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Griff the Drake bulldog made a visit to Monroe Elementary School to visit with the little huskies on Thursday, October 24th. Monroe is just one of the many stops this month for Griff’s literacy tour, so he was a bit tired from all of his travels. Dressed up as The Lorax, Griff and his faithful Drake companions read The Lorax to kindergarten and 1st grade classes before receiving a few scratches and pets. Then the little huskies marched back to class. (Jon Lemons/Des Moines Public Schools)
Carpobrotus edulis, appelée aussi griffe de sorcière, elle est une plante originaire d'Afrique du Sud. Importée en Amérique et en Europe au début du XXème siècle, elle est parfois devenue une espèce invasive. On en voit beaucoup au Sud de la Corse.
Carpobrotus edulis, also called Hottento fig, is a native plant from South Africa. Imported in America and Europe at the beginning of the 20th century, it has sometimes become an invasive species. There are a lot of them in the south of Corsica.
Malaysia.
(Image credit Ahmad Fitri, Malaysia).
Epiprinus malayanus Griff. Euphorbiaceae. CN: [Malay and regional vernacular names - Balong hijau, Chendur, Chindra, Cendera, Jarak hitam, Munot, Beliboh, Kayu rengkow (Temuan), Kemesul]. Distribution - Southern part of the Thai Peninsula, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra; also in Burma. Habitat & Ecology — Primary lowland rain forests, evergreen forests, secondary forests, usually on hillsides, also often along water; soil sand and shale; 33--600 m asl. Shrubs to trees, up to 20 m high, up to 20 cm diameter, crown often thin; twigs dark red, flowering branches 4—6 mm thick. Outer bark smooth to somewhat rough to lenticellate, c. 1 mm thick, brown to patchy light brown and grey to grey; inner bark c. 2 mm thick, yellowish to yellow-green to pale green (to brown); wood white to yellow-white (to brown). Stipules triangular to long elliptic, 3.5—11.8(—16) by 1.3—1.5 mm, outside stellately hairy, inside sericeous with simple hairs, basally 2 glands outside. Leaves red then yellow when young; petiole (not of the subsessile upper leaves) (0.3—)5—20.4 cm long, round except basally flattened above. Inflorescences terminal, 3.5—24 cm long, reddish. Flowers pink to red, slightly fragrant. Fruits 15—20 mm high by c. 16 (1 lobe developed), 19—30 mm wide, red to pink-red.
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
Kamus Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Malaysia
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