General plants

General plants

Plants in general and their related subjects and terms.

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General plants

Genus of about 400 species of annuals, evergreen perennials, shrubs, and small trees, from forest to dry savanna in tropical regions worldwide. Mimosa folds up its leaves when touched or exposed to a ...

molineria

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 10 species of evergreen, rhizomatous perennials native to Asia, Australia. It grows to about 1 metre in height and has long, broad, yellowy-green, closely pleated leaves on long ...

monstera

Plants; General plants

Genus of 22 species of evergreen, often epiphytic root climbers found in rain-forest in tropical Notrh, Central and South America. Monstera deliciosa has been a favourite for many years. Large adult ...

murraya

Plants; General plants

A beautiful shrub that is easy to raise in containers and has extremely fragrant flowers that resemble those of the citrus bush. The fragrance of the flowers can be distinguished several feet away. ...

myrtus

Plants; General plants

Genus of 2 species of upright or rounded, evergreen trees and shrubs from scrub, woodland, and woodland margins in the Mediterranean region, N. Africa, S. America, and the Falkland Islands. An ...

nemantanthus

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 30 species of scandent or trailing, evergreen, usually epiphytic sunshrubs, often becoming woody at the bases, from tropical rainforest in South America. Hypocyrta is an old name for ...

neoreglia

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 70 species of evergreen, some times rhizomatous or stoloniferous, epiphytic or terrestrial perennials from coastal scrub, woodland, and rainforest in South America. The favourite ...