Boea hygroscopica (Rock Violet)
Cyrtandra baileyi
Lenbrassia australiana var. australiana (Lenbrassia)
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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)
