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level: Amaranthaceae, Cactaceae, Apocynaceae and Rubiaceae

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level questions: Amaranthaceae, Cactaceae, Apocynaceae and Rubiaceae

Question	Answer
“Mistletoe” • Herb	Alternanthera brasiliana
Parrot plant • Herb	Alternanthera X
Cockscomb • Herb	Celosia argentea
Herb • Chicken gizzard	Iresine herbstii
Batchelor Button • Herb	Gomphrena globosa
Texas Rose • Shrub • Pereskia only cactus genus with leaves	Pereskia bleo
Cochineel • Shrub • Spineless	Nopalea cochenillifera
Flat hand dildo • Shrub • Native	Opuntia dillenii
Night blooming cactus • Vine • Cultivated exotic • Fragrant flower	Hylocereus spp.
Night blooming Cereus • Sub-shrub with flattened, leaf-like stems • Fragrant, nocturnal flower	Epiphyllum oxypetalum
Gardenia • Shrub • Fragrant flowers	G. jasminoides or Gardenia spp.
Ixora • Shrub • Showy flowers	Ixora casei
Mussaenda • Shrub • Sepals petal-like	Mussaenda spp. & hybrids
Pentas • Shrub • Flowers in many colours	Pentas lanceolata
Shrub / Tree • Fragrant flowers • Endemic to Jamaica	Portlandia grandiflora
Rondeletia • Shrub • Attractive flowers • Native to Cuba	Rondeletia odorata
handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil	Hamelia patens
Desert Rose • Succulent shrub • Showy flowers	Adenium obesum
Allamanda • Scrambling shrub • Showy flowers	Allamanda cathartica
Periwinkle, Old Maid • Sub-shrub • Showy flowers • Source of anticancer drug vinblastine	Catharanthus roseus
Oleander • Shrub • Showy flowers • POISONOUS – rich in cardiac glycosides	Nerium oleander
Yellow mandevilla • Viny shrub • Showy flowers • Caribbean native	Pentalinon luteus
Shrub • Flowers fragrant at night	Tabernaemontana corymbosa
Frangipani • Small tree	Plumeria rubra
Starfish flower • Succulent herb • Flower attracts flies	Stapelia spp.