Observations by faizuetong

Scientific Name: Thyrsostachys siamensis Gamble
Family : Gramineae
description
Thyrostachys siamensis is a very upright bamboo with the tighest culms of any clumping bamboo I have seen. It is a very good bamboo for tight situations where a lot of height is required but not a lot of space in the air. Make sure you buy the correct clone of this bamboo as the seed grown ones do not have the same growing habit. They tend to hang down and not have the beautiful upright look that most people are after.

Common names : Flame of the Woods, Jungle Flame, Jungle Geranium
Scientific Name : Ixora coccinea
Family : Rubiaceae
​Ixora is a common flowering shrub said to be a native of Asia. There are about 400 species of Ixora and its flowers look delightful in gardens. They differ in leaf size, plant height, flower size and flower color. This plant which blooms throughout the year is easy to grow. The flowers are found in a wide range of colours. Plants are of two types- large; with height around 1 meter and dwarf or miniature plants. Miniature ones have small leaves and are bushy. Ixora flowers last well when picked and put into a vase with water, making an attractive home arrangement.

Common Names: Frangipani, Templetree, Mexican Plumeria, Red Plumeria, Pagoda Tree
Scientific Name: Plumeria rubra
Family : Apocynaceae
Description
Plumeria typically grows as a small tree that reaches a height of about 30 feet and achieves a similar canopy width, though size and compactness varies by cultivar. Leaves are typically glossy green but may be dull and range from 8 to 12 inches long and 2 to 4 inches wide. Some plumeria lose leaves during winter, but hybrids of Plumeria obtusa generally retain foliage year-round. Most plumerias produce highly-fragrant, five-petaled flowers from early spring through fall. Flower color varies between cultivars and may be red, yellow, pink, white or multicolored.

Common name: Bougainvillea.
Scientific name: Bougainvillea spp.
Family:
Description
Plant: It is an evergreen woody climber (vine) growing to a maximum of 7 m. In cool or dry weather conditions, it can become semi-deciduous. Overgrown shoots of the plant attach themselves to surrounding areas that can be a good support base with the help of woody thorns.

Leaves: They are ovate, simple, alternately arranged, and leaf stalks are 1 to 2.5 cm long.

Flowers: They are trumpet shaped, bisexual, small, white, inconspicuous and occur in threes. Large colourful bracts, commonly mistaken for petals, surround the cream flowers to attract pollinators. In Southeast Asia, Bougainvillea glabra flowers perennially, whereas the flowers ofB.spectabilis, requiring a lot of sunlight with well-drained soil, look best in dry season. Most common colours of the bracts are magenta, purple, white, orange and crimson., though "rainbow" bougainvilleas with flowers of two colours on the same plant are common today. The five sepals are attached in a narrow tube with five whitish pink lobes.

Fruits: They are small, dry, have one seed and have five ribs on them.

Scientific Name: Aerides odorata Lour
Family: Orchidaceae
description
The species in this genus range from small to large monopodial epiphytes, except for Aerides krabiensis, which is a lithophyte.They form pendulous racemes with many long-lasting, fragrant, waxy flowers, which are often white with purple or pink edges. Some species have purple or pink flowers, and a few have yellow. Each flower has a forward-facing spur and grows on a sharp, stout, leafy stem.The leaves are distichous, growing in two vertical rows. The leaf margins are bilobed, and the apex is emarginate. There are ligules. Morphologically, they are very similar to species in the Vanda genus.