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• Ximenia americana
  ...hairy within: fr. yellow; nut white, globose. Tropics. — The "hog plum" of Jamaica is Spondias lutea. ...for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
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• Xylopia muricata
  ...glabra, Linn., a species based on Plukenet's Xilopicron, or Lignum amarum, of Barbados, commonly called bitter-wood. ...for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
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• Brassavola nodosa
  ...long-cuspidate, entire, longer than the claw. Jamaica, Mex., S. B.M. 3229, of this name, is B. subulifolia. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Bletia shepherdii
  ...oblong, acute, the petals broader, undulate; lip with the lamellae white. Jamaica. B.M. 3319. P.M. 2:146. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
  1 KB (166 words) - 09:35, 10 February 2010
• Broughtonia sanguinea
  ...s a [[genus]] of [[orchid]]s ([[family (biology)|family]] [[Orchidaceae]]) of the [[Greater Antilles]]. The genus is abbreviated '''Bro''' in trade journ ...opsis''''' <small>[[John Lindley|Lindl.]] & [[Paxton]]</small> it consists of 6 species.
  2 KB (225 words) - 05:40, 18 February 2010
• Vanilla aromatica
  ...e, with a bluntish point, contracted at the base: fls. greenish and white. Jamaica, Colombia, Trinidad. ...for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
  1 KB (206 words) - 12:05, 19 October 2009
• Brassavola cordata
  ...en; lip roundish-cordate, cuspidate, entire, scarcely as long as the claw. Jamaica, Brazil. B.M. 3782. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
  1 KB (153 words) - 16:21, 11 February 2010
• Allspice
  | common_names = Allspice, Jamaica pepper, Myrtle pepper, pimento | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
  3 KB (459 words) - 18:16, 17 August 2009
• Bromelia pinguin
  Bromelia pinguin, Linn. Pingoin of Jamaica. Wild Pine. Three to 4 ft. high: lvs. broad-toothed and spiny, bright green *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
  1 KB (183 words) - 22:30, 13 February 2010
• Thrinax parviflora
  |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
  2 KB (335 words) - 23:52, 26 April 2010
• Harrisia
  ...amed for William Harris, Superintendent of Public Gardens and Plantations. Jamaica). Cactaceae. Upright tall cacti, little planted. ...needle-like spines: fls. tubular, rather large, growing from near the tips of the branches, night- blooming: fr. naked, globose, yellow.—About 8 specie
  2 KB (249 words) - 04:20, 17 October 2009
• Juniperus barbadensis var. lucayana
  ...S. Ga. to Fla., Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas, Haiti. —One of the most beautiful of the junipers, often planted for ornament in the Gulf States, and in the W.I *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
  1 KB (203 words) - 20:26, 8 April 2010
• Sterculia apetala
  |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
  2 KB (254 words) - 18:56, 18 June 2010
• Monodora
  ...slaves. Of the 11 species described by Engler & Diels, all African, 2 are of economic importance. They are little known as horticultural subjects. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
  2 KB (313 words) - 23:54, 8 January 2010
• Brassia maculata
  ...hite, purple-dotted, with broad claw, the upper part broadly ovate, acute. Jamaica. B.M. 1691. P.M. 6:5. Var. guttata, Lindl. (B. Wrayae, Skinner). Fls. small *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
  1 KB (191 words) - 16:52, 13 February 2010
• Syzygium malaccense
  |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia |habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
  4 KB (605 words) - 16:56, 23 June 2010
• Brunfelsia undulata
  ...bes broadly ovate or orbicular in outline and with beautiful wavy margins. Jamaica. B. M. 8422. —A magnificent free- flowering species and a great acquisiti *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
  2 KB (241 words) - 23:14, 13 February 2010
• Anogramma schizophylla
  ...e segms. finely cut. A comparatively recent intro.; very graceful in cult. Jamaica. A.G. 18:421. G.F. 2:533. A.F. 10:827. I.H. 31:522. Gn. 48, p. 417. Var. el *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
  1 KB (179 words) - 10:02, 18 January 2010
• Piscidia piscipula
  | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> .... long, 4 lines broad; seeds 6-8, black. Trop. Amer., especially common in Jamaica.
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• Begonia nitida
  ...ter, but has fls. of a delicate rose-pink, especially on the inner surface of petals. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
  2 KB (270 words) - 10:44, 5 February 2010

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