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Griff Hollows is an idyllic little place hidden away right next to a main road and suburban houses on the edge of Nuneaton. The natural wooded hollow with a brook running through it is full of native bluebells in springtime. The novelist George Eliot grew up near here and it appears in 'The Mill on the Floss' as 'Red Deeps' where the characters Maggie and Philip meet in secret.
RIUM, WP Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Diospyros argentea Griff. Ebenaceae. CN: [Malay - Daun petutut, Bedil lalat, Kerentah roy (Semelai)]. Habitat - lowland and hill forest up to ca 800 m. Understorey treelet up to ca tree to 11 m tall. Leaves thick, simple, alternate, oblong-mucronate, abaxial glabrous, adaxial pubescent with soft coppery hairs. Fruit velvety. The plant is burnt, especially the leaves to keep away flies. Leaves when burnt make crackling noises which keep away flies.
Ref. and suggested reading
FRIM Flora Database
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2769380
birg1.fbb.utm.my/jbiodi/page.php?pageid=s_found&s_id=...
A Field Guide to the Medicinal Plants of Tasek Bera, RAMSAR
For my 44th birthday, the crew at eBay took me to AsiaFX in San Francisco where I sorta kinda fell in love with a transvestite waitress. It passed.
Bukit Tagar, Selangor, Malaysia.
Eugeissona tristis Griff. Arecaceae. CN: [Malay - Bertam, Indonesia (Ato, Kajatao, Pantu, Nanga, Pijatau)], Wild Bornean sago. Native to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia. Fruits - edible. Stem - starch as the staple food of indigenous people in Borneo. Palm cabbage - vegetable. Leaves - serves as thatch and for the construction of walls. Leaves stalk - used to make blowpipe darts. Edible pollen - eaten as a condiment for rice or sago dishes. Fruits eaten to relieve kidney ailments. Common in lowland forest. Big clump, short stem, thorny. Pinnate leaf ca 6-7 m length, dropping at distal end. Leaflets lanceolate, ca 1m length, 2-2.5 cm width, neatly arranged along rachis. Rachis spiny; spadix terminal. Fruit top-shaped, 5 cm long, scaly, brownish, hard shell.
Ref and suggested reading:
Malaysia.
(Image credit Ahmad Fitri, Malaysia).
Durio oxleyanus Griff. Malvaceae. CN: [Malay and regonal vernacular names - Durian beludu, Durian daun, Kuripal, Durian kerantugab, Dian, Durian lai, Lai bengang, Kartungan, Kerantongan, Kerantungan, Ketungan, Kutongan, Sukang, Dalit, Ladyin tedak. Distribution - Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, West-, Central- and East-Kalimantan). Upper canopy tree up to 50 m tall and 90 cm dbh. Stipules present but soon falling. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, lower surface whitish, with hairs instead of scales. Flowers ca. 15 mm diameter, white-yellow, 2-3-lobed epicalyx, placed in cymes on the twigs behind the leaves. Fruits ca. 140 mm long, green, capsule with long spines, seeds completely enclosed by pale yellow, sweet, edible aril. Fruits are eaten and locally sold on markets. The timber is used for planks. The bark and seeds are used for medicinal purposes.
Synonym(s):
Durio gratissimus Becc.
Neesia griffithii Planch. ex Mast.
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
Kamus Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Malaysia
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2779457
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?316153
www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/sea/products/afdbases/af/...
Goth Babe (The Lola Tour 2023) @ The Anthem, Washington, DC on Saturday, May 6, 2023.
The Lola Tour 2023 Setlist:
New Born Worlds
Moments/Tides
Colours
I Wanna Help Your Mind
Alone in the Mountains
Casita
Encinitas (Goth Babe & Louis the Child cover)
Sometimes
Taking Over The Sun
Canary Islands
The Trees
End Summer
I'm in Luv
Driving South
Weekend Friend
Griff Hollows is an idyllic little place hidden away right next to a main road and suburban houses on the edge of Nuneaton. The natural wooded hollow with a brook running through it is full of native bluebells in springtime. The novelist George Eliot grew up near here and it appears in 'The Mill on the Floss' as 'Red Deeps' where the characters Maggie and Philip meet in secret.