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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)
- Acanthaceae
- Amaryllidaceae
- Anacardiaceae
- Annonaceae
- Apocynaceae
- Araceae
- Araliaceae
- Araucariaceae
- Arecaceae
- Asteraceae
- Cape Tribulation
- cauliflory
- Colchicaceae
- Cooper Creek
- Costaceae (Spiral Ginger family)
- Cyperaceae
- Cyperus breviculmis
- Daintree
- Dryopteridaceae
- Dysoxylum
- Elaeocarpaceae
- Elaeocarpus angustifolius
- Euphorbiaceae
- Fabaceae
- Fabaceae (Pea family)
- Gesneriaceae
- Gomphandra australiana
- Goodeniaceae
- Hamamelidaceae
- Hamamelidaceae (Witch Hazel family)
- Icacinaceae
- Lamiaceae
- Lauraceae
- lowland rainforest
- Malpighiaceae
- Malvaceae
- Melastomataceae
- Meliaceae
- Menispermaceae
- Monimiaceae
- Moraceae
- Myrsinaceae
- Myrtaceae
- Myrtaceae (Myrtle family)
- Oleaceae
- Orchidaceae
- Pagoda flower
- Phyllanthaceae
- Phytolaccaceae
- Pittosporaceae
- Plantaginaceae
- Poaceae
- Polypodiaceae
- Primulaceae
- Proteaceae
- Revwattsia fragilis
- Rhamnaceae
- Rhizophoraceae
- Rubiaceae
- Rutaceae
- Sapindaceae
- Sapotaceae
- Scrophulariaceae
- Solanaceae
- Stylidiaceae
- successional species
- Syzygium graveolens
- Tamarind
- Thymelaeaceae
- Urticaceae
- Vitaceae
- Vittariaceae
- wet sclerophyll forest
- wood anatomy
- Zingiberaceae
