Category Archives: Fabaceae
Record Rainfall, Early Blooms. Coincidence?
In June we experienced a record rainfall of 43 inches. The previous record was 41 inches and the average for this area is 22 inches in June. Here’s a graph of the erratic 2010 rainfall (red line) compared to a … Continue reading
The Corotú and the Gomphothere
The corotú is one of the largest and most beautiful of the trees of the savanna (left photo, below). It is known in Costa Rica as the guanacaste and is the national tree of that country. It is also known … Continue reading
Senna hayesiana in bloom
Yesterday Steven Alexander of Tropical Biodiversity published a beautiful image of a Senna tree in flower. It was incentive enough for me to go look at our own Senna, Senna hayesiana, which has been in bloom since August. The pre-dawn … Continue reading
The Algarrobo Tree and its Denizens
John Bennett reported in December that the algarrobo tree was preparing for the dry season by changing to brown dry season leaves which he assumed had fewer stomata and therefore would lose less water than the green leaves. Here are the … Continue reading
