Biology
2008-08-06
Flowering
plants in this document - common names first
Table of contents
Alphabetic listing of genus names
and common names of plants
Genus names: A. | B. | C. | D. | E.
| F. | G. | H.
| I. | J. | K.
| L. | M. | N.
| O. | P. | Q.
| R. | S. | T.
| U. | V. | W.
| X. | Y. | Z.
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Flowering plants, Plantae
Reference: Heywood, V.H., Brummitt, R.K., Culham, A. & Seberg, O.
(2007). Flowering Plant Families of the World, . Royal Botanic
Gardens: Kew
A.
African violet, Usambara violet (Saintpaulia ionantha)
almond Prunus dulcis (Prunus
amygdalus, Amygdalus communis)
anemone Anemone
apple, common apple Malus X domestica
apple, crabapple Malus sylvestris
apricot
Prunus armeniaca (Armeniaca
vulgaris)
arrowhead Sagittaria
arum lily Zantedeschia
aethiopica
ash tree Fraxinus
avocado Persea gratissima
azalea, rhododendron Rhododendron
B.
balsam, busy Lizzie Impatiens
banana Musa acuminata [Musa (AAA
group) "Dwarf
Cavendish"]
banksia coastal banksia Banksia integrifolia
barley Hordeum vulgare
beans:
Phaseolus vulgaris
common
bean, French bean, haricot bean, field bean, snap bean, string bean,
wax bean, caraota, poroto
Phaseolus angularis (Vigna angularis)
adzuki bean, red bean use in Chinese bean paste
Phaseolus lunatus (Phaseolus limensis) lima bean
Phaseolus coccineus, scarlet runner bean, runner bean,
potato bean, white Dutch runner bean
Vicia faba broad bean, fava
bean, horse bean, field bean, tic bean, Windsor bean, vetch, tare,
hairy vetch
beech tree Fagus
beet, beetroot Beta
begonia Begonia
betel palm, areca palm Areca
catechu
birch tree, silver
birch, European birch, Betula pendula
bird’s foot trefoil
Lotus
bird's nest
orchid Neottia nidus-avis
blackberry, bramble Rubus
black currant, blackcurrant Ribes
black mustard Brassica nigra
bladderwort, common bladderwort Utricularia vulgaris
bossiaea Bossiaea scolopendria
bottle gourd Lagenaria
siceraria
bracken fern Pteridium
aquilinum
breadfruit Artocarpus altilis
broad
bean Vicia faba
broomrape, choke weed Orobanche ramosa
bryony, white
bryony, English mandrake, kua-lou, ladies' seal Bryonia, Dioica
burrawang palm Macrozamia
[not a true palm of monocotyledon family Arecaceae (Palmae)]
buttercup, meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris
butcher's broom, ruscus, knee-holly, Ruscus
butterwort [carnivorous] Pinguicula
Byfield fern, cycad fern Bowenia, Cycad, Phylum Cycadophyta
C.
cabbage Brassica
canola, rapeseed, rutabaga, swede, turnip Brassica
napus
cauliflower, collard, cabbage, kale, kai-lan, Brussels sprout,
kohlrabi, broccoli Brassica
oleracea var
Chinese cabbage, bak choi, turnip, rapini Brassica
rapa (Brassica chinensis)
Canadian pondweed Elodea canadensis
canna Canna
capsicum:
If hot called: chilli, chillies, chilli peppers, hot peppers,
tabasco pepper (chilli, chile peppers in USA) chile, guindilla. Capsicum
annuum
If not hot called: capsicums, bell peppers, peppers, sweet
peppers, green peppers, red peppers, pimiento, ají. Capsicum annuum
carambola, star
fruit, five corners Averrhoa
carambola
cardboard palm Zamia
carnation, pink, malmaison, sops-in-wine, gillyvor, gillyflower Dianthus
carrot Daucus
cashew Anarcardium occidentale
cassava, tapioca Manihot
esculenta
castor bean, castor oil plant Ricinus
celery, celeriac Apium
ceratium Ceratium, desmid, Green algae, Phylum Chlorophyta
cherry Prunus Cerasus (subgenus for all cherries and flowering
cherries)
chickweed, starwort Stellaria
chilli, chillies, chilli peppers, chile peppers Capsicum annuum
Chinese cabbage Brassica chinensis
Chinese lantern Abutilon
Chinese taro, tannia, tana, Xanthosoma
sagittifolium
chlamydomonas Chlamydomonas, Green algae, Phylum
Chlorophyta
chondrus Irish "moss", kelp, Chondrus
Brown algae, Phylum
Phaeophyta
Christmas fern, shield fern,
sword fern Polystichum
chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum (Leucanthemum)
cladophora Cladophora, Green algae, Phylum Chlorophyta
clematis, virgin's bower, traveller's joy Clematis
Cleome Cleome, cleome, spider plant, garden flower
climbing bean Phaseolus vulgaris
closterium Closterium, Green algae, Phylum Chlorophyta
clover, white
sweet clover Melilotus
coca shrub Erythroxylon novogranatense (cocaine)
cocoa Theobroma cacao
coconut palm Cocos nucifera
coffee, arabica coffee Coffea
arabica
coffee, robusta coffee
Coffea canephora
columbine Aquilegia
corallina Corallina Red
algae, Phylum Rhodophyta
corydalis, fumewort Corydalis solida
cotton, sea island cotton, Egyptian cotton
Gossypium barbadense
couch grass Agropyron (Triticum
repens)
cowpea, black-eye pea, southern bean, China pea, Kaffir pea, marble pea
Vigna unguiculata
creeping jenny, moneywort, loosestrife Lysimachia
cress, garden
cress (not "watercress") pepper grass Lepidium
crocus, Dutch crocus, Crocus vernus
cucumber Cucumis
sativus
currant Ribes
custard apple Annona
D.
daffodil, jonquil, narcissus, asphodel, lent lily Narcissus
pseudonarcissus
dahlia Dahlia
daisy, "day's eye" Bellis
dandelion Taraxacum
date palm Phoenix
dawsonia Dawsonia, Moss, Phylum Bryophyta
deadnettle, henbit, white deadnettle, Lamium [not a nettle
and
does not
sting]
devil's twine Cassytha glabella
dictyota Dictyota, Brown algae, Phylum
Phaeophyta
dinobryon Dinobryon,
Golden Brown algae, Chrysophyta, Chrysophyceae
dodder Cuscuta
dog rose Rosa canina [not
rosehip]
dracaena, dragon's
blood Dracaena draco
duckweed fern, water fern,
floating fern, mosquito fern Azolla
E.
ecklonia, leather kelp, Ecklonia
Brown algae, Phylum
Phaeophyta
ectocarpus,
Ectocarpus, kelp Brown algae, Phylum
Phaeophyta
elms Ulmus
encephalartos, prickly cycad
Encephalartos cycad, Phylum Cycadophyta
eucalyptus, "gum tree" Eucalyptus
eudorina
Eudorina Green algae, Phylum Chlorophyta
euglena, euglenoids Euglena, Phylum Euglenophyta (single
cell, green, one, two flagella)
F.
fan palms, Chusan palm, windmill palm Trachycarpus fortunei
fennel Foeniculum
fig, edible fig tree Ficus
carica
four o'clock flower, marvel-of-Peru, beauty-of-the-night Mirabilis
jalapa var.
albomaculata
frangipani, temple tree
Plumeria
fuchsia Fuchsia, hybrid cv.s
G.
garlic
Allium sativum
geranium, cranesbill. "true geraniums" Geranium
geranium, "pelargoniums", "popular geraniums"
Pelargonium
gerbera Gerbera
gigartina, giant marine kelp, Gigartina
atropurpurea, Red
algae, Phylum Rhodophyta
ginger Zingiber officinale
gladiolus Gladiolus
gnetum Gnetum, Phylum Gnetophyta
gonium Gonium Green algae,
Phylum Chlorophyta
gooseberry Ribes
gorse, common gorse, furze Ulex, europaeus
grape, wine grape Vitis
grapefruit Citrus paradisi
grevilleas Grevillea, ground ivy, alehoof, cat's foot Glechoma
groundsel Senecio
guava Psidium guajava
gymnodinium
Gymnodinium Phylum Pyrrophyta (naked dinoflagellate)
H.
hakea Hakea
hawthorn Crataegus (rose
family)
hazelnut, cobnut, filbert Corylus
heather Calluna, hemp fibre plant, Indian
hemp, marijuana Cannabis sativa
hibiscus flower Hibiscus
hollyhocks Alcea (Althaea)
honesty, money plant, Lunaria
hoop pine Araucaria
hormosira Neptune's necklace,
kelp, Hormosira Brown
algae, Phylum
Phaeophyta
horse-chestnut tree, common horse-chestnut, conker, buckeye Aesculus
hippocastanum
hyacinth Hyacinthus
hydrangea
Hydrangea
I.
iris Iris
ivy Hedera
J.
jackfruit, kathal, jaca
Artocarpus heterophyllus
Jerusalem
artichoke, i.e. "girasole articiocca" the sunflower artichoke Helianthus
tuberosus, Asteraceae
jonquil, narcissus, daffodil Narcissus
ute Corchorus
juniper trees Juniperus
K.
kapok, pochote Ceiba
pentandra
kurrajong tree Brachychiton
L.
laminaria kelp, olive-brown kelp, Japanese kombu Laminaria Brown algae, Phylum
Phaeophyta
lantana Lantana
larch trees Larix sp
Conifers Phylum Pinophyta
larkspur delphinium, staves-acre, housewort Delphinium
lemon Citrus
lentils Lens, lettuce Lactuca
sativa
lilac tree Syringia vulgaris
lily Lilium
lime (fruit) Citrus
aurantifolia
linden tree, lime tree Tilia
europaea (T. cordata X T. platyphyllos)
loranthus, mulberry mistletoe Ramulus
loranthis
love-in-a-mist Nigella
lucerne Medicago sativa
lupin Lupinus
M.
macrocystis, bull kelp, giant kelp
MacrocystisBrown algae, Phylum
Phaeophyta
macadamia
nut, Queensland nut Macadamia
maidenhair tree, ginkgo,
Ginkgo
biloba, Phylum Ginkgophyta
maize, corn, sweet
corn, Indian corn, Zea mays
male ferns, shield
ferns, wood ferns, autumn ferns
Dryopteris
mallow Malva
mango Mangifera indica
mangosteen Garcinia
mangrove Avicennia
marchantia
MarchantiaLiverworts, Phylum
Hepatophyta
marsh marigold Caltha
mastigocladus [thermophilic, lives in hot springs] Mastigocladus
laminosus Blue-green algae, Cyanobacteria
Michaelmas daisy, aster Callistephus
mildews, powdery mildews Erysiphales Phylum
Ascomycota (ascomycetes)
maple Acer
marrow, squash Cucumis
mint, garden mint Mentha Mentha
spicata
mung bean, green gram bean Phaseolus aureus
mistletoe Loranthus
mulberry, white mulberry
Morus alba
musk grass, stoneworts [submerged aquatic plants] Chara,
Green algae, Phylum Chlorophyta
mustard, brown Indian mustard Brassica juncea,
mustard, black mustard, table mustard Brassica nigra
mustard, white, yellow mustard (mustard and cress sandwich) Sinapsis
alba (Brassica alba)(Brassica
hirta)
N.
nasturtium, "nose-twister" Tropaeolum
polyphyllum
navicula
[boat-shaped diatom] Navicula
Phylum Bacillariophyta
Nemalion Nemalion
Red
algae, Phylum Rhodophyta
Nereocystis, giant kelp Nereocystis, Brown algae,
Phylum
Phaeophyta
nettle, stinging nettle, common nettle Urtica dioica
nitella Nitella clavata, noctiluca, Noctiluca scintillans,
dinoflagellates Phylum Pyrrophyta
nostoc Nostoc Blue-green algae /
Cyanobacteria, Phylum
Cyanidophyta
nutmeg, Myristica fragrans
O.
oak trees Quercus, sp
oats, common oat Avena
sativa
ochromonas Ochromonas, golden / golden brown
algae, Phylum Chrysophyta
odontella, marine diatom, Odontella, Phylum Bacillariophyta
oedogonium Oedogonium
Green algae, Phylum Chlorophyta
okra, lady's finger Abelmoschus
esculentus (Hibiscus esculentus)
olax
Olax stricta
oleander Nerium
olive Olea europaea, onion Allium,
cepa var. cepa
ophiocytium Ophiocytium, Yellow-Green Algae, Phylum
Xanthophyta
opium poppy [morphine]Papaver
somniferum
orange Citrus, sinensis
orchis,
military orchid Orchis, militaris
Oscillatoria Oscillatoria
Blue-green algae / Cyanobacteria, Phylum
Cyanidophyta
oxalis, wood
sorrel, Oxalis
P
padina Padina, Brown algae, Phylum
Phaeophyta
pandorina Pandorina, Green algae, Phylum Chlorophyta
palms, Family Palmae, monocotyledon, e.g. coconut palm Cocos
nucifera, oil palm Elaeis guineensis, betel palm Areca
catechu
papaya, pawpaw Carica papaya
parsley, curly leaf parsley Petroselinum
crispum
passionfruit Passiflora edulis
pea, garden pea, table pea Pisum
sativum var. hortense
pea, field pea, pulse used for dal and green manure Pisum sativum var. arvense
peach Prunus persica
peanut, groundnut Arachis
hypogaea
pear Prunus
pellia
Pellia, Liverworts, Phylum
Hepatophyta
pepper Capsicum,
periwinkle Vinca major (Catharanthus, also called
"periwinkle)
phlox, Phlox,
pimento, allspice Pimenta
dioica
pimpernel, "scarlet pimpernel" Anagallis
pine tree Pinus, Conifers, Phylum Pinophyta
pineapple Ananas, comosus
pitcher plants, North American
pitcher plants Sarracenia
pitcher plants Nepenthes, platycerium [epiphyte] staghorn fern,
elkhorn fern, Platycerium
Ferns, Phylum
Pteridophyta
pleodorina [aquatic, algal blooms] Pleodorina, Green algae,
Phylum Chlorophyta, pleurococcus Pleurococcus (Protococcus)
Green
algae, Phylum Chlorophyta
plum Prunus domestica
podocarp, plum pines, real yellowwood, kusamaki, mahogany
pine, Podocarpus
Conifers, Phylum Pinophyta
polysiphonia Polysiphonia, Red
algae, Phylum Rhodophyta
pomegranate Punica granatum
poplar, European poplar, American cottonwood tree, Populus
poppy Papaver
porphyra, "nori" [Japanese food]
Porphyra, Red
algae, Phylum Rhodophyta
potato, Irish potato Solanum,
tuberosum
prickly cycad, bread tree, white-haired cycad Encephalartos
altensteinii, Cycad, Phylum Cycadophyta
primrose, common
evening primrose, Oenothera biennis
primrose, Primula vulgaris
privet, common hedge plant Ligustrum
psilotum, whisk ferns, fork ferns, Psilotum, Phylum
Psilophyta
pumpkin Cucurbita moschata
pyrethrum Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium
Q.
quince Cydonia
oblonga
R.
radish Raphanus
sativus
rafflesia [the largest
flower] Rafflesia
raspberry, red raspberry Rubus idaeus
red clover Trifolium pratense
redcurrent, red currant Ribes rubrum
redwood, coast redwood, california redwood, sequoia, giant
sequoia, redwood pine, giant
redwood, Sequoia, sempervirens
rhododendron, azalea Rhododendron
Rhodolith, corraline red algae, Lithothamnium, Red
algae, Phylum Rhodophyta
riccia [floating liverwort] Riccia
Liverworts, Phylum
Hepatophyta
rice Oryza sativa
rose, dog rose Rosa canina
roselle, rosella, rama
Hibiscus sabdariffa
rowan, mountain ash, wiggentree, witchen, whitebeam, service tree Sorbus
rubber, natural rubber, para rubber, hevea rubber Hevea brasiliensis
runner bean, scarlet runner bean Phaseolus coccineus
S.
sago palm [not a true palm] fern palm Cycas
salix, weeping willow, Salix × sepulcralis (Chinese
Peking Willow X European White Willow)
salvinia, giant water fern [serious water weed] Salvinia molesta
sandalwood Santalum
Sargassum
Sargassum, Brown algae, kelp, Phylum
Phaeophyta
screwpine, pandanas Pandanus
tectorius
sea buckthorn Hippophae rhamnosides
sea lettuce Ulva, Green algae, Phylum Chlorophyta
selaginella, spike moss, little
club moss, peacock moss, queen of the night Selaginella Club moss, Phylum
Lycopodiophyta
sensitive plant [weed] Mimosa pudica
shepherd's purse Capsella
bursa-pastoris
snake gourd Trichosanthes cucumerina
snapdragon Antirrhinum
Solomon's seal Polygonatum, X hybridum
spiderwort Tradescantia (monocotyledon)
sphaerella
Sphaerella (Haematococcus) Green algae, Phylum
Chlorophyta
spiderwort Tradescantia (monocotyledon)
spinach, English spinach Spinacia oleracea
spinfex Spinifex sp
spirogyra [spiral chloroplast] Spirogyra, Green algae, Phylum
Chlorophyta
spirulina, [edible nutrititous algae] Spirulina
maxima, and Spirulina platensis, Blue-green algae /
Cyanobacteria, Phylum
Cyanidophyta
spruce, common spruce, Norway spruce [the traditional "Xmas
tree"]
Picea abies
squash, marrow Cucumis
stag-horn fern, elkhorn fern Platycerium
Ferns, Phylum
Pteridophyta
stag's-horn clubmoss, ground pine
Lycopodium clavatum Club moss, Phylum Lycopodiophyta.
star fruit, carambola, five corners Averrhoa
carambola
stangeria,
Stangeria eriopsis, Cycad, Phylum Cycadophyta
stocks, gillyflower Mathiola
strawberry Fragaria, x ananassa (cv.)
sugar cane Saccharum edule,
and Saccharum officinarum
sun dew, sundew Drosera rotundifolia
sunflower Helianthus annuus
sweet pea, sweet pea, grass pea, singletary pea Lathyrus
sweet potato Ipomoea batatas
sycamore tree, great maple, plane tree Acer
T.
tamarind, Indian
date Tamarindus indica,
tannia, tana, Chinese taro, Xanthosoma
sagittifolium
taro, dasheen Colocasia esculenta var. esculenta
tea Camellia sinensis
tea tree, Australian tea tree Leptospermum
thale cress, rock cress Arabidopsis
thaliana (the first plant to have its entire genome
sequenced)
hanging fork fern Tmesipteris
tobacco Nicotiana, tabacum
tomato Solanum lycopersicum
(Lycopersicon esculentum)
toothworts [root parasites] Lathraea
trefoil, bird's foot trefoil, asparagus pea, winged
pea Lotus (many clovers, genus Trifolium, are called
trefoils, meaning 3 leaflets)
tribonema Tribonema, Yellow-Green Algae, Phylum Xanthophyta
tulip Tulipa
tumeric Curcuma longa
turnip Brassica rapa,
var. rapa
U.
ulothrix, Ulothrix, Green algae, Phylum Chlorophyta
V.
vaucheria Vaucheria, Yellow-Green Algae, Phylum Xanthophyta
Venus' fly trap,
Venus fly trap Dionaea
violet, pansy Viola
Virginia creeper, woodbine Parthenocissus tricuspidata
volvox Volvox, Green algae, Phylum Chlorophyta
W.
water hyacinth, common water hyacynth [fast-growing aquatic weed,
"worst weed in the world"] Eichhornia crassipes
wallflower Cheiranthus
walnut, black walnut Juglans nigra
watercress Nasturtium (Rorippa)
water lily Nymphaea
watermelon,
camel melon Citrullus lanatus
waterweed, Elodea canadensis
wattle, black wattle Acacia
wax flower Eriostemon
wheat, durum wheat Triticum durum
white bryony, bryony, English mandrake Bryonia
white mustard (mustard and cress
sandwiches) Sinapsis alba (Brassica alba)
wild cherry Prunus avium
willow tree, weeping willow Salix
wood avens Geum
wood ferns Dryopteris
Y.
yams Dioscorea
yellow vetchling Lathyrus aphaca
Z.
zebrina, wandering jew, Tradescantia zebrina (T.
fluminensis, T. pallida) (formerly Zebrina pendula)
zygnema [two stellate chloroplasts, found near Spirogyra]
Zygnema, Green algae, Phylum Chlorophyta