Mexican Gold Bush, Shower of Gold

Mexican Gold Bush, Shower of Gold

= Galphimia glauca

Family; Malpighiaceae

Native to Mexico

5/29/2016 Boynton Beach



Japanese Privet, Wax-leaf Privet

Wax-Leaf Privet, Japanese Privet

= Ligustrum japonicum

Family: Oleaceae (mokusei-ka)

Native to Central and Southern Japan

4/11/2019 Ft Lauderdale Down Town

 



Tropical Lilac, Jamaican Lilac,

Tropical Lilac, Jamaican Lilac

= Cornutia grandifolia

Family: Lamiaceae

Native to Mexico, Central America, West Indies

 

5/16/2019 Ft Lauderdale Women's Club

 



Tulipwood Tree

Tulipwood Tree = Harpullia pendula
Family: Sapindaceae
Native to Australia

Plantation Botanical Garden 5/30/2019

A lot of flowers, still fresh, are fallen to the ground

Yellow Trumpet Bush

Yellow Trampet Bush, Trumpet Flower
= Tacoma stans
Family: Bignoniaceae (Trumpet Creeper Family)

Small tree or Large shrub
Leaf - Bright green, opposite
Flower - Brightyellow trumpet shape
Fruit is a pod up to 8" long

5/1/2019 Plantation Historical Museum Front

 

Indian Beech, Pongam Oiltree

Indian Beech, Pongam Oiltree

= Millettia pinnata (Pongamia pinnata)

Family: Fabaceae

Native to Asia

Lauderdale Lakes, 4/9/2019

Australian Pine Tree



Australian Pine Tree
= Casuarina equisetifolia
Family: Casuarinaceae

Origin: Southeast Asia, Northern Australia and the Pacific Islands
Introduced to the Southern US, and
it's now an invasive species in Florida.

Unlike most other species of Casuarina,
(which are dioecious),
it is monoecious, with male and female flowers
produced on the same tree.

2/28/2019 Plantation

3/16/2019 Plantation