Biology
Flowering plants - Monocotyledons
Including grasses, Gramineae, sedges, rushes, bamboos, and pasture
grasses
Updated: 2008-08-06
Genus and species names of flowering plants: A. | B.
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Liliaceae have superior ovary. Alliaceae are Liliaceae with inferior
ovary.
Poaceae, synonym: Gramineae
Arecaceae, synonym: Palmae
Leguminosae, synonym: Fabeaceae
A.
Abildgaardia, sedge, Cyperaceae
Achnatherum, needle grass, Poaceae
Achnella, rice grass, Poaceae
Acianthus fornicatus, small orchid with single leaf and
brown-green flowers, Orchidaceae
Aciphylla colensoi, spear grass, spaniard, New Zealand, Poaceae
Acoelorraphe wrightii, palm,
silver saw palmetto Arecaceae
Acorus, sweet flag, Acoraceae
Acrachne, goose grass, Poaceae
Aechmea, living vase, Bromeliaceae
Aegilops, goat grass, weed, Poaceae
Aegopogon, relax grass, Poaceae
Aeluropus, Poaceae
Agapanthus, agapanthus, African lily, lily-of-the-Nile,
strong-growing perennials, Southern
Africa, garden edges and backgrounds, hardy perennial herbs
[strap-shaped leaves] Liliaceae
Agave americana, century plant (name because supposed to take 100
years
to
flower) [tall inflorescence, long leaf fibres and pulque,
national drink of Mexico] Agavaceae
Agave attenuata, agave, large succulent garden plant [lamina
modified
for water storage] [leaf has very thick cuticle, in 3 distinct layers]
Agavaceae
Agave cantala, cantala, maguey, produce hard fibres, xerophyte,
Agavaceae
Agave fourcroydes, henequen, Mexican sisal, used to produce twines
[fibre from leaf tissue] Agavaceae
Agave lecheguilla, istle, Mexican fibre, weed, Agavaceae
Agave potatorum, agave, Mexico, used to produce a drink, Agavaceae
Agave sisalana, sisal, sisal "hemp", century plant, produce twine,
cytisine for tequila, produce hecogenin for synthesis of cortisone,
Agavaceae
Aglaonema, aglaonema, Araceae
Agropyron repens (Triticum repens) English couch grass,
dog's grass, twitch, western wheat grass, herbal medicine, Poaceae
Agrostis, bent grass, lawn grass, Poaceae
Aiphanes caryotifolia, coyure
palm, Arecaceae (popular glasshouse palm)
Aira, hair grass, Poaceae
Aletris, colicoot, Liliaceae
Alisma, water plantain, Alismataceae
Allium, onions, wild leek, garlic oil,
herbal remedy, Alliaceae
Allium ampeloprasum, great-headed garlic, kurrat, Alliaceae
Allium ascalonicum, wild onion, Alliaceae
Allium canadense, Canada garlic, garden herb, Alliaceae
Allium cepa var. aggregatum, shallot, eschallot, Alliaceae
Allium cepa var. cepa, onion, Alliaceae
Allium cernuum, lady's leek, garden herb, Alliaceae
Allium chinense, rakkyo, "ch"iao t"ou", Alliaceae
Allium fistulosum, green onion, Japanese bunching onion, Welsh
onion, garlic chives, Alliaceae
Allium oschaninii, shallot, French shallot, griselle, Alliaceae
Allium porrum, leek, Alliaceae
Allium sativum, garlic, poor man's treacle, garden herb (one clover
per day may reduce
total cholesterol
levels and decrease in systolic blood pressure) [contains diallyl
sulfide that may
detoxify carcinogens] Alliaceae
Allium schoenoprasum, chives, garden herb, Alliaceae
Allium tuberosum, Chinese chives, garlic chives, garden herb
[rhizome] Alliaceae
Allolepis, Texas salt, Poaceae
Alloteropsis, summer grass, Poaceae
Alocasia brisbanensis, cunjevoi, wild taro, wild food
plant, Australia, Araceae
Alocasia macrorrhiza, giant taro, kape, elephant's ear
[largest leaves known] Araceae
Aloe arborescens, tree-like aloe, Liliaceae (Aloaceae)
Aloe barbadensis, aloe (cosmetics and medicines) Liliaceae (Aloaceae)
Aloe dichotoma, quiver tree, Liliaceae (Aloaceae)
Aloe vera, aloe vera, true aloe, very bitter tasting sap,
Mediterranean region,
succulent [lamina modified for water storage, aloin (barbaloin),
anthraquinone, arabinose, calcium oxalate, cinnamic acid,
isobarbaloin,
alomicin,
alomicinaloe, alkaloids] Liliaceae (Aloaceae)
Alopecurus, foxtail, Poaceae
Alophia, alophia, Iridaceae
Alpinia coerula, native ginger, wild food plant, Australia,
Zingiberaceae
Alpinia galanga, galanga, Thai ginger (vegetable, small ginger)
Zingiberaceae
Alstroemeria aurea, ligu lily, Chile, ornamental,
perennial, Liliaceae
Amblyopyrum, amblyopyrum, Poaceae
Amerorchis, amerorchis, Orchidaceae
Amianthium, amianthium, Liliaceae
Ammocalamagrostis, Poaceae
Ammocharis, ammocharis, Liliaceae
Ammophila, beach grass, marram grass, Poaceae
Amomum, cardamom (See also: Elettaria
cardamomum,) Zingiberaceae
Amorphophallus titanum, titan arum, elephant yam, Sumatra [gigantic
flower from underground corm, large, much-divided leaves] Araceae
Ampelodesmos, Mauritanian grass, Poaceae
Amphibromus, wallaby grass, Poaceae
Amphicarpum, maiden cane, Poaceae
Ananas comosus (Bromelia comosa) pineapple, evergreen
perennial herb
[tuft
of leafy bracts on the fruit] [ bromelin, calcium oxalate, furfurol,
n-valeric acid, vanillin] Bromeliaceae
Ancistrachne, Poaceae
Andropogon gayanus, gamba grass, blue stem, pasture grass,
Poaceae
Androstephium, funnel lily, Liliaceae
Aneilema, aneilema, Commelinaceae
Anigozanthos flavidus, kangaroo paw, Australia [widely opened
flowers] Haemadoreaceae
Anoectochilus, anoectochilus, Orchidaceae
Anthaenantia, silky scale grass, Poaceae
Anthephora, old field grass, Poaceae
Anthoxanthum, vernal grass, Poaceae
Anthurium, lace leaf, large velvety leaves,
grow in
shady habitats] Araceae
Aonopus, common carpet grass, Poaceae
Apera, silky bent grass Poaceae
Aplectrum, Adam and Eve, Orchidaceae
Apluda, Mauritian grass, Poaceae
Aponogeton, aponogeton, Aponogetonaceae
Apteria, apteria, Burmanniaceae
Archontophoenix alexandrae,
Alexandra palm, bangalow palm,
Arecaceae
Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, Bangalow palm, Arecaceae
Arctagrostis, polar grass, Poaceae
Arctophila, pendant grass, Poaceae
Areca catechu, areca palm, betel palm, betel nut, pinang
[arecoline
alkaloid, arecaidin, arecaine, choline, gallic acid, tannic acid]
Arecaceae
Arecastrum romanzoffianum queen
palm,
Arecaceae (very popular street palm)
Arenga pinnata sugar palm,
gomuti palm, Arecaceae, Arethusa, dragon's mouth, Orchidaceae
Arisaema, pulpit, Araceae
Aristea, aristea, Iridaceae
Aristida, three awn grass, Poaceae
Arrhenatherum, oat grass, Poaceae
Arthraxon, carp grass, Poaceae
Arthropodium milleflorum, vanilla lily, rock lily, wild food
plant, Australia, Liliaceae
Arthrostylidium, climbing bamboo, Poaceae
Arum maculatum, arum, cuckoo-pint, lords and ladies, poisonous,
tuberous perennial herbs (not "arum lily" Zantedeschia) Araceae
Arundaria, gigantia, bamboo, mountain bamboo (Bambuseae) Poaceae
Arundina, bamboo orchid, Orchidaceae
Arundinaria amabilis, bamboo (split-and-glued fishing rods)
(Bambuseae) Poaceae
Arundinella, rabo de gato, Poaceae
Arundo, giant reed, Poaceae
Asparagus officinalis, garden asparagus, sparrow grass, herbal
remedy, Liliaceae
Asphodelus, asphodelus, Liliaceae
Aspidistra aspideon, aspidistra, popular indoor plant last
century, evergreen herb, Liliaceae
Astelia, pineapple grass, Liliaceae
Astrebla lappacea, curly mitchell grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Atriplex, grey sage brush, tree purslane (stock feed) herb and
shrub, Chenopodeaceae
Attalea, attalea palm, Arecaceae
Austrostipa, Poaceae
Avellinia, Poaceae
Avena sativa, oats, common oat, wild oat, red oat, annual
grass herbal medicine, edible grain [agar block on decapitated Avena
coleoptile
source of plant growth hormone] Poaceae
Avenula, Poaceae
Axonopus affinis (A. compressus) mat grass, pasture
grass, carpet grass, Poaceae
B.
Bactris gasipaes peach palm,
pejibaye, Arecaceae
Balaka seemannii spear palm, Arecaceae (used for making spears in Fiji)
Baldellia, water plantain, Alismataceae
Bambusa vulgaris, bamboo, widely cultivated and widely used,
shoots edible, found only as cultivated (Bambuseae) Poaceae
Basiphyllaea, basiphyllaea, Orchidaceae
Bassia prostrata forage kochia, Chenopodeaceae
Bassia scoparia,
summer cypress, burning bush (cultivated form "Burning bush" deep
red leaves)stock feed, perennial herb and shrub, Chenopodeaceae
Beaucarnea recurvata
bottle "palm", pony tail "palm", Liliaceae
Beckmannia, slough grass, Poaceae
Belamcanda chinensis, blackberry lily, China, perennial herb,
Iridaceae
Beloglottis, Orchidaceae
Billbergia nutans, angel's tears, friendship plant, summer
torch,
Brazil, epiphytic herbs [nodding flowers] Bromeliaceae
Blandfordia nobilis, Christmas bell, showy flowers, family
Liliaceae
Blepharidachne, desert grass, Poaceae
Blepharoneuron, drop seed grass, Poaceae
Bletia, bletia, Orchidaceae
Bletilla striata, bletilla [striped, ribbed leaves] Orchidaceae
Bloomeria, golden star, Liliaceae
Blysmus, bulrush, Cyperaceae
Blyxa, blyxa, Hydrocharitaceae
Boesenbergia pandurata, boesenbergia, lesser galangal,
Zingiberaceae
Bomarea caldasii, twining herb, Liliaceae
Borassus flabellifer palmyra
palm, borassus palm, toddy palm, Arecaceae, India, Malaysia
Borinda, borinda, Poaceae
Bothriochloa, beard grass, forest blue grass, couch grass,
Indian
couch, pasture grass, Poaceae
Bouteloua, grama grass, Poaceae
Brachiaria decumbens, signal grass, para grass, pasture grass,
Poaceae
Brachiaria humidicola, humidicola grass, koronivia grass,
pasture
grass, Poaceae
Brachiaria ruziziensis, ruzi, pasture grass, Poaceae
Brachionidium, cup orchid, Orchidaceae
Brachyachne, Poaceae
Brachyelytrum, short husk grass, Poaceae
Brachypodium, false brome grass, Poaceae
Brahea edulis Guadalupe palm [small, round black fruit] Guadalupe island, Arecaceae
Brasenia peltata, water-shield (small water lily) eastern Asia,
Cabombaceae
Brassavola, brassavola, Orchidaceae
Brassia caudata, greenhouse orchid, Central America [sepals
prolonged into a tail] Orchidaceae
Briza maxima, pearl grass, quaking grass, edible grain, annual
and perennial, Poaceae
Brodiaea coronaria, triplet lily, corm perennial (used for
garlands) North America, Liliaceae
Bromelia, bromelia, Bromeliaceae
Bromus, brome, fescue grass, Poaceae
Bromus vulgaris, Columbia brome, Poaceae
Broughtonia, broughtonia, Orchidaceae
Buchanania latifolia chirauli
nut, Anacardiaceae
Buchanania obovata green plum,
wild mango, Anacardiaceae
Buchloe, buffalo grass, Poaceae
Bulbine bulbosa, wild food plant, Australia, Liliaceae
Bulbine latifolia, Liliaceae
Bulbophyllum, bulbophyllum, Orchidaceae
Bulbostylis, hair sedge, Cyperaceae
Burmannia, blue thread, Burmanniaceae
Butia capitata wine palm,
tender palm, jelly palm, yatay palm, South America,
Arecaceae
Butomus umbellatus [sharp-edged leaves, flowersin umbels]
aquatic perennial herb, Butomaceae
C.
Caelogyne, caelogyne, Orchidaceae
Caladenia, caerulea orchid, Orchidaceae
Caladium bicolor, angel's wings, elephant's ears, heart of
Jesus,
herb [two-coloured leaves] Brazil, Araceae
Calamagrostis, reed grass, Poaceae
Calammophila, calammophila, Poaceae
Calamovilfa, sand reed, Poaceae
Calamus australia, hairy mary, lawyer cane, wait-a-while [climbing palm, petioles with many spines] Australia, Arecaceae
Calamus reyesianus, apas palm,
Arecaceae [climbing palm] Philippines, Arecaceae
Calamus maximus, rattan palm,
rattan cane, "lawyer vines" [large woody
climber] Arecaceae
Calamus muelleri, southern lawyer cane, Arecaceae [rainforest
palm] Eastern Australia, Arecaceae
Calanthe, Orchidaceae
Calathea lancifolia, rattlesnake plant [lance-shaped leaves]
(attractive fruit) deciduous shrub, Marantaceae
Caliphruria, amazon lily, Amaryllidaceae
Calla, calla lily, Araceae
Callisia navicularis, chain plant, striped inch plant, Mexico,
evergreen herb [boat-shaped leaves] Commelinaceae
Calochortus, mariposa lily, Liliaceae
Calopogon, grasspink, Orchidaceae
Calydorea, violet- lily, Iridaceae
Calypso, fairy slipper, Orchidaceae
Calyptochloa, Poaceae
Calyptronoma dulcis, manac,
Arecaceae, Cuba
Camassia, camas, Liliaceae
Campylocentrum, bentspur orchid, Orchidaceae
Canna indica, canna, Cannanaceae
Carex, sedges, Cyperaceae
Carludovica palmata, Panama hat plant, Cyclanthaceae
Carpentaria acuminata, Carpentaria palm, northern Australia, Arecaceae
Caryota obtusa, fishtail palm,
India, Arecaceae, India
Caryota rumphiana, native fishtail palm,
northern Australia, Papua New Guinea, Arecaceaea
Caryota urens, jaggery palm, solitary fishtail palm, (used to make alcoholic drinks, palm sugar) India, Arecaceae,
Castellia, Poaceae
Catabrosa, whorl grass, Poaceae
Catapodium, Poaceae
Catasetum, catasetum, Orchidaceae
Cathestecum, false grama grass, Poaceae
Catopsis, strap air plant, Bromeliaceae
Cattleya, cattleya, Orchidaceae
Caularthron, Orchidaceae
Celtica, Poaceae
Cenchrus, buffel grass, African foxtail, sand bur, birdwood
grass, Poaceae
Centotheca, Poaceae
Cephalanthera, cephalanthera, Orchidaceae
Ceroxylon alpinum, wax palm
ceroxylon palm, South American wax palm [very tall
tree] Arecaceae
Chamaedorea, elegans
parlour palm, Arecaceae (popular dwarf indoor palm)
Chamaelirium, chamaelirium, Liliaceae
Chamaerops humilis European
fan palm, Arecaceae
Chasmanthe, African corn flag, Iridaceae
Chasmanthium, wood oats, Poaceae
Chenopodium, goose foot, Chenopodiaceae
Chionodoxa, chionodoxa, Liliaceae
Chloris gayana, Rhodes grass, windmill grass, pasture grass,
Poaceae
Chlorogalum, soap plant, Liliaceae
Chlorophytum, chlorophytum, Liliaceae
Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, golden cane palm, butterfly palm [golden stems and leaf stalks] Madagascar, Arecaceae
Chrysopogon, false beard grass, Poaceae
Chusquea, chusquea bamboo, Poaceae
Cinna, wood reed, Poaceae
Cladium, saw grass, Cyperaceae
Cladoraphis, bristly love grass, Poaceae
Cleistachne, Poaceae
Cleistes, rosebud orchid, Orchidaceae
Cleistogenes, Poaceae
Clintonia, blue bead, Liliaceae
Clivea miniata, clivea, clivia, Kaffir lily,
ornamental, Amaryllidaceae
Coccothrinax argentata, silver
palm, Arecaceae
Cochleanthes, cochleanthes, Orchidaceae
Cocos nucifera, coconut palm (coconut oil) [fatty
reserves as a
solid] Arecaceae
Coelogyne cristata, Himalayan orchid, Orchidaceae
Coelorachis, joint tail grass, Poaceae
Coix lachryma-jobi, Job's tears, grain, ornamental, Poaceae
Colchicum autumnale, crocus, autumn crocus, meadow saffron
[colchicine
alkaloid, mitosis spindle
poison] Liliaceae
Coleanthus, moss grass, Poaceae
Colocasia esculenta (C. antiquorum, Arum esculentum, Caladium
esculentum) taro, "taro tru", dasheen, dalo,
vegetable, Araceae
Convallaria majalis, lily-of-the-valley, Europe, herbacious
perennial, herbal remedy, ornamental
[contains glycosides] Liliaceae
Commelina, water grass (weed) Commelinaceae
Comparettia, comparettia, Orchidaceae
Convallaria majalis, lily-of-the-valley, ladder-to-heaven, may
lily, herbal remedy,
ornamental, Liliaceae
Cooperia, rain lily, Liliaceae
Copernicia prunifera (C.
cerifera) copernicia, carnauba wax palm, Brazilian wax palm
(carnauba wax) Arecaceae
Corallorhiza, coral root, Orchidaceae
Cordyline australis, cabbage tree, good luck plant, New Zealand
palm tree, palm lily [large fleshy
roots] Liliaceae
Cortaderia, pampas grass, Poaceae
Coryanthes, bucket orchid [insectivorous] Orchidaceae
Corymborkis, crow orchid, Orchidaceae
Corynephorus, club awn grass, Poaceae
Corypha elata [fruit once in a lifetime, giant palm suitable for parks] northern Australia, Arecaceae
Corypha umbraculifera talipot palm [giant palm, 12 to 25 m high, very large inflorescence] India, Ceylon, Arecaceae
Costus, costus grass Costaceae
Cottea, cotta grass, Poaceae
Cranichis, helmet orchid, Orchidaceae
Crinum flaccidum, Darling lily, swamp lily, bulb perennial,
Amaryllidaceae
Crocosmia paniculata, crocosmia [dried flowers smell of saffron,
flowers in panicles] Iridaceae
Crocus suaveolens, crocus, corm, herbs Eastern Europe, Iridaceae
Croomia, croomia, Stemonaceae
Crypsis, prickle grass, Poaceae
Cryptocoryne, water trumpet, Araceae
Cryptothemis, saprophytic underground orchid, Orchidaceae
Crysophila warsewiczii, rootspine palm [aerial roots from short spines on the trunk called rootspines] Panama, Arecaceae
Ctenium, toothache grass, Poaceae
Curculigo, capitulata "palm" grass, Liliaceae
Curcuma domestica, tumeric, curcuma [may have
chemopreventative effects against some cancers] Zingiberaceae
Curcuma zedoaria, zedoary, Zingiberaceae
Cutandia, Memphis grass, Poaceae
Cyclopogon, ladies'-tresses, Orchidaceae
Cymbidium elegans, cymbidium, greenhouse orchid, India,
Orchidaceae
Cymbocarpa, cymbocarpa, Burmanniaceae
Cymbopogon citratus, lemon grass, citronella grass, nardus, barb
wire
grass, garden herb (contains geraniol, may cause drop in
cholesterol concentrations) Poaceae
Cymodocea, cymodocea, Cymodoceaceae
Cymophyllus, cymophyllus, Cyperaceae
Cynodon dactylon, couch grass, green couch grass, Bermuda grass,
lawn grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Cynodon nlemfluensis (C. plectostachyus) African star
grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Cynosurus, dogs tail grass, Poaceae
Cyperus bulbosus nutgrass,
nagloo, wild food plant, Australia, Cyperaceae
Cyperus echinatus global
flatsedge, Cyperaceae
Cyperus esculentus, tiger nut, yellow nutsedge, Cyperaceae
Cyperus, galingale, herbal remedy, Cyperaceae
Cyperus papyrus, papyrus, flat sedge, Cyperaceae
Cypripedium calceolus var. pubescens, lady's slipper,
moccasin flower, nerveroot, American valerian, sedative and
antispasmodic, Orchidaceae
Cyrtanthus elatus, valotta lily, Scarborough lily, fire lily,
Amaryllidaceae
Cyrtococcum, Poaceae
Cyrtopodium, cyrtopodium, Orchidaceae
Cyrtosperma chamissonis, swamp taro, babai, giant taro, baba,
puraka, Araceae
Cyrtosperma merkusii, gallan, Araceae
Cyrtostachys renda, sealing wax palm, maharajah palm [scarlet leaf bases and petioles] Malaysia, Arecaceae
D.
Dactylis glomerata, cocksfoot grass, lawn grass, orchard grass,
Poaceae
Dactyloctenium, crow foot grass, Poaceae
Dactylorhiza, key flower, Orchidaceae
Daemonorops, dragon's blood, rattan canes, Arecaceae
Damasonium, damasonium, Alismataceae
Danthonia, oat grass, wallaby grass, Poaceae
Danthoniopsis, Poaceae
Dasylirion, sotol, Liliaceae
Dasyochloa, woolly grass, Poaceae
Dasypyrum, mosquito grass, Poaceae
Deiregyne, Orchidaceae
Dendrobium linguiforme, tongue orchid, Orchidaceae
Dendrobium speciosum, rock orchid, Orchidaceae
Dendrocalamus giganteus, giant bamboo, Burma (largest bamboo, to
over 30 m high, 25 cm diameter) (Bambuseae) Poaceae
Dendrocalamus strictus, bamboo, male bamboo, common in
India (Bambuseae) Poaceae
Dendrophylax, Orchidaceae
Deschampsia, hair grass, Poaceae
Desmostachya, Poaceae
Dialella, flax lily, showy flowers
Dianella, dianella, Liliaceae
Diarrhena, beak grain, Poaceae
Dichaea, leafy stem orchid, Orchidaceae
Dichanthelium, rosette grass, Poaceae
Dichanthium annulatum, angleton grass, blue stem,
pasture grass, Poaceae
Dichanthium sericium, blue grass, Queensland bluegrass, pasture
grass, Poaceae
Dichelachne, plume grass, Poaceae
Dichelostemma, snake lily, Liliaceae
Dichromanthus, Orchidaceae
Dictyosperma album princess palm, hurricane palm, Mauritius, Arecaceaea
Diectomis, folded leaf grass, Poaceae
Dieffenbachia seguine, dumb cane,
Araceae
Dietes, dietes, Iridaceae
Digitaria didactyla, blue couch grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Digitaria eriantha sub pentzii (D. decumbens) pangola
grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Digitaria exilis, hungry rice, Poaceae
Digitaria milanjiana, digit grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Digitaria scalarum, African couch, Poaceae
Digitaria smutsii, premier digit grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Dilomilis, dilomilis, Orchidaceae
Dimeria, Poaceae
Dinebra, viper grass, Poaceae
Dioscorea alata, greater yam, winged yam, water yam, "common
yam", Discoreaceae
Dioscorea bulbifera, aerial yam, wild yam, bulbil yam, potato
yam, Discoreaceae
Dioscorea cayenensis, yellow Guinea yam, vegetable, vegetable,
Discoreaceae
Dioscorea elephantipes, elephant's foot, Hottentot bread,
vegetable, Discoreaceae
Dioscorea esculenta, lesser yam, pan, vegetable, Discoreaceae
Dioscorea nummularia, yam, very spiny stem, vegetable,
Discoreaceae
Dioscorea pentophylla, yam, leaf with 3-5 lobes, spiny stem,
vegetable, Discoreaceae
Dioscorea trifida, cush-cush yam, vegetable, Discoreaceae
Dioscorea villosa, wild yam, vegetable [diosgenine alkaloid]
Discoreaceae
Diplarrhena moraea, poisonous to stock, weed, Iridaceae
Dipodium foliata, large orchid with huge inflorescence,
Orchidaceae
Dipodium punctatum, hyacinth orchid, saprophyte, Orchidaceae
Dissanthelium, Catalina grass, Poaceae
Dissochondrus, false brittle grass, Poaceae
Distichlis, salt grass, Poaceae
Domingoa, domingoa, Orchidaceae
Doryanthes excelsa, spear lily, huge red flowers an huge stalk,
Agavaceae
Dracaena draco, dracaena, dragon's blood, from Canary Islands
[woody
monocotyledon, vascular bundles situated in the centre of the stem]
Agavaceae
Dracontium, dracontium, Araceae
Dracunculus, dracunculus, Araceae
Drakonorchis, dragon orchid,
Orchidaceae
Dulichium, dulichium, Cyperaceae
Dupontia, tundra grass, Poaceae
Dyckia, dyckia, Bromeliaceae
Dypsis pinnatifrons, butterfly palm, [pinnate shiny leaves] Arecaceae
E.
Echeandia, echeandia, Liliaceae
Echinochloa, jungle rice, barnyard millet, antelope grass,
barnyard grass, cockspur grass, aleman grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Echinodorus, burr head, Alismataceae
Echinopogon, Poaceae
Egeria, egeria, Hydrocharitaceae
Ehrharta, veldt grass, Poaceae
Eichhornia, water hyacinth, Pontederiaceae
Elaeis guineensis, African oil palm, palm oil [male and femal
flowerson separate inflorescenses on same tree] (oil extracted from the
fruit pulp and kernel of the seed) Arecaceae
Eleocharis dulcis, Chinese water chestnut, Cyperaceae
Eleocharis palustris, spike rush, Cyperaceae
Eleocharis tuberosa, water chestnut, Cyperaceae
Elettaria cardamomum, cardamom, Zingiberaceae
Eleusine coracana, finger millet, fowl foot grass, goose grass,
Poaceae
Eleutherine, eleutherine, Iridaceae
Elionurus, balsam scale grass, Poaceae
Elleanthus, tiger orchid, Orchidaceae
Elodea canadensis, Canadian pondweed, waterweed, ditchmoss,
submerged
freshwater perennial, oxygenating but a submerged weed [no lignified
xylem elements in the stem] [produces bubbles of oxygen by under water
photosynthesis] Hydrochariataceae
Eltroplectris, eltroplectris, Orchidaceae
Elymus, wild rye, Virginia wild rye grass, Poaceae
Elytrigia, Poaceae
Encyclia, butterfly orchid, Orchidaceae
Endymion non-scriptus (Scylla
nutans, Hyacinthoides), harebell, bluebell, wild hyacinth,
perennial herb, Liliaceae
Endymion scylla, bluebell, Liliaceae
Enhalus, Hydrocharitaceae
Enneapogon, bottle wash grass, feather pappus grass, Poaceae
Ensete, ensete, Musaceae
Enteropogon, umbrella grass, Poaceae
Entolasia, entolasia, Poaceae
Epidendrum, star orchid, Orchidaceae
Epipactis, helleborine, Orchidaceae
Epipogium aphyllum, ghost orchid, Europe, rare plant
[subterraneum, no leaves, no true roots but uses mycorrhizal
association] Orchidaceae
Epipremnum, tonga vine, Araceae
Eragrostis curvula, African love grass, pasture grass, love
grass, tef tef, Poaceae
Eremochloa, centipede grass, Poaceae
Eremocrinum, eremocrinum, Liliaceae
Eremopyrum, false wheat grass, Poaceae
Eremospatha, palm, [climbing habit] Arecaceae
Eremurus, foxtail lilies, Liliaceae
Eriachne, Poaceae
Eriocaulon, pipe wort, Eriocaulaceae
Eriochloa, cup grass, Poaceae
Eriochrysis, moco de pavo, Poaceae
Erioneuron, hairy tridens grass, woolly grass, Poaceae
Eriophorum, cotton grass, Cyperaceae
Erythrodes, false helmet orchid, Orchidaceae
Erythronium dens-canis, dog's tooth violet, American
adder's tongue, fawn lily (not
an internal herbal remedy) perennial herb, Liliaceae
Etlingera, wax flower, Zingiberaceae
Eucharis, Amazon lily, Amaryllidaceae
Euclasta, mock blue stem, Poaceae
Eucomis, pineapple lily, ornamental (Hyacinthaceae) Liliaceae
Eugeissona tristis, eugeissona, common in Malaysia lowlands, Arecaceae
Eulalia, silky browntop grass, Poaceae
Eulaliopsis, sabai grass, Poaceae
Eulophia, wild coco, Orchidaceae
Eurycles, Liliaceae
Eurystyles, custard orchid, Orchidaceae
Eustachys, finger grass, Poaceae
Euterpe edulis, jucara palm, Brazil (common indoor plant) Arecaceae
Euterpe oleracea, assai palm, acai palm, (popular drink made from fruit) Brazil, Arecaceae
F.
Festuca, fescue grass, tall fescue, blue fescue, lawn gras,
Poaceae
Festulolium, festulolium, Poaceae
Fimbristylis, fimbry, Cyperaceae
Fingerhuthia, Zulu fescue, Poaceae
Flagellaria, Flagellariaceae
F,reesia refracta, freesia, ornamental, Iridaceae
Freycinetia, arborea freycinetia, Pandanaceae
Fuirena, umbrella-sedge, Cyperaceae
Furcraea, furcraea, Agavaceae
Furcraea gigantea, Mauritius hemp, Agavaceae
Furcraea longaeva [supposed to remain vegetative for hundreds of
years
then flowers then dies] Agavaceae
G.
Gagea, gagea, Liliaceae
Gahnia, saw sedge, Cyperaceae
Galanthus, snowdrop (Amaryllidaceae) Liliaceae
Galeandra, hooded orchid, Orchidaceae
Galearis, galearis, Orchidaceae
Garnotia, lawn grass, Poaceae
Gastridium, nit grass, Poaceae
Gaudinia, fragile oat, Poaceae
Gaussia attenuata, gaussia [trunk wide at base but narrow at crown] Puerto Rico, Arecaceae
Geodorum, Orchidaceae
Gibasis, bridal veil, Commelinaceae
Gigantochloa apus, bamboo, Java, edible shoots (Bambuseae)
Poaceae
Gladiolus callianthus, gladiolus, peacock orchid, Africa,
ornamental, corm perennial (beautiful flowers) [swprd-like leaves,
contractile roots] Iridaceae
Gloriosa superba, "Rothschildiana" flame lily, glory lily,
gloriosa
lily, ornamental, Liliaceae
Glyceria, manna grass, Poaceae
Goodyera, rattlesnake plantain, Orchidaceae
Govenia, govenia, Orchidaceae
Grammatophyllum speciosum, huge epiphytic orchid, Papua New
Guinea, Orchidaceae
Gronophyllum ramsayi nothern kentia palm, northern Australia, Arecaceae
Guadua angustifolia, bamboo, South America (widely used for
building purposes) (Bambuseae) Poaceae
Gulubia costata Indonesia, northern Australia, Arecaceae
Guzmania, tufted airplant, Bromeliaceae
Gymnadenia, gymnadenia, Orchidaceae
Gymnopogon, skeleton grass, Poaceae
Gymnosiphon, yellow seed, Burmanniaceae
Gymnostachys, anceps [spathe poorly developed] Araceae
Gynerium, wild cane, Poaceae
H.
Habenaria, bog orchid, Orchidaceae
Habranthus, rain lily, copper lily, Amaryllidaceae
Hackelochloa, pit scale grass, Poaceae
Hainardia, barb grass, Poaceae
Hakonechloa, Hakone grass, Poaceae
Halodule, halodule, Cymodoceaceae
Halophila, sea grass, Hydrocharitaceae
Hanguana, Hanguanaceae
Hapalorchis, hapalorchis, Orchidaceae
Harperocallis, harperocallis, Liliaceae
Harrisella, harrisella, Orchidaceae
Hastingsia, rush lily, Liliaceae
Hechtia, hechtia, Bromeliaceae
Hedychium gardnerianum, Kahila garland-lily, Zingiberaceae
Helicodiceros muscivorous, dead horse arum, Araceae
Heliconia, heliconia, Heliconiaceae
Helictotrichon, alpine oat grass, Poaceae
Helleriella, helleriella, Orchidaceae
Helonias, helonias, Liliaceae
Hemarthria, joint grass, Poaceae
Hemerocallis fulva, orange daylily,
ornamental, Liliaceae
Herbertia, sweet herbertia, Iridaceae
Hesperaloe, false yucca, Agavaceae
Hesperocallis, desert lily, Liliaceae
Hesperostipa, needle and thread, Poaceae
Hesperoyucca, Agavaceae
Heteranthelium, Poaceae
Heteranthera, mud plantain, Pontederiaceae
Heteropogon spear grass,
tangle head, Poaceae
Heterospathe elata, sagisi palm, Philippines, Arecaceae
Hexalectris crested coral
root, Orchidaceae
Hierochloe sweet grass, Poaceae
Hilaria curly-mesquite, Poaceae
Hippeastrum hippeastrum,
"Amaryllis" "Christmas Amaryllis", Amaryllidaceae
Hippeastrum puniceum Barbados
lily, Amaryllidaceae
Hitchenia hitchenia,
Zingiberaceae
Hohenbergia lace bark,
Bromeliaceae
Holcus velvet grass, Poaceae
Homalomena lindenii, tropical evergreen perennial, Papua New
Guinea [flat stamens] Araceae
Homeria Cape tulip,
stock poison, weed, Iridaceae
Homolepis, Poaceae
Homopholis, Poaceae
Hordelymus, Poaceae
Hordeum vulgare barley, herbal
medicine, pearl barley, little barley grass, Poaceae
Hosta lancifolia
narrowleaf plantain lily, ornamental, Liliaceae
Howea belmoreana curly
palm, sentry palm, paradise palm, Lord Howe Island, Arecaceae
Howea forsteriana kentia palm, thatch palm
sentry palm, paradise palm, Lord Howe Island, Arecaceae
Hyacinthoides non-scripta English bluebell, Scilla
wood hyacinth, wild
hyacinth, Liliaceae
Hyacinthus hyacinth, common
hyacinth, Dutch hyacinth, garden hyacinth, Liliaceae
Hydrilla hydrilla,
Hydrocharitaceae
Hydrocharis hydrocharis,
aquatic, Hydrocharitaceae
Hydrocleys hydrocleys,
Limnocharitaceae
Hygroryza water grass, Poaceae
Hymenachne amplexicaulis, hymenachne, pasture grass, marsh
grass,
Poaceae
Hymenocallis caroliniana
Carolina spider lily, Peruvian
daffodil (Amaryllidaceae) Liliaceae
Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, bottle palm [trunk shaped like a bottle] Mascarene Islands, Arecaceae
Hyparrhenia thatching grass,
Poaceae
Hyphaene natalensis, ilala palm, southern Africa, Arecaceae
Hyphaene thebaica, doum palm, gingerbread palm,[forked trunk, fruit tstes of gingerbread] eastern Africa, Arecaceae
Hypogynium West Indian blue
stem, Poaceae
Hypolytrum, Cyperaceae
Hypoxis star-grass, Liliaceae
I.
Ichnanthus bed grass, Poaceae
Imperata cylindrica Japanese
blood grass, kunai grass, satin tail, Poaceae
Ionopsis violet orchid,
Orchidaceae
Iris, iris rhizome, perennating food-storing
and propagating organ, parenchyma contains inulin
and amylum starch] Iridaceae
Iris ensata Japanese iris,
water plant, ornamental, Iridaceae
Iris florentina, flower-de-luce, Iridaceae
Iris japonica, iris, yellow flag, myrtle flag, myrtle grass,
Fleur-de-lys, herbal remedy gladwin, ornamental, Iridaceae
Isachne blood grass, Poaceae
Ischaemum muraina grass,
Poaceae
Iseilema, Poaceae
Isochilus isochilus,
Orchidaceae
Isolepis bulrush, Cyperaceae
Isotria five leaf orchid,
Orchidaceae
Ixia African corn lily,
Iridaceae
Ixophorus Central America
grass, Poaceae
J.
Jacquiniella tufted orchid,
Orchidaceae
Jarava rice grass, Poaceae
Johannesteijsmannia altifrons, litter collecting palm [large
simple leaves collect litter in centre of plants] (leaves used for
thatching) Malaysia, Arecaceae
Joinvillea joinvillea,
Joinvilleaceae
Jubaea chilensis Chilean wine palm, coquito palm (palm honey from sap in the stout grey trunk) Arecaceae
Juncus rush, Juncaceae
K.
Kaempferia kaempferia,
Zingiberaceae
Karroochloa South African oat
grass, Poaceae
Kingia grass tree, Western
Australia, palm-like habit, Xanthorrhoeaceae
Kniphofia uvaria redhot poker,
tall evergreen perennial, Liliaceae
Kobresia bog sedge, Cyperaceae
Koeleria June grass, Poaceae
Koellensteinia koellensteinia,
Orchidaceae
Kyllinga spike sedge,
Cyperaceae
L.
Laccospadix australasica, Atherton palm, north-eastern Queensland Australia, above 800 m, Arecaceae
Lachenalia, lachenalia,
Liliaceae
Lachnanthes, lachnanthes,
Haemodoraceae
Lachnocaulon bog button,
Eriocaulaceae
Laelia laelia, Orchidaceae
Lagarosiphon major,
oxygen-weed,
aquatic herb[narrow perianth tube] Hydrocharitaceae
Lagenocarpus lagenocarpus,
Cyperaceae
Lagurus, hares tail grass,
Poaceae
Lamarckia golden top grass,
lawn grass, Poaceae
Landoltia punctata, duckweed,
Lemnaceae
Lasiacis, small cane, Poaceae
Lasiurus, Poaceae
Leersia, cut grass, Poaceae
Lemna, duckweed, tiny plants
that float on water, Lemnaceae
Leochilus leochilus,
Orchidaceae
Leopoldinia piassaba, (popular drink from fruit) Brazil, Arecaceae
Lepanthes, baby boot orchid,
Orchidaceae
Lepanthopsis, lepanthopsis,
Orchidaceae
Lepironia, Cyperaceae
Leptochloa, sprangle top,
Poaceae
Leptochloopsis, limestone
grass, Poaceae
Leptocoryphium lanilla, Poaceae
Leptoloma, fall witch grass, Poaceae
Lepturus, thintail, Poaceae
Leucocrinum, star lily, Liliaceae
Leucojum, snowflake, Liliaceae
Leucopoa, spike fescue, Poaceae
Leydeum, Poaceae
Leymus, wild rye, Poaceae
Libertia, libertia, Iridaceae
Licuala ramsayi fan palm, north-eastern Australia, Arecaceae
Lilaea, lilaea, Juncaginaceae
Lilium, lily, white garden lily, meadow lily, madonna lily,
Easter lily,
orange lily herbal remedy, ornamental, Liliaceae
Limnobium, sponge plant, Hydrocharitaceae
Limnocharis, velvet leaf, Limnocharitaceae
Limnodea, Ozark grass, Poaceae
Linospadix monostachya, walking stick palm, Australia, Papua New Guinea Arecaceae
Liparis, wide lip orchid, Orchidaceae
Lipocarpha, half chaff sedge, Cyperaceae
Liriope gigantea, lilyturf, Liliaceae
Listera, tway blade, Orchidaceae
Lithachne, diente de perro, Poaceae
Livistona alfredi, millstream palm, western Australia,
Arecaceae
Livistona australis, fan palm, cabbage tree palm, eastern Australia,
Arecaceae
Livistona benthami, fan palm, northern Australia,
Arecaceae
Livistona mariae, central Australian cabbage palm, central Australia,
Arecaceae
Lloydia, alp lily, Liliaceae
Lodoicea seychellarum, double coconut palm, coco-de-mer [largest
single-seeded
fruit] Seychelles, Arecaceae
Lolium, perennial rye grass, darnel weed is
poisonous, alkaloids, Poaceae
Lomandra longifolia (Xerotes) strongly scented flowers,
Liliaceae
Lophiola, lophiola, Liliaceae
Loudetia, Poaceae
Luziola, water grass, Poaceae
Luzula, wood rush, Juncaceae
Lycaste, lycaste, Orchidaceae
Lycoris radiata, spider lily, red spider lily, hurricane flower,
Amaryllidaceae
Lycurus, wolfs tail, Poaceae
Lygeum, lygeum, Poaceae
Lysichiton, skunk cabbage, Araceae
M.
Machaerina, twig rush, Cyperaceae
Macradenia, macradenia, Orchidaceae
Maianthemum, may flower, Liliaceae
Malaxis, adder's-mouth orchid, Orchidaceae
Manfreda, tuberose, Agavaceae
Mapania, Cyperaceae
Maranta arundinacea, arrowroot, Marantaceae
Marantochloa, marantochloa, Marantaceae
Masdevallia, masdevallia, Orchidaceae
Mauritia flexuosa, ita palm [red fruit with yellow flesh] Arecaceae
Maxillaria, tiger orchid, Orchidaceae
Mayaca, mayaca, Mayacaceae
Medeola, Indian cucumber, Liliaceae
Melica, melic grass, Poaceae
Melinis minutiflora, molasses grass, pasture grass, stink grass,
Poaceae
Melocanna baccifera, bamboo, Burma (building, edible shoots)
(Bambuseae) Poaceae
Merxmuellera, Poaceae
Mesadenus, ladies'-tresses, Orchidaceae
Metroxylon sagu, (M. rumphii, spineless) sago palm, sac sac, Papua New Guinea,
freshwater swamp plant (starchy food, roof thatch) Arecaceae
Metroxylon salomonense, sago palm, Solomon Islands, Arecaceae
Mibora, sand grass, Poaceae
Microchloa, small grass, Poaceae
Microlaena, weeping grass, Poaceae
Micropyrum, Poaceae
Microstegium, brown top, Poaceae
Milium, millet grass, Poaceae
Milla, milla, Liliaceae
Miltonia, pansy orchid, Orchidaceae
Miscanthus, silver grass, Poaceae
Molinia, moor grass, Poaceae
Monanthochloe, shore grass, Poaceae
Monochoria, monochoria, Pontederiaceae
Monroa, false buffalo grass, Poaceae@
Monstera deliciosa (Philodendron pertusum) monstera,
fruit salad plant, Mexico, climber [large pinnate leaves, plant and
unripe fruit
poisonous, oxalic acid crystals] Araceae
Monstera tenuis, cheese plant, Araceae
Montrichardia, montrichardia, Araceae
Moraea, Iridaceae
Morelotia, Cyperaceae
Muhlenbergia, bush muhly grass, muhly, Poaceae
Muilla, muilla, Liliaceae
Murdannia, murdannia, Commelinaceae
Musa acuminata (Musa, AAA group "Dwarf Cavendish")
banana, Musaceae
Musa textilis, abaca, manila hemp [fibres outer part of leaf
stalks] Musaceae
Muscari, grape hyacinth, Liliaceae
Myrosma, myrosma, Marantaceae
N.
Najas, water nymph, Najadaceae
Nanozostera japonica, dwarf eelgrass,
Zosteraceae
Narcissus pseudonarcissus, daffodil, asphodel, jonquil, narcissus,
joss
flower, lent lily [vegetative reproduction by bulb, starch main reserve
food in parenchyma of fleshy bulb scales] Amaryllidaceae
Nardus, mat grass, Poaceae
Narthecium, asphodel, Liliaceae
Nassella, needle grass, Poaceae
Nechamandra, nechamandra, Hydrocharitaceae
Neeragrostis, creeping love grass, Poaceae
Nemastylis, pleat leaf, Iridaceae
Neomarica, neomarica, Iridaceae
Neoregelia, neoregelia, Bromeliaceae
Neostapfia, colusa grass, Poaceae
Nerine, spider lily, "Guernsey lily" (but it comes South Africa)
ornamental, Liliaceae
Nervilia, Orchidaceae
Neyraudia, neyraudia, Poaceae
Nidema, nidema, Orchidaceae
Nolina, bear grass, Liliaceae
Normanbya normanbyi, black palm, north-eastern Queensland, Australia
Nothoscordum bivalve, crow poison, Alliaceae
Nothoscordum gracile, fragrant false garlic, Alliaceae
Nothoscordum fragrans, onion weed, Alliaceae
Nypa fruticans, nipah palm, mangrove palm [grows as a mangrove in tidal estuaries] South Pacific
islands, Arecaceae
O.
Ochthochloa, Poaceae
Odea, hair grass, Poaceae
Odontoglossum, odontoglossum, Orchidaceae
Odontostomum, doll's-lily, Liliaceae
Oeceoclades, monk orchid, Orchidaceae
Olsynium, grass widow, Iridaceae
Olyra, carrycillo, Poaceae
Oncidium, dancing-lady orchid, Orchidaceae
Oncosperma fasciculatum, [more than 15 m tall, suitable for parks] Ceylon, Arecaceae
Oncosperma tigillarium nibung palm, Ceylon, Arecaceae
Oncostema, oncostema, Liliaceae
Ophiopogon planiscapus, mondo grass, Liliaceae
Ophiuros, Poaceae
Ophyrs lutea, yellow bee orchid, Orchidaceae
Ophyrs mellifera, bee orchid, Orchidaceae
Ophyrs speculum, mirror orchid, Orchidaceae
Oplismenus, basket grass, Poaceae
Orbignya cohune, cohune palm, Honduras, Arecaceae
Orchis militaris, military orchid, Orchidaceae
Orcuttia, orcutt grass, Poaceae
Oreobolus, oreobolus, Cyperaceae
Ornithogalum umbellatum, sleepy dick, star of Bethlehem,
chincherinchee,
Liliaceae
Orontium, golden club, Araceae
Oryza sativa, rice, edible grain, herbal medicine, Poaceae
Oryza rufupogon (O. meridionalis), wild rice, Poaceae
Ottelia, ottelia, Hydrocharitaceae
Ottochloa, Poaceae
Oxycaryum, bulrush, Cyperaceae
Oxychloris, Poaceae
Oxytenanthera abyssinica, bamboo, tropical Africa (building
industry) (Bambuseae) Poaceae
P.
Pancratium, sea daffodil, Amaryllidaceae
Pandanus amarylifolus, pandanas, pandan, garden herb,
Pandanaceae
Pandanus tectorius, screw-pine, pandanas, Pandanaceae
Panicum antidotale, blue panic, panic grass, crab grass,
switch grass,
hamil grass, green panic, beaked panicum grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Panicum coloratum var. mararikariense, marikari grass, pasture
grass, Poaceae
Panicum maximum, Guinea grass, green panic, pasture grass,
Poaceae
Panicum miliaceum, common millet, Poaceae
Panicum sumatrense, little millet, Poaceae
Paphiopedilum, Venus' slipper, Orchidaceae
Pappophorum, pappus grass, Poaceae
Parapholis, sickle grass, Poaceae
Pardanthopsis, Iridaceae
Pascopyrum, wheat grass, Poaceae
Paspalidium, summer grass, box grasses, water crown grass,
Poaceae
Paspalum dilatatum, paspalum, crown grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Paspalum plicatulum, plicatulum grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Paspalum scrobiculatum, kodo millet, Poaceae
Paspalum wettsteinii, broad-leaf paspalum, pasture grass, Poaceae
Patersonia, evanescent blue flowers
Pedicularis, red rattle grass, Poaceae
Pelexia, hachuela, Orchidaceae
Peltandra, arrow arum, Araceae
Pennisetum ciliare, buffel grass,
Poaceae
Pennisetum clandestinum, Kikuyu grass, elephant grass, fountain
grass,
Poaceae
Pennisetum purpureum, elephant grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Pennisetum typhoides, bulrush millet, Poaceae
Perotis, Poaceae
Phaius, nun's-hood orchid, Orchidaceae
Phalaenopsis, moth orchid, Orchidaceae
Phalaris tuberosa, phalaris grass, canary grass, pasture grass,
Poaceae
Phanopyrum, savannah-panic grass, Poaceae
Pharus, stalk grass, Poaceae
Philodendron oxycardium, philodendron, West Indies, Araceae
Philydrum, Philydraceae
Phippsia, ice grass, Poaceae
Phleum, timothy grass, Poaceae
Phoenix canariensis, Canary Island date palm (cultivated street palm in inland Australia) [trees are male or female] Arecaceae
Phoenix dactylifera, date palm, [trees are male or female] Arecaceae
Phormium tenax, New Zealand flax, Agavaceae
Phragmites, reed, Poaceae
Phyllospadix, surf grass, Zosteraceae
Phyllostachys, bamboo, Poaceae
Phytelephas, nut palm, ivory-nut palm, vegetable ivory [hard
endosperm containing hemicellulose was used to
make billiard balls] South America, Arecaceae
Pigafetta filaris (P. elata) ("most graceful palm") Celebes, Papua New Guinea, Arecaceae
Pinanga kuhlii, ivory cane palm, Indonesia, Arecaceae
Pinellia, pinellia, Araceae
Piperia, rein orchid, Orchidaceae
Piptatherum, rice grass, Poaceae
Piptochaetium, spear grass, Poaceae
Pistia, pistia, Araceae
Pitcairnia, pitcairnia, Bromeliaceae
Platanthera, fringed orchid, Orchidaceae
Platythelys, platythelys, Orchidaceae
Plectrachne, Poaceae
Pleea, pleea, Liliaceae
Pleioblastus, Poaceae
Pleione formosana, Himalayan orchid, Orchidaceae
Pleomele, hala pepe, Liliaceae
Pleuraphis, galleta grass, Poaceae
Pleuropogon, semaphore grass, Poaceae
Pleurothallis, bonnet orchid, Orchidaceae
Poa caespitosa, snow grass, blue grass, Poaceae
Poa pratensis, Kentucky blue grass, lawn grass, Poaceae
Pogonatherum, Poaceae
Pogonia, pogonia, Orchidaceae
Polianthes, polianthes, Agavaceae
Polygonatum, Solomon's seal, Liliaceae
Polypogon, rabbit's foot grass, Poaceae
Polystachya, yellow spike orchid, Orchidaceae
Polytoca, Poaceae
Polytrias, Java grass, Poaceae
Pontederia, pickerel weed, Pontederiaceae
Ponthieva, shadow witch, Orchidaceae
Posidonia, posidonia, Posidoniaceae
Potamogeton, curled pond weed, Potamogetonaceae
Prescotia, Prescott orchid, Orchidaceae
Pritchardia pacifica, loulu palm, Fiji fan palm, Fiji, Arecaceae
Prosartes, Liliaceae
Prosthechea, Orchidaceae
Psathyrostachys, wild rye, Poaceae
Pseudelymus, foxtail wheat grass, Poaceae
Pseudophoenix vinifera, cherry palm (used for making wine), Hispaniola, Arecaceae
Pseudoroegneria, wheat grass, Poaceae
Pseudosasa, arrow bamboo, Poaceae
Psilochilus, psilochilus, Orchidaceae
Psilurus, Poaceae
Psychilis, peacock orchid, Orchidaceae
Psychopsis, butterfly orchid, Orchidaceae
Pteroglossaspis, pteroglossaspis, Orchidaceae
Ptilagrostis, false needle grass, Poaceae
Ptychosperma salomonense, Solomon Islands, Arecaceae
Puccinellia, alkali grass, Poaceae
R.
Rajania, rajania, Dioscoreaceae
Raphia farinifera, (R. ruffia) raffia palm [very large leaf] Madagascar, Arecaceae
Raphia vinifera, African bamboo palm [sausage-like inflorescence] Madagascar, Arecaceae
Ravenala madagascariensis, traveller's tree [flowers opened by
lemurs] Strelitziaceae
Redfieldia, blowout grass, Poaceae
Reimarochloa, reimar grass, Poaceae
Remirea, beach star, Cyperaceae
Renanthera, renanthera, Orchidaceae
Renealmia, renealmia, Zingiberaceae
Restrepiella, Orchidaceae
Reussia, reussia, Pontederiaceae
Rhagodia, shrub, stock feed, Chenopodiaceae
Rhapidophyllum hystrix, needle palm, blue palmetto [long black spines from petiole] South Carolina USA, Arecaceae
Rhapis excelsa, lady palm (very popular dwarf palm) southern China, Arecaceae
Rhinanthus major, European yellow rattle grass, Scrophulariaceae
Rhizanthella, saprophytic underground orchid, Orchidaceae
Rhopalostylis baureri, Norfolk palm, Norfolk Island, Arecacear
Rhynchospora, beak sedge, Cyperaceae
Romulea rosea, onion grass, weed, Iridaceae
Rostraria, hair grass, Poaceae
Rottboellia, itch grass, Poaceae
Roystonea regia , Cuban royal palm, (excellent avenue palm) Arecaceae
Ruppia, widgeon weed, Ruppiaceae
Rytidosperma, wallaby grass, Poaceae
S.
Sabal princeps (the largest palmetto palm, huge palm for parks) origin unknown, Arecaceae
Saccharum, ravenna grass, pit pit, Poaceae
Saccharum cvs (S. edule, X S. officinarum)
sugar
cane, vegetable
[sucrose is chief food reserve, dissolved in cell sap] Poaceae
Sacciolepis, cup scale grass, Poaceae
Sagittaria, arrow head, Alismataceae
Salacca zalacca (popular juicy fruit) [spiny plant grows in clumps salacca] Java, Arecaceae
Sansevieria trifasciata, snake
plant,
mother-in-law's
tongue, bowstring hemp, Nigeria, Congo, evergreen herbaceous perennial
plant (weed) [creeping rhizome, stiff leaves from a basal rosette]
Agavaceae
Sarracenia flava, yellow trumpet, yellow pitcher plant, carnivorous
herb, Sarraceniaceae
Sarracenia leucophylla, white-leaved pitcher plant, fiddler's
trumpets, lace trumpets, Sarraceniaceae
Sarracenia purpurea, huntsman's cup, purple saracenia, side-saddle,
purple pitcher plant, Sarraceniaceae
Sasa palmata, Makino, broad leaf bamboo [hand-like leaf
clusters] Poaceae
Sasaella ramosa, branched bamboo, Poaceae
Scadoxus, scadoxus, Liliaceae
Scaphyglottis, scaphyglottis, Orchidaceae
Schedonnardus, tumble grass, Poaceae
Schedonorus, Poaceae
Scheuchzeria, Scheuchzeriaceae
Schiedeella, Orchidaceae
Schismus, Mediterranean grass, Poaceae
Schizachne, false melic, Poaceae
Schizachyrium, little bluestem, Poaceae
Schizostachyum, Polynesian "ohe, Poaceae
Schizostylis, Kaffir lily, Iridaceae
Schmidtia, Poaceae
Schoenocaulon, feather
shank, Liliaceae
Schoenolirion, sunny bell, Liliaceae
Schoenoplectus, bulrush, Cyperaceae
Schoenus, bog rush, Cyperaceae
Sciaphila, Triuridaceae
Scilla siberica, Siberian squill, squill, sea
onion, Liliaceae
Scirpodendron, Cyperaceae
Scirpoides, bulrush, Cyperaceae
Scirpus, bulrush, Cyperaceae
Scleria, nut rush, Cyperaceae
Sclerochloa, hard grass, Poaceae
Scleropogon, burro grass, Poaceae
Sclerostachya, Poaceae
Scoliopus, fetid adders tongue, Liliaceae
Scolochloa, river grass, Poaceae
Scribneria, Scribner's grass, Poaceae
Secale cereale
cereal rye grass, Poaceae
Sehima, Poaceae
Semiarundinaria, Poaceae
Serenoa repens, saw palmetto, USA, Arecaceae
Sesleria, Poaceae
Setaria, bristle grass, Poaceae
Setaria incrassata (S. porphyrantha) purple pigeon
grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Setaria italica, foxtail millet, Poaceae
Setaria sphacelata, setaria, pasture grass, Poaceae
Setariopsis, Poaceae
Shibataea, Poaceae
Sinocalamus, wide leaf bamboo, Poaceae
Sisyrhynchum micranthum, blue-eyed grass [tiny plant with minute
flowers] weed, Iridaceae
Smilax aristolochiaefolia
(also S. medica) Vera Cruz
sarsaparilla, Mexican sarsaparilla, Smilacaceae
Smilax australis lawyer vine,
barbwire vine, thorny climber, Australia, Smilacaceae
Smilax febrifuga Guayaquil
sarsaparilla, Smilacaceae
Smilax glycyphylla, sweet tea, native sarsaparilla, "Botany Bay
tea", Australia, climbimg plant, inconspicuous flowers and
berry fruit, Smilacaceae
Smilax officinalis (also S. ornata) true sarsaparilla,
Jamaican sarsaparilla, popular tonic and soft drink, licquorice-like
flavour, Smilacaceae
Smilax regelii Honduras
sarsaparilla, Smilacaceae
Smilax, rotundifolia, green brier,
cat brier, herbal
remedy, Smilacaceae
Smilax siphilitica Brazilian
sarsaparilla, Smilacaceae
Snowdenia, Poaceae
Sobralia, sobralia, Orchidaceae
Sorghastrum, Indian grass, Poaceae
Sorghum bicolor (Andropogon) sorghum, Poaceae
Sorghum halapense, Johnson grass, stock feed, Poaceae
Sorghum sudanense, Sudan grass, stock feed, Poaceae
Sparaxis, wand flower, Iridaceae
Sparganium, bur-reed, Sparganiaceae
Spartina, cord grass, Poaceae
Spathoglottis, ground orchid, Orchidaceae
Sphenopholis, wedge scale, Poaceae
Spinifex, Poaceae
Spiranthes, lady's tresses, Orchidaceae
Spirodela, duck meat, Lemnaceae
Spodiopogon, Poaceae
Sporobolus, drop seed grass, Poaceae
Sprekelia, jacobean lily, Amaryllidaceae
Stanhopea, stanhopea, Orchidaceae
Steinchisma, gaping grass, Poaceae
Stelis, leach orchid, Orchidaceae
Stenanthium, feather bells, Liliaceae
Stenomesson, stenomesson, Liliaceae
Stenorrhynchos, lady orchid, Orchidaceae
Stenotaphrum secundatum, buffalo grass, St. Augustine grass,
Poaceae
Sternbergia lutea, winter daffodil, Amaryllidaceae
Stipa aristiglumis, plains grass, pasture grass, Poaceae
Stipa, feather grass, spear grass, esparto grass, matting fibre,
Poaceae
Stipagrostis, Poaceae
Stratiotes, water soldiers, Hydrocharitaceae
Strelitzia, bird-of-paradise (ornamental) Strelitziaceae
Streptopus, twisted stalk, Liliaceae
Stuckenia, pond weed, Potamogetonaceae
Swallenia, dune grass, Poaceae
Syagrus coronata [adherent leaf bases form spiral up trunk] Brazil, Arecaceae
Symplocarpus, skunk cabbage, Araceae
Syngonanthus, syngonanthus, Eriocaulaceae
Syngonanthus chryanthus, "Mikado", indoor plant, Eriocaulaceae
Syngonium, syngonium, Araceae
Syringodium, Cymodoceaceae
T.
Tacca leontopetaloides, East Indian arrowroot, Tahiti arrowroot,
bat plant,
Taccaceae
Taeniatherum, medusa head, Poaceae
Tetrachne, Poaceae
Tetramicra, wall flower orchid, Orchidaceae
Tetrapogon, Poaceae
Thalassia, thalassia, Hydrocharitaceae
Thalassodendron, Cymodoceaceae
Thalia, alligator-flag, Marantaceae
Thaumastochloa, Poaceae
Thaumatococcus, thaumatococcus, Marantaceae
Themeda, kangaroo grass, Poaceae
Thinopyrum, wheat grass, Poaceae
Thismia, thismia, Burmanniaceae
Thrinax excelsa (thatch palm) Jamaica, Arecaceae
Thuarea, thuarea grass, Poaceae
Thyridolepis mulga, mitchell grass, Poaceae
Thysanolaena, Poaceae
Thysanotus, fringed lily, showy flowers, Liliaceae
Tigrida parvona, tigrada,
Mexican shellflower, peacock flower, ornamental, Iridaceae
Tillandsia usneoides, air plant, Spanish moss,
epiphyte, Bromeliaceae
Tinantia, tinantia, Commelinaceae
Tipularia, tipularia, Orchidaceae
Tofieldia, tofieldia, Liliaceae
Tolumnia, dancing-lady orchid, Orchidaceae
Torreyochloa, false manna grass, Poaceae
Trachycarpus fortunei, fan palms, Chusan palm, Chinese windmill
palm,
Arecaceae
Trachypogon, crinkle lawn grass, Poaceae
Tradescantia andersonia, satin grass, cover plant,
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia bicolor (Rhoeo spathacea, Rhoeo discolor,
Setcreasea,
Commelina zebrina) spiderwort, boat lily, cradle-lily,
flowering
inch
plant, Moses-in-a-cradle, oyster-plant, purple heart, spider-lily,
edging plant, perennial
herb [the "self-stained" purple hairs on the
stamens allow observation of movement of live cell contents]
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia spathacea (,Rhoeo spathacea, Rhoeo discolor) rhoeo,
Moses-in-the-cradle, Moses-in-a-basket, oyster plant,
Commelinaceae
Tradescantia zebrina (T. fluminensis, T. pallida)
zebrina, wandering
jew (formerly Zebrina pendula)
Commelinaceae
Tragus, burr grass, Poaceae
Triantha, Liliaceae
Tribolium, tribolium, Poaceae
Trichloris, Poaceae
Trichocentrum, Orchidaceae
Tricholaena, Poaceae
Trichoneura, Silveus' grass, Poaceae
Trichophorum, bulrush, Cyperaceae
Trichosalpinx, bonnet orchid, Orchidaceae
Tricyrtis, tricyrtis, Liliaceae
Tridens, tridens, Poaceae
Triglochin, arrow grass, Juncaginaceae
Trillium grandiflorum white trillium lily, Liliaceae
Trimezia, trimezia, Iridaceae
Triodia irritans, tussock grass (known as "spinifex grass" but
not
Spinifex) Poaceae
Triphora, nodding caps, Orchidaceae
Triplasis, sand grass, Poaceae
Tripogandra, tripogandra, Commelinaceae
Tripogon, five minute grass, Poaceae
Tripsacum, gama grass, Poaceae
Triraphis, Poaceae
Trisetum, oat grass, Poaceae
Tristagma, spring star, Liliaceae
Triteleia, triteleia, Liliaceae
Triteleiopsis, Baja lily, Liliaceae
Triticosecale, triticosecale, Poaceae
Triticum aestivum, wheat, durum wheat (vitamin E in wheat germ)
edible grain, Poaceae
Tropidia, tropidia, Orchidaceae
Tuctoria, spiral grass, Poaceae
Tulbaghia, wild garlic, Liliaceae
Tulipa, tulip, Liliaceae
Typha, bulrush, reedmace, cat tail, Typhaceae
U.
Uncinia, bird-catching sedge, Cyperaceae
Uniola, sea oats, Poaceae
Urginea, liver seed grass
Urginea, squill, liverseed grass [herbal remedy but overdose is
dangerous] Liliaceae
Urochloa mosambicensis, urochloa or sabi grass, pasture grass,
signal
grass, Poaceae
Uvularia, bell wort, Liliaceae
V.
Vahlodea, hair grass, Poaceae
Vallismena, eelgrass, tape grass, ribbon weed, puckweed, wild
celery, Hydrocharitaceae
Vallisneria americana, tape grass (American eelgrass but
not "eel grass") aquatic weed, Hydrocharitaceae
Vallisneria spiralis,
Vanda, vanda, Orchidaceae
Vanilla fragrans, vanilla, Orchidaceae
Vanilla planiflora, vanilla vine, Orchidaceae
Vaseyochloa, Texas grass, Poaceae
Veitchia merrillii, Manila palm, Arecaceae
Ventenata, North Africa grass, Poaceae
Veratrum album, white hellebore, false hellebore, Liliaceae
Veratrum viride, green hellebore, alkaloid cevadine
Vetiveria zizanioides, khuskhus grass, vetiveria grass [aromatic
roots] Poaceae
Vossia, hippo grass, Poaceae
Vriesea, vriesea, Bromeliaceae
Vulpia, fescue, Poaceae
W.
Wachendorfia, wachendorfia, Haemodoraceae
Washingtonia filifera, American cotton palm, USA, Arecaceae
Washingtonia robusta, washington palm, skyduster (very tall distictive palm for parks) Mexico, Arecaceae
Watsonia, bugle-lily, ornamental, Iridaceae
Websteria, algal bulrush, Cyperaceae
Whiteochloa, Poaceae
Willkommia, willkommia, Poaceae
Wolffia arrhiza, duckweed, water meal [smallest known flowering
plants] Lemnaceae
Wolffiella, bog mat, Lemnaceae
Wullschlaegelia, wullschlaegelia, Orchidaceae
X.
Xanthorrhoea, blackboy, grass tree, Australia, slow-growing and
long-lived,
grass-like leaves [woody monocotyledon, produce resin] [prolonged
basal growth from basal meristematic region] Xanthorrhoeaceae
Xanthosoma sagittifolium, tannia, tana, Chinese taro, taro
tarua,
taro
Futuna, daloni, "Kong Kong Taro", yautia, "cocoyam", elephant's ear,
tropical
America [yam-like tuber] [arrowhead-shaped leaves] Araceae
Xerophyllum, bear grass, Liliaceae
Xiphidium, xiphidium, Haemodoraceae
Xylobium, Orchidaceae
Xyris, yellow eyed grass, Xyridaceae
Y.
Yucca filimentosa, yucca, jucca, poisonous, dry regions of North
America, ornamental [woody monocotyledon][the yucca moth Pronuba
yuccasella, transfers pollen for
fertilization, lays eggs in the ovules, and eats only some of the
ovules] Agavaceae
Z.
Zannichellia, horned pond weed, Zannichelliaceae
Zantedeschia aethiopica (and hybrids) arum lily, white callas,
calla
lily, pig lily, Southern Africa, perennial herb, ornamental [usually a
showy white
funnel-shaped spathe with central finger-like spadix] Araceae
Zea mays,
maize, sweet corn, Indian corn, “corn”, mealy, Central America,
vegetable, corn oil, edible grain (E415
xanthan gum from fermentation) [zeaxanthin causes yellow colour,
vascular bundles scattered irregularly throughout the stem, terminal
panicles with solitary "ears"] Poaceae
Zea mays, subspecies. mays, flint corn (used for popcorn)
Zephyranthes, rain lily, zephyr lily, Amaryllidaceae
Zeuxine, zeuxine, Orchidaceae
Zigadenus, death camas, Liliaceae
Zingeria, Poaceae
Zingiber officinale, ginger, Zingiberaceae
Zizania aquatica, wild rice, Indian rice, vegetable, North
America,
grows, marshes, Poaceae
Zizaniopsis, cut grass, Poaceae
Zostera, eel grass, seawrack Zosteraceae
Zoysia matrella Manila grass. Poaceae
Zoyzia tenuifolia, mascarene grass, Korean grass, Solomon
Islands
and
Japan, Meyeri (lawn grass) Poaceae