June 2013 – Flora and Fauna of Tropical Asia

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 ...

20 June 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 3 tags

Once upon a time breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) was the staple diet of many island nations in Polynesia and other parts ...

18 June 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 3 tags

If you had to pick a tree that best represented the tropics, which one would it be? While there are ...