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African Flowers Appearing in Japanese Art

Continent of Origin

Scientific FAMILY  Genus species

English name

 

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Africa

ACANTHACEAE

Thunbergia alata

black-eyed-Susan-vine

 

Africa

AMARYLLIDACEAE

 Agapanthus africanus

African-lily

 

Africa

AMARYLLIDACEAE

 Agapanthus praecox

African-lily

 

Africa

AMARYLLIDACEAE

 Clivia miniata

kaffir-lily

 

Africa

AMARYLLIDACEAE

Hippeastrum reginae

amaryllis

 

 

Africa

ARACEAE

  Zantedeschia aethiopica

calla-lily

 

ARACEAE

Zantedeschia rehmannii

pink calla

 

 

Africa

ASTERACEAE

Argyranthemum frutescens

marguerite

 

Africa

ASTERACEAE

Gerbera jamesonii

African daisy

 

Africa

BALSAMINACEAE

 Impatiens sultani

busy lizzie

 

Africa

BALSAMINACEAE

 Impatiens walleriana

busy-Lizzy

 

Africa

CAMPANULACEAE

Lobelia erinus

garden lobelia

 

Africa

CUCURBITACEAE Citrullus lanatus

watermelon

 

Africa

CUCURBITACEAE

 Lagenaria siceraria

bottle gourd

 

Africa

EUPHORBIACEAE

Ricinus communis

castor-bean

 

Africa

FABACEAE

 Delonix regia

royal

poinciana

 

Africa

FABACEAE

Vigna unguiculata

black-eyed-pea

 

Africa

GESNERIACEAE

Saintpaulia ionantha

African-violet

 

Africa

GESNERIACEAE

 Streptocarpus rexii

Cape primrose

 

Africa

HYPOXIDACEAE

Rhodohypoxis baurii

red-star

 

Africa

IRIDACEAE

 Crocosmia aurea

Montbretia

 

Africa

IRIDACEAE

Freesia laxa

false freesia

 

Africa

IRIDACEAE

 Freesia sp.

freesia

 

Africa

IRIDACEAE

Gladiolus sp.

gladiolus

 

Africa

IRIDACEAE

 Ixia sp.

African

corn-lily

 

Africa

LAMIACEAE

Plectranthus fruticosus

pink

 spur flower

 

Africa

NYMPHAEACEAE

 Nymphaea lotus

Egyptian lotus

 

Africa

OXALIDACEAE

Oxalis pes-caprae

African

wood-sorrel

 

Africa

PLUMBAGINACEAE

Plumbago auriculata

Cape leadwort

 

Africa

STRELITZIACEAE

Strelitzia sp.

bird-of-paradise-tree

 

Africa

VERBENACEAE

 Clerodendrum

thomsoniae

bleeding-heart-

vine

 

Africa

XANTHORRHOEACEAE

 Kniphofia uvaria

red-hot-poker

 

 

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