Category Archives: Dilleniaceae

A Day in the Life of a Sandpaper Plant

Posted on February 1, 2009 by mary

Sunrise (6:49 AM): After watching this plant, the sandpaper plant, Davilla kunthii, for an entire month, I was beginning to wonder whether it would ever bloom. But on the evening of January 29, I saw quite a bit of yellow … Continue reading →

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Sandpaper Vine Project

Posted on January 2, 2009 by mary

At least two species of plants in our area are called the sandpaper plant – one is a tree, Curatella americana, and the other is a vine, a species of Davilla. Last year in January I wrote about seeing insects … Continue reading →

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The Sandpaper Plant

Posted on January 30, 2008 by mary

Seeing it with Michael – One of the first plants our friend and naturalist, Michael, pointed out to me during a tour of our newly purchased property was a young, shin-high shrub. He reached down and rubbed a leaf and … Continue reading →

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