Jeric Clyde A.

Gabuya General Biology 2

TAXONOMY (20 species commonly found in a school environment)

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
Class: Tracheophytes
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family)
Genus: Tradescantia
Species: Tradescantia spathacea
Common Name: Oyster Plant
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tradescantia_spathacea

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Class: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Dieffenbachia
Species: Dieffenbachia seguine
Common Name: Dumbcane
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieffenbachia_seguine

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Class: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Alternanthera
Species: Alternanthera brasiliana
Common Name: Ruby Leaf
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternanthera_brasiliana
 Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Class: Eudicots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Agave
Species: Agave attenuata
Common Name: Foxtail Agave
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave_attenuata

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Class: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Genus: Phormium
Species: Phormium tenax
Common Name: New Zealand Flax
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phormium_tenax

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Mentha
Species: Mentha requienii
Common Name: Corsican mint
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentha_requienii
 Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Class: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Nyctaginaceae
Genus: Bougainvillea
Species: Bougainvillea glabra.
Common Name: Paperflower, Bougainvillea
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bougainvillea_glabra

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Class: Eudicots
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Hibiscus
Species: Hibiscus × rosa-sinensis
Common Name: Shoeblackplant
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibiscus_%C3%97_rosa-sinensis

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Class: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Saxifragales
Genus: Kalanchoe
Species: Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
Common Name: Florist Kalanchoe
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanchoe_blossfeldiana
 Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Class: Eudicots
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Caesalpinia
Species: Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Common Name: Peacock Flower
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesalpinia_pulcherrima

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Class: Eudicots
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Mikania
Species: Mikania micrantha
Common Name: American rope
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikania_micrantha

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Class: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Genus: Hippeastrum
Species: Hippeastrum reginae
Common Name: Amaryllis
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippeastrum
 Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Class: Monocots
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Cocos
Species: Cocos nucifera
Common Name: Coconut Tree
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Class: Monocots
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musa
Species: Musa acuminata
Common Name: Banana, Plantain
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musa_acuminata

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Schizophyllaceae
Genus: Schizophyllum
Species: Schizophyllum commune
Common Name: Split Gill Fungus
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophyllum_commune.
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Achatinidae
Genus: Achatina
Species: Achatina achatina
Common Name: Giant African Snail
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achatina achatina

Kingdom: Protista
Phylum: Anthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Derbidae
Genus: Proutista
Species: Proutista moesta
Common Name: Proutista moesta

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proutista_moesta

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Tropiduchidae
Genus: Tangia
Species: Tropiduchidae planthroppers
Common Name: Tropiduchidae planthroppers

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropiduchidae.
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Ricaniidae
Genus: Ricania
Species: Ricania speculum
Common Name: Black Planthopper

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricania_speculum

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Diplopoda
Order: Polydesmida
Family:Xystodesmidae
Genus: Haroaphe
Species:Harpaphe haydeniana
Common Name: Yellow-Spotted Millipede

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpaphe_haydeniana