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The Caribbean collection at the Palmetum de Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Carlo Morici

By Carlo Morici
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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The Caribbean section at the Palmetum in Tenerife is the largest of all sections, about more than 2 hectares (about 5 acres). There is an interesting collection of Caribbean native species which are not palms.

I wish to show here some of the non palm species that are growing there. Little by little I can add more.

This is a view from an overlook:

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Piscidia piscipula (Fabaceae)

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Plumeria sp. P08063 (Apocynaceae)

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Plumeria filifolia (Apocynaceae)

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Crescentia mirabilis (Bignoniaceae)

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Cubanola domingensis (Rubiaceae)

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Carlo Morici

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Rhizophora mangle (Rhizophoraceae), trees and roots

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Rhizophora mangle fruits

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Carlo Morici

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Plumeria emarginata (Apocynaceae)

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Plumeria sp. P08062 (Apocynaceae)

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This is all by now. I hope you like this.

Carlo

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Beautiful plumeria... I always like all sorts of plumeria. I have plumeria pudica here... still flowering :wub:

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

fastfeat Grand Master

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Carlo--

Great pics!

Interesting Plumeria pics. Never seen P. filifolia before, even at Fairchild in Miami.

Keep up the good work!

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

'Home is where the heart suitcase is'...

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"If, as they say, there truly is no rest for the wicked, how can the Devil's workshop be filled with idle hands?"

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Aloha Carlo, and Mahalo for sharing the great photos. I especially enjoyed seeing the Cubanola domingensis Rubiaceae. I googled it and find that its flowers are fragrant. I enjoy the scent of the Brugmansia flowering plants in the family Solanaceae. Is the scent of the Cubanola similar to the scent of a Brugmansia?

Dan on the Big Island of Hawai'i / Dani en la Isla Grande de Hawai

Events Photographer roving paparazzi "konadanni"

Master Gardener, University of Hawai’i College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources

Certified Arborist, International Society of Arboriculture

LinkedIn & email: konadanni@gmail.com / Facebook & Twitter & Google Plus: DanTom BigIsland

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Aloha Carlo, and Mahalo for sharing the great photos. I especially enjoyed seeing the Cubanola domingensis Rubiaceae. I googled it and find that its flowers are fragrant. I enjoy the scent of the Brugmansia flowering plants in the family Solanaceae. Is the scent of the Cubanola similar to the scent of a Brugmansia?

Hola Dani,

Cubanola domingensis is very fragrant but it is different from Brugmansia. It has a strong touch of cinnamon. Flowers don't last in water, they wrinkle after a few hours, but the decaying flower still perfumes the house after 2 days. One flower is enough to "fill" a large room.

Brugmansia - at least the garden hybrids - is a fast, ever-blooming shrub, loving cool and humid climates.

C.domingensis is from the hot lowlands of the Dominican Republic, so it takes the hot and dry weather that Brugmansia can't stand. They bloom in fall and take about two years to reach blooming size.

Carlo

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What about hot and humid, Carlo? I found Brugs do well here in the dry season, but sometimes can't take the heat in the wet season. We can grow them as long as it is protected under canopy. I know in Indonesia, they grow them up on the highlands...

If Cubanola domingensi can take hot and humid, it would be a good substitute... :)

Regards, Ari :)

Ari & Scott

Darwin, NT, Australia

-12°32'53" 131°10'20"

fastfeat Grand Master

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Carlo--

Do you have any more info on Plumeria filifolia? Where did you get yours? As I stated earlier, it does not appear to be here in Florida trade.

Thanks--

Ken.

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

'Home is where the heart suitcase is'...

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"If, as they say, there truly is no rest for the wicked, how can the Devil's workshop be filled with idle hands?"

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Carlo Morici

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Ari,

I don't know how Brugmansia does in hot and humid. We don't have a really "hot and humid" place in the Canary Islands. Brugmansia here are grown at some elevation too. They can do so-so at low elevation on the Northern, cooler, coast. Yes I know Cubanola domingensis does well in hot and humid.

Ken,

We got Plumeria filifolia in Cuba. It is a widespread endemic of Eastern Cuba, I saw it in different locations, at different elevations, always exposed on rocky outcrops.

Carlo

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We got Plumeria filifolia in Cuba. It is a widespread endemic of Eastern Cuba, I saw it in different locations, at different elevations, always exposed on rocky outcrops.

Carlo

Thanks Carlo--

Maybe one day we US citizens will be able visit Cuba like the rest of the world can... :hmm:

SoCal and SoFla; zone varies by location.

'Home is where the heart suitcase is'...

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"If, as they say, there truly is no rest for the wicked, how can the Devil's workshop be filled with idle hands?"

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haha that opens a big can o' worms!

the "prince of snarkness."

 

still "warning-free."

 

san diego,california,left coast.

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Hola Carlos de su amigo Dani, y gracias por su respuesta útil

If I can find a Cubanola domingensis I will see how it grows in the conditions where I now live – hot sunny mornings, some cloud cover and light rain showers during the afternoons, and always some humidity.

Fortunately for those like me who enjoy scented flowers, Brugmansias grow well in my Kona garden, as they did when I lived in the Oakland hills in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Dan on the Big Island of Hawai'i / Dani en la Isla Grande de Hawai

Events Photographer roving paparazzi "konadanni"

Master Gardener, University of Hawai’i College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources

Certified Arborist, International Society of Arboriculture

LinkedIn & email: konadanni@gmail.com / Facebook & Twitter & Google Plus: DanTom BigIsland

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