Category Archives: Botany
Glenariff Forest Park
Glenariff Forest Park Antrim, Northern Ireland One of Northern Ireland’s enchanted woodlands … Glenariff Forest Park is full of myth and legends, faeries, and woodland creatures. It is home to a unique Waterfall Walkway that was introduced to … Continue reading
Alder
Alder Alnus glutinosa Common Names: Alder, Common Alder Localities: Description: A Deciduous Tree with alternate, simple, and serrated leaves; flowering into catkins with elongate male catkins on same plant as shorter woody female catkins that often appear before … Continue reading
Hawthorne
White Thorn Common Hawthorne Crataegus monogyna; formerly Crataegus oxyacantha Common names: May Tree, Haegthorn, “Faerie Tree”, Whitethorn, common hawthorne, thorne, may, mayblossom, maythorn, quickthorn, whitethorn, motherdie, and haw. Localities: Native to Europe, Greece, Northwest Africa, Western Asia. … Continue reading
Foxglove
Foxglove Foxglove Digitalis L.; common names: ‘Witches’ Gloves’, ‘Fairy’s Glove’, ‘Gloves of Our Lady’, ‘Virgin’s Glove’, ‘Fairy Caps’, ‘Folk’s Glove’, ‘Fairy Thimbles’, ‘fairy-folks-fingers’, ‘lambs-tongue-leaves’, ‘bloody fingers’, ‘deadman’s bells’. Taxonomy: Kingdom: Plantae; Angiosperms; Eudicots; Asterids; Lamiales; Plantaginaceae; Digitalis L.; … Continue reading
Macadamia : Macadamia spp.
Macadamian Nut Tree between Punalu’u and Kona Macadamia Taxonomy: Kingdom: Plantae; (unranked): Angiosperms; unranked): Eudicots; Order: Proteales; Family: Proteaceae; Genus: Macadamia; Species: various – some examples: Macadamia claudiensis, Macadamia grandis, Macadamia hildebrandii, Macadamia integrifolia Macadamia jansenii Macadamia ternifolia, … Continue reading
Mango : Mangifera Indica
Mango Tree at Graveyard along highway between Punalu’u and Kona Mango Taxonomy: Kingdom: Plantae; Division: Angiospermae; Class: Magnoliopsida; Order: Sapindales; Family: Anacardiaceae; Genus: Mangifera; Species: Indica. Mangifera Indica. Common names: Mango, Man-Go, Manga. Usually refers to a fruit … Continue reading
Papaya
Papaya, Big Island, Hawaii Papaya Taxonomy: Plantae: Angiosperms: Eudicots: Rosids: Brassicales: Caricaceae: Carica: Carica papaya. Common names: Custard Apple, Papaya, paw paw, big melon, melon tree Carica papaya is the Caribbean/Spanish name of the plant that bears the … Continue reading
Pineapple : Ananas comosus
Pineapple plant, Big Island, Hawaii Pineapple Plant Taxonomy: Plantae: Angiosperms: Monocots: Commelinids: Poales: Bromeliaceae: Bromelioideae: Ananas comosus. Common names: Pineapple, Pine Apple, Pineapple is a common tropical fruit that is often used in tropical drinks, appetizers, desserts, and … Continue reading
Coconut Palm: Cocos nucifera
Baurley, Thomas 11/26/2009 “Coconut Palm: Cocos nucifera”. Official web page: http://www.treeleavesoracle.org/treelore/?p=1347. © 2009 – Technogypsie Productions: Colorado Springs, Colorado. If you enjoy this article, please treat the author to a drink or donate to keep this article preserved online. Coconut … Continue reading
Avacado : Persea americana
Butter Avacado Avacado Taxonomy: Angiosperms: Lauraceae: Persea americana. Common names: palka, aguacate, butter pear, alligator pear. Avacado is a native tree common to tropical areas, especially the Carribean, Mexico, South America, Central America, Florida, New Mexico, and California. … Continue reading