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Species: Ritchiea albersii Gilg Date: 2007-06-16 Location: Shelf above western side lower Vanduzi Valley, Mt Gorongosa. Habitat: Understorey of forest
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Species: Maerua juncea Pax subsp. juncea Date: 2005-11-17 Location: Christon Bank Habitat: Termite mound in rocky Brachystegia boehmii woodland
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Kalives, Crete, Greece
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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North Palm Beach, Florida, United States
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Lonavala, Maharashtra, India
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Lower Sabie, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Augrabies Falls NP, Northern Cape, SOUTH AFRICA
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Eastern Cape, South Africa
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Family: CapparidaceaeDistribution: Fond in forests on plains, also planted along tank bunds.Found in Indian subcontinent, China and Malaysia.5-6m tall deciduous trees, Leaves 3 foliate, Leaf lets acute. Flowers large, polygamous, 3-4cm across, in terminal corymbs; Flowers green when very young, turns yellow soon after opening, white at maturity. All three colors an be seen in the image.Calyx and corolla 4 lobes each, sepals adnate to the lobed disk, petals long clawed, opens in bud stage, Stamens numerous, inserted at the base of gynophore, filaments pink colored, exerted, Ovary on a slender elongated gynophore, ovary 1-2 celled, stigma sessile; Fruit a berry.Stem bark is used in urinary infections.Photographed at Nellore, Local name:Ulemiri in Telugu. Reference: Flora of presidency of Madras by J.S Gamble, ENVIS, Flora of Nellore district By B.Suryanarayana &A.S Rao
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Maiapio, Pua pilo or Hawaiian caperCapparidaceae (Caper family)Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (found inland in dry areas on all the main islands and on Midway Atoll (Pihemanu), Pearl & Hermes Atoll (Holoikauaua) and Laysan (Kau) in the Northwest Islands)Status: VulnerableKalaeloa, OahuHawaiian Names:The Hawaiian name maiapilo means "bad smelling banana," likely referring to the scent of banana on some parts of the plant and especially the fruit. The flowers, though, have a wonderful lemony fragrance!The early Hawaiian common people on Niihau referred to the native caper as pilo or puapili, while the chiefs called it maia a Maui, literally "banana of Maui." But, perhaps the most recognized name today is maiapilo.Maiapilo was apparently used medicinally for healing fractured or broken bones by early Hawaiians. The whole plant would be pounded and applied to body joints, never to the injured area. The milky sap mixed with other ingredients was applied externally to treat boils.EtymologyThe generic name Capparis is from kappari (k), the ancient Greek name for this evergreen shrub.The specific epithet sandwichiana refers to the "Sandwich Islands," as the Hawaiian Islands were once called, and named by James Cook on one of his voyages in the 1770s. James Cook named the islands after John Montagu (The fourth Earl of Sandwich) for supporting Cook's voyages.
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Capparis_sandwichiana
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Madre de Dios, Peru
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Arusha, Tanzania
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Moongobulla, Queensland, Australia
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Pemba, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique
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These trees have become common trees alongside the roads especially those in new developed satellite towns here in Hong Kong. This photo was taken just outside the Zoological & Botanical Garden, Hong Kong.
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Arusha, Tanzania
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Madre de Dios, Peru
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Cladostemon kirkii, flowering on Mount Whenje - Macossa District of Mozambique.
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A flower of Capparis brevispina from Capparidaceae.