Published by Daniel Mosquin on April 26, 2018
From what I can determine, you would have to travel to the Amazon rainforest or a South American botanical garden to see today’s species. If it is in cultivation elsewhere, it hasn’t been photographed and shared online–an unlikely scenario, given the photogenic flower of Archytaea triflora.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on February 15, 2018
Purple mangosteen is the best-known (to most) of the many kinds of mangosteens that are consumed by humans. A few other species of Garcinia are exported from their country of origin, but most species are harvested and eaten locally. My treat yesterday was to sample purple mangosteen for the first time.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on October 23, 2017
Back in the office, but a short entry today while I catch up. I was pleased to see so many new commenters while I was away; please do revisit the previous three entries for additional comments that were in moderation until this morning! My photos from Mexico will start to get thrown into the mix […]
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on September 1, 2017
Continuing the past month’s theme of plants with intriguing common names, today’s species vernacular names include: ramgoat dashalong, yellow alder, West Indian holly, and sage rose. It is not a true alder, nor holly, nor rose. As for ramgoat dashalong, the name used in the USDA PLANTS database, trying to understand that common name requires […]
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on August 2, 2017
Euphorbia esula, commonly known as leafy spurge or wolf’s milk, is a herbaceous perennial native to temperate areas of Europe and Asia, where it can be found in dry meadows, stream banks and sandy areas. At maturity, leafy spurge is typically 20-90 cm (to 3 ft.) tall.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 26, 2017
Heteropterys glabra is a woody tropical vine favoured for its five-petalled yellow flowers and reddish-pink immature fruits. The first fruits appear shortly after the initial flush of blossoms and ripen on the vine as the plant continues to flower, such that flowers and fruits can be observed together. Resembling the fruits of maples (though in […]
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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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