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level: Fabaceae, Euphorbiaceae and Malvaceae

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level questions: Fabaceae, Euphorbiaceae and Malvaceae

QuestionAnswer
Tree with yellow three-part flowersCrotalaria retusa (Faboideae)
Pride of Barbados, Flower Fence, ShrubCaesalpinia pulcherrima (Caesalpinoideae)
tropical shrub (especially of Americas) having yellow flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for ringworm and poisonous bites; sometimes placed in genus Cassia syn. Cassia alata • Christmas candle • ShrubSenna alata (Caesalpinoideae)
erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida • Bread & cheese • Shrub • NativePithecellobium unguis-cati (Mimosoideae)
Shaving brush, powder puff • ShrubCalliandra surinamensis (Mimosoideae)
Hong Kong Orchid Tree • Simple bilobed leaf • No fruit!Bauhinia X blakeana (Caesalpinoideae)
• TreeCassia fistula (Caesalpinoideae)
long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp Tamarind • Tree • Shade, fruitTamarindus indica (Caesalpinoideae)
Jacob’s Coat • Shrub • FoliageAcalypha wilkesiana
grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant Croton • Shrub • FoliageCodiaeum variegatum
Seaside sageCroton flavens
Jatropha • Shrub • Caribbean NativeJatropha integerrima
large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropicsRicinus communis
syn. Pedilanthus tithymaloides • Slipper plant • Shrub • Succulent • NativeEuphorbia tithymaloides
somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bracts Crown of thorns • Succulent shrubEuphorbia milii
tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers PoinsettiaEuphorbia pulcherrima
Hibiscus • Shrub • Showy, flowersHibiscus rosa-sinensis (Malvoideae)
Changeable roseHibiscus mutabilis (Malvoideae)
Seaside mahoe • Tree • PantropicalThespesia populnea (Malvoideae)
Turk’s cap, Sleeping Hibiscus• ShrubMalvaviscus arboreus (Malvoideae)