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| Scientific Name | Family | Common Name | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
