Monthly Archives: February 2007
Psychotria poeppigiana: Hot Lips of the Coffee Family
Note: This plant was identified faster than I would have believed possible by Nuytsia (blog, Flickr photos), based on his examination of the images I posted at Flickr. Thanks, Nuytsia! I found this plant growing in the understory of a … Continue reading
Cochlospermum sp.
This tree blooms in the dry season in Panama – mature trees along the Interamericana highway near David are spectacular. This one is a young thing and even so the flowers are high up and I could zoom no closer. … Continue reading
Banana harvest
This banana flower first appeared on Thanksgiving Day (US) in 2006 A week later, several bananas had already developed. In two week’s time, the bananas were pointing skyward, and I was sure we’d be eating bananas by Christmas. In the … Continue reading
El Niño and Panama, Part 3
During the 1997-98 El Niño, the Panama Canal watershed experienced the worst recorded drought in the Canal history. There was a 25% reduction in runoff toward the tributary lakes of the Canal and a 58% decrease of water flow toward … Continue reading
