The Lynn R. Lowrey Arboretum of Rice University: Collections

The Lynn R. Lowrey Arboretum at Rice University

Species of Woody Plants on Rice Campus

last updated: May, 2004

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CN	LN	Number
Glossy Abelia	Abelia X grandifolia	1
Wright Acacia	Acacia wrightii	1
Southern Sugar Maple	Acer barbatum	7
Chalk Maple	Acer leucoderme	2
Japanese Maple	Acer palmatum c. serrulata	1
Red Maple	Acer rubrum	2
Pineapple Guava	Acca sellowiana	5
Mimosa	Albizia julibrissin	6
Paw Paw	Asimina triloba	2
River Birch	Betula nigra	5
Littleleaf Boxwood	Buxus microphylla	5
Beauty Berry	Callicarpa americana	2
Ironwood	Carpinus caroliniana	3
Bitternut Hickory	Carya cordiformis	2
Pecan	Carya illinoensis	7
Camellia	Camellia japonica	1
Shagbark Hickory	Carya ovata	4
Northern Catalpa	Catalpa speciosa	2
Redbud	Cercis canadensis	12
Sugarberry	Celtis laevigata	72
White Fringe Tree	Chionanthus virginicus	2
Lime Tree	Citrus aurantifolia	5
Camphor Tree	Cinnamomum camphora	1
Hawthorn	Crataegus sp.	2
Green Hawthorn	Crataegus viridis	3
Mexican Heather	Cuphea hyssopifolia	2
Italian Cypress	Cupressus sempervirens	48
Sago Palm	Cycas revoluta	12
Anaqua	Ehretia anacua	5
Russian Olive	Elaeagnus pungens	1
Bronze Loquat	Eriobotrya deflexa	3
Loquat	Eriobotrya japonica	6
Common Fig	Ficus carica	2
Climbing Fig	Ficus pumila	1
Altheae	Hibiscus syriacus	3
Chinese Holly	Ilex cornuta	14
Burford Holly	Ilex cornuta var. Burfordii	9
American Holly	Ilex opaca	25
Yaupon Holly	Ilex vomitoria	115
Weeping Yaupon	Ilex vomitoria var. pendula	2
Chinese Indigo	Indigofera kirilowii	1
Pfitzer Juniper	Juniperus chinensis	1
Hollywood Juniper	Juniperus chinensis v. 'torulosa' ('Kaizuka')	4
Red Cedar	Juniperus virginiana	2
Chinese Golden Raintree	Koelreuteria bipinnata	11
Golden Raintree	Koelreuteria paniculata	1
Crape Myrtle	Lagerstroemia indica	317
Wax-leaf Ligustrum	Ligustrum japonicum	146
Chinese Privet	Ligustrum sinense	6
Formosa Sweetgum	Liquidambar formosa	3
Sweetgum	Liquidambar styraciflua	63
Chinese Witch Hazel	Loropetalum chinese	13
Magnolia	Magnolia grandiflora	52
Saucer Magnolia	Magnolia soulangiana	9
Sweet Bay	Magnolia virginiana	4
Barbados Cherry	Malpighia glabra	2
Barbados Cherry	Malpighia semargiacta	1
Mango	Mangifera indica	1
Red Mulberry	Morus rubra	1
Banana	Musa acuminata	2
Wax Myrtle	Myrica cerifera	4
Nandina	Nandina domestica	10
Oleander	Nerium oleander	16
Sweet Olive	Osmanthus fragrans	2
Jerusalem-thorn	Parkinsonia aculeata	8
Persian Parrotia	Parrotia persica	2
Redbay	Persea borbonia	1
Fraser Photinia	Photinia fraseri	1
Japanese Photinia	Photinia glabra	6
Chinese Pistachio	Pistacia chinensis	15
Slash Pine	Pinus elliotii	4
Longleaf Pine	Pinus palustris	3
Loblolly Pine	Pinus taeda	139
Japanese Pittosporum	Pittosporum tobira	9
Japanese Pittosporum	Pittosporum tobira Variegata	1
Mexican Sycamore	Platanus mexicana	34
Sycamore	Platanus occidentalis	12
Japanese Yew	Podocarpus macrophyllus	21
Carolina Cherry-Laurel	Prunus caroliniana	6
Purple Leaf Plum	Prunus cerasifera	8
Mexican Plum	Prunus mexicana	30
Peach	Prunus persica	1
Callery Pear	Pyrus calleryana	18
White Oak	Quercus alba	5
Overcup Oak	Quercus lyrata	55
Bur Oak	Quercus macrocarpa	6
Basket Oak	Quercus michauxii	1
Chinkapin Oak	Quercus muehlenbergii	10
Water Oak	Quercus nigra	215
Willow Oak	Quercus phellos	117
Monterrey Oak	Quercus polymorpha	4
Shumard Oak	Quercus shumardii	168
Post Oak	Quercus stellata	91
Cork Oak	Quercus suber	1
Texas Oak	Quercus texana	7
Live Oak	Quercus virginiana	2221
Indian Hawthorne	Rhaphiolepis indica	11
Round-leaf Hawthorn	Rhaphiolepis umbellata	2
Needle Palm	Rhapidophyllum hystrix	15
Azalea	Rhododendron indica	72
Shiny Sumac	Rhus copallinum	2
Dwarf Palm	Sabal minor	7
Narrow-leaf Soapberry	Sapindus drumondii	3
Chinese Tallow	Sapium sebiferum	5
Mescal Bean	Sophora secundiflora	5
Reeve's Spirea	Spiraea cantoniensis	3
Pond Cypress	Taxodium ascendens	4
Bald Cypress	Taxodium distichum	67
Montezuma Cypress	Taxodium mucronatum	10
Cleyera	Ternstroemia gymnanthera	11
Winged Elm	Ulmus alata	28
American Elm	Ulmus americana	23
Cedar Elm	Ulmus crassifolia	222
Chinese Elm	Ulmus parvifolia	33
Chaste-tree	Vitex agnus-castus	4
Wax-leaf Viburnum	Viburnum japonicum	8
Xylosma	Xylosma congestum	2

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CN	LN	Number
Altheae	Hibiscus syriacus	3
American Elm	Ulmus americana	23
American Holly	Ilex opaca	25
Anaqua	Ehretia anacua	5
Azalea	Rhododendron indica	72
Bald Cypress	Taxodium distichum	67
Banana	Musa acuminata	2
Barbados Cherry	Malpighia glabra	2
Barbados Cherry	Malpighia semargiacta	1
Basket Oak	Quercus michauxii	1
Beauty Berry	Callicarpa americana	2
Bitternut Hickory	Carya cordiformis	2
Bronze Loquat	Eriobotrya deflexa	3
Bur Oak	Quercus macrocarpa	6
Burford Holly	Ilex cornuta var. Burfordii	9
Callery Pear	Pyrus calleryana	18
Camellia	Camellia japonica	1
Camphor Tree	Cinnamomum camphora	1
Carolina Cherry-Laurel	Prunus caroliniana	6
Cedar Elm	Ulmus crassifolia	222
Chalk Maple	Acer leucoderme	2
Chaste-tree	Vitex agnus-castus	4
Chinese Elm	Ulmus parvifolia	33
Chinese Golden Raintree	Koelreuteria bipinnata	11
Chinese Holly	Ilex cornuta	14
Chinese Indigo	Indigofera kirilowii	1
Chinese Pistachio	Pistacia chinensis	15
Chinese Privet	Ligustrum sinense	6
Chinese Tallow	Sapium sebiferum	5
Chinese Witch Hazel	Loropetalum chinese	13
Chinkapin Oak	Quercus muehlenbergii	10
Cleyera	Ternstroemia gymnanthera	11
Climbing Fig	Ficus pumila	1
Common Fig	Ficus carica	2
Common Juniper	Juniperus chinensis v. 'torulosa' ('Kaizuka')	4
Cork Oak	Quercus suber	1
Crape Myrtle	Lagerstroemia indica	317
Dwarf Palm	Sabal minor	7
Fraser Photinia	Photinia fraseri	1
Glossy Abelia	Abelia X grandifolia	1
Golden Raintree	Koelreuteria paniculata	1
Green Hawthorne	Crataegus viridis	3
Hawthorn	Crataegus sp.	2
Indian Hawthorn	Rhaphiolepis indica	11
Ironwood	Carpinus caroliniana	3
Italian Cypress	Cupressus sempervirens	48
Japanese Maple	Acer palmatum c. serrulata	1
Japanese Photinia	Photinia glabra	6
Japanese Pittosporum	Pittosporum tobira	9
Japanese Pittosporum	Pittosporum tobira Variegata	1
Japanese Yew	Podocarpus macrophyllus	21
Jerusalem-thorn	Parkinsonia aculeata	8
Lime Tree	Citrus aurantifolia	5
Liquidambar formosa	Liquidambar formosa	3
Littleleaf Boxwood	Buxus microphylla	5
Live Oak	Quercus virginiana	2221
Loblolly Pine	Pinus taeda	139
Longleaf Pine	Pinus palustris	3
Loquat	Eriobotrya japonica	6
Magnolia	Magnolia grandiflora	52
Mango	Mangifera indica	1
Mescal Bean	Sophora secundiflora	5
Mexican Heather	Cuphea hyssopifolia	2
Mexican Plum	Prunus mexicana	30
Mexican Sycamore	Platanus mexicana	34
Mimosa	Albizia julibrissin	6
Monterrey Oak	Quercus polymorpha	4
Montezuma Cypress	Taxodium mucronatum	10
Nandina	Nandina domestica	10
Narrow-leaf Soapberry	Sapindus drumondii	3
Needle Palm	Rhapidophyllum hystrix	15
Northern Catalpa	Catalpa speciosa	2
Oleander	Nerium oleander	16
Overcup Oak	Quercus lyrata	55
Paw Paw	Asimina triloba	2
Peach	Prunus persica	1
Pecan	Carya illinoensis	7
Persian Parrotia	Parrotia persica	2
Pfitzer Juniper	Juniperus chinensis	1
Pineapple Guava	Acca sellowiana	5
Pond Cypress	Taxodium ascendens	4
Post Oak	Quercus stellata	91
Purple Leaf Plum	Prunus cerasifera	8
Red Cedar	Juniperus virginiana	2
Red Maple	Acer rubrum	2
Red Mulberry	Morus rubra	1
Redbay	Persea borbonia	1
Redbud	Cercis canadensis	12
Reeve's Spirea	Spiraea cantoniensis	3
River Birch	Betula nigra	5
Round-leaf Hawthorn	Rhaphiolepis umbellata	2
Russian Olive	Elaeagnus pungens	1
Sago Palm	Cycas revoluta	12
Saucer Magnolia	Magnolia soulangiana	9
Shagbark Hickory	Carya ovata	4
Shiny Sumac	Rhus copallinum	2
Shumard Oak	Quercus shumardii	168
Slash Pine	Pinus elliotii	4
Southern Sugar Maple	Acer barbatum	7
Sugarberry	Celtis laevigata	72
Sweet Bay	Magnolia virginiana	4
Sweet Olive	Osmanthus fragrans	2
Sweetgum	Liquidambar styraciflua	63
Sycamore	Platanus occidentalis	12
Texas Oak	Quercus texana	7
Water Oak	Quercus nigra	215
Wax Myrtle	Myrica cerifera	4
Wax-leaf Ligustrum	Ligustrum japonicum	146
Wax-leaf Viburnum	Viburnum japonicum	8
Weeping Yaupon	Ilex vomitoria var. pendula	2
White Fringe Tree	Chionanthus virginicus	2
White Oak	Quercus alba	5
Willow Oak	Quercus phellos	117
Winged Elm	Ulmus alata	28
Wright Acacia	Acacia wrightii	1
Xylosma	Xylosma congestum	2
Yaupon Holly	Ilex vomitoria	115

This list is under continuous revision. If you note any errors or omissions, please email arboretum@rice.edu.

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