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MWP admin · Site Admin Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Posts: 3027 Location: Malta

A group of males Smile

Glimbo · Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:02 pm Post subject:

Hi MWP,

woody plant or herbaceous?

MWP admin · Site Admin Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Posts: 3027 Location: Malta

A small tree would be the best definition, though it can be also described as a large shrub.

MWP admin · Site Admin Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Posts: 3027 Location: Malta

Here is a whole branch!

RB · Veteran member Joined: 12 Sep 2006 Posts: 757

I "may" be able to tell you where it is growing, but that's about it...

RB

IL-PINE · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:17 pm Post subject:

I thought it was Beta!
boq

RB · Veteran member Joined: 12 Sep 2006 Posts: 757

Le, its a Sigra...

RB

HC Weber · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:05 pm Post subject:

family starts with an S, and the fruit is 3-parted Smile

RB · Veteran member Joined: 12 Sep 2006 Posts: 757

MWP admin · Site Admin Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Posts: 3027 Location: Malta

HE is right! thumbleft

Tetraclinis · Joined: 15 Dec 2007 Posts: 15 Location: Sliema

Family or Genus with an S? I think it is Schinus but actually not quite convinced (4 sepals?)

MWP admin · Site Admin Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Posts: 3027 Location: Malta

Family starts with an S.... so not Schinus Very Happy

Glimbo · Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:16 pm Post subject:

Monoecious or dioecious ?

Ornamental or naturalised species?

g Cool

MWP admin · Site Admin Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Posts: 3027 Location: Malta

I missed your question Sad

male and female flowers are borne on separate plants (dioecious) and this male one is an ornamental specimen, but the female is more ornamental (though I have not seen one in Malta yet)

Glimbo · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:15 pm Post subject:

Sapindaceae? or am I 'barking' up the wrong tree? lol. Cool

g

MWP admin · Site Admin Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Posts: 3027 Location: Malta

Yes, you got the Family Glimbo. Congratulations!

Glimbo · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:11 pm Post subject:

Is it a Rhamnus ? g Cool

MWP admin · Site Admin Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Posts: 3027 Location: Malta

Rhamnus is Rhamniaceae, this plant is Sapindaceae !!

Glimbo · Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:00 am Post subject:

aah! you've got me then g Confused

MWP admin · Site Admin Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Posts: 3027 Location: Malta

Time to reveal it:

Dodonaea viscosa

IL-PINE · Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:57 pm Post subject:

never seen anything like it

jackpot · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:44 am Post subject:

Piny: really never seen? It is everywhere grown in Malta- usually as hedges (Maglio Garden), but rather large one are grown in Ganado Garden (right hand side of the upper entrance).
MWP: there are many many many females, producing the fruits, commonly grown between the males (in the hedges of Maglio). Interestingly, there are also shrubs with both sexes in a flower (I just remember that I had this one in an earlier quiz???) Shocked

IL-PINE · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:37 pm Post subject:

probably never bothered to identify anything like it

RB · Veteran member Joined: 12 Sep 2006 Posts: 757

MWP admin · Site Admin Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Posts: 3027 Location: Malta

Where is Maglio ?

RB · Veteran member Joined: 12 Sep 2006 Posts: 757

http://www.praymalta.org/ftog.html

MWP admin · Site Admin Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Posts: 3027 Location: Malta

"The Maglio Gardens is a long and narrow strip where novices of the order were expected to exercise." Is it that near the Graneries (il-Gnien ta' Hdejn il-Fossos) ?

D. Cilia · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:45 pm Post subject:

MWP admin · Site Admin Joined: 05 Sep 2005 Posts: 3027 Location: Malta

thanks