Horticulture 232

 List 5 - INTERIOR PLANTS (cont.) (practice quiz)

(Aglaonema sp. on wallpaper)

 



# Scientific Name Common Name Family Origin
1 Aglaonema sp. Chinese evergreen Araceae So. China 
2 Dieffenbachia sp. Dumb cane Araceae Central & So. Amer. 
3
Epipremnum pinnatum Pothos Araceae So. Pacific 
4
Spathiphyllum sp. Peace lily Araceae Central & So. Amer.
 5 Aspidistra elatior Cast iron plant Asparagaceae China
 6
Kalanchoe tomentosa
Panda plant
Crassulaceae
Madagascar
7
Aeschynanthus sp.
Lipstick plant
Gesneriaceae
Indonesia
 8
Streptocarpus saxorum
Cape primrose Gesneriaceae Eastern Africa
9
Plectranthus verticillatus Swedish ivy Lamiaceae Australia
10
Ctenanthe sp.
Ctenanthe Marantaceae
Brazil
11
Phalaenopsis sp.
Moth orchid
Orchidaceae
Southeast Asia
12
Peperomia obtusifolia
Baby rubber plant
Piperaceae
Tropical Amer.
13 Tolmiea menziesii
Piggyback plant Saxifragaceae Western N. Am, WA
14
Pilea nummulariifolia
Creeping charlie
Urticaceae
Caribbean, Cen. & So. Am.
15c
Asgn 2b choice from:
a. Philodendron hederaceum var. oxycardium
b. Syngonium podophyllum
c. Hoya sp.

a. Heart-leaf philodendron
b. Nephthytis
c. Wax plant

a. Araceae
b. Araceae
c. Asclepiedaceae

a. South Pacific
b. Central America
c. Australia & S. China

Plants repeated from Hort 231:

R1
Bougainvillea sp. Bougainvillea Nyctaginaceae Tropical America
R2 Spiraea thunbergii Thunberg spirea Rosaceae China and Japan


Hort 232 Plant Lists:

#1 #2 #3 #4
#5
#6 #7 #8 #9 #10

Virginia Lohr, Professor, E-mail: lohr@wsu.edu
Department of Horticulture
Washington State University
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