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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Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 21, 2015
Mangroves can help us solve some of the world’s most pressing environmental problems, including improving fish stocks and protecting cities from hurricanes.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 15, 2015
Bellyache bush is an upright shrub to small tree species. Its hairy and somewhat succulent stems contain a watery sap. The sticky leaves are purple when young and mature to a dark green. Jatropha gossypifolia‘s flowers are unisexual and dark red. When pollinated, the female flowers develop into fleshy, three-lobed capsules, each containing one seed.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 12, 2015
The species is commonly known as Arizona nettlespurge or lomboy. These photos were taken of cultivated plants growing in Oahu, Hawaii, USA. Lomboy occurs natively in much of western Mexico (including Baja California) as well as Arizona.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on January 24, 2006
Brent Hine (2018 edit – a former curator of the E.H. Lohbrunner Alpine Garden) only recently planted this spurge in 2005, so I’ve yet to see and smell its flowers. I’m particularly anticipating the fragrance. If you’re familiar with the common name for another organism, Apis mellifera, you can likely guess that the flowers are […]
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