List 6a (Tropical plants) Flashcards
(18 cards)
What are the 6 families on plant list 6a?
Euphorbiaceae
Araceae
Moraceae
Asparagaceae
Marantaceae
Nephrolepidaceae
What environmental conditions do the plants on list 6a (tropical plants) require?
high humidity, bright indirect light (for ex. E window)
What is the scientific name of croton?
Codiaeum variegatum var. pictum
What is the scientific name of the one plant that is known for its bloom on list 6a?
Spathiphyllum spp.
Which family is mostly monoecious with unisexual flowers and has milky sap?
Euphorbiaceae
Which plant (scientific name) has thick elliptical leaves, produces spathe and spadix but not attractive, all leaves come from the bottom when young and as it gets older it develops a trunk?
Aglaonema spp, Aglaonema
Which family has plants that have spadix subtended by spathe and berry fruits?
Araceae
Which family is comprised of shrubs, trees, lianas, monoecious or dioecious, milky sap.
Moraceae
What are the names of the two plants in the Moraceae family?
Ficus elastica, Rubber Plant
Ficus benjamina, Weeping Fig
Scientific name of Spider Plant
Chlorophytum comosum
Scientific name of Snake Plant
Dracaena trifasciata
Scientific name of Asparagus fern
Asparagus densiflorus
Which family is comprised of plants that are herbaceous perennials that produce rhizomes, petioles with sheathed base.
Marantaceae
Scientific name of prayer plant
Maranta leuconeura
Which plant on this list (common name) belongs to the Nephrolepidaceae family?
Boston Fern
Is the Boston Fern from Boston?
No. Florida, Caribbean
The fronds of Nephrolepidaceae are: ___ _____
one pinnate
What is the scientific name of the Boston Fern?
Nephrolepsis exaltata
