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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
Visitors from Talfourd Avenue go Tropical
On Saturday the 15th of March the Tropical Biodiversity Glasshouse project had the pleasure of hosting families from the Talfourd Avenue group. They kindly agreed to come test our new (and hopefully improved) glasshouse tour, which was designed and created … Continue reading
Posted in Countries, Fish, Hands-on, Interactive, Labelling, Learning and Teaching, Pond, Technology, Water Plants
Tagged banana, carnivorous plant, community education, Kinaesthetic learning, local visits, teaching and learning, Tropical biodiversity, Tropical Crops, Tropical food plants, water hyacinth, zingiberaceae
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MSc Plant Diversity 2013 – Welcome
The 2013 MSc Plant Diversity intake arrived on Wednesday to a busy session of induction, safety talks and the formative plant ID test. The students were given 30 numbered plants to identify to family (plus genus and species if they … Continue reading