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Old 15-04-2007, 02:13 AM posted to rec.gardens,sci.bio.botany,uk.rec.gardening,aus.gardens,de.rec.garten
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Default please help! Botanical name of flowers ...

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Flowers Photo Gallery:
http://y23stockpic.free.fr/200612-flowers/
please !! help with botanical names!!


First one, "red flowers", try _Ixora_ [Rubiaceae].
http://images.google.com/images?q=ixora

Second flower photo, "red orchids", isn't an orchid at all but is a
Columnea species [Gesneriaceae]
http://images.google.com/images?q=columnea

The third one "red fruiting flowers" is of a bromeliad, probably
an _Aechmea_ species.
http://images.google.com/images?q=aechmea

The fourth, "green and red" is likely _Acalypha hispida_
[Euphorbiaceae]
http://images.google.com/images?q=acalypha

The fifth, "orchids" isn't an orchid, but an amaryllis _Hippeastrum_
http://images.google.com/images?q=hippeastrum

The next two "orchid colours" and "orchid flower pink white" are
indeed orchids, and look to be different _Phalaenopsis_ varieties
http://images.google.com/images?q=Phalaenopsis

The next five are poppies of some different cultivars.
http://images.google.com/images?q=Papaver

The "wild rose" is likely a rose [_Rosa_], but clearly isn't a wild
form. Wild roses aren't double flowered. That is, it would have only
five petals and lots of stamens instead of being a cabbage-like
structure of many extra petals.
http://images.google.com/images?q=Rosa

I'm not sure what the pink-flowering tree in the next one is.

Nice pic of the Kauri, a minor quibble is that it should be
"_Agathis robusta_"; the genus is capitalized, the species isn't.

Hope this helps. Thanks for posting the link to your
nice photos.

cheers