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This is cucumber tree and the local name is Belimbing besi. Its scientific name is Averrhoa bilimbi L. and it is belongs to the family of the Oxalidaceae. This picture is taken in the Hutan Rekreasi, Seremban
Averrhoa bilimbi, commonly known as bilimbi, bimbli, belimbing, blimbling, biling (and also bimbiri in Sinhala ), cucumber tree or tree sorrel is a close relative of the carambola, of genus Averrhoa, family Oxalidaceae.
The bilimbi tree is long-lived, reaches 5-10 m in height. Its trunk is short and quickly divides up into ramifications. Bilimbi leaves, 30-60 cm long, are alternate, imparipinnate and cluster at branch extremities. There are around 11 to 37 alternate or subopposite oblong leaflets. The leaves are quite similar to those of the Otaheite gooseberry.
Its flowers, like its fruits, are found in hairy panicles that directly emerge from the trunk as well as from the oldest, most solid branches. The yellowish or purplish flowers are tiny, fragrant and have 5 petals.
The bilimbi fruit's form ranges from ellipsoid to almost cylindrical. Its length is 4-10 cm. The bilimbi is 5-sided, but in a less marked way than the carambola. At the stem's end, the fruit is capped with a star-shape calyx. If unripe, it is bright green and crispy. It turns yellowish as it ripens. The flesh is juicy, green and extremely acidic. The fruit's skin is glossy and very thin.
Bilimbi seeds are small (6 mm) and brown. Their form is disc-like and flattened.
The "ideal library". A small shopfront library with exquisite design and planning. Many, many innovative features. Co-located with a commercial bookshop and cinema.
Bottom left: the end of a runway at Sydney Airport; middle ground: bulk container terminal and oil storage facility; oil tankers and container ships moving around the bay. Outside the headlands is the Pacific Ocean.
Chrysolopus spectabilis on an acacia.
I found this interesting snippet of history while searching for the name of this weevil:
"The Australian Weevil was collected on Cook's voyage in 1770 by Joseph Banks. It was the first scientifically described Australian insect (Australian Museum, 2004)."
Photograph taken at 16:29pm on Tuesday 25th May 2013 off Botany Road and Marine Drive, above the sandy shoreline of Botany Bay in Broadstairs, Kent, England.
The seven bays in Broadstairs consist of: (From south to north) Dumpton Gap, Louisa Bay, Viking Bay, Stone Bay, Joss Bay, Kingsgate Bay and Botany Bay.
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Kendall works in the Herbarium. She is a huge Gamecock fan, and a member of the marching band (we have both of those in common).
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SERVING SPOON:
This serving spoon belonged to Elizabeth Parke Firestone, who owned some of the greatest pieces of French silverware in the world. This particular piece has a beautiful leaf detail on the spoon side and has a stem winding around the handle in the very organic manner. The level of detail and craft taken into this piece is extraordinarily accurate. The veins are present ans there seems to be a presence of buds on the stem.
Flore pittoresque et médicale des Antilles, ou, Histoire naturelle des plantes usuelles des colonies françaises, anglaises, espagnoles, et portugaises /.
Paris :Ches l'Editeur,1833..