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-- Flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) also flowers on the previous year's wood and is one of the earliest showy flowering shrubs in spring.
Knowing when to prune is crucial for dependable flower blossoms Joel M. Lerner 2010
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Shrub-style aloes (Aloe speciosa) form colonies 3 or 4 feet tall and wide.
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Legumes such as Eperua oleifera, E. campestris, Palovea brasiliensis, Elizabetha paraensis, E. bicolor, E. durissima, and Coumarouna speciosa are common.
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The most striking feature of the region are the extensive high-density stands of the economically important oil palm babaçu (Attalea speciosa, formerly Orbignya phalerata).
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But I'd go for a wall shrub, a cultivar of Chaenomeles speciosa, with red, coral or pink flowers in spring and fruit in autumn.
Stumped? Hunting for a big plant with small roots Lia Leendertz 2010
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Beach forest occurs on nutrient-poor sandy ridges on the north and northwest coasts of Ujung Kulon, and is typified by such species as Calophyllum inophyllum, Barringtonia asiatica, Hernandia peltata, Guettarda speciosa, Terminalia catappa and Pongamia pinnata.
Ujung Kulon National Park and Krakatau Nature Reserve, Indonesia 2009
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In the tropical semi-evergreen forests common trees and shrubs are Albizia procera, Duabanga grandiflora, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Crateva unilocularis, Sterculia urens, Grewia serrulata, Mallotus philippensis, Bridelia retusa, Aphania rubra, Leea indica and L. umbraculifera.
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Also blooming were daffodils, grape hyacinths and the spot of red is flowering quince, Chaenomeles speciosa.
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Primary lowland forest of the Gunung Honje region includes Pterospermum javanicum, Dipterocarpus gracilis, Intsia bijuga, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Ficus spp. and Eugenia spp.
Ujung Kulon National Park and Krakatau Nature Reserve, Indonesia 2009
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The Lagerstroemia speciosa is one of the dominant tree species in the closed canopy forest on Gunung Payung.
Ujung Kulon National Park and Krakatau Nature Reserve, Indonesia 2009
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