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Author Archives: peter rooney
Dracaenaceae: Dragon’s Blood and the language of the birds …
Dracaenaceae Salisb., Gen. Pl: 73 (1866), nom. cons. The family Dracaenaceae has a complex, fascinating history, of great interest will be to see how it unfolds. It is the family of Dragon Trees, of one, two or three genera and … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Americas, Asia, Australia, Countries, Species
Tagged APG, Dracaena, Dracaenaceae, Dragon Tree, Mother-in-Law's Tongue, Pleomele, Sansevieria
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Cyperus papyrus L., post 2 of 2, taxonomy and distribution
Cyperus papyrus is a tall and graceful plant. It looks stunning in the Tropical Greenhouse with a tropical blue sky behind it, which, even in October, Reading obligingly provided, to prove the point. It’s up to 5m tall, with almost globular … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Crops, Madagascar, Pond, Species, Students, Water Plants
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Cyperus papyrus L., post 1 of 2, value and uses
The one thing that most people know about this plant is that it was the source of paper for ancient Egyptians. They started to use it for writing on circa 5000 years ago, and carried on up until the 8th or … Continue reading
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