Friday, August 22, 2014

Are these orange enough?


 The leaf of Artocarpus camansi is so big that it can be used as a plate in the wilderness. It is in the same family of jackfruit and breadfruit so they have the same genus. Young fruits of this one we locally call 'camansi'  is used as a vegetable. The fallen leaf starts yellow and turns orange like the above. I love its color among the dry brown leaves on the ground.

 This Ixora is always proud and vigorous under the hot sun. The orange color and its nectar attracts all forms of insects most specially the butterflies.

They don't need to go from one flower to another for the nectar, they just have to withdraw their proboscis from one flower within the cluster to the next flower. Before they leave they have accumulated a lot of nectar already. Their proboscis is designed for deeper flower throats.


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  1. Photos by StanAugust 22, 2014 at 10:40 AM

    Orange and pretty enough!

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  2. BlackdoveAugust 22, 2014 at 11:56 AM

    Lantana? Aren't these Ixora, known locally as 'santan'?

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    1. AndreaAugust 22, 2014 at 4:15 PM

      Oh yes these are Ixora, thank you very much for pointing that out. I was so in a hurry this morning when composing it not able to check. Thanks again Blackdove.

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  3. UnknownAugust 22, 2014 at 12:24 PM

    Is this Lantana, my friend, and not Santan? Hmmm....

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    1. AndreaAugust 22, 2014 at 4:17 PM

      Thanks for you and Blackdove above, this is actually 'santan' or Ixora. This is a spontaneous post while waiting for the call to a meeting, and when called didn't have the chance to re-read, haha!

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  4. MersadAugust 22, 2014 at 4:38 PM

    These are exceptionally good. Love the shallow depth of field, the vibrant colors as well as the compositions. Have a great weekend ahead!

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  5. EricaStaAugust 23, 2014 at 2:36 AM

    Never before seen such a leaf .... Interesting to read about! And by the Way: wonderful colour of orange of course ;)

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  6. LmkazmierczakAugust 23, 2014 at 2:57 AM

    Spectacular leaf...and I like your placement of your name one it♪ http://lauriekazmierczak.com/go-right/

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  7. Nick MorganAugust 23, 2014 at 3:31 AM

    Amazing leaf. I love those flowers. I think they are the same as the flowers I saw butterflies on in St Lucia. They look very tropical.

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  8. AlAugust 23, 2014 at 8:19 AM

    Very nice - that is an impressive leaf! My dog loves hiking and never seems to get too tired, even scrambling up mountains - we'll see how the new one does.

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  9. Beth at PlantPostingsAugust 23, 2014 at 11:04 AM

    I'm a big fan of warm, bright colors in the garden (although I like their opposites--purples and blues, too). That leaf is stunning, and I can see why butterflies are attracted to Ixora. Beautiful!

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  10. Klaus-DieterAugust 23, 2014 at 5:33 PM

    das ist echt schön, einen tollen Tag wünsche ich, Klaus

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  11. DonnaAugust 28, 2014 at 6:14 AM

    Beautiful butterfly but I love the leaf that can be used as a plate...I can imagine plates that look like these..gorgeous.

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  12. Photo CacheAugust 29, 2014 at 7:26 AM

    I remember the camansi. We had a big tree in the back of our house, it was very prolific that we as kids were tired of eating it. We usually share the fruits to the neighbors. However, I don't remember - not once - seeing the leaf turn into orange. I have seen the green and then it went to brown.

    Thanks for the smile at the fond memories of camansi.

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