Lei Wu, Xiong Li, Wen-Jian Liu, Quan-Ru Liu
Phytokeys
Figure 1.
Spiradicliskarstana sp. nov. A habit B stipule C inflorescence, side view D long-styled flower E short-styled flower F calyx, frontal view, showing disc G remnant of dehiscent capsule, frontal view. Drawn by Xin-Yi Zeng.
In a large greenhouse at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, Missouri, there grows a slender sapling of Cinchona pubescens, a tree that has played a remarkable role in human history. Journeying to this artificial tropical forest under glass, Ari Daniel Shapiro asks curators Carmen Ulloa Ulloa and Charlotte Taylor just what makes this famous “fever tree” special. read moreDuration: 5:07Published: Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:04:41 +0000
A mat plant of mountain paramos from Guatemala to Peru. Referred to as Tomatillo Sylvestre, when referred to at all. Photo from Parque los Quetzales, Costa Rica. In context at www.dixpix.ca/meso_america/Flora/spuds/index.html