flower – Flora and Fauna of Tropical Asia

5 October 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 2 tags

When a friend of mine suggested a weekend trip to Chike mountain (赤科山) in southeastern Taiwan’s Hualien county to check ...

30 September 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 2 tags

I came across this spectacular flowering shrub during one of my cycling trips around Taitung in southern Taiwan. Two days ...

17 September 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 2 tags

The Heliconiaceae family of plants is characterised by a large variety of astonishingly beautiful flowers of improbable shapes. The False ...

28 August 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 2 tags

One of the most popular ornamentals cultivated in many gardens around Cambodia is Peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima). This shrub produces ...

27 June 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 2 tags

Some people have asked me what method I use for identifying plants. Well, in the good old days one would ...

26 June 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 3 tags

We came across this lovely scene last weekend near the town of Chishang (池上) in Taitung County, southern Taiwan. Much ...

22 June 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 3 tags

A rather ordinary plant, the night-blooming jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum) is widely cultivated in southern Taiwan. I always wondered what makes ...