Category Archives: Botany
Why John’s Liana Belongs to the Borage Family
Well, Michael stepped in and helped, but no other expert came through with an identification of John’s liana. So with a flurry of emails and image exchanges, we put together an argument that the liana is in the Boraginaceae family. … Continue reading
John’s Liana – a Puzzle for You
About a week ago, this message arrived in my Inbox I have a vine or tree vine… don’t know, that grows in my home in Las Cumbres, and birds and butterfly love the fruit, can you tell me more about it? … Continue reading
The Orchid, the Lily, and the Iris
Quick! What is this flower? An orchid, a lily, or an iris? You may have been able to answer immediately because you are very familiar with all three kinds of flowers, but what was it about this one that told … Continue reading
Deciduous Trees in the Tropics
A couple of years ago someone in a comment to my post on cecropias asked whether cecropia trees were deciduous or evergreen. I had mentioned that the leaves, being big, could become unsightly when many of them dropped from the … Continue reading
