Bromeliad (Bromeliaceae)
Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a diverse family of plants endemic to Central and South America. They are a durable, colorful and exotic plant that grows well indoors or in a pot. The pineapple is a member of the bromeliad family, but so are ... [... more]
Gardening Talk |
Feijoa Fertiliser Recommendations
The feijoa (Acca sellowiana) is a native of South America where it is found in areas with acidic soils in Southern Brasil and Uruguay. It appears to be able to tolerate a wide range of climates and soil conditions provided water-logged conditions ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
Travel health - yellow fever vaccine
Yellow fever is a serious viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes in parts of Africa and South America. Vaccination is a legal requirement for people travelling through infected areas. Yellow fever is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes in ... [... more]
Better Health |
Tom Howes from HarperCollins Publishers
Tom Howes has been a pilot working in the United States and South America for thirty-seven years. He currently lives with his son, Tommy, in Merritt Island, Florida. [... more]
Harper Collins |
Robert Whitaker
ROBERT WHITAKER is the award-winning author of The Mapmaker's Wife and Mad in America. His manuscript of On the Laps of Gods won the prestigious J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award. The year is 1735. A decade-long expedition to South America ... [... more]
Random House |
Roti bread
Variations on roti are popular throughout the Caribbean and parts of South America, including Guyana and Jamaica. The curry filling can be a potato vegetable curry (like the following recipe which is one of my favorites). In a big bowl, mix ... [... more]
International Vegetarian Union |
Hebe
There are over 100 species of Hebe. They are evergreen shrubs and mostly native to New Zealand; although some are also found in Australia and even South America. They grow in a wide range of habitats from coastal to alpine regions and range from ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Chlorochara vivida
The Acanaloniidae is a family well represented in Central and South America with a few species in S.E. Asia and Africa. A single species, Emeljanov's (1999) transfer of the subfamilies Trienopinae and Tonginae from the Issidae to the ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Species with an Australasian - South American distribution
A significant number of fungi found in Australian, while neither cosmopolitan nor pantropical, still show a wide distribution - being also found in South America, Asia or Africa. In some cases this reflects a Gondwanan origin, while in others a ... [... more]
Australian National Botanic Gardens |
Stanhopea Orchid
There are around 30 species in the genus Stanhopea, and they are spectacular epiphytic orchids native to South America. Their most unusual feature is that the flowers actually grow downward, and they are also highly prized for their very strong, ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Xanadu
Our first Plant of the Week for 2004 is Philodendron 'Xanadu'. Philodendrons originate in tropical USA, the West Indies and South America, and are popular for their lush foliage and dramatically lobed leaves. Many are climbers, and do well as ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
Spring shows
In the same league as jacarandas and poincianas, once seen in bloom a trumpet tree, cloaked in pink or golden flowers, is never forgotten. The tabebuias (pronounced 'tab-eh-boo-ya') are all from tropical Central and South America and although ... [... more]
Burke's Backyard |
