Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America, Africa, Polynesia, Australia
Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia
Types
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Number of Varieties
1502
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-119-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-5
10-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antifungal, antimicrobial
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves, stalk
Bark
Other Uses
Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases
Used in Furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier