50 TROPICAL PLANT IDENTIFICATION IN POLITEKNIK SULTAN IDRIS SHAH

CLIMBER
GROUND COVER

PALM
SHRUB
TREE

50 TROPICAL

PLANT IDENTIFICATION
in Politeknik Sultan Idris Shah

By
Muhamad Khairul Anam Bin Ismail

Mohamad Azrin Bin Ramli

50 TROPICAL PLANT
IDENTIFinICATION

POLITEKNIK SULTAN IDRIS SHAH

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POLITEKNIK SULTAN IDRIS SHAH Writer
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Muhamad Khairul Anam Bin Ismail
HAKCIPTA TERPELIHARA Mohamad Azrin Bin Ramli
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Muhamad Khairul Anam Ismail, 1990-
50 TROPICAL PLANT IDENTIFICATION in POLITEKNIK SULTAN
IDRIS SHAH /

By Muhamad Khairul Anam Bin Ismail, Mohamad Azrin Bin
Ramli.
Mode of access: Internet
eISBN 978-967-2860-07-5
1. Tropical plants--Identification.
2. Plants--Identification.
3. Government publications--Malaysia.
4. Electronic books.

I. Mohamad Azrin Ramli, 1986-. II. Title.581.734

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Content

8 | Bougainvillea 21 | Axonopus 9 | Dypsis lutescens 6 | Duranta erecta 35 | Heliconia
Elizabeth angus compressus rostrata
47 | Quisqualis 28 | Cymbopogon 10 | Rhapis excelsa 7 | Sanseviera 36 | Zamia furfuracea
indica citratus 22 | Bismarckia trifacsiata var
48 | Philodendron nobilis ‘Silver’ ‘laurentii’ 37 | Dracaena
bipinnatifidum 27 | Cocos nucifera fragrans
CLIMBER
GROUND COVER 34 | Cyrstostachys 11| Hymenocallis 38 | Osmoxylum
lakka speciosa lineare
PALM 39 | Phoenix
SHRUBroebelenii15 | Ixora Sunkist 40 | Yucca gloriosa
41 | Fucrea gigantea

19 | Agave 43 | Piper
angustifolia sarmentosum
‘marginata’ 46 | Canna hybrids

20 | Tradescantia 50 | Aloe barbadensis
spathacea

23 | Heliconia
psittacorum

24 | Codiaeum
variegatum ‘green’

25 | Wrightia
religiosa

26 | Cymbopogon
citratus

29 | Murraya koenigii

Content

1 | Pelthoporhum 18 | Filicium
pterocarpum decipiens

TREE 2 | Samanea Saman 30 | Ravenala
madacasgariensis
3 | Delonix regia
31 | Eugenia
4 | Anacardium oleana
occidentale
32 | Carica papaya
5 | Melaleuca
cajuputi 33 | Mangifera
indica
12 | Morinda
citrifolia 42 | Ficus elastica

13 | Tabebuia 44 | Juniperus
rosea chinensis

14 | Araucaria 45 | Terminalia
heterophylla mantaly

16 | Maniltoa 49 | Podocarpus
browneoides rumphii

17 | Ficus
benjamina

01

TREE

Plectranthus scutellarioides Brachychiton acerifolius
(L.) Codd (A. Cunn. ex G. Don)
(Painted Nettle, Flame Macarthur
Nettle) (Flame Tree)
Origin: China, Taiwan, India, Origin: Eastern Australia
Indochina, Indonesia, (Queensland to New
Malaysia South Wales)

TREE 02

TREE 03

TREE 04

TREE 05

06

SHRUB

Duranta erecta 'Alba’ Duranta erecta 'Gold Edge’
(White Sky Flower, Golden (Golden Dew Drop, Sky Flower, Pigeon Berry)
Dew Drop, Pigeon Berry)

07

SHRUB

Sansevieria trifasciata Sansevieria trifasciata
(yellow spotted leaves) 'Moonshine’
Origin: Exotic
Sansevieria trifasciata
'Hahnii’ Sansevieria trifasciata
(Golden Bird's Nest) 'Golden Hahnii’
Origin: America

CLIMBER 08

PALM 09

10

PALM

Rhapis humilis
Origin: China

11

SHRUB

Hymenocallis littoralis
(Spider lily)

Origin: Polynesia, South
America

TREE 12

13TREE

Tabebuia pallida
common name: Cuban Pink trumpet Tree,
White Cedar.
origin: Caribbean

14

TREE

Araucaris columnaris Araucaria pinnatifidum
common name: New caledonia Common name: False
pine,cook’s pine, cook’s araucaria lvy-plam,Balai,bsebalai,Balai,Balai
Origin : New Caledonia, Australia, New Origin : West Malaysia
Zealand, South Pacific.

15

SHRUB

Ixora coccinea
(jungle flame)
Origin: Southern India
and Sri Lanka

16

TREE

Maniltoa lenticellata C.T.White
(Cascading Bean, Cascading Maniltoa, Pink
Maniltoa, Silk Handkerchief Tree)
Origin:New Guinea, Australia (northern
Queensland)

17

TREE

Ficus auriculata Ficus benghalensis
(Roxburgh fig) (Indian banyan)
Origin: Asia Origin: Indian

Ficus barteri Ficus celebensis
Origin: Liberia (willow-leaved
fig)

TREE 18

19

SHRUB

Agave victoriae-reginae Agave vilmoriniana
(Queen Victoria agave) (Octopus agave)
Origin : Chihuahuan Origin : Mexico
Desert
agave blue flame (Blue Flame)
Agave tequilana (blue agave)

20

SHRUB

Tradescantia multiflora Tradescantia pendula
(Tahitian Bridal Veil) (Silvery Wandering Jew)
Origin:Mexico

Tradescantia spathacea ‘vittata’
(Variegated Boat Lily)

GROUND COVER 21

PALM 22

23

SHRUB

Heliconia rostrata Heliconia stricta
(the Lobster Claw) (Carli’s Sharoni)
Origin : Peru and Ecuador in Origin
South America Caribbean and northern South America,
Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

24

SHRUB

Croton variegatum Croton variegatum Croton Revolutions
'Batik 'Red Banana‘ Croton Revolutions
Origin: Malaysia, western Origin: Malaysia Origin: Malaysia
Pacific Ocean islands

25

SHRUB

Wrightia religiosa Variegata Wrightia cambodiensis
Sacred Buddhist Snowflake
Origin Origin
Thailand , Vietnam Thailand

26

SHRUB

Cymbopogon calcicola
Limestone, Citronella
Origin: Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia

27

PALM

Cocos capitata/ Butia capitata
Jelly palm, Pindo palm, Wine palm.
Origin: South America

28GROUND COVER

Zoysia japonica
Japanese lawn grass,
Origin: East Russia, China, Taiwan, Japan.

29SHRUB

Murraya paniculata
Orange Jasmine, Mock Orange.
Origin: Southern and South East Asia.

TREE 30

TREE 31

TREE 32

TREE 33

PALM 34

35SHRUB

Heliconia stricta
(Carli’s Sharoni)
Origin
Caribbean and northern South America,
Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela

36

SHRUB

Zamia pumlia Zamia furfuracea
common name: coontie, arrowroot,Compties Common name: cardboard palm
origin: Cuba to Puerto Rico Origin: Mexico

37

SHRUB

Dracaena reflexa var.angustifolia
Common Name:Madagascar Dragon Tree
Origin:Madagascar

Dracaena goldieana
Common Name:Queen of Dracaena

SHRUB 38

39

PALM

Phoenix canariensis Phoenix reclinate
Common Name:Canary Common Name:African Wild

Island Date Palm Date,Senegal Date Palm
Origin:Canary Island(off Origin:Africa&Madagascar

Phoenix paludosa
Common Name:Mangrove

40SHRUB

Yucca aloifolia,
Spanish Bayonet, Aloe yucca,
Dagger Plant
origin: Jamaica

41

SHRUB

Furcraea foetida Furcraea macduougallii
common name: Giant False Agave Common name:Fouquieria macdougali
origin: West Indies, Mexico. Origin: Mexico South America

42

TREE

Ficus elastica 'Black Burgundy' Ficus benjamina L.
Common Name : Burgundy Rubber Common Names : Weeping Fig, Benjamin's
Plant, Rubber Plant Fig, Malayan Banyan, Java Fig, Tropical Laurel
Origin : Southern Asia, Origin : Indian subcontinent, Southern China,
Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia

SHRUB 43

TREE 44