Plant Identification

Post by **Klipspringer** » Wed Mar 17, 2021 6:35 pm

Richprins wrote: ↑Wed Mar 17, 2021 6:31 pm Have we had it before?

we have this or a similar in the books, but not a Nelspruit one

Family Commelinaceae

Post by **Klipspringer** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:40 am

Is it erect?

Post by **Klipspringer** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 8:44 am

I strongly suspect that it is this one:

http://www.sntc.org.sz/backup/flora/spe ... p?spid=325

Post by **Richprins** » Thu Mar 18, 2021 10:43 am

Yes quite erect I think? they only flower for a few weeks.

Looks right!

Post by **Alf** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 10:04 am

We went for a morning walk in a park near our house.
We saw these fruit all around the area. Can anyone please ID them

Post by **Lisbeth** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 10:55 am

Looks a bit like almond, but most likely much bigger? and almonds grow in clusters of three or more. Almonds don't have "wrinkles"

How big was it, Alf?

Post by **Alf** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:54 am

About 10cm

Post by **Lisbeth** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 12:37 pm

Biiiig! $\O$

Post by **Klipspringer** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 3:33 pm

Alf, you might consider reporting this to the park authority

http://www.invasives.org.za/index.php?o ... a-serifera

Araujia sericifera is an invasive tropical vine that is famous for catching both diurnal and nocturnal Lepidopteran flower visitors. This results from the long proboscides of these insects becoming wedged between the rigid anther wings of its flowers, giving rise to common names of ‘mothcatcher’ or ‘cruelplant’. Smaller insects may also be trapped in the corpusculum and are incapable of escaping as these insects are too small to remove pollinaria.

Post by **Lisbeth** » Mon Mar 22, 2021 3:52 pm

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