COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FUNCTION ROOTS

Rubber Tree Hevea brasiliensis

Support (Brace Roots)
Five Fingers Pseudopanax arboreus

Corn Zea mays

Support (Prop Roots)
Pandan Pandanus amaryllifolius

Creeping Ivy Glechoma hederaceae Support (Clinging Roots)

Radish Raphanus sativus

Sweet Potato Ipomoea batatas
Turnips Brassica rapa
Carrot Daucus carota Food storage
Purple Yam Dioscorea alata
Beets Beta vulgaris
Cassava Manihot esculenta

Round-leaved orchid Amerorchis rotundifolia Photosynthesis

Tugui or Lesser yam Dioscorea esculenta Protection

Peanut Arachis hypogaea Nitrogen Fixation

Mangrove Rhizophora mangle

Aeration
Dendrobium Dendrobium

Purple Yam Dioscorea alata Reproduction

Support
Brace roots – aerial roots arising from main stem which penetrates the ground
Prop roots – aerial roots arising from the branches which penetrate the ground
Clinging roots – aerial roots arising from the branches which penetrate the ground
Food storage - enlarged, fleshy, or succulent root
Photosynthesis - green aerial roots
Protection - presence of spines
Nitrogen fixation - formation of root nodules containing bacteria in their cells
Aeration - with PNEUMATOPHORES or roots with spongy tissues protruding from the surface of soil

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME MODIFIED FUNCTION FUNCTION STEM

Cadena de amor Antigonon leptopus
Ampalaya Momordica charantia Tendrils
squash Cucurbita maxima

Unusual Method of
Balloon vine Cardiospermum halicacabum Twiners Support

Creeping ivy Glechoma hederacea Root Climbers

Stick plant Euphorbia tirucalli Green stems

Photosynthesis
Cacti Cactaceae Phyllloclades

Digman Hydrilla verticillata Uncutinized Epidermis

Ginger Zingiber officinale Fleshy underground

Potato Solanum tuberosum stems/Development of Storage/Reproduction
Gabi Colocasia esculenta buds

Bougainvillea Bougainvillea
Rose Rosa
Thorns and spines Protection
Pomelo Citrus maxima
Calamansi Citrus microcarpa

ECONOMIC IMPORATANCE
cabbage Brassica oleraceae
lettuce Lactuca sativa
Food source
spinach Spinacia oleracea
celery Apium graveolens

hemp Cannabis sativa

rami Boehmeria nivea Fiber
abaca Musa textilis

Tea leaves Beverages

Tobacco leaves Nicotiana tabacum Cigarette

Akapulko Cassia Alata

Sambong Blumea balsamifera Drugs/Medicinal
Lagundi Vitex negundo

Winter green Gaultheria procumbens

Peppermint Mentha cordifolia flavoring
Spearmint Mentha spicata

COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME MODIFIED FUNCTION LEAVES

 STRUCTURE
Cactus Cactaceae
spines
Colitis Protection
Motile leaves
Makahiya Mimosa pudica
“thigmonasty”

Senecio or groundsel Senecio vulgaris

Stone plant Dinteranthus microspermus
Living stone Lithops
Succulent leaves Water storage
Kataka taka Bryophyllum pinnatum
Aloe vera Aloe vera
Stonecrops Crassulaceae

Pea plant Pisum sativum

Tendrils
Squash plant Cucurbita maxima Support
Banana tree Musa Pseudotrunk

Nepenthes-pitcher plant Nepenthes Obtain nitrogen

Sundew Drosera from amino Insect traps
Venus’ flytrap Dionaea muscipula acids

Kalanchoe Kalanchoe blossfeldiana Adventitious

Food production
Sansevieria or snake plant Dracaena trifasciata buds

Poinsettia Euphorbia pulcherrima

Mussaenda Mussaenda erythrophylla For Attraction of
Colored leaves
Bougainvillea Bougainvillea Pollinators
Anthurium or flamingo lily Anthurium andraeanum

Water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes Floats Aeration (For Support)

Suha leaf (pomelo) Citrus maxima Expanded leaf-

Photosynthesis
Rose leaf Rosa like petiole