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Melaleuca Gibbosa
''Melaleuca gibbosa'', commonly known as the slender honey-myrtle or small-leaved honey-myrtle is a plant in the myrtle Family (biology), family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to southern Australia. It is a dense, bushy shrub to about with numerous slender, arching branches and oblong heads of mauve flower spikes in spring and sparsely throughout the year. Description ''Melaleuca gibbosa'' is a medium-sized shrub, about tall and wide with egg-shaped leaves which are about long and wide. The leaves are Sessility (botany), sessile and arranged in crowded, alternating, opposite pairs along the stem (Phyllotaxis, decussate). The flowers are mauve, in dense, cylindrical spikes about long, containing up to about ten pairs of flowers. The stamens are conspicuous, long and arranged in five bundles around each flower, each with between 5 and 25 stamens. Flowers appear mainly in November to December but often appear at other times of the year. The fruit are woody Capsule (botany), capsul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
The Cambridge University Botanic Garden is a botanical garden located in Cambridge, England, associated with the university Department of Plant Sciences (formerly Botany School). It lies between Trumpington Road to the west, Bateman Street to the north and Hills Road to the east. The garden covers an area of 16 hectares (40 acres). The site is almost entirely on level ground and in addition to its scientific value, the garden is highly rated by gardening enthusiasts. It holds a plant collection of over 8,000 plant species from all over the world to facilitate teaching and research. The garden was created for the University of Cambridge in 1831 by Professor John Stevens Henslow (Charles Darwin's mentor) and was opened to the public in 1846. The third-highest temperature recorded in the UK, 38.7 °C (101.7 °F), was recorded on 25 July 2019 at the garden. History Walkerian Garden After several unsuccessful attempts during the 16th, 17th, and early 18th centuries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
