Wednesday, March 4, 2009

BOTANICS

I just love going out with my parents to gardens in the mornings(;



These leaves so cute. If you notice it 'closes' and droops downwards. hmm not too sure what plant.



Ginger (Zingiber officinale)




The rhizome (whether young, old, fresh, dried or candied) are used to favour food, in cosmetics and medicine. Probably native to India, ginger is grown throughout the tropics.






Turmeric (Curcuma longa)


It is used as a food colouring and flavouring agent and dye. It is an important ingredient of curry powder and traditional cosmetics. Grown widely in tropical ares in Asia, it is the most valuable membr of the ginger family in world trade.




We also saw many other pretty plants(:





Costus lucanusianus (African Spiral Flag)

Hee though manage to find the ID, I didn't manage to find much info about it ><



I find this cute- small young bird nest fern in the middle of the coconut tree.










& on the way back, manage to capture insects hmmm.





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