Category Archives: Malpighiaceae
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
Posted in Botany, Cecropiaceae, Ecology, Malpighiaceae, Melastomataceae
Tagged deciduous, evergreen, leaf drop, neotropical savanna
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The Leaf inside the Flower
This vine belongs to the plant family Malpighiaceae, which is the family of the nance, a favorite fruit tree here in Panama. Because the family is represented only in the tropics and subtropics, I want to spend a little time … Continue reading
Posted in Botany, Flowers, Malpighiaceae
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Nance in bloom
The nance trees on our property have been in bloom for a couple of months, although they are just now really ablaze with color. All this time I’ve been trying to get a decent picture of an individual flower. This … Continue reading
Posted in Botany, Malpighiaceae
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