Tag: Plants
Psiguria mistaken for Chinese Ginseng in Tobago by locals
Farmers and local bushmen were amazed to learn that what they believe was the Chinese…
Bamboo Flowers at St Ann’s Plateau
While traversing through the lower montane/disturbed forest along the St. Ann’s to Santa Cruz trail…
Bamboo Flowering: a 150-year old natural spectacle
A Common Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris) clump, situated along a hiking trail in the Bamboo Cathedral,…
Flowering Miconia stenostachya observed on the summit of El Tucuche, Trinidad, WI.
Numerous Miconia stenostachya plants were observed during a hike to the top. Before this, members…
Botany Trip to the Mt. Tamana, Central Range, Trinidad.
Members of the botany group (from left to right: Shane Manchouck, Linton Arneaud, Chantal Leotaud,…
Fasciation in Manilkara Zapota L. (Sapotaceae), Trinidad
Sapodilla (Manilkara zapota) tree one year after a termite nest was burnt.(A) Normal long shoot…
Growing the Nipa palm
Nuts of the nipa palm (Nypa fruticans) are regularly found on our beaches, especially on…
White Lined Tanager feeding on Balisier
White Lined Tanager (Tachyphonus rufus) eating the real flower of the Balisier plucked from the…
