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
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
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
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
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