Monthly Archives: August 2006
Senna hayesiana
In my last post, I wrote of finding a tree with yellow flowers growing along a seasonal stream here at the edge of our property. The flower looked a little like the flower from the Scrambled Eggs tree (Cassia surattensis), … Continue reading
Yellow Flower in Tree – Cassia or Senna sp.?
For the past couple of weeks I’ve been admiring the yellow flowers in a tree near the quebrada – the seasonal spring at the edge of our property. I’ve finally looked at it long enough and closely enough to believe … Continue reading
My cecropia
As a group, cecropias (Cecropia spp.) are one of the most conspicuous genera of trees in the Neotropics….They are thin-boled, spindly trees with bamboolike rings surrounding a gray trunk. Their leaves are large, deeply lobed, and palmate, somewhat resembling a … Continue reading
August in the Savanna
It’s mid-rainy season but we’ve had hardly any rain for the past week. Just fog in the afternoon, sometimes accompanied by a little drizzle. As a result, walking along a dirt road in the early afternoon here gives the feel … Continue reading
