Family: Malvaceae Synonyms: Hibiscus esculentus, Other names: Ladies Finger, Okra

Family: Linnaeaceae Silver abelia flowering habit at Kula Ace Hardware and Nursery, Maui. September 06, 2007

Family: Pittosporaceae Other names: Stiffleaf Cheesewood Variegatum at Kula Experiment Station, Maui. May 28, 1998

There are two magical places, paradises of flora in the province of Manica, Mozambique. Not living more than one hundred and fifty years is able to forget these places, absolutely magic, that are the mountains of Serra Choa and Tsetserra, this last one representing the American flora endemism in Africa. I was the worst student in my class in botany,…

Dear Friend I hereby introduce you to the family of flora with the most beautiful flowers on the planet earth. The family of Bignoniaceae! With moderate resistance to low temperatures and ideal for moderate temperature climates, the five species that are found in Southern Africa, Fernandoa magnifica, Stereospermum kunthianum, Markhamia obtusifolia,…

Dear Friend Allow me to present one of the most important flora genera on the planet Earth. The genus Aloe! With more than 400 species already classified, essentially concentrated on the island of Madagascar and southern Africa, these plants are related to the production of drugs against cancer and Alzheimer (and also simultaneously linked to the production…