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- Randia tuberculosa (Rubiaceae)
Very stoked to see this...Randia tuberculosa (Rubiaceae) Very stoked to see this rainforest shrub in fruit. The species is one of the more interesting Rubiaceaes because it has spines emerging from the leaf axils. The bright orange fruits have a very distinctive longitudinally ribbed and rough appearance.
- A long absence and a new directionA long absence and a new direction I have very surprised and rather moved when I came back to my blog page after a long absence to find an increase in subscribers and also a growth in the number of views the blog had received. Because of this I thought I’d offer a few words about the long absence. Changes in Flickr photograph hosting policy My initial intent […]
- Thaleropia queenslandica (Myrtaceae)
Recently I came upon this...Thaleropia queenslandica (Myrtaceae) Recently I came upon this tree, Thaleropia queenslandica, which is supposedly restricted to the Atherton Tableland and surrounding mountains.
- Randia tuberculosa (Rubiaceae)
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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Cyperus metzii (Cyperaceae)
A very ignored naturalised plant of grassy waysides. This rather diminutive sedge (scarcely 10cm high) has very unique spikelets arranged in a neat head. Up close, the seed can be observed through the glumes (the bracts enclosing the seed), which … Continue reading
Rhynchospora rubra (Cyperaceae)
A sedge in wet places in savanna. I found this plant in the savannas near Irvinebank and thought it looked like the non-native Cyperus aromaticus but the head was a little larger, with more conspicuous spikelets. A quick check brought … Continue reading
Belvisia mucronata var. mucronata (Polypodiaceae)
Resembling the common Pyrrosia which grow on wayside trees, this fern is one of the most unmistakable for the long extended point (mucro), which is inrolled and clutching all the spores in the narrow channel that results. It is typically … Continue reading
Melinis repens (Red Natal Grass) (Poaceae)
A particularly attractive non-native grass from Africa, the Red Natal grass graces the canefields and waysides of FNQ throughout the year, additing colour and texture to what may be appreciated as a non-native ‘meadow’. The hairy florets, which are variously … Continue reading
Lastreopsis munita (Dryopteridaceae)
At a cursory glance, this fern resembles the hare-fooot fern (Davallia denticulata), particularly in the glossy green appearance and the sharply toothed pinnules. The spore arrangement however is very suggestive of those of the Wood Fern family. In Davallia, the … Continue reading
Tectaria confluens (Dryopteridaceae)
Everyone should know this common and large terrestrial fern of rainforest. The ornamental value of this fern doesn’t seem to have been exploited much. The fronds have a distinctive look and although there are other species of Tectaria in FNQ, … Continue reading
Landoltia punctata (Dotted Duckweed) (Araceae)
Lemna at the bottom for size comparison. Previously called Spirodela punctata but recent morphological, biochemical and molecular data shows this species to be taxonomically distinct from other duckweeds (Les and Crawford 1999). Landoltia punctata is more closely related to Lemna … Continue reading