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Amorphophallus konjac: Can You Resist the Lure of the Devil’s Tongue?
You are probably familiar with Amorphophallus titanum, the titan arum, which has the largest unbranched inflorescence in the world, but do you know about its smaller, red tongued sibling Amorphophallus konjac? Family Description A. konjac is a member of the … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Learning and Teaching, Monocots, Philippines, Students
Tagged A. konjac, Africa, Alismatales, Amorphophallus, Amorphophallus konjac, Araceae, Aroideae, arum, botany, culinary, devil's tongue, Interesting plants, Japan, Japanese, Kew, konjac, konnyaku, medicinal plant, Medicine, Monocots, MSc Plant Diversity, snake palm, spadix, spathe, Subtropical plants, teaching and learning, terrestrial herb, Tropical Asia, Tropical biodiversity, Tropical Crops, Tropical food plants, tropical plants, voodoo lily
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1st Whiteknights Brownies
We hosted a visit from the 1st Whiteknights Brownies this evening in a very warm and humid tropical atmosphere. Over an hour we toured the world of plants asking questions such as ‘What eats chilli peppers and why?’, ‘how do … Continue reading
You’re a botanist, what’s this then? (Or Tradescantia spathacea, this one’s for you mum!)
That sentence may sound familiar to many of you who frequent this blog (followed closely by “Botany, so you’re a gardener then?” but we won’t go in to that). Being asked about the identity of a random plant that mysteriously … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Americas, Asia, Australia, Mexico, Philippines, Students
Tagged America, Boat lily, Commelinaceae, epiphytic, medicinal plant, Mexico, Moses-in-the-Cradle, MSc Plant Diversity, Ornamental, Oyster plant, Phoebe Richardson-Moy, Taxonomy, Tradescantia, Tradescantia spathacea, Tropical biodiversity
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Catharanthus roseus – Cancer fighting
Catharanthus roseus – Madagascar Periwinkle The plant has been called a miracle in the prevention of childhood leukemia and cancer treatment. To protect Madagascar periwinkle is to protect the future of your children in the opinion of many. It has … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Americas, Asia, Madagascar, Species, Students
Tagged Ammocallis, Ammocallis rosea (L.) small, Anti-cancer, Cancer fighting, cape periwinkle, cats vinca, Cayenne jasmine, Chichirica, childwood leukemia, chnera rosea, Kemunting cina, Lochnera rosea (L.) Rchb.ex Endl., Madagascar periwinkle, medicinal plant, periwinkle, Prevenche de Madagascar, Sitchirika, Thenbanmahnyoban, Tsitsirika, vinca rosea, Vinca rosea L.
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Pandanus amaryllifolius – The only Pandanus with fragrant leaves
P. amaryllifolius is one of the plants that is capable of evoking nostalgic memories of South-East Asian life solely by its scent. Pandanaceae is a paleotropical monocot family that comprises 4 genera (ie. Pandanus, Freycinetia, Martellidendron and Sararanga). Pandanus is … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Crops, Palaeotropics, Students
Tagged Asian Cooking, Asian Pandan, food flavour, medicial plants, medicinal plant, Medicine, Pandan, Pandanaceae, Pandanus, Scented Plants, Thai Pandan, William Roxburgh
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