View allAll Photos Tagged wanders
Our second visit to the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden (commonly known as the Pamplemousses Botanical Garden) in Mauritius. This time we wandered without a guide.
The garden was first constructed by Pierre Poivre (1719 – 1786) in 1770, and it covers an area of around 37 hectares.
In addition to its famous giant waterlilies, the garden also features spices, ebonies, tropical fruit trees, sugar canes, and 85 varieties of palms from Central America, Asia, Africa and the islands around the Indian Ocean. Many trees have been planted by world leaders and royalty, including Princess Margaret, Indira Gandhi, François Mitterrand and Robert Mugabe.
Excoecaria is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, formally described by Linnaeus in 1759. The genus is native to the Old World Tropics (Africa, southern Asia, northern Australia, and assorted oceanic islands).
Genus name, Excoecaria, is from the Latin word excaeco, which means "to blind" and refers to the sap of the plants that can cause temporary blindness.
Excoecaria cochinchinensis (Chinese croton, blindness tree, buta buta, jungle fire plant) is native to Southeast Asia and China. It is a subtropical evergreen shrub with a woody stem, growing up to 2 metres (6 ft) high. Its leaves are opposite, their texture shiny and papery, the upper surface dark green or variegated and the underside a deep maroon. It is dioecious.
The Latin name cochinchinensis derives from Cochinchina, an old name for Vietnam.
As with many of the Euphorbiaceae, the sap is toxic and can cause skin eczema in some people. It is also toxic if eaten, though in small quantities, it has been used in herbal medicine to treat gastric ulcers.
Though the plant is considered poisonous, it has beneficial uses as an antiparasitic, antipruritic, and haemostatic treatment.
Monday's word - WANDER.
I took this photo of Nick last summer, in Red Canyon, Queensland, AU. An unexpected treasure on the way to Rainbow Beach.
24 hour Genuss Wanderung in Berchtesgaden 31 August - 1 September 2013
www.berchtesgadener-land.com/de/24-stunden-genuss-wanderung/
Wanderung zur Jamtalhütte in Galtür anlässlich der Eröffnung des Kulinarischen Jakobswegs Paznaun-Ischgl. Die vier Sterneköche Martin Sieberer, Norbert Niederkofler, Martin Fauster und Martin Dalsass präsentieren ihre Gerichte auf den 4 Hütten: Jamtalhütte in Galtür, Heidelberger Hütte in Ischgl, Niederelbehütte in Kappl und Ascherhütte in See.
24 hour Genuss Wanderung in Berchtesgaden 31 August - 1 September 2013
www.berchtesgadener-land.com/de/24-stunden-genuss-wanderung/
I caught the last of the light at Trona Pinnacles, and then headed home after a long day of exploring the back roads. I had a pretty good day, for having set out without a plan!
Erfahren Sie lokale Geheimnisse, Tipps und Bräuche bei einer Wanderung mit Pius Feuerstein - ein echter Naturmensch in Bezau. Erleben Sie österreichische Gastlichkeit und Tradition im Hotel Post Bezau.