | Zingiberaceae | Indian Shot | 9b |
Carissa macrocarpa | Apocynaceae | Natal Plum | 9b |
Carludovica palmata | Cyclanthaceae | Panama Hat Palm | 10b |
Carludovica rotundifolia | Cyclanthaceae | 10b | |
Casuarina equisetifolia | Casuarinaceae | Beef Wood | 10a |
Catalpa bignonioides | Bignoniaceae | Indian Bean Tree | 7b |
Cercis siliquastrum | Caesalpiniaceae | Judas tree | 7b |
Cibotium taiwanense | Cibotiaceae | 8b | |
Colocasia formosana | Araceae | Formosan Wild Mountain Taro | 9b |
Colysis hemionitidea | Polypodiaceae | 9b | |
Cordyline australis | Asparagaceae | Cornish Palm | 7b |
Cordyline australis var. Purple fruit | Asparagaceae | Cornish Palm | 7b |
Cordyline australis var.purpurea | Asparagaceae | Purple Cornish Palm | 9b |
Cordyline indivisa | Asparagaceae | Mountain Cabbage Tree | 7a |
Crinodendron hookeranum | Elaeocarpaceae | Chilean Lantern Tree | 8b |
Cubanola domingensis | Rubiaceae | Tree Lily | 9b |
Cyathea australis | Cyatheaceae | Rough Tree Fern | 9b |
Cyathea dealbata | Cyatheaceae | Silver Tree Fern | 9a |
Cyathea fenicis | Cyatheaceae | Tree Fern | 9b |
Cyathea hancockii | Cyatheaceae | 9b | |
Cyathea lepifera | Cyatheaceae | Flying Spider-monkey Tree Fern | 9b |
Cyathea loheri | Cyatheaceae | 9b | |
Cyathea medullaris | Cyatheaceae | Black Tree Fern | 9b |
Cyathea metteniana | Cyatheaceae | 9b | |
Cyathea podophylla | Cyatheaceae | Tree Fern | 9b |
Cyathea spinulosa | Cyatheaceae | Large Spiny Tree Fern | 9b |
Dasylirion wheeleri | Asparagaceae | Blue Sotol | 7b |
Davidia involucrata | Cornaceae | Dove tree | 7a |
Dicksonia fibrosa | Dicksoniaceae | Wheki ponga | 9b |
Dracaena draco | Asparagaceae | Dragon Tree | 9a |
Echium pininana | Boraginaceae | Tree Echium | 9b |
Ensete glaucum | Musaceae | Snow Banana | 9b |
Ensete sp. Kluay Pa Thailand | Musaceae | Kluay Pa Banana | 10b |
Ensete ventricosum | Musaceae | Abyssinian Banana | 9b |
Eriobotrya japonica | Maloideae | Loquat | 8b |
Erythrina corallodendron | Fabaceae | Coral Bean Tree | 9b |
Etlingera elatior | Zingiberaceae | Red Torch Ginger | 10a |
Jacaranda mimosifolia | Bignoniaceae | Blue Jacaranda | 10a |
Juglans nigra | Juglandaceae | Black walnut | 7a |
Koelreuteria elegans subsp. formosana | Sapindaceae | Golden-rain Tree | 9b |
Lagerstroemia speciosa | Lythraceae | Giant Crape-myrtle | 10a |
Liriodendron tulipifera | Magnoliaceae | Tulip tree | 7a |
Magnolia soulangeana | Magnoliaceae | Saucer magnolia | 8b |
Malus baccata | Rosaceae | Siberian crab apple | 7a |
Michelia doltsopa | Magnoliaceae | Sweet Scented Michelia | 9a |
Morus australis | Moraceae | Small-leaved Mulberry | 8a |
Murraya paniculata | Rutaceae | Orange Jessamine | 9b |
Musa acuminata subsp. acuminata | Musaceae | 10b | |
Musa aurantiaca | Musaceae | 9b | |
Musa balbisiana | Musaceae | Sweet Banana | 10a |
Musa balbisiana var. liukiuensis | Musaceae | Japanese Fibre Banana | 9b |
Musa basjoo | Musaceae | Japanese banana | 8a |
Musa cheesmanii | Musaceae | Cheesman's banana | 9b |
Musa coccinea | Musaceae | Scarlet banana | 10a |
Musa flaviflora | Musaceae | Thomson's Banana | 9b |
Musa haekkinenii | Musaceae | 10a | |
Musa ingens | Musaceae | Giant PNG Banana | 8b |
Musa insularimontana | Musaceae | Lanyu banana | 10b |
Musa itinerans | Musaceae | Burmese Mountain Banana | 9b |
Musa itinerans var. annamica | Musaceae | 9b | |
Musa itinerans var. chinensis | Musaceae | 9b | |
Musa itinerans var. formosana | Musaceae | Taiwan Mountain Banana | 9b |
Musa itinerans var. guangdongensis | Musaceae | Burmese Blue Banana | 9b |
Musa itinerans var. kavalanensis | Musaceae | Ilan Yellow Banana | 9b |
Musa itinerans var. lechangensis | Musaceae | 9b | |
Musa itinerans var. xishuangbannaensis | Musaceae | 9b | |
Musa ornata | Musaceae | (purple flowered) | 10a |
Musa sikkimensis | Musaceae | Darjeeling banana | 9a |
Musa sp. New PNG Highlands (unidentified) | Musaceae | Unidentified Papua New Guinea Banana | 10a |
Musa thomsonii | Musaceae | Thomson's Banana | 10a |
Musa velutina | Musaceae | Pink Dwarf Banana | 9b |
Musa yamiensis | Musaceae | Yami Banana | 10b |
Musa yunnanensis | Musaceae | Yunnan Banana | 9b |
Musa yunnanensis var. yunnanensis | Musaceae | Yunnan Banana | 9a |
Nageia nagi | Podocarpaceae | Asian Bayberry | 8b |
Nephrolepis auriculata | Oleandraceae | Tuber sword fern | 9b |
Nolina longifolia | Asparagaceae | Oaxacan Pony Tail | 8b |
Nolina matapensis | Asparagaceae | Tuya | 8b |
Nolina microcarpa | Asparagaceae | Bear Grass | 8b |
Nolina nelsonii | Asparagaceae | Blue Beargrass Tree | 8a |
Nolina palmeri | Asparagaceae | Palmer's Bear Grass | 8b |
Nolina parviflora | Asparagaceae | Small Flowered Beargrass | 8b |
Ostrya carpinifolia | Betulaceae | Hop Hornbeam | 7a |
Ostrya japonica | Betulaceae | Japanese Hop Hornbeam | 7a |
Pandanus odorifer | Pandanaceae | Fragrant Screwpine | 10a |
Pandanus utilis | Pandanaceae | Madagascar Screw Pine | 10a |
Paulownia tomentosa | Scrophulariaceae | Foxglove Tree | 7b |
Phormium tenax | Xanthorrhoeaceae | New Zealand Flax | 7a |
Phormium tenax - Purpureum | Xanthorrhoeaceae | Purple New Zealand Flax | 7a |
Phormium tenax - Variegatum | Xanthorrhoeaceae | Variegated New Zealand Flax | 7a |
Phymatosorus scolopendria | Polypodiaceae | Wart Fern | 10a |
Pistacia chinensis | Sapindaceae | 8a | |
Platanus x hispanica | Platanaceae | London Plane | 7b |
Podocarpus macrophyllus | Podocarpaceae | Kusamaki | 9b |
Psidium guajava | Myrtaceae | Apple Guava | 10a |
Ravenala madagascariensis | Strelitziaceae | Travellers palm | 10a |
Rhus succedanea | Anacardiaceae | Japanese Sumach | 8b |
Ricinus communis | Euphorbiaceae | Castor oil plant | 9b |
Robinia pseudoacacia | Fabaceae | Locust tree | 7b |
Sophora prostrata | Papilionaceae | Prostrate Kowhai | 9b |
Sophora tomentosa | Fabaceae | Necklacepod | 9a |
Sterculia foetida | Malvaceae | Hazel Sterculia | 10b |
Strelitzia nicolai | Strelitziaceae | White Bird of Paradise | 10a |
Strelitzia reginae | Strelitziaceae | Orange Bird of Paradise | 9b |
Tacca chantrieri | Dioscoreaceae | The Bat Plant | 10a |
Tacca integrifolia | Dioscoreaceae | White Bat Plant | 10a |
Taxus baccata | Taxaceae | Yew | 7a |
Taxus cuspidata | Taxaceae | Japanese Yew | 7a |
Terminalia catappa | Combretaceae | Tropical almond | 10a |
Yucca brevifolia | Asparagaceae | Joshua tree | 8b |
Yucca carnerosana | Asparagaceae | 8b | |
Yucca filamentosa | Asparagaceae | Adams needle | 8a |
Yucca pallida | Asparagaceae | 8b | |
Yucca rigida | Asparagaceae | Blue Yucca | 8b |
Yucca rigida - Dwarf | Asparagaceae | Trunkless Blue Yucca | 8b |
Yucca rostrata | Asparagaceae | Beaked Yucca | 8b |
Yucca rupicola | Asparagaceae | Rock Yucca | 7b |
Yucca schidigera | Asparagaceae | Mojave yucca | 8a |