Teijsmann's Town. Ficus racemosa, Red River Fig, Phetchaburi, Thailand
Hortulanus Johannes Elias Teijsmann (1808-1882) of the great Botanical Garden at what is today Bogor, Indonesia, whose footsteps in 1862 I'm trying to follow, traveled to Siam as part of a Dutch mission to develop diplomatic ties with that country. He kept a diary of his experiences and it is clear from it that he really likes Phetchaburi, although he's not very enthusiastic about the shallow river...
In the photo hanging just over the Phetchaburi River quite central in the town is a Red River Fig just now in fruit. No, I didn't see any macaque monkeys here who are said to love these fruits; plenty of them around town, though.
Teijsmann's Town. Ficus racemosa, Red River Fig, Phetchaburi, Thailand
Hortulanus Johannes Elias Teijsmann (1808-1882) of the great Botanical Garden at what is today Bogor, Indonesia, whose footsteps in 1862 I'm trying to follow, traveled to Siam as part of a Dutch mission to develop diplomatic ties with that country. He kept a diary of his experiences and it is clear from it that he really likes Phetchaburi, although he's not very enthusiastic about the shallow river...
In the photo hanging just over the Phetchaburi River quite central in the town is a Red River Fig just now in fruit. No, I didn't see any macaque monkeys here who are said to love these fruits; plenty of them around town, though.