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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)
Tag Archives: Stylidiaceae
Stylidium alsinoides (Stylidiaceae)
The range of lifeforms/ecological strategy in the genus Stylidium is quite impressive, given that the genus seems to be constrained to being herbs and most people familiar with Stylidiums will think of them as little rosette herbs with a basal … Continue reading
Stylidium eriorrhizum (Stylidiaceae)
For someone so boldly beautiful, there are actually no images out there on a google search! At least not at time time of this writing. But I can understand. In my time in Paluma I had seen Stylidium eriorrhizum dozens … Continue reading
Stylidium tenerum (Stylidiaceae)
Tiny triggerplants never fail to fascinate me. I have seen some diminutive triggerplants in Tasmania but small as they may be, they incite big excitement. This little plant which I believe is Stylidium tenerum was scarcely 5 cm tall with … Continue reading
Stylidium capillare (Stylidiaceae)
This diminutive triggerplant was found in the savanna around Davies Creek and was barely just a few centimeners tall. It is very certainly an annual plant which grows in seeps during the wet season. It is hard to find much … Continue reading
