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The Botanical gardens are one of several parks, dotted along the string of lakes, which used to be the old fortifications. Run by the University of Copenhagen, it hosts Denmark's largest collection of living plants, including an impressive collection of Orchids. The signature palm house is a huge greenhouse, with large tropical trees, and a sky walk in the canopy
Menara - the world's tallest tropical tree
Danum Valley, Malaysian Borneo
August 2018
While on fieldwork to study tropical tree architecture using laser scanning technology in Borneo, we caught wind that a colleague had identified what looked like a (really) tall tree in remote sensing data nearby. On our last day at the site - we had to catch a flight at 1 pm - we trekked out to find the tree early in the morning. Lugging the scanning equipment with us, we managed to find the tree and squeeze in a few scans and drone flights before we had to run back. The laser scanning data showed that the tree was a record-breaker (image right), and a manual measurement later confirmed it.
This story ended up being a real boon for the forest and reserve departments in Malaysia and strengthened trust and collaboration between institutions across the UK and Malaysia. Staying available for unplanned opportunities such as this keeps life exciting, and sometimes results in real surprises such as this.
Kailasagiri, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Kailasagiri is a hilltop park in the city of Visakhapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The park comprises 380 acres (150 ha) of land covered with flora and tropical trees. The hill, at 360 feet (110 m), overlooks beaches, forests and the city of Visakhapatnam.
Mangrove is a tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, the species of which are mostly low trees growing in marshes or tidal shores, noted for their interlacing above-ground adventitious roots.
I got this shot on a night walk, in rain, near the village of Andasibe. I was amazed that all of the frog species that we saw on Madagascar were minute.
Judy Istock Butterfly Haven - Chicago
Get up close to more than 75 species of exotic butterflies and stunning bird species from the Southern hemisphere in a 2,700 square-foot greenhouse filled with pools of water, flowers, tropical trees and 1,000 butterflies, including those never-before-seen in our region.
Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, near Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Amherstia nobilis (Burmese: သော်ကကြီး [θɔ̀ka̰ dʑí) ... the Pride of Burma, is a tropical tree in the family Fabaceae.
It is the only member of the genus Amherstia.
It is widely cultivated as an ornamental in the humid tropics, but is very rare in the wild and has only been collected from its native habitat a few times. It is native to Burma (Myanmar), hence the common name. The scientific name commemorates Lady Amherst, and also her daughter Sarah.
Lady Sarah Amherst (1762–1838) was a British naturalist and botanist who lived in India. She identified several species which were named after her, including a species of pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) and a flowering tree (Amherstia nobilis).
Lady Sarah Elizabeth Hay-Williams (née Amherst) (1801 – 1876) was an English artist and botanical illustrator. She was born to Sarah Amherst and William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst. She travelled with her parents to India and while there completed several watercolour paintings now held in the collection of the British Library.
The leguminous tree Amherstia nobilis is named by Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich in honour of her and her mother Lady Sarah Amherst.
I don't know what kind of tree these grow on but they grow in a type of grape-like sequence. They are just so lovely! I had to bring a stem home today for a photo session.
Judy Istock Butterfly Haven - Chicago
Get up close to more than 75 species of exotic butterflies and stunning bird species from the Southern hemisphere in a 2,700 square-foot greenhouse filled with pools of water, flowers, tropical trees and 1,000 butterflies, including those never-before-seen in our region.
My thriving (larger) plumeria cutting! It was on a roll on growing its first leaves, yay! Now, the next tricky step: when to start watering... Plumerias are tropical trees and are famous for their gorgeous flowers which are used to make leis (flower garlands). In regions with cold winters, plumerias can be grown in containers and brought indoors during the colder months. Other common names are frangipani and Hawaiian lei flower. Plumerias have thick stems, leathery leaves, and an abundance of flowers from early summer until fall. In the tropics some varieties can grow to a height of over 30 feet! Plumeria's waxy, 2-4-inch flowers are very fragrant. Flower colors include pink, red, white, and yellow. Plumerias are commonly planted in containers and make excellent cut flowers. I hope my cuttings bloom in the near future!
(Tuesday afternoon, February 23, 2016)
The Purple Orchid Tree is an exotic tropical tree that blooms over a long period of time.These flowers appear on the trees from September through November. The beautiful & fragrant, classic, Orchid-like flowers of Bauhinia purpurea makes this small tree, native to India, a favourite of many plant lovers.
Có mẹ nào cho con dùng Egaruta để giảm tăng động chưa?
Với trẻ tăng động giảm chú ý, cha mẹ cần dành rất nhiều thời gian quan tâm, chăm sóc và giáo dục hành vi cho trẻ. Đây là hành trình vô cùng vất vả và nhiều thách thức. Chính vì vậy, các sản phẩm như Egaruta là rất cần thiết, giúp hỗ trợ điều trị và kiểm soát hành vi ở trẻ tăng động giảm chú ý, là “trợ lý” đặc biệt mà cha mẹ nào cũng nên lựa chọn. Trong bài viết hôm nay, hãy cùng chúng tôi lắng nghe chia sẻ của các gia đình đã sử dụng Egaruta để hiểu rõ hơn về tác dụng và những ưu điểm vượt trội mà sản phẩm mang lại.
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My pretty plumeria plant continues to thrive & bloom! Since this plumeria has yellowish flowers, I think this is a celadine plumeria, aka Hawaiian Yellow. There's actually other yellow varieties but with the help from a few people\online research, this plumeria (cutting) I got falls mostly on the Hawaiian Yellow type.
Plumerias are tropical trees and are famous for their beautiful flowers which are used to make leis (flower garlands). In regions with cold winters, plumerias can be grown in containers and brought indoors during the winter months. Plumerias have thick stems, leathery leaves, and an abundance of flowers from early summer until fall. In the tropics, some varieties can grow to a height of over 30 feet! Plumeria's waxy, 2-4-inch flowers are very fragrant. Flower colors include pink, red, white, and yellow. Plumerias are commonly planted in containers and make excellent cut flowers. I planted my plumeria cuttings back in January 7, 2016.
(As of Friday early early morning, April 29, 2016)
Kapok is a kind of tropical tree found across Guangzhou and known to Chinese people as “Cotton Tree” (Mumian). People in Guangzhou have long grown Kapok trees, using its cotton to make clothes and its flowers as medicine. Cantonese consider they have a strong spirit which pushes it to grow high into the sunlight. In 1982, Kapok flowers were chosen to become the official flower of Guangzhou. /info. from lifeofguangzhou.com
Parish Church. The parish church is located in OS Grid Square SW8435 and was dedicated to St Just. The church was dedicated on 14th August 1261. It comprises a chancel, nave, south aisle, and a short north aisle, a portion of which was used as a vestry. The arcade has seven obtuse arches of granite supported on monolith pillars of the same material. There is a south porch, the entrance arch of which is paneled, a vestry door and a priest's door. The tower, which is of two stages, is buttressed at the angles, and embattled, having a the corners stump pinnacles. It contains three bells. There are north and south entrances to the churchyard through Lych gates. The church is probably the most beautiful in Cornwall; it overlooks water and is surrounded by palm trees and other exotic tropical trees and flowers.
The Botanical gardens are one of several parks, dotted along the string of lakes, which used to be the old fortifications. Run by the University of Copenhagen, it hosts Denmark's largest collection of living plants, including an impressive collection of Orchids. The signature palm house is a huge greenhouse, with large tropical trees, and a sky walk in the canopy
The Botanical gardens are one of several parks, dotted along the string of lakes, which used to be the old fortifications. Run by the University of Copenhagen, it hosts Denmark's largest collection of living plants, including an impressive collection of Orchids. The signature palm house is a huge greenhouse, with large tropical trees, and a sky walk in the canopy
Wild Plants and Leaves and trees - Hawaii - Image 596
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"The town of Ambon, situated on Laitimor Peninsula on the southern shore of Ambon Bay, was severely damaged during the war, first by the Japanese who bombed it heavily in January 1942 and later by the Allied forces who attacked it in 1943 and 1944. After the fall of Ambon in February 1942, a former Dutch army camp on the island was used to hold Australian, American and Dutch prisoners of war, captured during the invasion. The War Cemetery was constructed on the site of this camp (known as Tan Touy) after the war. The cemetery contains Australian soldiers who died during the Japanese invasion of Ambon and Timor, plus those who died in captivity in one of the many camps constructed by the Japanese on the Moluccas Islands, including many British prisoners who were transferred from Java to the islands in April 1943. Soon after the war, the remains of prisoners of war from Haruku and other camps on the island were removed to Ambon and in 1961, at the request of the Indonesian Government, the remains of 503 graves in Makassar War Cemetery on the island of Celebes were added to the cemetery. The total number of graves in the cemetery is over 2,000. Of this total over half are Australians, of whom about 350 belonged to the 2/21st Australian Infantry Battalion. Most of the 800 British casualties belonged to the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force; nearly all the naval dead were originally buried at Makassar. The cemetery is laid out in a series of terraces approached by short flights of steps on the central axis. The Ambon Memorial, which is in the form of a shelter, stands on the first terrace. It commemorates over 450 Australian soldiers and airmen who died in the region of Celebes and the Molucca Islands and have no known grave. The Cross of Sacrifice stands on the highest terrace in a wide expanse of lawn; the terrace below it contains most of the burials from Makassar. All the graves are marked with bronze plaques mounted on concrete pedestals and set in level turf. Tropical trees and shrubs are planted throughout the cemetery and around its boundaries. There are 1,959 Commonwealth burials of the 1939-1945 war here, 357 of these are unidentified. There are 186 Dutch burials here, 15 being unidentified, and 1 American Airman. The American airman was killed with 7 Australian airmen in July 1945; all were buried in a collective grave in Plot 28. The non-war grave is that of a seaman of the Merchant Navy, whose death was not due to war service. The cemetery was designed by Ralph Hobday." — cwgc.org
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The back from this tree produces a red, bitter drink very popular at West Indian roti shops.
Kamias tree: this sout gtg
Averrhoa bilimbi (commonly known as bilimbi, cucumber tree, or tree sorrel[2]) is a fruit-bearing tree of the genus Averrhoa, family Oxalidaceae. It is believed to be originally native to the Maluku Islands of Indonesia[citation needed] but has naturalized and is common throughout Southeast Asia. It is cultivated in parts of tropical South Asia and the Americas. It bears edible but extremely sour fruits. It is a close relative of the carambola tree.
Description
Averrhoa bilimbi is a small tropical tree reaching up to 15m in height.[citation needed] It is often multitrunked, quickly dividing into ramifications. Bilimbi leaves are alternate, pinnate, measuring approximately 30–60 cm in length. Each leaf contains 11-37 leaflets; ovate to oblong, 2–10 cm long, and 1–2 cm wide, and cluster at branch extremities.[3] The leaves are quite similar to those of the Otaheite gooseberry. The tree is cauliflorous with 18–68 flowers in panicles that form on the trunk and other branches. The flowers are heterostylous, borne in a pendulous panicle inflorescence. There flower is fragrant, corolla of 5 petals 10–30 mm long, yellowish green to reddish purple.[4]
The fruit is ellipsoidal, elongated, measuring about 4 – 10 cm and sometimes faintly 5-angled.[5] The skin is smooth to slightly bumpy, thin, and waxy turning from light green to yellowish-green when ripe.[3] The flesh is crisp and the juice is sour and extremely acidic and therefore not typically consumed as fresh fruit by itself.[6]
Distribution and habitat
A. bilimbi is believed to be originally native to Moluccas, Indonesia, the species is now cultivated and found throughout Indonesia, Timor-Leste, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar (Burma), and Malaysia. It is also common in other Southeast Asian countries. In India, where it is usually found in gardens, the bilimbi has gone wild in the warmest regions of the country.[7] It is also seen in coastal regions of South India.[citation needed]
Outside of Asia, the tree is cultivated in Zanzibar. In 1793, the bilimbi was introduced to Jamaica from Timor and after several years, was cultivated throughout Central and South America where it is known as mimbro. In Suriname, this fruit is known as lange birambi. Introduced to Queensland at the end of the 19th century, it has been grown commercially in the region since that time.[7] In Guyana, it is called Sourie, One Finger, Bilimbi, and Kamranga.[citation needed]
This is essentially a tropical tree, less resistant to cold than the carambola, growing best in rich and well-drained soil (but also stands limestone and sand). It prefers evenly distributed rainfall throughout the year, but with a 2- to 3-month dry season. Therefore, the species is not found, for example, in the wettest part of Malaysia. In Florida, where it is an occasional curiosity, the tree needs protection from wind and cold.[7]
Uses
Culinary
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In Indonesia, A. bilimbi, locally known as belimbing wuluh, is often used to give a sour or acidic flavor to food, substituting tamarind or tomato. In the northwestern province of Aceh, it is preserved by salting and sun-drying to make asam sunti, a kitchen seasoning to make a variety of Acehnese dishes. It is a key ingredient in many Indonesian dishes such as sambal belimbing wuluh.[6]
In the Philippines, where it is commonly called kamias and ibâ, it is commonly found in backyards. The fruits are eaten either raw or dipped in rock salt. It can be either curried or added as a souring agent for common Filipino dishes such as sinigang, pinangat and paksiw. It can be sun-dried for preservation and used as a spice. It is also used to make a salad mixed with tomatoes, and chopped onions, with soy sauce as dressing.
The uncooked bilimbi is prepared as relish and served with rice and beans in Costa Rica.
In the Far East, where the tree originated, it is sometimes added to curry.
In Malaysia and the Philippines, bilimbi or kamias is made into a rather sweet and sour jam, with a flavor profile similar to prunes or plums.
In Kerala and Coastal Karnataka, India, it is used for making pickles and fish curry, especially with sardines, while around Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Goa the fruit is commonly eaten raw with salt and spice. In Guyana and Mauritius, it is made into achars/pickles.
In Maldives where it is known as bilimagu, it is pickled with aromatic spices and eaten with rice and local Garudhiya (fish soup). It is also used in various Maldivian local dishes such as Boakibaa and Mashuni as a souring agent.
In Seychelles, it is often used as an ingredient to give a tangy flavor to many Seychellois creole dishes, especially fish dishes. It is often used in grilled fish and also (almost always) in a shark meat dish, called satini reken. It is also cooked down with onion, tomato, and chili peppers to make a sauce. Sometimes they are cured with salt to be used when they are out of season.
Bilimbi juice (with a pH of about 4.47) is made into a cooling beverage. It can replace mango in making chutney. Additionally, the fruit can be preserved by pickling,[8] which reduces its acidity.
Potential adverse effect
The fruit contains high levels of oxalate. Acute kidney injury due to tubular necrosis caused by oxalate has been recorded in several people who drank the concentrated juice on continuous days as treatment for high cholesterol.[9]
The fruit also contains the neurotoxin caramboxin. The combination of both substances can also cause acute kidney injury when the fruit is consumed in excess, akin to the case with carambola. Even for those with prior normal renal function, this can result in neurotoxic as well as nephrotoxic effects.[10]
Other uses
In Malaysia, very acidic bilimbis are used to clean kris blades.[11]
In the Philippines, it is often used in rural places as an alternative stain remover.[12]
In the region of Addu in Maldives, the flowers of the bilimbi plant were commonly used in the 20th century as a cloth dye.[citation needed]
My larger plumeria cutting was growing like crazy and now putting out beautiful pinkish flower buds! I'm very excited! Certainly, my plumeria cuttings were enjoying my bedroom's sunny south-facing window. During nighttime, I leave a compact fluorescent light on for extra lighting.
Plumerias are tropical trees and are famous for their beautiful flowers which are used to make leis (flower garlands). In regions with cold winters, plumerias can be grown in containers and brought indoors during the winter months. Plumerias have thick stems, leathery leaves, and an abundance of flowers from early summer until fall. In the tropics, some varieties can grow to a height of over 30 feet! Plumeria's waxy, 2-4-inch flowers are very fragrant. Flower colors include pink, red, white, and yellow. Plumerias are commonly planted in containers and make excellent cut flowers. I planted my plumeria cuttings back in January 7, 2016.
(As of Monday, April 25, 2016; nearing 1 a.m.)