Showing posts with label tropical flowering trees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tropical flowering trees. Show all posts

Flowering trees of tropics

While writing my last post "Resistant trees", I got an idea to compile all flowering trees of tropics so that one may get a quick and comprehensive look as well as information whenever he/she is thinking or curious about tropical flowering trees. This quick guide will also help to travelers having interest in plants, to these tropical foreign lands.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3131/3087132512_0d0cae0689.jpg 

To make the list reader friendly, the tropics or tropical region around the globe have been divided into nineteen localities and  each locality is given its ten most outstanding beautiful flowering trees. I'm not going to show the pictures of these trees this time because it will make the article too much long and laborious for both of us, writer and readers. However, I'm giving the link so when you will click on the tree title, you will be lead to its detailed information web page having its all necessary details and pictures. Hope you will enjoy this post also.

So following are the nineteen tropical localities with their most outstanding flowering trees, ten trees per locality as mentioned before.

Amazonia:

Elizabetha
Erisma

Australia:


 Brazil:

Vantanea


Central America:


Chile-Peru-Bolivia:



Columbia-Panama:


Hawaii:

Hong Kong:

Tutcheria


India:

Tecomella


Madagascar:

Strophanthus


Malaya:




Mexico:

Wigandia


New Zealand:

Metrosideros



Pacific Islands:


South Africa:

Alberta

Trinidad:

Warszewiczia




Tropical Africa:

Securidaca


Venezuela:



West Indies:

Chimarrhis

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Resistant trees

Like other plant species, trees have a lot of variation on the basis of certain features like growth habits, cultural or habitat needs, aesthetic or practical usefulness to mankind, and some other qualities. Today I'm going to write about the trees which are resistant to wind, salt, drought, fire, ice, heat and shade amazingly. Having my strong relation with plant sciences, I believe that this article will be informative and helpful to the landscapers, town planners, environmentalists, horticulturists, botanists, and also for the educators and students from plant sciences.

Resistant trees are indexed below. To get detail of each tree, please click on the title which will lead you to a detailed webpage of  that particular tree.

Wind resistant trees:

 They stand up best against the storm's buffeting.


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Caesalpinia_pulcherrima_0005.jpg

2.  Clusia: 

http://www.hear.org/starr/images/full/starr-010425-0042.jpg

3. Delonix:

 
http://images.bidorbuy.co.za/user_images/651/390Delonix_regia.jpg

4. Eugenia:

 
 http://housing.caltech.edu/plants/eugenia%20myrtifolia.jpg

5. Metrosideros:

 
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Metrosideros_umbellata_1.jpg


6. Peltophorum:

 
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3408/3228867587_0fffe42616.jpg


7. Pterospermum:

 
http://www.webbuild.net/AOSgarden/images/Bayurtree.jpg

8. Radermachera:

 
http://www.geographylists.com/chinadoll.jpg


9. Samanea:

 
http://www.hear.org/starr/plants/images/image/?q=030523-0146

10. Symphonia:
  

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Treestub.jpg

11. Syzygium:

 
http://wgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in/energy/water/paper/Relic/1_Syzygium%20sp_13.JPG

12. Tabebuia:

 
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3247/2835510117_01968565b1.jpg

Salt resistant trees:

These trees like growing near the sea or in salty soils.

1. Acacia:

 
http://www.veeriku.tartu.ee/~ppensa/Acacia1.jpg


2. Ardisia:

 
http://www.invasive.org/weedcd/images/1536x1024/5286053.jpg

3. Butea:

 
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Dhak_%28Butea_monosperma%29_flowering_tree_in_Kolkata_W_IMG_4259.jpg


4. Calophyllum:

 
http://hpb.narod.ru/adyar/calophyllum_inophyllum-habitat.jpg

5. Clusia:


http://www.floridagardener.com/FLNatives/ClusiaRosea.jpg

6. Cordia:

 
http://www.floridagardener.com/FLNatives/CordiaTree.jpg

7. Delonix:


http://mgonline.com/media/Images/r/royal08.jpg

8. Dryandra:

 
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6YsIxWP7JV5A91WBNg6E8s7ForDI5t8Nu-aH_G9FjkjXe-fhQBvtR6evusb020UrUz100QLW3MYYXU_mTp65Ljg_kyx3tUc-BphXt2Gj7Dr9WniE-vnxE5qq5ORmPmTex1mu5L_Ia15g/s1600/Dryandra_woodland_6_break_away.jpg

9. Eugenia:

 
http://www.wellgrowhorti.com/Pictures/Landscape%20Plants/Trees/Thumbnail/Eugenia_13.jpg

10. Guaiacum:

 
http://www.dasignsourcebotanicals.com/plantphotos/Guaiacum%20sanctum%20form.jpg

11. Hibiscus:

 
 http://www.art.net/studios/hackers/strata/hibiscus/pink-hibiscus-tree.JPG

12. Hymenosporum:

 
http://asgap.org.au/jpg/960713.jpg


13. Liriodendron:

 
http://image.gardening.eu/giardino/Alberi/Liriodendron/Liriodendron.jpg

14. Lonchocarpus:

 
http://media.photobucket.com/image/lonchocarpus/wdwplants/Animal%20Kingdom%20flowering%20trees/1b01.jpg?o=5

15. Metrosideros:

 
http://www.valenciahoa.org/MetrosiderosExcelsus.jpg

16. Montezuma:

 
 http://lhostelaw.com/djl/belize/991003be_nesttree.jpg

17. Myoporum:

 
http://bss.lacity.org/UrbanForestryDivision/gif/MyoporumLaetum.jpg

18. Pittosporum:

 
 http://www.australianplants.com/images/photos/Pittosporum_undulatum.jpg

19. Thespesia:

 
http://hpb.narod.ru/adyar/thespesia_populnea-habitat.jpg

Drought resistant trees:


These trees never bother about drought conditions.


1. Adenium:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/158/345384080_26a4559160.jpg


2. Aloe:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1198/552073234_904070aa7d.jpg


3. Baikiaea:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/images/profiles/terrestrial/at/sm/at0709a.jpg


4. Banksia:

http://bluecray.org/files/banksia.jpg


5. Bulnesia:

http://zoneten.com/_borders/Bulnesia%20arborea%20tree%20in%20bloom.JPG


6. Chilopsis:

http://www.landscape-resources.com/portfolio/treesx/images/Chilopsis%20linearis%20Lucretia%20Hamilton%20tm.jpg


7. Dalea:

http://z.about.com/d/geology/1/0/p/4/smoketree.jpg


8. Dolichandrone:




9. Hakea:

http://www.marinatreeandgarden.org/treelist/hakea_tree.jpg


10. Inga:


http://www.ozpolitic.com/gardening/trees/photos/inga.jpg

11. Ipomoea:



12.  Leucospermum:

http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantklm/plimagesklm/leucospercono2.jpg


13. Markhamia:

http://www.geographylists.com/markhamia.jpg


14. Olneya:

http://www.delange.org/IronwoodTree/Dsc00001.jpg


15. Pachira:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Pachira_aquatica_Tree.jpg


16. Pereskia:

http://www.banana-tree.com/catalog%20images/image2431.jpg


17. Pomaderris:

 http://floraofberowra.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/pomaderris-lanigera_small.jpg


18. Protea:

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/4897856.jpg


19. Pterodon:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2628/4225972526_e70e501536.jpg


20. Qualea:

http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/small/27512101.jpg


21. Tecomella: 

http://static.newworldencyclopedia.org/b/bf/Rohida1.jpg


Fire resistant trees:


These trees have bark think enough to ignore the hottest blaze.



1. Bowdichia:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/2733444309_5f372bc503.jpg


2. Melaleuca:

http://grove.ufl.edu/~cittdev/tame/html/gallery/melaleuca/001.jpg


3. Tecomella:
http://www.ecoworld.com/animals/arid-agriculture-vs-deserts.html

4. Tectona:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Tree_%28Tectona_grandis%29_I_IMG_6081.jpg


Ice Resistant trees:


These tree species resistant to ice damage can be planted to reduce tree and property damage from ice storms.


1. American sweetgum:

http://www.fast-growing-trees.com/images/Sweetgum-Am_220_7.jpg


2. Aborvitae:

 http://www.tree360.com/Trees/arborvitae_trees.jpg


3. Black walnut:

http://www.mitzenmacher.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/Black%20Walnut_001.jpg


4. Blue beech:

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMj4cFDLFajc0iJuWpAzuBjZSdB-kv4vWaaUsZ0U0EBR39ar7rkqnYWv03ayXK1vpA_rPRGpMZ3Z28apLe98b1j8cgLY4LA6L0TNf7KU88iHC2cCWFvdqxs62wbV6ojZ2K6CuBJqUV6Fx/s400/Beech+Tree+VS+09-024.jpg


5. Catalpa:

http://barnacles.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/catalpa1.jpg


6. Eastern hemlock:

http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/hemlock_eastern/tree.jpg


7. Ginkgo:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginkgo_biloba


8. Ironwood:

http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/ca/images/palmsprings/wildflowers_palm_springs.Par.19105.Image.640.490.1.gif


9. Kentucky coffee tree:

http://campus.murraystate.edu/academic/faculty/howard.whiteman/field/plants/KentuckyCoffeetree.jpg


10. Little-leaf linden:

http://www.itrees.com/buy-trees/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/f/i/file_8_5.jpg


11. Norway maple:

http://www.shoppingbank.com/sb/pia/d/acer+platanoides+crimson+king+norway+maple+tree/pid/4262621

12. Silver linden:


http://www.tree-pictures.com/silver-linden-tree.jpg

13. Swamp white oak:

http://www.cirrusimage.com/Trees/swamp_white_oak_4.jpg


14. White oak:

http://www.holtonframes.com/_img/oak/white-oak-tree.jpg


Heat resistant trees:


Trees that thrive in hotter climates are:


1. Rabbit-eye blueberry:



http://www.texarkanacollege.edu/~dallard/505/Image251.jpg


2. Silver linden:


http://www.centralparknyc.org/images/content/pagebuilder/10823.jpg

3. Chestnut oak:

http://www.oplin.org/tree/fact%20pages/oak_chestnut/tree.jpg


4. Ussurian pear:

http://www.mortonarb.org/images/stories/tree_advice/tom-som/TOM092009_Ussarian_Pear.jpg


5. European olive:


http://home.online.no/~jawaage/OliveTree.gif


6. Crape myrtle:

http://www.geographylists.com/crape_myrtle.jpg


7. Arbutus marina:

http://www.jamesdeandesign.com/Slide_Show/Plant_Catalog/TREES/Arbutus%20Marina.jpg


Shade resistant or shade bearer trees:


These trees grow underneath other trees.


1. Brunfelsia:

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MBpqa2daZvG7SHxL7snVokMRmqKKcA1qXQD-WXXo079zCuUN5yFvmFFW980evPSW1jzRd3mSVraDFsUtwqRtGQuwibbt8tlvnfMdFqB6jnY9kTbAI0mNGK1iAMj5_o0Y6uw_b7Ak7QA/s400/May+24+134.JPG


2. Burchellia:

http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantab/plimagesab/burchellbulb.jpg



3. Conopharyngia:



http://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/2004/4/4100.jpg


4. Eucryphia:

http://www.free-images.org.uk/trees/eucryphia-cordifolia.jpg


5. Hirtella:

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZI8M8F9KhyI94eCvBsKXmkFFXxOETFLDFntaKsN5ckxyPyJ-jpxAGZz2UzQYo69WMlDUDwkCtYGqanWJ9omxfVNGp2it3tjhRQw5tuxJYAJzHP1cvxbEqxnBpOFf43YElF9fCEgHOTWgP/s400/hirtella.jpg

6. Palicourea:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/182/485787640_c506633641.jpg?v=0


7. Quintinia:


http://media.photobucket.com/image/Quintinia%20tree/xavenz/tree_titoki.jpg

8. Solanum:

http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/841/20048716.JPG


9. Tricuspidaria:

http://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/large/Crinodendron_hookerianum_1.jpg

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