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Have included six new photos of Synoum glandulosum from Indigenous Scapes Capalaba south east Queensland.

I have added nine new photos of Toechima tenax. If any one has some good photos of the flowers I would love to include them on the site.

Aristolochia laheyana has had a photo added of a mature twining stem and two photos of the unripen fruit.

Aotus subglauca has had six photos added.

The swamp orchid Cryptostylis subulata has given a superb display this year following good winter rains and mild temperatures.

Have added the three photographs of Remusatia vivipara to the site. Sprouted bulbils can be seen surrounding the parent plant. The leaves make a striking addition to any sheltered or rainforest garden. It prefers early morning or late afternoon sunlight or light shade all day and is easy to grow at least as far south as Grafton or Coffs Harbour. Can’t wait for the end of the wet season to photograph the flower spike and mature bulbils this year.

Melaleuca citrina, which is still widely known as Callistemon citrinus is a common small red flowering shrub found in suburbia.

Lobelia andrewsii is another small flowering herb, which is often over looked when bush walking despite having deep, vibrant purple flowers with unusual shaped petals.

Hybanthus monopetalus is one of those small unobtrusive small woodland flowers, which are often over looked when bush walking.

I was getting game this week with photographing a grass, which is not my strong point. Entolasia marginata is a relatively common flat grass found in dry sclerophyll forests.

Another Dipodium photographed this week in flower is Dipodium variegatum. This one has much deeper coloured spots than previous ones I have found and had immature seed pods.

The beautiful small ground orchid Dipodium punctatum has another photo of the flower added.

Another allusive flower for me was Acronychia oblongifolia, which has now been photographed at The Pinnacles was a welcome sight to follow from bud to flower.

Recently photographed Ehretia acuminata subsp. acuminata in flower and now know why it is so difficult to catch. The flower buds open with the flowers fading within a week. The beauty of having the plants in the garden as Theophrastus noted, “You don’t have to trek for days to study them.” It is also relevant to note if you do not get the photo you need it’s just a matter of stepping outside and doing the shoot again. And again, and again if necessary. Now to follow the fertilized flowers through to the green fruits then seed dispersal.

Cupaniopsis: [ku-pa-ni-op-sis] Is named in honour of Fransesco Cupania; 1657-1710, who was an Italian botanist and Opsis which is Ancient Greek for to take the shape or form of. It refers to the trees resembling the Cupania genus in North America, which was named prior to the Australian genus being discovered. A good example is Cupaniopsis
anarcharioides.

Anacardioides: [an-a-kar-di-oi-deez] From Anakardia, which is Ancient Greek for the cashew nut and Eîdos/Oîdes, which are Ancient Greek suffixes for alike or similar to. It refers to the close resemblance of the leaves and flowers to the Anacardium genus. A good example is Cupaniopsis anachariodes.

Well I am back on line after a long spell of updating the 26,000 plant names in the glossary to make them simpler and easier to pronounce. Many readers remarked on the difficulty they had in speaking the Ancient Greek, Latin and other languages into our Aussie Lingo. The best secret is to only use the lower case Roman alphabet a, b, c etc. not A,B,C. “a” is said as a in cat or bat. ‘ph” in Ancient Greek is said as a “f” – physics and ‘c’ and”ch” are said as “k” – competitor and chemist. See you already knew a lot of Ancient Greek words.

Unfortunately in modern speaking some words are changing. Many people now say kyoo-pan-i-op-sis instead of cu-pan-i-op-sis.

Again thanks to Susan Roberts for her photos of a mature Cupaniopsis anachariodes on the Manning River NSW.

Flindersia xanthoxyla showing a straight, non fibrous bole.

Carpobrotus virescens – Native Pig face with excellent fleshy leaves with non volatile oils as a ground cover.

Einadia hastata depicting fleshy leaves with a saline content.

14.03.2024 back on line at last and hope to have more items more often thanks to David from DNCS – David Nysen Computer Services. I will start with 4 photos from Fire Retardant Plants.

11.12.2023 1 photo of Monolepta australis and flowering times.

The style is less than 2mm in length. The flowers are reported to appear from August to November, however I have found the trees start flowering as early as late May here at The Pinnacles through to early October in different seasons. Though small, the yellowish-green, profusion of flowers will be noticed by the delightful honey scented fragrance they emit. Our nine trees never flower at the same time which means we have an extended flowering and fruiting period over several months. We have recorded the first flowers starting as early as the 22nd of May and commencing as late as late August and finishing in early October. The trees in any single season commence flowering up to five weeks after the first tree flowers.

Cupaniopsis anachardioides’ is one of those trees that is very much under rated by gardeners but responds very favourably to a gardener’s attention. Try using the trees in irregular patterns on the lawn or as a central feature of two or three trees. Branches can be trimmed from an early stage to allow quicker growth so you can walk below the trees and enjoy the shade they provide or do some gardening. Do not force the trees in their early stages of establishment as it can become top heavy and lean over or have branches snap off. The trees are considered a noxious weed in several states in America and I have found after 15 years many seedlings around the property which I have removed indicating it could become troublesome if not handled correctly.

The Macropus rufogriseus (red neck wallaby) has been observed feeding on the new growth and flowers that it can reach so may eat seedlings that emerge.

Danni Church https://anpsa.org.au/plant_profiles/anigozanthos-manglesii/

Photo 1 Ashley Field – Cooktown Orchid, Queensland and Cooktown City Council’s floral emblems.

Photo 2 Danni Church – Green Kangaroo Paw, Western Australia’s floral emblem.

Photo 3 Brian Walters – Sturt’s Desert Pea South Australia’s floral emblem.

05.12.2023 added photos of Grevillea banksii with Acrobates pygmaeus.

05.12.2023 added photos of Platysace heterophylla.

05.12.2023 added photo of Jagerra pseudorhus.

Jagera pseudorhus’sfruit is an ovoid capsule. The capsules measure 15mm to 20mm in length by 13mm to 18mm in diameter. They are densely covered in long, stiff, rusty-red to rusty-orange hirtellous hairs. The green capsules turn a deep crimson then finally to a bright orange or orange-yellow as the fruits ripen. The woody to fleshy capsules dehisce into 3 valves to reveal three deep brown to black glabrous, glossy seeds embedded in an internal layer of rusty hirtellous hairs. The ovoid to oblong seeds measure 6mm to 7.5mm in length by 4mm to 5mm diameter. The small white aril is basil.

Wildlife:

Jagera pseudorhus’s seeds are eaten by several larger honeyeaters like the Noisy friar bird Philemon corniculatusnoisy, Noisy minor Manorina melanocephala, satin bowerbird Ptilonorhynchus violaceus and the Queensland Rifle bird Ptiloris paradiseus.

Propagation:

Seeds: Jagera pseudorhus seeds need to be fresh preferably picked from the tree when fully ripe or freshly dropped to the ground, remove the seeds from the capsules being careful not to get the irritating hairs on the skin and remove the aril from the seed for better results.

The seeds need to be sown within two weeks and can be sown directly into a seed raising mix. Cover them with 5mm to 6mm of fine weed free mulch and keep moist. Place the tray in a warm sunny position. When the seedlings are 20mm to 30mm tall, prick them out and plant them into 50mm native tubes using a good organic mix.

Once the seedlings reach 100mm to 150mm in height they can be planted out into their permanent position.

Fertilize using Seaweed, fish emulsion or organic chicken pellets soaked in water and apply the liquid on an alternate basis. Fertilize every 2 months until the plants are well established then on an annual basis in September or March to maintain good health, vigour and better flowering.