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| Plant | Origin | Zone | Height | Type | D/M/W |
| Caesalpinia cacalaco | |||||
| Caesalpinia ferrea - Brazilian Ironwood | East Brazil | 9-12 | 15M | Moist | |
| Caesalpinia granadillo - Bridal Veil Tree | Venezuela | 10-12 | 8M | Moist | |
| Caesalpinia peltoporoide - False Brazilwood | Brazil | 10M | Moist | ||
| Caesalpinia pucherrima - Dwarf Poinciana | West Indies, Tropical America | 10 | 5M | Tree | |
| Calamus areumis | |||||
| Calamus australis | Queensland | 25M | CV | ||
| Calamus caryotoides | |||||
| Calamus inermis | V | ||||
| Calamus spp - Rattan | 11 | 9m | V | ||
| Calamus vestitus - Guadal Canal Rattan Palm | Guadal Canal | 11-12 | V | ||
| Calamus viminalis | 11 | V | |||
| Calliandra haematocephala - Red Powder Puff | South America | 10-12 | 6M | B? / Bush | Moist |
| Calliandra surinamensis - Pink Powder Puff | North & South America | 9-12 | 6M | B? / Bush | |
| Callistemon viminalis - Red Cluster | Hybird | 9-12 | 6M | ||
| Callistemon viminalis - Weeping Bottlebrush | New South Wales | 9-12 | 8M | Moist | |
| Calophyllum brasiliense - Brazilian Beauty Leaf | West Indies, Central & South America | 10B-12 | 25M | Moist | |
| Calophyllum inophyllum - Mastwood | Tropical Asia to Pacific | 10-12M | 30M | Moist | |
| Calyptranthes pallens - Spicewood | South Florida | ||||
| Calyptrocalyx elegans v. boalak | |||||
| Calyptrocalyx hollrungii | New Guinea | 10B-11 | 2.5M | Clumping Palms | Moist |
| Calyptrocalyx pachystachys | New Guinea | 10B-11 | 3M | Shade | Moist |
| Calyptrocalyx polyphyllus | |||||
| Calyptrogyne ghiesbreghtiana | South Mexico - North Colombia | 10B-11 | 2M | Clumping Palms | |
| Calyptromoma occidentalis | Jamaica | 10B-11 | 15M | Shade | Moist |
| Calyptromoma rivalis | Hispaniola & Puerto Rico | 10B-11 | 15M | Shade | Moist |
| Campomansia linniatifolia | |||||
| Cananga ordorata - Perfume Tree / Ylang-Ylang | India - SE Asia -Austrailia | 10-12 | 20M | Moist | |
| Cananga spp - Black Ylang-Ylang | |||||
| Carcica papaya - Papaya | Columbia | 10-11 | 8M | ||
| Cardia - Glue Tree | |||||
| Carludovica palmata - Panama Hot Palm | Central & South America | 11 | 2-3 M | ||
| Carpentaria acuminata - Carpentaria Palm | No Territory AV | 10B-11 | 18M | Shade | |
| Carpoxylon macrospermum | Vanuatu | 11 | 30M | Shade | |
| Caryota cumingii - Golden Fishtail | Philippines | 10B-11 | 12m | Shade | |
| Caryota mitis - Clustering Fishtail Palm | Philippines-South China- SE Asia | 10B-11 | 8M | Clumping Palms | |
| Caryota oblusa - Mountain Fishtail | India, Thailand | 10B-11B | 20M | Shade | |
| Caryota rumphiana - Giant Fishtail | Southeast Asia, Australia | 10B-11 | 18m | Shade | |
| Caryota spp | Palm | ||||
| Caryota urens - Wine Palm | Burma, India, Sir Lankier | 10B-11 | 20M | Solitary Palm | Moist |
| Caryota urens 'Himalayan' | 10B-11 | 25M | Shade | ||
| Caryota zebrina | New Guinera | Palm | |||
| Casimiroa edulis - White Sapote (high elevators) | Mexico, Central America | 10-12 | 15M | Solitary Foliage | |
| Cassia alata | |||||
| Cassia fistula - Golden Shower | India | 12 | 20M | Tree | Moist |
| Cassia javanica - Apple Blossom Shower (rose pink) | Indonesia | 10-12 | 25M | Moist | |
| Cassia leptophylla | |||||
| Cassia sp. | |||||
| Cassia spectabilis | |||||
| Castanospermum australe - Moreton Bay Chestnut | Queenland | 10-12 | 40M | Tree | Moist |
| Cavanillesia platanifolia - Quipo | Panama, Columbia, Perry | 10-11 | 65M | Moist | |
| Cavinaia argyrata | |||||
| Cecropia hawaiian | |||||
| Cecropia palmata - Snakewood | West Indies, South America | 10-12 | 15M | Tree | Moist |
| Cecropia peltata - Guarumo | Tropical America | 10-12 | 20M | Tree | Moist |
| Cecropia Red form Costa Rica | |||||
| Cecropia sp. | Central America | ||||
| Cedrela odorata - Cigar Box Tree (greenish white) | Tropical America | 10-12 | 30M | Tree | Moist |
| Ceiba aesculifolia (yellow-white flowers) | Mexico-Central America | 10-12 | 25M | Tree | |
| Ceiba pentandra - Kapok Tree (white flowers) | Africa, Tropical America | 10-12 | 60M | Tree - Branching | |
| Ceiba schottii | Mexico | ||||
| Ceratozamia hildae | Eastern Mexico | 10-11 | 2M | Shade | Wet |
| Ceratozamia latifolia | Eastern Mexico | 10-11 | 1.5M | Shade | Wet |
| Ceratozamia robusta | Belize, Guatemala, Mexico | 10B-11 | 4M | Solitary Palm | Wet |
| Ceroxylon alpinum - Wax Palm | Venezuela | 10-11 | 30M | Shade | Moist |
| Chamadorea woodsoniana | |||||
| Chamaedorea adscendens | 25M | Shade | |||
| Chamaedorea cataractarum - Cat Palm | Mexico | 10-11 | 4M | Clumping Palms | |
| Chamaedorea costeriana - Costa Rican Bamboo Palm | S. Mexico & Central America | 10-11 | 7M | Clumping Palms | Moist |
| Chamaedorea elegans - Neanth Bell | Mexico, Central America | 10B-11 | 3m | Shade | Moist |
| Chamaedorea erumpens - Bamboo Palm | Honduras' | 10B-11 | 3M | Shade | Moist |
| Chamaedorea florida hybird - Florida Hybird | elegans x selfrizii | 10B-11 | 4M | Shade | |
| Chamaedorea hooperiana | Mexico | 10B-11 | 6M | B-C | Moist |
| Chamaedorea metallica - Metallica | Southern Mexico | 10B-11 | 3M | Shade | Moist |
| Chamaedorea microspadix - Hardy Bamboo Palm | Central Mexico | 9B-11 | 3.5M | Clumping Palms | Moist |
| Chamaedorea nani | Moist | ||||
| Chamaedorea seifrizii - Reed Palm | Yucatan - Honduras | 10B-11 | 3M | Clumping Palms | Moist |
| Chamaedorea stolonifera | Chiapas Mexico | 10B-11 | 2M | R-C | |
| Chamaedorea tepejilote - Pacaya Palm | Mexico-Columbia | 10B-11 | 6M | Shade | Moist |
| Chamaerops humilis - Mediterranean Fan Palm | Mediterranean Sea | 8-11 | 7M | Clumping Palms | Dry |
| Chamaerops humilis cerifera {silver form} | Mediterranean | 8-11 | 5M | Clumping Palms | Dry |
| Chambeyronia hookeri | 10-11 | 15M | |||
| Chambeyronia houailon | |||||
| Chambeyronia macrocarpa - Red Feather Palm | North Caldonia | 10-11 | 15M | Moist | |
| Chelyocarpus chuco | Amazon Bolivia - Brazil | 10B-11 | 25M | Clumping Palms | Wet |
| Chorisia insignis - White Silk Floss Tree | South America | 10-11 | 15M | Moist | |
| Chorisia speciosa - Floss Silk Tree (lavender flower) | Brazil, Argentina | 8-10 | 20M | Moist | |
| Chorisia speciosa - Majestic Beauty | Cultivar | 9 | 12M | ||
| Chrysobalanus icaco - Cocoplum | Caribbean | 10-12 | 6M | Shade | Moist |
| Chrysophyllum albidum | Tropical Africa | 20M | |||
| Chrysophyllum cainito - Cainito / Star Apple | Tropical America | 10-12 | 30M | Tree | Moist |
| Chrysophyllum oliviforme - Satin Leaf | South Florida, West Indies | 10-12 | 10M | Tree | |
| Chuniophoenix nana | |||||
| Cibotium glaucum - Hapu'u / Hawaiian Tree Fern | |||||
| Ciccus incisa - Marine Ivy | |||||
| Cinnamomum camphora - Camphor Tree | China, Japan | 8-11 | 12M | ||
| Cinnamomum cassia (aromaticum) - Cassia Bark Tree | Burma, China | 10-12 | 13M | ||
| Cinnamomum zeylanicum (verum) - Cinnamon Tree | Sir-Lanka, Southwest India | 10-12 | 10M | ||
| Citrofortunella mitis - Calamondin | Philippines | 10 | 3-4M | ||
| Citrus aurantifolia - Key Lime | Malaysia, India | 10-12 | 5M | Tree | |
| Citrus aurantifolia 'Tahiti' - Persian Lime | Malaysia, India | 10-12 | 5M | ||
| Citrus nobilis 'Mandarin' | SE Asia | 9-11 | 7M | TF | |
| Citrus spp | |||||
| Citrus tahetchenlime | |||||
| Clausena lansium - Wampi | S. China | 10-12 | 12M | TF | |
| Clerodendrum ugandense - Blue Butterfly | Africa | 10-11 | 3m | ||
| Clinogtigma exorrhizium | |||||
| Clinostigma harlandi | Vanuatu Islands | 11M | 25M | Shade | |
| Clinostigma ponapense | Ponapei - Caroline Islands | ||||
| Clinostigma ponapense | |||||
| Clinostigma samoense | 11M | 20M | Shade | ||
| Clusia guttiferae - Small Leaf Clusia | West Indies | 10-12 | |||
| Clusia lancfolia - Dwarf Pitch Apple | Central America | 10-12 | 5M | E | |
| Clusia rosea - Pitch Apple | West Indies, Venezula | 10-12 | 20M | E | |
| Coccoloba diversifolia - Pigeon Plum | Caribbean | 10-12 | 10M | E | |
| Coccoloba pubescens - Moralin | Tropical America | 10b-11 | 20M | Tree | |
| Coccoloba rugosa - Giant Sea Grape | |||||
| Coccoloba sp. | |||||
| Coccoloba uvifera - Sea Grape | Florida, West Indies-Tropical America | 10-12 | 15M | Tree | |
| Coccothrinax agentata - Florida Silver Palm | Florida, Bahamas | 9B-11 | 7M | Shade | Dry |
| Coccothrinax alta - Tyre Palm | Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands | 10B-11 | 7m | Dry | |
| Coccothrinax barbadensis - Barbadensis Silver Palm | Lesser Antilly | 10-11 | 15M | Shade | Dry |
| Coccothrinax crinita - Old Man Palm | Cuba | 10-11 | 8m | Dry | |
| Coccothrinax crinita brevicrinis - Short Hair | |||||
| Coccothrinax inaguensis | Bahamas | 10B-11 | 15M | Tree | |
| Coccothrinax litoralis | |||||
| Coccothrinax miraguama | Cuba | 10bB-11 | 10M | Dry | |
| Coccothrinax miraguama havanensis - Havana Mirag. Palm | Cuba | 10-11 | 5M | Dry | |
| Coccothrinax proctori - Cayman Thach Palm | Cayman Islands | 10-11 | 5M | ||
| Coccothrinax readii - Silvertop | Caribbean | 10B-11 | 10M | ||
| Coccothrinax spissa - Swollen Silver Thatch | Hispaniola | 10-11 | 10M | ||
| Coccothrinax spp - Coccothrinax | 10B-11 | Dry | |||
| Cocculus laurifolius - Snail Seed | Southeast Asia | 8 | 5M | ||
| Cochlospermum vitifolium - Buttercup Tree | Mexico, South America | 10-12 | 12M | Tree | Dry |
| Cocos nucifera - Coconut | Tropics | 10B-11 | 15-30M | ||
| Cocos nucifera - Costa Rica | From Cost Rica | ||||
| Cocos nucifera 'Red Spicata' | Tropicas | 10B-11 | |||
| Cocos nucifera 'Figi Dwarf' | Figi | 10B-11 | 30M | ||
| Cocos nucifera 'Malayan' - Malayan Coconut | 10B-11 | 15-30m | |||
| Cocos nucifera 'Maypan' - Maypan Coconut | Old World Tap | 10B-11 | 15-30m | ||
| Cocos nucifera 'Panama Tall' | Panama | 10B-11 | 15M | ||
| Codiaeum variegatum - Croton | South India, Malaysia | 10-12 | 4M | ||
| Coffee little gem arabica - Coffee | 10-12 | Branching | |||
| Cola nitidia - Cola Nut | Tropical Africa (West) | 11-12 | 20M | Tree | Moist |
| Colvillea racemosa - Colvillea / Vivid Scarlet | Madagascar | 10-12 | 16M | Tree | Dry |
| Conocarpus erectus - Green Buttonwood | Tropical America, Africa | 10-11 | 20M | Tree | |
| Conocarpus erectus sericeus - Silver Buttonwood | |||||
| Copernicia alba - Brazilian Silver Palm | Bolivia - South Brazil | 9B-11 | 25m | Solitary Palm | Moist |
| Copernicia baileyana - Bailey's Fam Palm | Cuba | 10-11 | 15M | Shade | Moist |
| Copernicia berteroana - Yarey | Hispaniola | 10B-11 | 9M | Shade | Moist |
| Copernicia curtissii | |||||
| Copernicia glabrescens | West Cuba | 10-11 | 10M | Clumping Palms | Moist |
| Copernicia hospita | Cuba | 10-11 | 10M | Shade | |
| Copernicia macroglossa - Petticoat Palm | NW Cuba | 10-11 | 7M | Shade | Moist |
| Copernicia sp - Corpernicia | |||||
| Cordia boissieri - White Geiger / Texas Olive | SW America to Mexico | 8-10 | 8M | Tree | Moist |
| Cordia globosa - Bloodberry | |||||
| Cordia goeldiana - Freijo | Brazil | 10-12 | 10-20M | Tree | |
| Cordia lutea - Peruvian Cordia | Ecuador to Peru | 9-11 | 8M | Tree | Moist |
| Cordia sebestena - Geiger Tree | Florida, West Indes - Venzuela | 10-12 | 5M | Tree | Moist |
| Cornutia grandifolia | South Mexico, Central America | 9B-11 | 10M | ||
| Corypha umbraculifera - Talipot Palm | India, Sr Lankier | 10B-11 | 35M | Shade | Moist |
| Couroupita guianensis - Cannonball Tree | Tropical America | 10-12 | 25M | Tree | |
| Crescentia alata - Mexican Calabash Tree | Mexico to Costa Rica | 9-12 | 8M | Tree | |
| Crescentia cujete - Calabash Tree | Central America | 10 | 12M | ||
| Crinum americanum - Swamp Lily | South Florida | 9-11 | 1M | ||
| Crinum asiaticum - Tree Crinum | |||||
| Croton spp | |||||
| Cryosophila sp. | |||||
| Cryosophila stauracantha | Mexico - Belize | 10B-11 | 10M | Shade | Wet |
| Cryosophila warscewiczii - Rootspine Palm | Central, South, North America | 10B-12 | 11M | Shade | |
| Cupressus sempervirens-Italian cypress | |||||
| Cyathea cooperi - Australian Tree Fern | 10B-12 | 6M | |||
| Cybistax donnell smith - Gold Tree | Mexico to Guatemala | 10 | 20M | ||
| Cycas chamberlainii | Philippines | 10-11 | 9M | Shade | Moist |
| Cycas circinalis - Queen Sago | India-Thailand-Indonesia-S. Pacific | 10-11 | 6M | Clumping-branching | Moist |
| Cycas guizhouensis | SE China | 10B-11 | 2M | Shade | Moist |
| Cycas panzhihuensis | SE China | 8B-10 | 4M | Shade | Dry |
| Cycas revoluta - King Sago | South Japan | 9-10 | 4m | Shade Solitary Palm | Moist |
| Cycas ruminiana | Philippines | 10B-11 | 6M | Shade | |
| Cycas rumphii | India-Thailand-Indonesia-S. Pacific | 10-11 | 8M | Solitary Branching | Moist |
| Cycas schumanniana | New Guinea | 10 | |||
| Cycas simplicipinna | |||||
| Cycas sp. - Sago | |||||
| Cycas taitugensis - Emperor Sago | |||||
| Cynometra Inequifolia | |||||
| Cyphomandra betacea - Tree Tomato | South America | 10-11 | 2m | ||
| Cyrtostachys elegans | |||||
| Cyrtostachys renda - Sealing Wax Palm | Thailand - Malaysia | 12 | 15M | Clumping Palms | Wet |
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