FROM BOTANICAL GARDEN

VASIKULER PLANTS

Vascular plants have conducting, also referred to as vascular or liquefied, tissues which transport water, minerals, and photosynthetic materials throughout the plant’s roots, stems, and leaves. They differ from nonvascular plants, which do not have conducting tissues, and require water for fertilization. Other names for vascular plants include tracheophytes and higher plants.

INTRODUCTION

Ceiba pentandra (kapuk)

TaxonomyCurrent name: Ceiba pentandraAuthority: (L.) Gaertn.Family: BombacaceaeDistrict name : Kapuk, Randu

(English) : cotton silk tree, cotton tree, kapok tree, true kapok, white silk cotton tree

Botanic descriptionCeiba pentandra is a tall, deciduous tree bearing short, sharp prickles all along the trunk and branches; supported by pronounced buttresses at the base. It has a light crown and is leafless for a long period.

TAXONOMY AND DESCRIPTION

Pisonia alba (kol banda)

Pisonia alba is a small, evergreen foliage tree or a large shrub. The pale green leaves are long and pointed and about 10-12" in length.

TAXONOMY

Common name : Pisonia alba, Lettuce treeBotanical Name : Pisonia grandis albaFamily : NyctaginaceaeFoliage : The leaves are pale green and smooth with conspicuous veins and are crowded at the ends of branches. It has a dense foliage.Flowers : The plant is rarely seen to flower. The flowers are small,green and inconspicuous.Pest and Problems : It is a pest free plant except for occasional attacks from scalesGrowth habit : It is fast growing tree and if planted in the ground, it can reach heights of 15 feet.

 

DESCRIPTION

Nephelium lappaceum (Rambutan)

Common Names : Nephelium lappaceum (Sapindaceae) 

English: rambutan Origin and Distribution The rambutan is originally from Malaysia and Indonesia,

but is now cultivated throughout the tropics. Commercial production is primarily concentrated in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Honduras and Hawaii.

TAXONOMY

DescriptionLarge tree, to 80 feet (24 m) in the wild, but usually not

more than 45 feet (14 m) in cultivation. Alternate, compound leaves about 8-12 inches (20-31 cm) in length, leaflets dull green. The flowers are small and without petals, perfect but functionally staminate or pistillate, in axillary or terminal panicles. Fruits round to ovoid, 2-3 inches (5-8 cm) long, with a red, orange or yellow peel covered with hairlike spinterns. The pulp is white, translucent, aromatic and sweet, and surrounds a seed which resembles an almond.

 

DESCRIPTION