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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
Posted in Reference
Tagged Achariaceae, Botany, Costa Rica, Field guide, Flacourtiaceae, Panama, Roger Tory Peterson, tree
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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
Posted in Dilleniaceae
Tagged alternate leaves, Field Museum of Natural History, Leaf, Panama, petiole, pinnate veins, simple leaves, stamens, wavy margins
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Yellow-topped Trees
This time of year in western Panama, you’re likely to see trees with yellow flowers in bloom. Here in Chiriqui, we see them along the side of the Interamericana and also along the road between Dolega and David. Two species … Continue reading