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Winged Elm

November 10, 2017 by 7Song

Slippery and American Elm
Winged Elm

Additional Information:

Scientific Name: Ulmus alata

Common Name: Winged Elm

Family: Winged Elm

Common Name: Ulmaceae

Locale: City Park

Specific Region: Dallas, Texas

Description: A close-up of the corky tissue making up the 'wing' of the Winged elm.

Date: September 20, 2007

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Today is tourist excursion day at Hawai’i Volcanos National Park. I borrowed a tent so I can camp out and spend some time exploring this protected part of the Big Island.
I walked through the Kīlauea Iki crater, formerly a lava lake. Not that many plants grow in the lava rock. The most prolific, which can be seen in the photo is ōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha, Myrtaceae). It has the classic ‘bottlebrush’ inflorescence of its relatives such as Eucalyptus, and Melaleuca species. And true to its species name, it does come in many different forms.
There were a few other plants growing amongst the rocks, but as you can see, it is pretty barren. ~7Song, February 25, 2020

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Late last night I went out herp hunting with my camera and saw a pair of Gold dust day geckos. At first, I thought they were Anole’s, but after some quick research, you can see the distinct body differences. Honaunau, Hawaii. February 23, 2020

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Requisite Hawaii beach photo with Beach heliotrope (Heliotropium foertherianum, Boraginaceae).

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These are unripened Cacao pods growing on the tree. This type of growth, where the flowers, and later the fruits growing off the main trunk or woody branches is called 'cauliflory'. It is a growth pattern more often seen in the tropics then in the north.

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This is a photo of the Cacao pods split open to reveal the seeds covered in the sweet white pulp. The seeds are the part that will be processed to make chocolate. Kailua-Kona, HI. February 23, 2020

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Today I was a part of a small Cocoa (Theobroma cacao, Malvaceae) harvest and processing. I helped Tane gather a few of the pods from his tree. We then took the pods to a place where they do the rest of the processing. They had a lot of Cacao plants growing there. It was my first time seeing so many trees in one place.
The pods were then split apart and pounded to open and extract the seeds inside. The seeds are the part that is eventually processed into chocolate. My main job was to find the ‘lost’ seeds and then suck the pulp off, which is quite yummy. See below for further photos of the processing operation. Kailua-Kona, HI. February 23, 2020

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