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David Tng botany Tumblr- Geodorum densiflorum (Orchidaceae)Nodding to the earth - the orchid Geodorum densiflorum. Common but endangered? #Orchids #Orchidaceae #terrestrialorchids Orchids are always a delight. As a botanist with a bit of a history with orchids (I once interned at an Orchid cultivating laboratory), I have a soft spot for orchids. While cultivated orchid varieties are always glamorous, I have always b […]
- Blighia sapida (Sapindaceae)Red, white and black - the trinity of colors of the ackee #sapindaceae #ackee #botany #economicplants Years ago, whilst walking along the streets of a northern suburb of Cairns, a red fruit caught my attention. It was a large capsule the size of a huge egg, which split open very neatly along three suture lines and opening up to revealed beautiful shiny black […]
- Balanops australiana (Balanopaceae)Discovering botanical ties with New Caledonia and Vanuatu through the Pimplebark (Balanops australiana). @thesfs_Aus #tropicalrainforest #rainforestflora #botany I was having a jog through the woods and noticed a bunch of twigs of an unfamiliar plant that had been brought down either by wind or breakage by birds. I will admit it. This species took me quite a […]
- Geodorum densiflorum (Orchidaceae)
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Traditional plant use at East Trinity
I have a fervent interest in how humans have always used plants. While we don’t need to travel very far to see that (we can see it in our supermarkets every day), the way indigenous people use plants is in … Continue reading
