**9. Indoor garden plants**

House plants are species that fit inside houses and apartments: balconies, verandas, hallways or inside the offices. 193 species grouped into 44 genera and 17 families are identified as house plants. The genera *Pteris* (*Adiantaceae*), *Asplenium* (*Aspleniaceae*), *Aglaonema*, *Alocasia*, *Caladium*, *Dieffenbachia*, *Monstera* and *Philodendron* (*Araceae*), *Schefflera* (*Araliaceae*), *Oxalis* (*Oxalidaceae*) and *Licuala*, *Kentia,* and *Livistona* (*Arecaceae*) can be mentioned.

Several species are grown in order to provide useful elements to the preparation of floral bouquets. These bouquets are placed in clay pots or glass jars for home decor. Among the species recorded and identified, we have the genera *Caesalpinia and Melia* for inflorescences *Alpinia*, *Anthurium*, *Aster*, and *Chrysanthemum*, *Polyanthes* and *Heliconia* for flowers, *Alpinia*, *Cordyline*, *Cycas*, *Dracaena*, *Maranta*, and *Sansevieria* for the leaves, and *Cyperus* for the stem and the leaves.
