Scientific Name: Bambusa vulgaris
Date Collected: April 23rd, 2011
Location: Tecamac, State of Mexico. Backyard.
Habitat: Found in tropical to subtropical and mild temperate regions.
Nativity: It is not known for sure where it originated from but is thought that it is from around the area of India or tropical Asia.
Special Notes: Bamboo is one of the most useful plants, as it provides material for the construction of houses, huts, boats, fences, and furniture. It also provides raw material for paper pulp. And in Trinidad and Tobago the leaves are used for dogs in treating diarrhea and ticks and fleas.
Resources: http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=1399&fr=1&sts=&lang=EN
https://ntbg.org/plants/plant_details.php?plantid=11810
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Gardenia
Scientific Name: Gardenia augusta
Date Collected: April 23rd, 2011
Location: Tecamac, State of Mexico. Front Yard.
Habitat: Lives in warm and humid areas with light shade. Also thrives in neutral to slightly acidic soil.
Nativity: Is native to China and South Asia.
Special Notes: Gardenia augusta is used a lot for fragance purposes due to the white flowers having a very strong fragrance. Some species are even used to fragrance tea, and heal influenza and colds in modern Chinese herbalism.
Resources: http://www.igarden.com.au/plant-type.jsp?t=Gardenia&q=Plant
http://www.gardenguides.com/137887-information-gardenia-jasminoides-flower.html
http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1866621.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardenia_jasminoides
Date Collected: April 23rd, 2011
Location: Tecamac, State of Mexico. Front Yard.
Habitat: Lives in warm and humid areas with light shade. Also thrives in neutral to slightly acidic soil.
Nativity: Is native to China and South Asia.
Special Notes: Gardenia augusta is used a lot for fragance purposes due to the white flowers having a very strong fragrance. Some species are even used to fragrance tea, and heal influenza and colds in modern Chinese herbalism.
Resources: http://www.igarden.com.au/plant-type.jsp?t=Gardenia&q=Plant
http://www.gardenguides.com/137887-information-gardenia-jasminoides-flower.html
http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1866621.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardenia_jasminoides
Violeta Africana ( African Violets )
Scientific Name: Saintpaulia ionantha
Date Collected: April 23rd, 2011
Location: Tecamac, Mexico. Indoors in a pot.
Habitat: Needs light and shade but never direct sunlight. Very sensitive to excess of water, needing only water about once or twice a week.
Nativity: Saintpaulia ionantha is native to Eastern Africa
Special Notes: This species has unique leaves with little hair like things protuding from them. Also, despite this plant needs a lot of care, such as having to water it from the soil, never wetting the leaves, it is one of the most popular flowering household plants due to almost year round flowering if under proper care.
Resources: http://articulos.infojardin.com/plantas_de_interior/Fichas/Saintpaulia.htm
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Saintpaulia
http://www.royers.com/usrf.cfm?funfacts=floraldisplaypage&floral_id=121
http://www.mygardenpatch.com/20030319062702515.htm
Date Collected: April 23rd, 2011
Location: Tecamac, Mexico. Indoors in a pot.
Habitat: Needs light and shade but never direct sunlight. Very sensitive to excess of water, needing only water about once or twice a week.
Nativity: Saintpaulia ionantha is native to Eastern Africa
Special Notes: This species has unique leaves with little hair like things protuding from them. Also, despite this plant needs a lot of care, such as having to water it from the soil, never wetting the leaves, it is one of the most popular flowering household plants due to almost year round flowering if under proper care.
Resources: http://articulos.infojardin.com/plantas_de_interior/Fichas/Saintpaulia.htm
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Saintpaulia
http://www.royers.com/usrf.cfm?funfacts=floraldisplaypage&floral_id=121
http://www.mygardenpatch.com/20030319062702515.htm
Magüey
Scientific Name: Agave Salmiana
Date Collected: April 22nd, 2011
Location: Jocotitlan, State of Mexico. Side of a dirt road.
Habitat: A drought resistant plant and needs full sun to partial shade. Grows in semi-arid regions and commonly grows with other plants such as the Acacia and Opuntia.
Nativity: Is native to Mexico, such as Northern and Central Mexico.
Special Notes: This plant has been used for thousands of year, since the times of the Teotihuacan, for the production of a very strong alcoholic drink called pulque or aguamiel which means honeywater. Pulque is a very traditional drink from Mexico but its popularity has been decreasing in recent years.
Resources: http://www.ibiologia.unam.mx/gela/pp-1.html
Date Collected: April 22nd, 2011
Location: Jocotitlan, State of Mexico. Side of a dirt road.
Habitat: A drought resistant plant and needs full sun to partial shade. Grows in semi-arid regions and commonly grows with other plants such as the Acacia and Opuntia.
Nativity: Is native to Mexico, such as Northern and Central Mexico.
Special Notes: This plant has been used for thousands of year, since the times of the Teotihuacan, for the production of a very strong alcoholic drink called pulque or aguamiel which means honeywater. Pulque is a very traditional drink from Mexico but its popularity has been decreasing in recent years.
Resources: http://www.ibiologia.unam.mx/gela/pp-1.html
Bugambilia
Scientific Name: Bougainvillea spectabilis
Date Collected: April 22nd, 2011
Location: Jocotitlan, State of Mexico. Front yard.
Habitat: The Bugambilia need a lot of direct sunlight and an open area. The temparature should not lower below 10 degrees Celcius. It grows in areas that evade strong currents of wind and that also has a regular water supply but not too much (abundant).
Nativity: This plant is native of Brazil
Special Notes: Bugambilia are very popular ornamental plants in the warmer areas of the Earth. Many reasons include its extroadinary color, its drought resistance and its high salt tolerance which makes it a top choice for coastal regions too. This particular plant is also able to stand up alone and is planted many times along walls, fences, hanging baskets, and as hedges.
Resources: http://www.galeriabonsai.com/ficha_bougainvillea_spectabilis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bougainvillea
Date Collected: April 22nd, 2011
Location: Jocotitlan, State of Mexico. Front yard.
Habitat: The Bugambilia need a lot of direct sunlight and an open area. The temparature should not lower below 10 degrees Celcius. It grows in areas that evade strong currents of wind and that also has a regular water supply but not too much (abundant).
Nativity: This plant is native of Brazil
Special Notes: Bugambilia are very popular ornamental plants in the warmer areas of the Earth. Many reasons include its extroadinary color, its drought resistance and its high salt tolerance which makes it a top choice for coastal regions too. This particular plant is also able to stand up alone and is planted many times along walls, fences, hanging baskets, and as hedges.
Resources: http://www.galeriabonsai.com/ficha_bougainvillea_spectabilis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bougainvillea
Nopal
Scientific Name: Opuntia ficus indica
Data Collected: April 22nd, 2011
Location: Jocotitlan, State of Mexico. Side of a dirt road.
Habitat: Nopals do very well in hot,dry weather during the summer and benefit from full sun most of the day. It is essential that it is in soil that drains well. Not much rain/water is needed.
Nativity: It is native to Central Mexico.
Special Notes: The nopal is used highly for nutrional purposes. It produces large sweet fruits, called tuna, which come from the flowers. The flowers appear around early May and the fruits ripen around August. People from Mexico also eat the young cactus pads, which are called the nopales, before the spines harden. An alcoholic drink is also made from Opuntia ficus indica.
Resources:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia_ficus-indica
http://www.ehow.com/info_8016924_information-opuntia-ficus-indica.html
Noche Buena
Scientific Name: Euphorbia pulcherrima
Date Collected: April 19th, 2011
Location: Tecamac, State of Mexico. House garden.
Habitat: Its native habitat are the tropical forests of Mexico and Central America. Needs special care and varying amounts of sun and water according to the month but can be in either sun or shade.
Nativity: Native to Mexico and Central America.
Special Notes: Has had a long history starting with the Aztecs using the red dye as an antipyretic medication. Now it has a strong connection to Christmas and is used in Christmas celebrations worldwide. Its tie to Christmas started with an old Mexican tale and the red now is seen to symbolize the crucifixtion of Jesus. It is also noted that this species only blooms during winter, around Christmas time, when its green leaves turn red.
Resources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphorbia_pulcherrima
https://ntbg.org/plants/plant_details.php?plantid=5118
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/kids/species-profiles/poinsettia
http://ezinearticles.com/?History-and-Care-Of-Poinsettia-Plants---Euphorbia-Pulcherrima&id=5499665
Gladiola
Scientific Name: Gladiolus huttonii
Date Collected: April 19th, 2011
Location: Tecamac, State of Mexico. House garden.
Habitat: Can be found on sandstone slopes in the southeastern Cape.
Nativity: Gladiolus huttonii is native to South Africa
Special Notes: From personal observation it is noted that after sunset the flowers close and upon sunrise they open again, the four flowers on the single stalk. Also this species has been exposed to many many hybridizations for hundreds of years.
Resources: http://ag.arizona.edu/~daves/types.html
http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/SouthernAfricanGladiolusFour
Granada
Scientific Name: Punica granatum
Date Collected: April 19th, 2011
Location: Tecamac, State of Mexico. House garden.
Habitat: Found majorely in Asia but also in tropical America. Can be grown in clayey, sandy, acidic, and alkaline soils and needs complete sun and regular amount of water.
Nativity: Punica granatum is native from Iran to the Himalayas.
Special Notes: Has been cultivated by the Egyptians for the plant's pomegranates. Pomegranate juice is used in the treatmeant of many things such as dyspepsia and leprosy.
Resources: https://ntbg.org/plants/plant_details.php?plantid=9697
http://www.helpfulhealthtips.com/punica-granatum-information-uses-and-benefits/
Monday, April 25, 2011
Rosa Verde ( Green Rose )
Scientific Name: Aeonium arboreum
Date Collected: April 19th, 2011
Location: Tecamac, State of Mexico. House garden.
Habitat: Grows in either sunny or semi-shade conditions. Can resist temperatures up to around 24 degrees Fahrenheit but is recommended to not be in temperatures below 44 degrees. Little rain\water is needed.
Nativity: Aeonium arboreum is native of the Canary Islands near Spain.
Special Notes: Exposure from the sun turns this plant's green leaves into a mixture of violet and red.
Resources: http://fichas.infojardin.com/crasas/aeonium-arboreum-aeonio-planta-aire-siempreviva-arborea.htm
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