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Rabbit Meat – see Alternanthera sessilis

Racehorse Tree – see Tipuana tipu

Raddichio – 16(68, 69); also see Cichorium intybus

Radish – 14(71); 15(69); 16(68, 69); see Raphanus sativus

Rain Lily – see Habranthus; Zephyranthes

Rain Tree – see Samanea saman

Rainbow Shower – see Cassia x Nealiae ‘Rainbow Shower’

Rainfall - 1(9); 2(24)

Rainforest, Dry – 12(74-77)

Rainforest, Subtropical – 12(74-77)

Rainwater tanks - 2(24); 4(33); 12(82)

Raja’s hedge – see Euphorbia nerifolia

Randia fitzalanii - see Atroctocarpus fitzalanii

Randia formosa – 14(27)

Randia maculata – see Rothmannia longiflora

Rangoon Creeper – see Quisqualis indica

Ranunculus inundatus – 18(89)

Rapanea variabilis - see Myrsine variabilis

Raphanus sativus – 11(82); 16(68, 69); 17(67); 18(67)

Raspberry, Atherton – see Rubus fraxinifolius

Raspberry, Ceylon – see Rubus niveus

Raspberry, Mysore – see Rubus niveus

Raspberry, Yellow Fruited – see Rubus ellipticus

Rattlesnake Agave – see Manfreda maculosa

Ravenala madagascariensis – 10(26); 13(44)

Ravenea rivularis - 2(18)

Rechsteineria leucotricha - see Sinningia leucotricha

Red Alcantarea – see Alcantarea imperialis ‘Rubra’

Red Back Native Ginger – see Alpinia caerulea ‘Red Back’

Red Beech - see Dillenia alata

Red Christmas – see Heliconia angusta

Red Climbing Bauhinia – see Bauhinia kockiana

Red Cloak – see Megaskepasma erythrochlamys

Red Coondoo – see Mimusops elengi

Red Dombeya – see Dombeya burgessiae

Red Edge – see Pandanus utilis

Red Freshwater Mangrove – see Barringtonia actuangula

Red Fruited Saw Sedge – see Gahnia sieberiana

Red Ginger – see Alpinia purpurata

Red Holiday Heliconia – see Heliconia angusta ‘Red Christmas’

Red Hot Cat’s Tail – see Acalypha hispida

Red Ivy – see Hemigraphis colorata; Hemigraphis alternata

Red Jade Vine – see Mucuna novoguineensis

Red Kamala – see Mallotus philippensis

Red Latan Palm – see Latania lontaroides

Red Leaf Hibiscus – see Hibiscus acetosella

Red Mukunu-wenna – see Alternanthera polygonoides

Red Olive Plum – see Elaeodendron australe

Red Paintbrush – see Scadoxus puniceus

Red Passionflower – see Passiflora quadrangularis; Passiflora coccinea

Red Penda – see Xanthostemon whitei

Red Poinsettia – see Euphorbia pulcherrima

Red Powder Puff – see Calliandra haematocephala

Red Rose Costus – see Costus oase

Red Shrimp Plant – see Ruellia chartacea

Red Stinkhorn – see Phallus rubicundus

Red Torch Ginger – see Etlingera elatior

Red Tower Spiral Ginger – see Costus barbatus

Red Wax Ginger – see Tapeinochilos ananassae

Red-browed Finch (bird) – see Neochmia temporalis

Red-browed Firetail (bird) – see Neochmia temporalis

Red-fruited Kurrajong – see Sterculia quadrifida

Redfruited Sawsedge – see Gahnia sieberiana

Redleg Grass – see Bothriochloa macra

Redneck Palm – see Dypsis leptocheilos

Reed Palm – see Chamaedorea seifrizii

Reeds – 7(69)

Reinga Lily – see Arthropodium cirrhatum

Reinwardtia indica – 15(73)

Renealmia cernua – 16(42)

Reseda odorata – 15(70); 18(68)

Resurrection Lily – see Kaempferia pulchra

Rex Begonia – see Begonia x rex ‘Sir Percy’

Rhaphiolepis x delacourii – 16(72)

Rhapis excelsa - 2(18); 5(16); 7(17, 28); 8(10-11)

Rhapis Palm – see Rhapis excelsa

Rheophytic trees – 6(29)

Rhipsalis - 2(13)

Rhipsalis salicornioides – see Hatiora salicornioides

Rhizobia – 16(55)

Rhizome – 5(87)

Rhodamnia sessiliflora – 12(54)

Rhodanthe - 1(78)

Rhodanthe anthemoides – 10(48); 18(69)

Rhodanthe chlorocephala – 18(69)

Rhodanthe chlorocephala subsp. rosea – 16(70); 18(68)

Rhodanthe daisies – 8(31)

Rhodanthe manglesi - 18(69)

Rhodes Grass – see Chloris gayana

Rhodes Grass Mealybug – see Antonina graminis

Rhododendron – 4(19, 57); 8(57); 14(95); 16(72)

Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth Matton’ - 16(13)

Rhododendron ‘Ivory Coast’ - 5(22)

Rhododendron ‘Shiraz’ – 16(12)

Rhododendron ‘Simbu Sunset’ – 4(57)

Rhododendron ‘Sweet Wendy’ – 4(57)

Rhododendron indica cultivars – 15(73)

Rhododendron lochiae – 4(57)

Rhodomyrtus tomentosa – 13(87)

Rhodosphaera rhodanthema – 5(51); 11(78); 12(65, 75)

Rhoeo - see Tradescantia spathacea

Rhoeo bermudensis - see Tradescantia spathacea ‘Hawaiian Dwarf’

Rhoeo spathacea – 4(11) – see Tradescantia spathacea

Rhoeo spathacea variegata - see Tradescantia ‘Vittata’

Rhopalostylis baueri - 2(18)

Rhynchostylis – 14(31)

Ribbon Bush – see Hypoestes aristata

Riberry – see Syzygium leuhmanii

Rice Bean – see Vigna umbellata

Richmond Birdwing – 4(74)

Ricinocarpos pinifolius – 6(61); 6(76)

River Cherry – see Syzygium tierneyanum

Roaring Meg Creeper – see Tecomanthe sp. ‘Roaring Meg’

Rock Lily – see Thelychiton speciosus

Rock Orchid – see Thelychiton speciosus

Rock phosphates – 14(48)

Rock Tassel Fern – see Huperzia squarrosa

Rocket – 8(29); 14(71); 15(69); 16(69)

Rocket, Salad - see Eruca sativa

Rocket, Wild – see Diplotaxis tenuifolia

Roly-poly Satinash – see Waterhousea unipunctata

Rondeletia ‘Caprice’ – 16(12)

Rondeletia amoena – 12(15); 16(72)

Rondeletia leucophylla – 10(69)

Roof gardens – 12(16-19)

Roof Iris – see Iris tectorum

Rootspine Palm – see Cryosophila warscewiczii

Rosa ‘Lamarque’ – 5(12)

Rosa ‘Malidivian Pink’ – 16(39)

Rosa ‘Monsieur Tillier’ – 5(12)

Rosa ‘Mrs B R Cant’ – 5(12)

Rosa ‘Rose Edouard’ – 16(39)

Rosa ‘Seduction’ - 16(12)

Rosa banksiae – 17(21)

Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’ – 10(10); 16(12)

Rosa chinensis ‘Cecile Brunner’ – 16(12); 17(21)

Rosa cultivars – 11(82); 12(65)

Rose - 1(12, 66-69); 3(90); 5(90); 7(44); 16(34-39)

·         Calendar – 16(38)

·         Floribunda – 16(35)

·         Hybrid teas – 16(35)

·         In the subtropics – 16(34-39)

·         Miniatures – 16(35)

·         Modern roses – 16(35)

Rose Allamanda – see Strophanthus gratus

Rose Apple – see Owenia venosa

Rose arbour – 8(50)

Rose Cactus – see Pereskia aculeata ‘Godseffiana’

Rose Costus, Red – see Costus oase

Rose Ginger – see Siphonochilus kirkii

Rose of Sharon – see Hibiscus mutabilis

Rose of Venezuala - see Brownea grandiceps

Rosella – see Hibiscus sabdariffa; see 15(52-55)

Rosella recipes – 15(55)

Rosella, native – see Hibiscus heterophyllus

Rosemary - see Rosmarinus officinalis

Rosewood – see Pterocarpus indica

Rosewood Ironbark – see Acacia fasciculifera

Rosmarinus ‘Blue Lagoon’ – 8(56)

Rosmarinus officinalis - 1(73); 3(16); 4(10); 5(69); 16(11); 17(51, 72)

Rosy Rain Lily – see Zephyranthes rosea

Rotheca myricoides – 13(cover, 3, 31); 14(73); 18(42)

Rothmannia globosa – 15(83)

Rothmannia longiflora – 15(83)

Rothmannia manganjae – 14(27, 94); 15(83)

Rough Bluegrass – see Poa trivialis

Rough Guinea Flower – see Hibbertia aspera

Rough Leaved Elm – see Aphananthe philippinensis

Rough Tree Fern – see Cyathea australis

Round Lime, Native – see Citrus australis

Roupellia grata – see Strophanthus gratu

Royal Palm - see Roystonea

Royenia lucida – 12(71)

Roystonea regia - 1(32); 2(18); 6(31)

Rubber Plant, Variegated Baby – see Peperomia obtusifolia ‘Variegata’

Rubus ellipticus – 13(87); 14(58)

Rubus fraxinifolius – 14(58)

Rubus neveus – should be Rubus niveus

Rubus niveus – 13(87); 14(58)

Rudbeckia bicolor – 15(70); renamed Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima

Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima – 18(68)

Rue – see Ruta graveolens

Ruellia – 16(70); 17(69)

Ruellia chartacea – 15(71, 73)

Ruffled Fan Palm – see Licuala grandis

Rulingia salviifolia – 13(54, 56)

Rumberry – see Myrciaria floribunda

Rumex acetosa – 14(53)

Rumex scutatus – 14(53)

Rumohra adiantiformis – 8(36)

Rungia klossii – 14(53)

Runner Bean – see Phaseolus coccineus

Ruscus hypophyllum – 18(77)

Russelia equisetiformis - 2(74); see also Russelia juncea

Russelia juncea - 1(74); 4(38); 6(16, 17); 14(73); 15(73)

Russell River Lime – see Citrus inodora

Rust – 4(64)

Rusty Carabeen – see Aceratium ferrugineum

Rusty Fig – see Ficus rubiginosa

Ruta graveolens – 15(41)

Ruttya fruticosa – 11(49); 16(18)

Ruttya fruticosa ‘Scholesei’ – 11(49)