| OCRA | A tropical plant of the mallow family with edible pods (4) |
| OKRA | A plant of the mallow family with edible green seed pods (4) |
| RAIN | Wide-canopied tropical plant of the pea family with feathery flowers (4,4) |
| TREE | Wide-canopied tropical plant of the pea family with feathery flowers (4,4) |
| SIDA | Plant of the mallow family, native to tropical and warm regions (4) |
| INDIGO | A dark blue dye obtained from a tropical plant of the pea family (6) |
| GERBERA | A tropical plant of the daisy family with brightly coloured flowers (7) |
| ALOE | --- vera, a juice obtained from the leaves of a tropical plant, used in skin preparations (4) |
| JUTE | Fibre of a tropical plant, used in making sacks, rope, etc (4) |
| AFRICANVIOLET | A tropical plant of the genus Saintpaulia |
| BEAN | Plant with edible pods (4) |
| TARO | A tropical plant with edible roots |
| HIBISCUS | Plant of the mallow family with trumpet-shaped flowers that grows abundantly in Mallorca and from which a red tea rich in vitamin C can be made (8) |
| HOLLYHOCK | Tall widely cultivated plant of the mallow family with stout hairy stems (9) |
| GUTTA | From the Latin for "drop", one of a series of pendent ornaments in the architrave of a Doric entablature; or, derived from the latex of a tropical plant, a "resist" used in silk painting |
| COLEUS | What tropical plant of the mint family with brightly coloured leaves is a popular houseplant? (6) |
| BAMBOO | Tall tropical plant of the grass family with hard, hollow stems (6) |
| RAINTREE | Wide-canopied tropical plant of the pea family with feathery flowers |
| SENNA | Tropical plant of the genus Cassia with yellow flowers and long pods (5) |
| CARDAMOM | The capsules of several tropical plants of the ginger family (8) |
