Author Archives: mary
New Tree Book and Field Guide for Panama
Here’s the book I wish I had seven years ago when I tried to identify my first tree in Panama. It would have saved a lot of time. But it wasn’t published until this year. I just got my own … Continue reading
Peltastes, the Shield Liana
About this time last year, there was this flower on the ground. When I looked straight up to see where it came from, all I could see were the leaves and green fruits of a nance tree. I looked down … Continue reading
Curcuma Quiz
Reader Sue K. recently left a comment on my post about Panama’s Curcuma plant. It was enticing enough to follow up on, so here it is: My Curcumas are light pink in color and have blueish small flowers that bloom … Continue reading
The Sandpaper Tree – Curatella americana L.
Back when I was trying to identify a plant with sandpapery leaves, I kept finding references to a tree in the same family, but the particular plant I wanted to identify was a woody vine, a liana. It turned out … Continue reading
