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Bambusoideae
Bamboos are a diverse group of mostly evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family, in the case of Dendrocalamus sinicus having individual stalks (culms) reaching a length of , up to in diameter and a weight of up to . The internodes of bamboos can also be of great length. Kinabaluchloa wrayi has internodes up to in length, and Arthrostylidium schomburgkii has internodes up to in length, exceeded in length only by papyrus. By contrast, the stalks of the tiny bamboo Raddiella vane
Melia azedarach
species of plant
Ficus benjamina
species of flowering plant
Eucalyptus globulus
species of plant
Syzygium
thumb|right|Syzygium paniculatum (magenta lilly pilly) thumb|right|Syzygium samarangense, with a cross section of the fruit Syzygium () is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. The genus comprises about 1200 species, and has a native range that extends from Africa and Madagascar through southern Asia east through the Pacific. Its highest levels of diversity occur from Malaysia to northeastern Australia, where many species are very poorly known and many more have not been described taxonomically. One indication of this diversity is in leaf size, ranging from
Grevillea robusta
species of plant
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Species of plant
Araucaria bidwillii
species of conifer
Melaleuca leucadendra
species of plant
Platycerium
Platycerium is a genus of about 18 fern species in the polypod family, Polypodiaceae. Ferns in this genus are widely known as staghorn or elkhorn ferns due to their uniquely shaped fronds. This genus is epiphytic and is native to tropical and temperate areas of South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Guinea.
Acacia melanoxylon
Acacia species native to Australia
Asplenium nidus
species of fern in the family Aspleniaceae
Acacia baileyana
species of plant
Nephrolepis cordifolia
species of plant
Moreton Bay fig
species of plant
Banksia serrata
species of plant
Platycerium bifurcatum
species of fern in the family Polypodiaceae
Banksia integrifolia
tree in the family Proteaceae that grows along the east coast of Australia
Telopea
The waratah (genus Telopea) is an Australian-endemic genus of five species of large shrubs to small trees, native to the southeastern parts of Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania). The best-known species in this genus is Telopea speciosissima, which has bright red flowers and is the New South Wales (NSW) state emblem. The waratah is a member of the family Proteaceae, flowering plants (Angiosperms) distributed in the Southern Hemisphere. The key diagnostic feature of Proteaceae is the inflorescence, which is often very large, brightly coloured and showy, consisting of many small
Banksia ericifolia
species of plant
Banksia menziesii
species of plant
Ficus rubiginosa
species of plant
Banksia marginata
species of plant
Syzygium luehmannii
species of plant
Banksia spinulosa
species of plant
Acacia podalyriifolia
species of plant
Adenanthos cuneatus
species of plant
Banksia robur
species of plant
Lagunaria patersonia
species of plant
Melaleuca armillaris
species of plant
Acacia pendula
species of plant
Ficus obliqua
species of tree in the family Moraceae
Acacia cultriformis
perennial tree or shrub of the genus Acacia native to Australia
Grevillea juniperina
species of plant
Grevillea banksii
species of plant
Dichondra repens
species of plant
Pandorea jasminoides
species of plant
Lygodium japonicum
species of plant
Hymenosporum flavum
Hymenosporum is a monotypic genus of trees in the family Pittosporaceae. The sole included species is Hymenosporum flavum, commonly known as native frangipani, found in the rainforests and wet sclerophyll forests of New Guinea, Queensland and New South Wales. Despite its common name, it is not closely related to the frangipani, but is related to the widespread genus Pittosporum.
Grevillea rosmarinifolia
species of plant
Hakea sericea
species of plant
Pittosporum undulatum
species of plant
Acaena novae-zelandiae
species of plant
Nothofagus cunninghamii
species of plant
Doryanthes palmeri
species of plant
Angophora hispida
species of plant
Adenanthos obovatus
species of plant
Doryanthes excelsa
species of plant
Macrozamia moorei
species of plant
Viola betonicifolia
species of plant
Alloxylon flammeum
species of tree of the family Proteaceae
Hoya australis
species of plant
Xanthostemon chrysanthus
species of plant in the family Myrtaceae
Platycerium superbum
species of plant
Eucryphia lucida
species of plant
Grevillea bipinnatifida
species of plant
Scaevola aemula
species of plant
Grevillea aspleniifolia
species of plant
Senna artemisioides
species of plant
Viola banksii
species of plant