1 week time withou any help

HC Weber · Post by **HC Weber** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 5:47 pm

I go for a 1-week-vacation and you may find out within this time my new quiz... it is an ornamental from Malta

Sorry about the ugly letters but the pic is still needed for another contribution

jackpot · Post by **jackpot** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:32 pm

wowww... heavy post reply

Post by **MWP admin** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:30 am

Personally, I was totally clueless

jackpot · Post by **jackpot** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:13 am

well- 1st hint: here are flowers of one of it`s sisters!

greenhorn · Post by **greenhorn** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:39 pm

The "sister" looks a little bit like Tecomaria, a "cousin" of Jacaranda, but the fruits are more plane and the seeds too.

Is it a tree or a climber or what else???

Post by **MWP admin** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:26 am

For me its too difficult still... al these Genus names make me

However when the name is guessed, I will see if I can propagate it from some seeds becasue it looks pretty!

jackpot · Post by **jackpot** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 3:46 pm

no Bignoniaceae (like Tecomaria)- it is a tree, which belongs to the Malvales group in the larger sense

RB · Post by RB » Wed Oct 11, 2006 5:24 pm

I may have it in the garden - but I never looked so close!! Flowers similar, but I also forgot what the seed pod looks like- I grew this one from seed many years ago and now it is 2 storeys high.

If so quite a common tree.

RB

greenhorn · Post by **greenhorn** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:19 pm

Something happened with my answer.
Here it is once more.
My second choice was Sterculiaceae, might be Brachychiton bidwillii for the "sister".
But I know the other sisters from pics only, and there was none with a fruit.

jackpot · Post by **jackpot** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:25 pm

sorry- I forgot to announce that the pic with the flowers is not from Malta!
I am quite sure that you have a beautiful and interesting garden, but I am also quite sure that there is not the tree from pic 1! Btw: The size of the fruit in pic 1 is in fact about a third of the size shown in the pic, so it is pretty large!

jackpot · Post by **jackpot** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:31 pm

greenhorn: meanwhile I am convinced that you are a professional botanist!

Wowww! Yes, the flower is from Brachychiton (B. discolor/rosado). So, the family for pic 1 is really Sterculiaceae (which was moved recently to Malvaceae). The genus is not B.

greenhorn · Post by **greenhorn** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:37 pm

Thanks for the flowers!
But I only can guess now between 6 other Sterculiaceae, if You don`t give me a fruit.

Post by **MWP admin** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:21 pm

Impressive greenhorn!

Can the flower be Orange-peach? I saw a similar flower (did not inspect closely) at Romeo Romano, St. Venera

Post by **MWP admin** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:24 pm

Something happened with my answer.

I am noticing that some posts disappear in rare ocassions. I have been checking about this thing and still clueless! It also happened to my post.

greenhorn · Post by **greenhorn** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:30 pm

greenhorn wrote:Thanks for the flowers!
But I only can guess now between 6 other Sterculiaceae, if You don`t give me a fruit.

OK,OK, should be Firmania=Sterculia simplex.

greenhorn · Post by **greenhorn** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:33 pm

MWP admin wrote:
Something happened with my answer.
I am noticing that some posts disappear in rare ocassions. I have been checking about this thing and still clueless! It also happened to my post.

Could be, a Mandragora is eating them.

IL-PINE · Post by **IL-PINE** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:53 pm

Applause to Greenhorn!

jackpot · Post by **jackpot** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:10 am

Colleage Greenhorn, certainly you are right! Firmiana simplex- my compliments

Few trees are growing in the National Park (behind the imposant main entrance 100m straight ahaed on the left hand side! Pretty large leaves are commonly 3 lobed, similar to those of Morus alba, but very soft). There are also some other very beautiful and interesting orns!

greenhorn · Post by **greenhorn** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:41 am

robcar · Post by **robcar** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 6:59 pm

German botanists - whether professional or amateur know their stuff! Congratulations

robcar · Post by **robcar** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 7:01 pm

German botanists - whether professional or amateur sure know their stuff - Congratulations

Post by **MWP admin** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:46 pm

Robcar has resurected !

Greetings...

jackpot · Post by **jackpot** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:26 pm

hi robcar- I missed you