The Plants Database Newsletter

Covering the events of February 15, 2004, on which 120 members joined.
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Gardening Quote of the Day

"The parsnip, children, I repeat, Is simply an anemic beet. Some people call the parsnip edible; Myself, I find this claim incredible. "

(Ogden Nash, "The Parsnip (1942))

The Plants Database Photo of the Day

Ivory Curl Tree
Buckinghamia celsissima
By deekayn

PDB Photo of the Day

Activity Report:

17 new plants were added to the database.
27 new descriptions were added.
53 new images were added.
382 new options were checked off.

Comments

Member Addition Description
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Cycas changjiangensis)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Cycas hongheensis)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Dioon Jalaca Hidalgo)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Dioon caputoi)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Dioon mejiae)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Dioon rzedowskii)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Dioon sonarense)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Dioon 'Queretaro')
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Encephalartos brevifoliolatus)
mukhopus Positive CommentSacred Jasmine, Asian/Asiatic Jasmine, Pikake
(Jasminum sambac)
Maxz Positive CommentLemon Grass
(Cymbopogon citratus)
palmbob Positive Comment
(Zamia vasquezii)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Zamia fischerii)
palmbob Neutral Comment
(Aloe fibrosa)
rwadleigh Negative CommentRed Frangipani, Jasmine Mango, Temple Flower, Temple Tree, Pagoda Tree
(Plumeria rubra)
mike54 Positive CommentCrepe Myrtle, Crape Myrtle 'Peppermint Lace'
(Lagerstroemia indica)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Tomboy'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Tom Tom'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Tivoli'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Tip Top Trellis'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Positive CommentTomato 'Tiny Tim'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
Farmerdill Neutral CommentTomato 'Tierra'
(Lycopersicon lycopersicum)
tsynakow Neutral CommentSpanish Bayonet
(Yucca aloifolia)
tsynakow Positive CommentJapanese Wisteria
(Wisteria floribunda)
mungoj Positive CommentChusan Palm, Windmill Palm
(Trachycarpus fortunei)
Monocromatico Neutral CommentLittle Coca
(Erythroxylum ovalifolium)
kviolette Neutral CommentFalse Banana, Red Abyssinian Banana, Wild Banana
(Ensete ventricosum)

Images

Member Addition Description
deekaynPictureIvory Curl Tree
(Buckinghamia celsissima)
deekaynPictureIvory Curl Tree
(Buckinghamia celsissima)
BeanysNanaPictureStokes' Aster, Stokes Aster, Cornflower Aster
(Stokesia laevis)
Jeff_BeckPictureDwarf Burning Bush, Winged Euonymus, Cork Bush 'Compacta (aka Compactus)'
(Euonymus alata)
Jeff_BeckPictureDwarf Burning Bush, Winged Euonymus, Cork Bush 'Compacta (aka Compactus)'
(Euonymus alata)
Jeff_BeckPictureDwarf Burning Bush, Winged Euonymus, Cork Bush 'Compacta (aka Compactus)'
(Euonymus alata)
Jeff_BeckPictureDwarf Burning Bush, Winged Euonymus, Cork Bush 'Compacta (aka Compactus)'
(Euonymus alata)
Jeff_BeckPictureDwarf Burning Bush, Winged Euonymus, Cork Bush 'Compacta (aka Compactus)'
(Euonymus alata)
palmbobPictureTillandsia
(Tillandsia cacticola)
Jeff_BeckPictureCamphor Weed, Sweet Scent, Cattle-tongue, Stinkweed, Salt Marsh Fleabane
(Pluchea odorata)
Jeff_BeckPictureCamphor Weed, Sweet Scent, Cattle-tongue, Stinkweed, Salt Marsh Fleabane
(Pluchea odorata)
Jeff_BeckPictureMock Rose Vervain, Rose Verbena
(Glandularia canadensis)
Jeff_BeckPictureDakota Mock Vervain
(Glandularia bipinnatifida)
Jeff_BeckPictureDakota Mock Vervain
(Glandularia bipinnatifida)
palmbobPictureGiant Spanish Dagger
(Yucca carnerosana)
SamGuptaPictureIce Cream Bean, Monkey Tamarind
(Inga edulis)
palmbobPictureChalice Vine
(Solandra grandiflora)
palmbobPictureBlushing Bride, Sky Plant
(Tillandsia ionantha)
palmbobPictureAir Plant
(Tillandsia tenuifolia)
palmbobPictureWallich's Wood Fern
(Dryopteris wallichiana)
palmbobPictureShaggy Shield Fern
(Dryopteris cycadina)
palmbobPictureMexican Male Fern
(Dryopteris pseudo filix mas)
palmbobPictureShield Fern
(Dryopteris hondoensis)
palmbobPictureBroad Swamp Fern, Clinton's Wood Fern
(Dryopteris clintoniana)
ThaumaturgistPictureGrapefruit 'Red'
(Citrus X paradisi)
ThaumaturgistPictureTangelo 'White'
(Citrus x tangelo)
ThaumaturgistPictureLemon Tree 'Eureka'
(Citrus limon)
ThaumaturgistPictureKey Lime, Mexican Lime
(Citrus aurantifolia)
ThaumaturgistPictureTahitian Lime, Persian Lime 'Bearss'
(Citrus latifolia)
ThaumaturgistPictureKey Lime, Mexican Lime
(Citrus aurantifolia)
ThaumaturgistPictureKey Lime, Mexican Lime
(Citrus aurantifolia)
ThaumaturgistPictureTahitian Lime, Persian Lime 'Bearss'
(Citrus latifolia)
ThaumaturgistPictureTahitian Lime, Persian Lime 'Bearss'
(Citrus latifolia)
ThaumaturgistPictureKey Lime, Mexican Lime
(Citrus aurantifolia)
SamGuptaPictureIce Cream Bean, Monkey Tamarind
(Inga edulis)
mountaineerPictureDaylily 'Stella d'Oro (Jablonski, 1975)'
(Hemerocallis )
HappenstancePictureMother of Thousands, Mexican Hat Plant
(Bryophyllum daigremontianum)
HappenstancePictureStonecrop
(Sedum spurium)
kennedyhPictureMarsh Mallow
(Althaea officinalis)
kennedyhPictureSunshine Wattle
(Acacia terminalis)
kennedyhPictureSunshine Wattle
(Acacia terminalis)
kennedyhPictureSunshine Wattle
(Acacia terminalis)
kennedyhPictureSunshine Wattle
(Acacia terminalis)
montereyPicturePincushion Flower
(Scabiosa columbaria)
montereyPictureBleeding Heart
(Dicentra spectabilis)
montereyPictureDwarf Chinese Delphinium 'Butterfly'
(Delphinium grandiflorum)
montereyPictureSwan River Daisy
(Brachycome iberidifolia)
montereyPictureEnglish Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Habanera Mix'
(Bellis perennis)
montereyPictureEnglish Daisy, Lawn Daisy, Bruisewort 'Habanera Mix'
(Bellis perennis)
MonocromaticoPictureLittle Coca
(Erythroxylum ovalifolium)
MonocromaticoPictureLittle Coca
(Erythroxylum ovalifolium)
htopPictureAshe Juniper, Post Cedar, Mountain Cedar, Blueberry Juniper
(Juniperus ashei)
htopPictureAshe Juniper, Post Cedar, Mountain Cedar, Blueberry Juniper
(Juniperus ashei)

New Botanary Words

Name Pronunciation Meaning
rubispina  roo-bih-SPIN-uh  Red-colored spines  
tetracantha  tet-rah-KANTH-uh  Four spines  
brevispinum  brev-ee-SPIN-um  With short spines  
brevispina  brev-ee-SPIN-uh  With short spines  
buiningiana  byoon-ing-ee-AH-nuh  Named for Albert Frederik Henrik Buining, 20th century prominent Dutch expert of Brazilian cacti  
Buiningia  byoon-ING-ee-uh  Named for aAlbert Frederik Henrik Buining, 20th century prominent Dutch expert of Brazilian cacti  
brevispinus  brev-ee-SPIN-us  With short spines  
rubispinus  roo-bih-SPIN-us  Red-colored spines  
tetracanthus  te-trah-KANTH-us  Four spines  
buiningii  byoon-ING-ee-eye  Named for Albert Frederik Henrik Buining, 20th century prominent Dutch expert of Brazilian cacti  

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Have a good day, and happy gardening!

Dave Whitinger

 

And that's the way it was... February 15, 2004