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From the back of our hotel I made my way along a rough track to the Iguaçu River upstream from those Magnificent Waterfalls. Wonderful walk with more Butterflies and Insects of various sorts and Wildflowers than I've ever seen before during such a relatively short hike.
Lots of delightful crimson Malvaviscus arboreus, Ladies Teardrop - perhaps appropriate for some on this Good Friday. Butterflies abounded and Teardrop was particularly partial to Thoas Swallowtail, Heraclides thoas. The air around the shrubbish trees was full of them.
It's hard to imagine that even a Butterfly with a very long tongue can reach the nectaries of Teardrop from the Flower's natural opening from which project Stamens and Pistil - clearly to be seen in this photo. Thoas generally makes for the flower's base which houses its nectaries. But how can it access their sweetness without teeth to tear through the green and red covering?
Well, Nature is rather wonderful. Other insects gnaw through that covering and leave a little hole, and it's through that hole that Thoas can easily insert its tongue to suck up Nectar.
Which insects have done this selfservice and provided a help to our Flutterers as well I don't know. They could be Bees; elsewhere I've seen Bumblebees gnaw their way to those nectaries; or perhaps Carpenter Bees, or even the Little Black Bee in the inset which I haven't identified. She and her companions were as it were holding court right at the base of quite a number of those Ladies Teardrops. All to serve the King, for Thoas was a Greek one in mythology.
Color me in shades of blood that
flew and spattered that day
Cover me in smoke and ash that
eclipsed hope and let horror stay.
Drown me in noisy thumps, echoes
of flesh and bones hitting the ground
Wet me in helplessness, O that fear
when jet-fuel fire was all around!
Drench me in the emptiness
oozing from the last phone call:
“...Honey, I got to go… love you...”
then the beep that ended it all.
Whisper me how mothers tried
narrating the tale to their unborn.
Choked voices, tears unruly of
million lives; stitched, yet all torn.
Yes, I’m sad and I'm angry,
angry all over again...
Whip me furiously; Let me hurt
Or, bring me the rain!
Inflamed with tears a decade old
my eyes are red; Oh, I want the pain!
I look at my son and hold my heart
For once, I’d rather stay insane!
Malvaviscus arboreus goes by many English names including Turkcap, Turk's turban, wax mallow, ladies teardrop and Scotchman's purse. The last one I assume is a dis on the Scotch because the flowers never open. This is a stack of about 10 images to get all the various parts in focus.
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I guess it is Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii, Turk's cap. Filaments were merged into a tube around the style. Bowen park, Herston. Fuji X10 + GIMP. June 15, 2012. DSCF5702
Bowen park hosts two varieties of Sleepy Mallow. One has flowers hanging down, and the style does not extend much. Also, the anthers are essentially hidden by petals and visible only on older flowers. It can be Malvaviscus arboreus var. mexicanus. The plant is known under several other names such as Wax Mallow, Turk's Cap, Turk's Turban, Ladies Teardrop, Sleepy Hibiscus, Scotchman's Purse, and some others. The plant is native to Central America and South of the United States but also listed as an introduced species in Australia. Bowen park, Herston. Fuji X10. June 15, 2012. DSCF5666
The specific name, arboreus, refers to the tree-like appearance of a mature plant.Its flowers do not open fully and help attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
English common name: goes by many English names including Turkcap, Turk's turban, wax mallow, ladies teardrop and Scotchman's purse.
Spanish common name:
Origin: (native to the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. )
Family: Malvaceae
Jardín Botánico de la Universidad de Valencia
Jardí Botànic de la Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
23 November 2017
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Turk's Cap (Malvaviscus arboreus), is a species of flowering plant in the hibiscus family, Malvaceae, that is native to the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. The specific name, arboreus, refers to the tree-like appearance of a mature plant. It is now popular in cultivation and goes by many English names including Turkcap, Turk's Turban, Wax Mallow, Ladies Teardrop and Scotchman's Purse. Its flowers do not open fully and help attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
Malvaviscus arboreus Cav.
MALVACEAE
Origem: México e norte da América do Sul.
Ref.: Lorenzi, H. e Souza, H.M. Plantas Ornamentais no Brasil. 4ª edição. Plantarum, 2008.
Red Turks Cap is a species of flowering plant in the hibiscus family, Malvaceae. Native to the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. The specific name, arboreus, refers to the tree-like appearance of a mature plant. It is now popular in cultivation and goes by many English names including Turkcap, Turk's Turban, Wax Mallow, Ladies Teardrop and Scotchman's Purse. Its flowers do not open fully and help attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
This variety of Sleepy Mallow has flowers pointing upright, with very long style extended from petals. Filaments are merged and form a tube around the style. Purple anthers are clearly visible and located at certain distance from the petals. It looks like Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii, however wiki says that var.arboreus also has upright flowers. Bowen park, Herston. Fuji X10. June 15, 2012. DSCF5714