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The foliage and lateral stems of Freycinetia arborea

Freycinetia arborea

Published by Daniel Mosquin on September 15, 2017

Known in Hawai’i as ʻieʻie, another common name for Freycinetia arborea is climbing screwpine. The species is a member of the Pandanaceae, a family consisting of 5 genera and nearly a thousand species. All members of the Pandanaceae are native to the tropics and subtropics of the Old World.

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The flowers of candlenut, Aleurites moluccanus

Aleurites moluccanus

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 23, 2017

Add Aleurites moluccanus to the list of plants featured on Botany Photo of the Day that have an uncertain native distribution. Speculated to be native to somewhere in Malesia, candlenut or kukui (Hawai’i) is now distributed throughout tropical areas of Earth due to uses such as: food, ink, light source, varnish, lumber, soap, shampoo, ritual […]

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Abutilon menziesii flower close-up (salmon-coloured selection)

Abutilon menziesii

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 1, 2017

A different follow-up to the recent posting on Delphinium menziesii, this one due to scientific name instead of place. Thanks to David Eickhoff for commenting in that entry about some of the Hawaiian species named for Menzies.

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