Malvaceae

The flower of Abutilon persicum

Abutilon persicum

Published by Daniel Mosquin on November 21, 2018

Abutilon persicum is native at a minimum to India, Bangladesh, Burma/Myanmar, and the biogeographical region of Malesia. Some references suggest it is present in other areas (Africa, Bhutan, and China), but at least one of these requires skepticism (see the Flora of China account for Abutilon). Where it does occur, plants typically grow along paths […]

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Bisexual (hermaphroditic) flower of Sidalcea hendersonii

Sidalcea hendersonii

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 29, 2018

In the Botany Photo of the Day entry on Sidalcea malviflora, Taisha noted that two of the difficulties in checkermallow taxonomy are gynodioecy and morphological variation. Today’s photographs of Henderson’s checkermallow illustrate both of these challenges.

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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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Brachychiton rupestris fruit

Brachychiton rupestris

Published by Daniel Mosquin on August 5, 2015

Brachychiton rupestris is endemic to Queensland, Australia, but both of today’s photos are of cultivated plants in California.

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Flower buds of Hibiscus moscheutos subsp. palustris

Hibiscus moscheutos subsp. palustris

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 15, 2015

Today, we feature a lovely photo of four Hibiscus moscheutos subsp. palustris flower buds, nearly ready to grace us with their elegant, 10cm-wide flowers.

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The Avenue of the Baobabs

Adansonia grandidieri

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 4, 2015

In Malagasy, the national language of Madagascar, baobabs are commonly called renala, which means “mother of the forest”. I see a melancholic beauty in Grandidier’s baobab; they are by far the largest “beings” in the landscape, and maybe also the oldest, surviving for many hundreds of years. In the past, Adansonia grandidieri was indeed a […]

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Thespesia populneoides starting to bloom

Thespesia populneoides

Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 19, 2015

Surprisingly, both flowers in today’s photographs are of the same species, and perhaps even from the same tree; Thespesia populneoides flowers are yellow with a touch of red toward the base when in full bloom but turn red or pink following anthesis (full bloom).

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