Category Archives: Trees

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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Prunus Africana: Red Stinkwood

Posted on March 19, 2009 by technotink

Prunus Africana aka.: red stinkwood ( Eng. ); rooistinkhout (Afr.); Inyazangoma-elimnyama (Zulu); uMkakase (Xhosa); Pygeum, Iron Wood, (Red) Stinkwood, African Plum, African Prune, African Cherry, Bitter Almond. In other languages where it grows it is known as; in Amharic ‘tikur … Continue reading →

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