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Cabada Palm – see Dypsis cabadae

Cabbage (vegetable) - 10(87); 14(71); 15(69); 16(68, 69); see Brassica oleracea var. capitata

Cabbage Palm – see Livistona australis

Cabbage, Ethiopian – see Brassica carinata

Cabbage, Island – see Abelmoschus manihot

Cabbage, ornamental – see Brassica oleracea var. acephala

Cacti – 8(52)

Cadagi - see Corymbia torelliana

Caesalpinia cassioides – 12(63)

Caesalpinia ferrea – 4(68); 16(20); 17(72)

Caesalpinia pulcherrima – 4(68); 8(49); 10(30-31); 11(83); 14(73); 16(42, 43); 17(71, 72)

Caesalpinia pulcherrima var. flava - 8(49)

Caesalpinia pulcherrima var. rosea – 8(49)

Cairns Bidwing (insect) – 17(13)

Cairns Fan Palm – see Livistona muelleri

Cairns Hickroy – see Flindersia ifflaiana

Cajanus cajan – 9(78); 16(69); 17(67)

Calabash - see Lagenaria siceraria

Caladium – 3(25); 4(91); 9(31); 12(61); 14(73); 16(70)

Caladium bicolor – 7(33)

Caladium x hortulanum – see Caladium bicolor

Calathea - 2(17); 3(30); 5(15, 17, 90); 13(27); 16(70); 17(69)

Calathea ‘Manoa Blush’ – 9(35)

Calathea bella – 9(32, 35)

Calathea burle-marxii – 17(80)

Calathea insignis – 3(30); 13(25)

Calathea louisae – 3(30)

Calathea lutea - 2(10); 8(64); 10(39)

Calathea makoyana – 3(30)

Calathea orbifolia – 9(35)

Calathea panguana – 9(Cover, 32, 35)

Calathea picturata – 3(30)

Calathea picturata ‘Argenta’ – 9(35)

Calathea roseopicta – 3(30)

Calathea rotundifolia – 9(35)

Calathea rufibarba – 3(30)

Calathea warscewiczii – 3(25)

Calathea zebrina - 1(10); 3(25); 3(30); 12(54)

Calcite – 15(49)

Calcium – 15(49); 16(52, 53)

Calcium carbonate – 16(52)

Calcium hydroxide – 16(52)

Calendula – see Calendula officinalis

Calendula officinalis – 11(82); 15(70); 17(50, 51)

Calibrachoa – 15(34)

California Poppies – see Eschscholzia californica

Calla Lilies – 3(90)

Callerya megasperma – 7(34); 13(29); 17(21)

Calliandra emarginata – 9(49)

Calliandra haematocephala - 2(73); 9(49); 12(63); 15(73); 16(72)

Calliandra surinamensis - 2(73); 9(49, 94);15(73)

Calliandra tergamina – 9(49)

Calliandra tweedii – 9(49)

Calliandra tweedii ‘Fireball’ – 3(53)

Callicarpa pedunculata - 1(76); 15(47)

Callistemon – 10(73)

Callistemon pachyphyllus - 1(76); 6(76-77); see Melaleuca pachyphylla

Callistemon pearsonii - 2(58); 16(23)

Callistemon polandii - see Melaleuca polandii

Callistemon salignus - 1(76)

Callistemon viminalis - 1(76); 6(28); 10(48); 16(72)

Callitris – 17(46)

Callitris intratropica - 2(73)

Calodendrum capense – 14(94)

Calonyction album – 11(83)

Calophyllum inophyllum – 6(16, 30-31); 11(54-55)

Calostemma – 6(61)

Calostemma luteum – 9(39); 11(27)

Calostemma purpureum – 9(39)

CAM – see Crassulacean Acid Metabolism

Camellia – 4(7, 15, 48, 91); 5(69); 6(51); 12(12, 15)

Camellia japonica – 17(13)

Camellia japonica ‘C.M. Hovey’ – 16(12)

Camellia japonica ‘Nuccios Gem’ – 16(12)

Camellia sasanqua – 12(69); 15(73)

Camellia sasanqua ‘Spring Festival’ – 16(13)

Campelia zanonia – see Tradescantia zanonia

Camphire – see Lawsonia inermis

Campsis x tagliabuana ‘Madame Galen’ – 6(38)

Campsomeris tasmaniensis – 11(86)

Camu-Camu – see Myrciaria paraensis, M. dubia

Canangra odorata – 14(83, 94)

Canavalia ensiformis - 14(55); 16(69); 17(67)

Canavalia gladiata – 17(66, 67)

Canavalia rosea – 6(15, 17); 7(78); 17(36)

Candytuft – see Iberis amara

Cane toads – see Bufo marinus

Canistrum edmundoa – 8(74)

Canna - 1(73); 3(9, 10, 12, 13, 16); 4(90, 91); 5(89); 10(48, 56-61); 13(36); 14(73)

Canna ‘Bambi’ – 10(56)

Canna ‘Beloved’ – 10(58)

Canna ‘Cardinal’ - 10(58)

Canna ‘Cerise Magic’ – 10(57)

Canna ‘Copper Butterfly’ – 10(58)

Canna ‘Cyclone Bonanza’ – 10(59)

Canna ‘Frau Gartenburg’ – 10(56-57)

Canna ‘Gee Whiz’ – 10(57)

Canna ‘Hot Property’ – 10(57)

Canna ‘Just Dandy’ – 10(58)

Canna ‘La Cuna’ – 10(58)

Canna ‘Libra Picotee’ – 10(58)

Canna ‘Mazurka’ – 10(58)

Canna ‘Miss Oklahoma’ – 10(60)

Canna ‘Moulin Pink’ – 10(60)

Canna ‘Paint Aunt’ – 10(60)

Canna ‘Paquita’ – 10(57)

Canna ‘Phaison’ - 3(9, 13)

Canna ‘Polonaise’ – 10(60)

Canna ‘Roma’ – 10(60)

Canna ‘Rondo’ – 10(60)

Canna ‘Salmon Watsonia’ – 10(60)

Canna ‘Singapore Girl’ – 10(58)

Canna ‘Stutgart’ – 10(61)

Canna edulis – 14(53); 16(68)

Canna glauca - 3(9)

Canna indica – 3(13)

Canna x generalis ‘Tropicanna’ – 16(42)

Cannonball Tree – see Couroupita

Canvallaria ensifolius – 14(55); 16(69); should be Canavalia ensiformis

Canvallaria gladiata – 14(52, 55); 16(69)

Cape Chestnut – see Calodendrum capense

Cape Gooseberry – see Physalis peruviana

Cape Honeysuckle – see Tecoma capensis

Cape Lily – see Veltheimia bracteata

Capsicum (vegetable) – 5(91); 14(71); 15(69); 16(68, 69); also see Capsicum annum

Capsicum annum – 17(64, 66, 67)

Capsicum frutescens – 15(70); 16(70); 17(65, 67, 68)

Capulin Cherry – see Prunus salicifolia; Prunus serotina subsp. capuli

Carallia brachiata - 2(73)

Carambola – see Averrhoa carambola

Carassius auratus – 7(69); 11(62)

Carbon dioxide – 12(76)

Cardboard Cycad - see Zamia furfuracea

Cardinal Creeper – see Ipomoea horsfalliae ‘Briggsii’

Cardinal’s Crest – see Odontonema cuspidatum

Cardomon Scented Alpinia – see Alpinia mutica

Cardwell Lily – see Proiphys amboinensis

Carex – 10(21); 14(35)

Carex glauca – 9(35)

Caribbean Copper Plant – see Euphorbia cotinifolia

Carica papaya – 3(80)

Caricature Plant – see Graptophyllum pictum

Carissa grandiflora – 4(66); see Carissa macrocarpa

Carissa macrocarpa – 11(84); 14(95); 17(34, 35)

Carissa ovata – 11(85); 17(35)

Carmona retusa – 12(71)

Carolina Jasmine – see Gelsemium sempervirens

Carotene – 13(26)

Carpentaria acuminata - 1(74); 2(73); 4(9); 6(31); 9(51)

Carpentaria Palm - see Carpentaria acuminata

Carpet Grass – see Axonopus compressus

Carpet Plant – see Episcia x wilsonii ‘Pinkiscia’

Carphalea kirondron – 12(61, 63); 13(49); 15(73)

Carpobrotus glaucescens - 1(73); 14(73); 17(36)

Carpoxylon macrospermum – 14(89)

Carribean Copper Plant – see Euphorbia cotinifolia

Carrion Flower - see Stapelia leendertziae

Carrot (vegetable) – 5(91); 14(71); 15(69); 16(69)

Carrot, Peruvian – see Arracacia xanthorrhiza

Caryota maxima – 6(31)

Caryota mitis - 2(18); 17(82)

Caryota no – 6(31)

Caryota ophiopellis – 14(89)

Caryota rumphiana – 6(31)

Caryota urens – 6(31)

Cascade Palm - see Chamaedorea

Casimiroa – 9(80)

Casimiroa ‘Chestnut’ – 10(81)

Casimiroa ‘Dade’ – 10(81)

Casimiroa ‘Denzler’ – 10(81)

Casimiroa ‘Golden Globe’ – 10(81)

Casimiroa ‘Hawaiian Supreme’ – 10(81)

Casimiroa ‘Lemon Gold’ – 10(81)

Casimiroa ‘Mac’s Golden’ – 10(81)

Casimiroa ‘McDill’ – 10(81)

Casimiroa ‘Ortego’ – 10(81)

Casimiroa ‘Pike’ – 10(81)

Casimiroa ‘Reinecke Commercial’ - 10(81)

Casimiroa ‘Smathers’ – 10(81)

Casimiroa ‘Suebelle’ – 10(81)

Casimiroa ‘Vernon’ – 10(81)

Casimiroa ‘Vista’ – 10(81)

Casimiroa ‘Wilson’ – 10(81)

Casimiroa edulis – 10(78-81)

Casimiroa tetrameria – 10(79)

Cassava – see Manihot esculenta

Cassia brewsteri – 11(78)

Cassia fistula – 11(27, 54, 57, 83)

Cassia Leaf Caesalpinia – see Caesalpinia cassioides

Cassia magnifolia – see Seena magnifolia

Cassia siamea – 11(83)

Cassia tomentella – 5(51)

Cassia x Nealiae ‘Rainbow Shower’ – 11(54)

Cassias – 8(87)

Cast Iron Plant – see Aspidistra elatior

Castanospermum australe – 11(54); 16(78)

Casuarina – 17(46)

Casuarina equisetifolia - 1(74); 2(73); 6(14, 17); 8(78); 9(56)

Cat’s Tail Lily – see Bulbine bulbosa

Cat’s Whiskers – see Orthosiphon aristatus

Catharanthus – 12(42)

Catharanthus rosea – should be Catharanthus roseus

Catharanthus roseus - 3(61); 14(73); 15(70, 73); 16(70, 73); 17(68)

Cathophylls - 2(61)

Cation Exchange Capacity – 15(48); 16(53)

Cattleya - 2(48); 14(30)

Cauliflower – 14(71); 15(69); see Brassica oleracea var. capitata

Cedar Bay Cherry – see Eugenia reinwardtiana

Cedar, White - see Melia azedarach

Cedrus deodara – 4(48)

Ceiba pentandra – 8(53)

Ceiba speciosa – see Chorisia speciosa

Celery (vegetable) – 5(91); 14(71); 15(69); 16(69)

Celosia – 5(91)

Celosia argentea var. argentea – 16(68, 69); 17(67)

Celosia argentea var. cristata – 16(70); 17(68)

Celosia argentea var. plumosa – 16(70); 17(68)

Celosia argentea var. spicata – should be Celosia spicata

Celosia spicata – 16(66, 70); 17(68)

Centella asiatica – 14(53); 16(69)

Centipede Grass – see Eremochloa ophiuroides

Centradenia grandiflora – 16(73)

Century Plant – see Agave

Ceratobium - 1(65)

Ceratopetalum – 17(46)

Ceratopetalum apetalum – 11(75)

Ceratostigma willmottianum – 13(29)

Ceratozamia - 1(61)

Cerbera manghas – 6(30)

Cerbera odollam – 6(30)

Cereus species – 8(18)

Ceropegia ampliata - 2(13)

Ceropegia woodii – 15(34, 35)

Cestrum nocturnum – 15(73); 16(72); 17(31, 33)

Ceylon Hill Gooseberry – see Rhodomyrtus tomentosa

Ceylon Raspberry – see Rubus niveus

Ceylon Spinach – see Alternanthera sessilis

Chain Fruit – see Alyxia ruscifolia

Chain of Hearts – see Ceropegia woodii

Chamaedorea – 6(24)

Chamaedorea adscendens - 2(17)

Chamaedorea allenii - 2(17)

Chamaedorea alternans – 2(17)

Chamaedorea arenbergiana - 2(17)

Chamaedorea atrovirens – see Chamaedorea cataractarum

Chamaedorea brachypoda - 2(17)

Chamaedorea cataractarum - 2(17); 7(25); 10(41)

Chamaedorea costaricana - 2(17)

Chamaedorea elatior - 2(17)

Chamaedorea elegans - 2(14, 17-18); 7(28)

Chamaedorea ernesti-angustii - 2(17)

Chamaedorea fragrans - 2(17)

Chamaedorea geonomiformis - 2(17)

Chamaedorea glaucifolia - 2(17)

Chamaedorea hooperiana - 2(18)

Chamaedorea klotzschina - 2(17); 5(17)

Chamaedorea metallica - 1(35); 2(17-18); 5(17); 9(35); 14(73)

Chamaedorea microspadix - 2(17-18) 

Chamaedorea oblongata - 2(17)

Chamaedorea plumosa - 2(17)

Chamaedorea pochutlensis - 2(18)

Chamaedorea seifritzii – 5(61); 7(25, 28, 41)

Chamaedorea stolonifera - 2(17)

Chamaedorea tenella - 2(17)

Chamaedorea tepejilote - 2(17); 5(17)

Chamaemelum nobile – 17(51)

Chamaerops humilis - 1(74)

Chambeyronia macrocarpa – 5(16); 14(20); 16(41)

Chambeyronia macrocarpa var. hookerii – 5(17, 61)

Chambeyronia tepejilote – 5(15)

Chamomile, Lawn – see Chamaemelum nobile; Anthemis nobilis

Charcoal – 17(48)

Chard – see Beta vulgaris var. cicla

Chaya – see Cnidoscolus chayamansa

Chayote – see Sechium edule

Cheese Fruit – see Morinda citrifolia

Cheese Tree - see Glochidion

Chelate, nutrients – 15(49)

Chemical fertilisers – 15(49)

Chenille Plant – see Acalypha hispida

Chenopodium berlandieri – 16(68, 69); 17(67)

Cheriodopsis robustus – 8(17)

Cherry blossom trees – 15(12)

Cherry blossoms – 6(51)

Cherry Guava, Yellow – see Psidium cattleianum var. cattleianum f. lucidum

Cherry of Rio Grande – see Eugenia aggregata

Cherry Palm – see Pseudophoenix sargentii

Cherry Tomato – see Lycopersicon lycopersicum var. cerasiforme

Cherry, Aunt Molly Ground – see Physalis pruinosa

Cherry, Brazilian – see Eugenia uniflora

Cherry, Brush – see Syzygium australe

Cherry, Capulin – see Prunus salicifolia; Prunus serotina subsp. capuli

Cherry, Cedar Bay – see Eugenia reinwardtiana

Cherry, Ground – see Physalis pruinosa

Cherry, Surinam – see Eugenia uniflora

Cherry, Tropic – see Prunus serotina subsp. capuli

Cherry, Water – see Syzygium aqueum

Cherrypie – see Heliotropium arborescens

Chestnet, Moreton Bay – see Castanospermum australe

Chestnut Mannikin (bird) – see Lonchura castaneothorax

Chestnut, Cape – see Calodendrum capense

Chestnut-breasted Finch (bird) – see Lonchura castaneothorax

Chestnut-breasted Mania (bird) – see Lonchura castaneothorax

Chewings Fescue – see Festuca

Chia (vegetable) – 14(71); 16(69); also see Salvia hispanica

Chickens – 15(62); 16(64); 17(62-63)

Chicory (vegetable) – 10(87); 15(69); 16(68, 69)

Chigua - 1(61)

Chilacayote (vegetable) – 14(71); 16(69); also see Cucurbita ficifolia

Chilli (vegetable) – 14(71); 15(69); 16(68, 69); see Capsicum frutescens

Chilli, Ornamental – see Capsicum frutescens

China Gold – see Bambusa eutuldoides

Chinese Arrowhead – see Sagittaria sagittifolia

Chinese Banyan – see Ficus microcarpa

Chinese Dwarf Bamboo – see Bambusa guangxiensis

Chinese Elm – see Ulmus chinensis

Chinese Evergreen – see Aglaonema

Chinese Evergreen Jasmine – see Jasminum polyanthum

Chinese Forget-me-not – see Cynoglossum amabile

Chinese greens – 10(87)

Chinese Hat Plant – see Holmskioldia

Chinese Lantern – see Abutilon

Chinese Orchid Tree – see Bauhinia purpurea

Chinese Spinach – see Amaranthus cultivars

Chinese Star Jasmine – see Trachelospermum jasminoides

Chinese Tallow Tree – see Sapium sebiferum

Chinese Wax Flower – see Hoya carnosa

Chinese Wisteria – see Wisteria sinensis

Chives – see Allium schoenoprasum

Chives, Garlic – see Allium tuberosum

Chlorine – 15(49)

Chloris gayana – 12(89)

Chloris truncata – 17(43, 45)

Chlorophytum – 16(70)

Chlorophytum amaniense ‘Fire Flash’ – 3(25)

Chocolate Pudding Fruit – see Diospyros digyna

Chocolate Tree – see Theobroma cacao

Choko – 5(68); 7(74); 15(69); 16(68, 69); 17(52-55); see Sechium edule

Chonemorpha fragrans – 5(39); 14(95); 17(20, 21, 73)

Chorisia speciosa – 12(61); 14(22, 73)

Christella dentata – 7(66, 67)

Christmas Bells – see Blandfordia

Christmas Cactus – see Schlumbergera truncata

Christmas Palm – see Adonidia merrilii; Veitchia merrillii

Christophine - see Sechium edule

Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium — see Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Chrysanthemum morifolium – 16(16)

Chrysanthemum parthenium — see Tanacetum parthenium

Chrysocephalum apiculatum – 17(36)

Chrysocephalum apiculatum ‘Desert Flame’ – 8(22)

Chrysocephalum ramosissimum - 2(15); 3(54); 7(11)

Chrysophyllum cainito – 8(82-83)

Chrysopogon fallax - 2(74)

Chungii – see Bambusa chungii

Chusquea cumingii - 2(18)

Chysis bractescens – 17(81)

Cicadas – 4(75)

Cichorium endivia – 14(55)

Cigar Flower - Cuphea ignea

Cigarette Bush – see Justicia spicigera

Cigarette Plant – see Russelia juncea

Cilantro – see Coriandrum sativum

Cineraria – see Senecio cineraria

Cinnamon myrtle – see Backhousia myrtifolia

Cissus alata ‘Ellen Danica’ – 17(20)

Cissus antarctica – 3(82)

Cissus rhombifolia ‘Éllen Danica’- 15(34); see Cissus alata ‘Ellen Danica’

CITES permits - 1(43, 61)

Citriobatus lancifolius – see Pittosporum lancifolium

Citriobatus linearis – see Pittosporum viscidum

Citriobatus spinescens – see Pittosporum spinescens

Citronella Grass – see Cymbopogon nardus

Citrus – 5(68); 7(84-87); 11(83); 14(22)

Citrus aurantifolia – 16(55)

Citrus australasica – 4(66); 9(63); 11(78); 12(72); 17(34, 35)

Citrus australis – 5(51); 9(63); 12(72); 17(35)

Citrus garawayi – 12(73)

Citrus glauca – 9(63); 12(73); 17(35)

Citrus gracilis – 12(73)

Citrus hystrix – 6(57); 14(38, 40)

Citrus inodora – 12(73)

Citrus, Native – 12(72)

Clarkia elegans – 15(70)

Clausena lansium - 1(83)

Cleistocactus winteri - 2(13); 9(48)

Clematis – 13(35)

Cleome hassleriana – 10(67); 12(13); 15(70); 16(70); 17(68)

Clerodendron ‘Celestial Blue’ – 15(73); should be Clerodendrum ‘Celestial Blue’

Clerodendron ‘Crikey’ – 4(24); should be Clerodendrum ‘Crikey’um

Clerodendron bungei – 10(29-30); should be Clerodendrum bungei

Clerodendron floribundum - 2(73); 3(84); 5(51); should be Clerodendrum floribunda

Clerodendron heterophyllum – 12(71); should be Clerodendrum heterophylum

Clerodendron spectabile - 1(10) should be Clerodendrum spectibile

Clerodendrum quadriloculare – 12(61)

Clerodendrum thomsoniae – 17(20)

Clerodendrum ugandense – see Rotheca myricoides

Clerodendrum wallichii – 14(25)

Clerodentrum nutans – see Clerodendrum wallichii

Cliestocactus jujuyensis – 8(16)

Climate - 1(8-13); 16(27)

Climbing Deeringia – see Deeringia amaranthoides

Climbing Fern – see Stenochlaena palustris

Climbing Frangipani – see Chonemorpha fragrans

Climbing Guinea Flower – see Hibbertia scandens

Climbing Oleander – see Strophanthus gratus

Climbing Pandan – see Freycinetia marginata

Climbing Snapdragon – see Maurandya barclayana; Asarina barclayana

Climbing Ylang-Ylang – see Artabotrys hexapetalus

Clitorea – should be Clitoria

Clitoria ternatea – 4(37); 5(7); 11(83); 12(12, 15); 13(29, 36); 14(73); 17(73)

Clivea – should be Clivia

Clivia - 1(12, 73); 2(18); 4(26); 5(86, 89); 6(51); 7(24); 8(29); 12(24-29)

Clivia caulescens – 12(26)

Clivia Cyrtanthiflora Group – 12(26)

Clivia gardenii – 12(26)

Clivia interspecific hybrids – 12(26)

Clivia miniata - 2(19); 3(16); 12(24-29); 14(20)

Clivia miniata ‘Belgian Hybrid’ – 16(13)

Clivia mirablis – 12(26)

Clivia nobilis – 12(26)

Clivia robusta – 12(26)

Clivia, pests – 12(28)

Clostridium tetani – 13(63)

Clover – see Trifolium

Club Moss – see Salaginella brisbanensis

Clumping Bamboo – 6(62-65)

Clumping Palm – 5(89); 10(26)

Clusia rosea – 6(31)

Clustered Fishtail Palm – see Caryota mitis

Cnidoscolus chayamansa – 8(29, 81); 14(53, 70); 16(69)

Coachwood – see Ceratopetalum apetalum

Coast Banksia – see Banksia integrifolia; Banksia dentata

Coast Canthium – see Cyclophyllum coprosmoides

Coastal Almond – see Terminala catappa

Coastal Cushion – see Banksia spinulosa

Coastal Daisy - see Erigeron

Coastal Grasses - 1(88-89)

Coastal Jack Bbean – see Canavalia rosea

Coastal Juniper - see Juniperus confertus

Coastal Pigface – see Carpobrotus glaucescens

Coastal plants - 1(72-64); 2(16-19); 6(12-16)

Coastal Rosemary - see Westringia fruticosa

Coastal Sheoak – see Casuarina equisetifolia

Coastal Tea Tree - see Leptospermum laevigatum

Cobalt – 15(49)

Coccoloba uvifera – 6(31)

Cochlospermum gillivraei – 8(79)

Cochlospermum vitifolium – 11(27)

Cock Chafer (Curl grub) – 9(7)

Cockscomb - see Celosia argentea var. cristata

Cocky Apple - see Planchonia careya

Coconut - see Cocos nucifera

Coconut Orchid – see Maxillaria tenuifolia

Cocos nucifera - 1(74); 5(68); 6(15, 31)

Cocos nucifera ‘Golden Malay Dwarf’ – 6(15)

Cocos Palm – see Syagrus romanzoffiana

Cocos weddellianum – see Lytocaryum weddellianum

Cocoyam – see Xanthosoma maffafa

Codiaeum – 5(50); 6(17)

Codiaeum variegatum - 1(10, 35); 3(23, 29); 4(28); 8(10, 72); 11(26); 12(33, 54, 61, 67); 13(16, 17, 25, 27); 14(12, 89); 16(40)

Coelogyne – 16(41)

Coffea arabica – 3(68)

Coffee – see Coffea arabica

Coleus – 5(15) – also see Solenostemon scutellarioides

Coleus amboinicus - see Plectranthus amboinicus

Coleus blumei var. verschaffeltii – see Solenostemon scutellarioides

Collard (vegetable) – 14(71); 15(69); 16(69); also see Brassica oleracea var. viridis

Colocasia – 16(70)

Colocasia esculenta – 5(76-77); 13(54); 14(20, 53, 73)

Colocasia esculenta ‘Black Magic’ – 7(16)

Colocasia esculenta ‘Chinaman’s Taro’ – 5(77); 9(29)

Colocasia esculenta ‘Fontanaisii’ – 5(77)

Colombian Flag – see Sanchezia speciosa

Color foliage – see Colour foliage

Colour foliage – 13(24-27)

Columnea – 16(41)

Colville’s Glory Tree - see Colvillea racemosa

Colvillea racemosa - 2(74); 7(81); 11(61); 12(61); 16(42); 17(72)

Combretum constrictum – 10(29-30)

Comfrey – see Symphytum officinale

Common Crow – see Eupolea core

Common Grass Yellow Butterfly – see Eurema hacabe

Common Trumpet Creeper – see Campsis x tagliabuana

Community gardens - 2(67)

Community nurseries – 13(60)

Companion Planting – 17(50-51)

Compartmentalise - 2(64)

Compost – 15(49)

Compost tea - 2(68); 13(77)

Condy’s crystals – 16(48); also see Potassium permanganate

Cone Flower – see Rudbeckia bicolor

Confederate Rose – see Hibiscus mutabilis

Congea tomentosa – 17(7)

Conospermum – 17(46)

Cooktown Orchid - see Dendrobium bigibbum

Coontie – see Zamia integrifolia

Cooper’s Tree Fern – see Cyathea cooperi

Cooroora Cascade – see Grevillea ‘Cooroora Cascade’

Cootamundra Wattle – 6(98); see Acacia baileyana

Copa de Ora – see Allamanda cathartica

Copernicia hospita – 8(66)

Copper - 15(49)

Copper Leaf – see Acalypha wilkesiana

Copper Pod – see Peltophorum pterocarpum

Coral Bush – see Russelia juncea

Coral Hibiscus – see Hibiscus schizopetalus

Coral Plant – see Jatropha multifida; Russelia juncea

Coral Tree - see Erythrina

Coral Vine – see Antignon leptopus

Corchorus cunninghamii – 7(53); 17(36)

Corchorus olitorius – 14(55, 71); 16(68, 69); 17(66, 67)

Cordia sebestena – 16(42,

Cordyline - 2(10, 13); 4(53); 5(17, 22, 50, 90); 7(11, 13); 8(6, 9-12); 10(25-26); 17(22-29)

Cordyline australis – 14(69)

Cordyline banksii – 14(69)

Cordyline cannifolia – 17(28)

Cordyline congesta – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa - 1(10, 34, 45); 2(10, 14, 18); 3(16, 23, 26, 29); 5(16, 57); 7(cover); 11(10); 12(54, 59, 61); 13(12, 16); 14(12, 20, 89); 16(41); 17(22-29)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Alba Rosea’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Amanda’s Blush’ - 17(23, 28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Americana’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Aussie Flag’ – 17(23, 28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Cameroon’ - 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Candy Stripe’ – 17(27)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Carmen’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Celestial Dawn’ – 6(55)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Cointreau’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Compacta’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Crinkle Cut’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Dolly’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Emerald Rain’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Flag Dancer’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Francis’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Froth & Bubble’ – 17(23, 28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Green Jade’ – 17(23)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Hawaiian Rooster’s Tail’ – 17(23)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Hawaiian Rose’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘HiLo rainbow’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Inscripta’ – 11(22); 17(24, 28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘John Klass’ – 17(24)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Kiani’ – 17(25, 28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Kingston’ – 17(24, 28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Kiwi’ – 6(55); 14(20); 17(25, 28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Knobbly Knees’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Madonna’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Maize’ – 12(59); 14(12); 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Margaret Storey’ – 17(25, 28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘McIrney’ – 17(25, 28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Mini Ha Ha’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Miss Andrea’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Moonlight’ – 17(26, 28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Nancy’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Negra’ – 12(54, 59); 14(12); 17(26, 28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘New Guinea Fan’ – 17(26, 28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Opal Hue’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Peter Buck’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Pink Champion’ – 17(26, 28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Pink Diamond’ – 17(27, 18)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Pink Joy’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Purple Prince’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Red Sister’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Roosters Tail’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Rubra’ – 5(10); 12(59); 14(12); 17(27, 28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Rumba’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Schubertii’ – 6(55); 14(22); 17(27, 28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Sonny Matthews’ – 17(27)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Stacey’ - 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Stiletto’ – 17(27, 28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Tango’ – 16(42); 17(23, 28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Tartan’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘The Godfather’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Waihee Rainbow’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘White Delight’ – 17(28)

Cordyline fruticosa ‘Willi’s Gold’ – 17(28)

Cordyline manners-suttoniae – 17(13)

Cordyline murchisoniae – 17(28)

Cordyline petiolaris – 3(84); 17(28)

Cordyline rubra – 17(28)

Cordyline stricta – 17(28)

Coreopsis – 12(13); 15(70); 16(70)

Coriander – 14(71); 15(69); 16(69); see also Coriandrum sativum

Coriander, Long Leafed – see Eryngium foetidum

Coriander, Vietnamese – see Persicaria odorata; Polygonum odoratum

Coriandrum sativum – 14(55, 71); 15(69); 16(69); 17(51, 67)

Corkscrew Grass – see Austrostipa setacea

Corkwood - see Carallia brachiata, Melicope elleryana, Euodia elleryana

Corn – 16(54, 58); also see Zea mays

Cornukaempheria aurantiflora – 6(43); 9(31)

Corpse Flower – see Amorphophallus paeoniifolius

Corymbia – 5(69); 10(90)

Corymbia ‘Summer Red’ – 9(58)

Corymbia citriodora - 1(56)

Corymbia ficifolia – 9(58)

Corymbia phoenicia – 8(78); should be Corymbia phoenicea; generally referred to as Eucalyptus phoenicea

Corymbia ptychocarpa - 2(73, 75); 6(31); 8(78); 9(58); 15(73); 16(9)

Corymbia torelliana - 2(13); 5(69)

Corypha utan – 6(31)

Cosmos bipinnatus – 17(68)

Cosmos cultivars – 15(70)

Cosmos sulphureus – 12(13); 15(73); 16(73); 17(68)

Cossack Pineapple – see Physalis pruinosa

Costa Rica Blue Salvia – see Salvia guaranitica ‘Costa Rica Blue’

Costus - 2(10); 11(83); 16(70); 17(69)

Costus barbatus – 5(15); 6(34); 11(44); 17(73)

Costus cosmosus – 14(73)

Costus oase – 13(54, 55)

Costus productus - 2(46); 10(48); 13(55); 14(73); 17(73)

Costus speciosus ‘Java Pink’ – 9(33, 35)

Costus spicatus – 15(80)

Costus verschaffeltius – 9(33, 35)

Costus woodsonii – 15(80)

Cotinus coggygria – 13(35); 15(13)

Cottage gardens – 12(8)

Cotton Panic Grass – see Digitaria brownii

Cotton Rose – see see Hibiscus mutabilis

Cotton Tree - see Hibiscus tiliaceus

Cottonwood – see Hibiscus tiliaceus

Cottonwood Hibiscus – see Talipariti tiliaceum

Couch – see Cynodon dactylon, Digitaria

Couch smut – see Ustilago cynodontis

Courgette – see Cucurbita pepo

Couroptia guianensis – 10(30)

Couroupita – 8(43)

Crab Cactus – see Schlumbergera truncata

Crab’s Claws - see Heliconia

Crassula ovata – 5(22)

Crassula ovata ‘Hummel’s Sunset’- 2(14)

Crassulacean Acid Metabolism – 12(76)

Crateva – 4(40)

Crateva adansonii – 4(40)

Crateva religiosa – 4(40)

Creek Cherry – see Syzygium australe

Creeping Red Fescue – see Festuca sp.

Creeping Zinnia – see Sanvitalia procumbens

Crepe Jasmine – see Tabernaemontana divaricata

Crepe Myrtle - see Lagerstroemia indica

Crepe Myrtle, Late – see Lagerstroemia floribunda

Cress, Lebanese – see Aethionema cordifolium 

Cretan Brake Fern (Variegated) – see Pteris cretica ‘Albo-lineata’

Crimson Penda – see Xanthostemon youngii

Crinkle Bush – see Lomatia silaifolia

Crinum - 1(12); 8(10, 29), 12(15); 16(70)

Crinum angustifolium – 9(51)

Crinum asiaticum – 8(10-11)

Crinum bulbispermum – 16(75)

Crinum flaccidum – 11(6)

Crinum Lilies – 8(31); 12(14); 17(69)

Crinum pedunculatum - 1(73, 78); 3(35); 6(16); 16(73)

Crinum xanthifolium – 14(89)

Crocus, Indian – see Zephyranthes

Crocus, Storm – see Zephyranthes candida

Crop rotation – 14(54)

Crossandra infundibuliformis – 14(73); 16(13,42); 17(71, 72)

Croton - see Codiaeum variegatum

Crow’s Ash – see Flindersia australis

Crown of Gold - see Barklya syringifolia

Crown of Thorns - see Euphorbia milii

Crucifix Orchid – see Epidendrum

Cryosophila warscewiczii – 9(35)

Cryptanthus – 3(28, 31); 8(75); 9(30); 16(41); 17(69)

Cryptocarya obovata – 11(54)

Cryptocarya triplinervis – 11(78)

Crytostachys renda – 4(28); 15(14)

Ctenanthe - 1(34); 2(18); 16(70); 17(69)

Ctenanthe burle-marxii - 2(18)

Ctenanthe oppenheimiana ‘Tricolor’ – 10(67) – should be Stromanthe ‘Superstar’

Ctenanthe setosa – 9(32)

Ctenanthe setosa ‘Greystar’ – 9(35)

Cuban Cigar – see Calathea lutea

Cuban Royal Palm – see Roystonea regia

Cucuma alismatifolia – 10(67)

Cucumber (vegetable) – 16(68, 69); see Cucumis sativus

Cucumber, Horned – see Cucumis metuliferus

Cucumber, Mexican – 14(71); see Melothria scabra

Cucumber, West Indian – 14(71); 15(69)

Cucumis anguria – 17(67)

Cucumis melo – 17(67)

Cucumis metuliferus – 17(67)

Cucumis sativus – 17(65, 67)

Cucurbita – 11(82); 14(55); 16(56)

Cucurbita ficifolia – 14(55); 16(69); 17(67)

Cucurbita maxima – 16(56-57)

Cucurbita moschata – 16(56)

Cucurbita pepo – 16(56); 17(66, 67)

Cunjevoi - see Alocasia

Cunningham’s Jute – see Corchorus cunninghamii

Cupaniopsis anacardioides – 6(14, 17, 30); 10(44); 11(73, 78)

Cupaniopsis parvifolia – 5(51)

Cupaniopsis sp. aff. flagelliformis ‘curvidentata’ – 9(35)

Cuphea hyssopifolia – 12(71)

Cuphea ignea – 12(41)

Cupressus sempervirens ‘Nitschke’s Needle’ – 11(7)

Curculigo – 16(70)

Curcuma ‘Voodoo Magic’ – 14(17)

Curcuma alismatifolia – 11(83); 14(16, 73)

Curcuma alismatifolia ‘Siam White’ – 14(16, 17)

Curcuma alismatifolia ‘Thai Magic’ – 14(16)

Curcuma alismatifolia ‘Thai Satisfaction’ – 14(16)

Curcuma australasica – 10(29, 55); 14(15); 17(13)

Curcuma longa – 14(15, 16, 53)

Curcuma roscoeana ‘Jewel of Burma’ – 14(16); 16(42)

Curcuma rubescens ‘Ruby’ – 12(54, 57); 14(16)

Curcumas – 4(91); 10(29); 11(83); 14(14-17, 20)

Curl grub – 9(7)

Curly Palm - see Howea belmoreana

Curry Bush – see Helichrysum italicum

Curry Leaf Tree – see Murraya koenigii

Curry Myrtle – see Backhousia angustifolia

Curry Plant – see Helichrysum italicum

Curry Tree, Indian – see Murraya koenigii

Custard Apple – see Annona squamosa x Annona cherimola; 17(56-59)

Custard Marrow - see Sechium edule

Cutleaf Mint Bush – see Prostanthera incisa

Cut-leafed Daisy – see Brachyscome multifida

Cyathea australis – 8(36)

Cyathea cooperi - 3(16); 4(18, 46); 7(67); 8(35-36)

Cyathea leichhardtiana – 7(67)

Cyathula prostrata – 12(33)

Cycads - 1(43, 60); 2(13, 43); 4(19); 5(15); 6(6, 11); 7(23, 36); 8(42, 52, 78); 9(42); 10(36)

Cycas calcicola – 8(66)

Cycas maconochiei - 1(60)

Cycas media – 17(13)

Cycas pectinata - 1(61)

Cycas revoluta - 1(62, 74); 3(39); 4(28), 12(18)

Cycas thouarsii – 8(42)

Cyclocephala signaticollis – 11(87)

Cyclophyllum coprosmoides – 11(78)

Cymbidium atropurpureum – 15(32)

Cymbidium canaliculatum – 15(27-33)

Cymbidium madidim – 15(27-33)

Cymbidium suave – 15(27-33)

Cymbidiums – 15(26-33)

Cymbopogon ambiguus – 14(38, 42)

Cymbopogon citratus – 14(53)

Cymbopogon nardus – 14(38)

Cymbopogon refractus – 12(81)

Cynara scolymus – 14(53)

Cynodon dactylon - 1(89); 3(82); 4(83); 5(82); 7(82); 8(84); 10(89); 12(89); 15(65)

Cynoglossum amabile – 15(70)

Cyperus papyrus – 7(16)

Cyprinus carpio – 11(63)

Cyrtanthus - 1(12); 12 (14); 15(68)

Cyrtanthus mackenii – 12(39); 16(73)

Cyrtomium falcatum – 11(10)

Cyrtostachys renda – 3(48); 4(28); 5(56); 8(63); 16(46)