William Grant Craib

Abies fabri (Faber's fir) is a conifer species in the family Pinaceae. It is endemic to Sichuan in western China, occurring on the sacred mountain of Emei Shan (from where it was first described) and westward to the Gongga Shan massif, growing at altitudes of 1,500–4,000 metres (4,900–13,100 ft). It is a tree growing to 40 metres (130 ft) tall, with a trunk up to a metre in diameter, and a conical to broad columnar crown. The shoots are yellowish-brown, hairless or slightly hairy. The leaves are linear, 1.5–3 centimetres (0.59–1.18 in) long and 2–2.5 millimetres (0.079–0.098 in) wide, glossy

Afzelia xylocarpa is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae. It is from Southeast Asia and grows in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Burma in deciduous forests. It can reach 30 metres tall with a trunk up to 2 metres in diameter in a mature specimen.

Afgekia is a small genus of large perennial climbing shrubs native to Thailand in Asia, belonging to the family Fabaceae. They are reminiscent of the related genus Wisteria.

Hoya kerrii is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to Southeast Asia. Its eponymous collector is Arthur Francis George Kerr, Irish physician and botanist. As the thick leaves are heart-shaped, the plant is sometimes named "lucky-heart". In Europe, it is sold for Saint Valentine's Day. Its origin area is South China, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and the Indonesian island of Java.

Quercus kerrii is an uncommon Asian species of tree in the family Fagaceae. It is native to Thailand and Vietnam. There are also populations in southern China that according to some authors belong to Q. kerrii but considered by others to belong to a different species, Q. helferiana. Quercus kerrii is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis. Its Chinese name is mao ye qing gang.

Sempervivum ciliosum, the Teneriffe houseleek (colloquially referred to as 'hen-and-chicks') is a species of flowering plant in the succulent stonecrop family, Crassulaceae, native to the Balkans and Southeastern Europe. Despite a superficial resemblance, houseleeks are not closely related to the American cacti family. A colony-forming evergreen perennial plant, each individual rosette can grow to around 7.5 cm (3.0 in) high and wide, forming dense mats of up to 50 cm (20 in) wide. Houseleeks produce multiple baby plantlets ('chicks') from the sides of a mature 'mother' ('hen') plant, which

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Cotylelobium lanceolatum is a tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The specific epithet lanceolatum means "lance-like", referring to the shape of the leaf.

Cassia bakeriana, also commonly known as the pink shower tree, wishing tree, and dwarf apple blossom tree. It is a flowering plant in the subfamily, Caesalpinioideae of the legume family, Fabaceae. It is a broadleaf evergreen tree growing up to 30 feet (9.1 metres). It is native to Myanmar and Thailand. The pink shower tree is mostly grown as an ornamental and it has showy, fragrant flowers that are pink-purple in color.

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Primula bracteosa, the orange throated primrose, is a perennial species of primrose which is found on rocky crevices and of ravines at the altitudes of 2,300–2,700 metres (7,500–8,900 ft) in southern Xizhang, Bhutan, northeast India, Sikkim and Nepal.

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Indigofera amblyantha, the Chinese indigo or pink-flowered indigo, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to central and southern China. A non‑climbing shrub reaching 6 ft (2 m), it blooms from May to September, and is recommended for hedges, borders, massing, and containers.

Hoya siamica is a slender vine in the family Apocynaceae and tribe Marsdenieae. It is native to China and Indochina and has characteristic long light green leaves.

Barleria siamensis, the Siamese barleria, is a plant in the family Acanthaceae. It occurs in southern Asia.

Afgekia sericea is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Thailand. It was first described by William Grant Craib in 1927. It is a liana.

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Pterocarpus osun is a species of tree which occurs primarily in the wet tropical biome of West Central Africa.

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Petrocosmea kerrii is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, sometimes cultivated as a houseplant. In the past, it has been erroneously placed in the genus Damrongia. It was first described by William Grant Craib in 1918. It is divided into two subspecies: P. k. var. crinita W. T. Wang P. k. var. kerrii

Petrocosmea forrestii is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae native to China, and sometimes cultivated as a houseplant. It grows among rocks in shady places. Like other species in its genus, it does not develop a stem above ground, but spreads by rhizomes. The entire rosette of leaves is less than 15 centimetres (5.9 in) in diameter.

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Isoberlinia tomentosa is a hardwood tree native to the African tropical savannas and Guinean forest-savanna mosaic dry forests. At one time this tree was disregarded as a useful resource, but with the selective felling of such valuable species as Khaya senegalensis and Afzelia africana, it is now better appreciated.

Heteropogon triticeus is a tropical, perennial tussock grass with a native distribution encompassing Tropical and Temperate Asia, Malesia and Northern and Eastern Australia. The plant grows to over 2 metres (6.6 ft) in height and is favoured in most environments by frequent burning. The plants develop characteristic dark seeds with a single long awn at one end and a sharp spike at the other. The awn becomes twisted when dry and straightens when moistened, and in combination with the spike is capable of drilling the seed into the soil. The species is known as giant spear grass, and is closely

Goniothalamus calvicarpus is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to China, Laos and Thailand. William Grant Craib, the British botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its hairless fruit (calvus and -carpus in Latin).

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Clematis rehderiana is a species of Clematis native to Nepal and China (Qinghai and Tibet). It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Begonia festiva is a species of flowering plant in the family Begoniaceae.

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