Pyrethrum is a genus of flower native to which continent?
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Pyrethrum Pyrethrum was a genus of several Old World plants now classified as "Chrysanthemum" or "Tanacetum" (e.g., "C. coccineum") which are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy flower heads. Pyrethrum continues to be used as a common name for plants formerly included in the genus "Pyrethrum". Pyrethrum is also the name of a natural insecticide made from the dried flower heads of Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium and Chrysanthemum coccineum.
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Chrysanthemum Chrysanthemums ( ), sometimes called mums or chrysanths, are flowering plants of the genus Chrysanthemum in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Asia and northeastern Europe. Most species originate from East Asia and the center of diversity is in China. There are countless horticultural varieties and cultivars.
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Phalaenopsis Phalaenopsis , known as moth orchids, abbreviated Phal in the horticultural trade, is an orchid genus of approximately 60 species. "Phalaenopsis" is one of the most popular orchids in the trade, through the development of many artificial hybrids. It is native to southern China, Taiwan, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia (Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc.), New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Queensland.
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Stylidium schizanthum Stylidium schizanthum is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the genus "Stylidium" (family Stylidiaceae) that was described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1859. It is an erect annual plant that grows from 9 to 30 cm tall. Obovate, orbicular, or oblanceolate leaves, about 3-13 per plant, form basal rosettes. The leaves are generally 3.5–23 mm long and 1.5–12 mm wide. This species generally has one to four scapes and cymose inflorescences that are 9–30 cm long. Flowers are white, pink, mauve, or yellow. "S. scizanthum"'s distribution ranges from the Kimberley region in Western Australia through the Northern Territory and into northern Queensland. It has been reported as far south as Mount Surprise and even in southern New Guinea. Its typical habitats are moist sand in "Eucalyptus" or "Melaleuca" communities, near creekbanks, or associated with sandstone landscapes. It flowers in the southern hemisphere from February to October. "S. schizanthum" is closely related to both "S. pachyrrhizum" and "S. lobuliflorum".
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Cerbera Cerbera is a genus of evergreen small trees or shrubs, native to tropical Asia, Australia, Madagascar,and various islands in the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
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Crossandra Crossandra (Tamil: கனகாம்பரம், Kannada: ಕನಕಾಂಬರ) is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae, comprising 54 species that occur in Africa, Madagascar, Arabia and the Indian subcontinent. Some species, especially "Crossandra infundibuliformis", are cultivated for their brightly colored flowers.
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Otostylis Otostylis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to South America and Trinidad.
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Prostanthera Prostanthera, commonly known as mintbush or mint bush, is a genus of flowering plants of the family Lamiaceae. There are about 90 species within the genus, all of which are endemic to Australia. The word is derived from the Greek for an appendage. Within the flowers are small spur-like appendages on the anthers.
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Aloe broomii Aloe broomii, known as the mountain aloe or snake aloe on account of its odd inflorescence, is a species of flowering plant in the genus "Aloe", found in southern Africa.
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Paris polyphylla Paris polyphylla is an Asian species of plants native to China, the Indian Subcontinent, and Indochina. It produces spider-like flowers that throw out long, thread-like, yellowish green petals throughout most of the warm summer months and into the autumn. In the fall, the flowers are followed by small, scarlet berries. It is a perennial, which slowly spreads, is fully hardy in Britain, and survives in leafy, moist soil in either complete or partial shade.
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Thyridia repens Thyridia repens, with common names creeping monkeyflower, Native musk, Maori musk, and native monkey flower, is a herbaceous succulent plant native to New Zealand and Australia that grows as low mats. Its flowers are light purple or white. It is the only species in the genus Thyridia.
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Typhonium Typhonium is a genus in the Araceae family native to eastern and southern Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. It is most often found growing in wooded areas.
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Orthoceras (plant) Orthoceras is a genus of orchids native to Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. Two species are known:
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Xylomelum Xylomelum is a genus of six species in the plant family Proteaceae. They are native to Australia, growing in the form of tall shrubs and trees. The genus includes at least two species with the common name woody pear, "Xylomelum pyriforme" in the eastern states of Australia, and "Xylomelum occidentale" in Western Australia.
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Pappophorum Pappophorum is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to the Western Hemisphere. Members of the genus are commonly known as pappusgrass.
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Genoplesium Genoplesium commonly known as midge orchids, is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae and is found in Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. Midge orchids are terrestrial herbs with a single leaf at the base of the plant. They are similar to orchids in the genus "Prasophyllum" in that plants without flowers have a hollow, onion-like leaf. The flowers are small but often scented and attractive to their insect pollinators. There is disagreement about which species belong to this genus and some taxonomists suggest that most belong in the genus "Corunastylis".
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Heliconia Heliconia, derived from the Greek word "helikonios", is a genus of flowering plants in the family Heliconiaceae. Most of the ca 194 known species are native to the tropical Americas, but a few are indigenous to certain islands of the western Pacific and Maluku. Many species of "Heliconia" are found in rainforests or tropical wet forests of these regions. Several species are widely cultivated as ornamentals, and a few are naturalized in Florida, Gambia and Thailand. Common names for the genus include lobster-claws, toucan peak, wild plantains or false bird-of-paradise. The last term refers to their close similarity to the bird-of-paradise flowers ("Strelitzia"). Collectively, these plants are also simply referred to as "heliconias".
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Hebe (plant) Hebe is a genus of plants native to New Zealand, Rapa in French Polynesia, the Falkland Islands, and South America. It includes about 90 species and is the largest plant genus in New Zealand. Apart from "H. rapensis" (endemic to Rapa), all species occur in New Zealand. This includes the two species, "H. salicifolia" and "H. elliptica", that have distributions extending to South America. The genus is named after the Greek goddess of youth, Hebe.
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Phyllanthus Phyllanthus is the largest genus in the flowering plant family Phyllanthaceae. Estimates of the number species in this genus vary widely, from 750 to 1200. "Phyllanthus" has a remarkable diversity of growth forms including annual and perennial herbs, shrubs, climbers, floating aquatics, and pachycaulous succulents. Some have flattened leaflike stems called cladodes. It has a wide variety of floral morphologies and chromosome numbers and has one of the widest range of pollen types of any seed plant genus.
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Hetaeria Hetaeria is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Africa, Asia (including India, China, Southeast Asia etc,), Australia, New Guinea, and various islands of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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Helanthium Helanthium is a genus of plants in the Alismataceae, native to the Western Hemisphere. At present (May 2014), three species are recognized:
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Strophanthus Strophanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1802. It is native primarily to tropical Africa, extending to South Africa, with a few species in Asia from southern India to New Guinea and southern China. The name ("strophos anthos", "twisted flower") derives from the long, twisted, threadlike segments of the corolla, which attain a length of 30–35 cm in "S. preussii".