Category Archives: Flora

Botany & Flora: Plants, Herbs, Trees, and the Green Earth.

Foxglove

Posted on July 3, 2010 by technotink

    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 →

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Gorse

Posted on July 3, 2010 by technotink

          Gorse Ulex europaeus or common names: Gorse, furze, furse, or whin Taxonomy: Kingdom: Plantae; Division: Magnoliophyta; Class: Magnoliopsida; Order: Fabales; Family: Fabaceae; Subfamily: Faboideae; Genus: Ulex; Species: U. europaeus; Binomial name: Ulex europaeus L. Gorse … Continue reading →

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Macadamia : Macadamia spp.

Posted on December 25, 2009 by technotink

  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 →

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Mango : Mangifera Indica

Posted on December 25, 2009 by technotink

  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 →

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Pu’u o’o’

Posted on December 7, 2009 by technotink

  Big Island   Pu’u o’o is a cindercone / spatter cone on the East Rift Zone of Kilauea in the Hawaiian Island of Big Island. It has been erupting continuously since January 3, 1983 making it the longest living … Continue reading →

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Papaya

Posted on November 29, 2009 by technotink

  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 →

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Pineapple : Ananas comosus

Posted on November 27, 2009 by technotink

  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 →

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Coconut Palm: Cocos nucifera

Posted on November 26, 2009 by technotink

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 →

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Avacado : Persea americana

Posted on November 12, 2009 by technotink

  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 →

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Hawaiian Botanical Gardens

Posted on November 11, 2009 by technotink

    Hawaiian Botanical Gardens and Beach Cove * 27-717 Old Mamalahoa Highway * P.O. Box 80, Papaikou, HI 96781 * Phone: 808-964-5233 FAX: 808-964-1338 * http://htbg.com/ While travelling along the coast near Hilo with my friend Kawika, we dropped … Continue reading →

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