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by MWP admin » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:34 pm
A group of males

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by Glimbo » Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:02 pm
Hi MWP,
woody plant or herbaceous?
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by MWP admin » Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:27 pm
A small tree would be the best definition, though it can be also described as a large shrub.
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by MWP admin » Tue Jan 15, 2008 10:05 am
Here is a whole branch!
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by RB » Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:05 pm
I "may" be able to tell you where it is growing, but that's about it...
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by IL-PINE » Tue Jan 15, 2008 2:17 pm
I thought it was Beta!
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by RB » Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:33 pm
Le, its a Sigra...
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by HC Weber » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:05 pm
family starts with an S, and the fruit is 3-parted

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by RB » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:51 pm
HC Weber wrote:family starts with an S, and the fruit is 3-parted

Well I'm off to a good start then

but the fruit may as well have been sliced and diced, won't get me anywhere!
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by MWP admin » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:03 pm
HE is right!

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by Tetraclinis » Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:22 pm
Family or Genus with an S? I think it is Schinus but actually not quite convinced (4 sepals?)
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by MWP admin » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:35 pm
Family starts with an S.... so not Schinus

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by Glimbo » Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:16 pm
Monoecious or dioecious ?
Ornamental or naturalised species?
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by MWP admin » Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:47 pm
I missed your question
male and female flowers are borne on separate plants (dioecious) and this male one is an ornamental specimen, but the female is more ornamental (though I have not seen one in Malta yet)
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by Glimbo » Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:15 pm
Sapindaceae? or am I 'barking' up the wrong tree? lol.

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by MWP admin » Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:00 am
Yes, you got the Family Glimbo. Congratulations!
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by Glimbo » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:11 pm
Is it a
Rhamnus ? g

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by MWP admin » Tue Feb 05, 2008 8:43 pm
Rhamnus is Rhamniaceae, this plant is Sapindaceae !!
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by Glimbo » Wed Feb 06, 2008 10:00 am
aah! you've got me then g

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by MWP admin » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:12 pm
Time to reveal it:
Dodonaea viscosa
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by IL-PINE » Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:57 pm
never seen anything like it
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by jackpot » Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:44 am
Piny: really never seen? It is everywhere grown in Malta- usually as hedges (Maglio Garden), but rather large one are grown in Ganado Garden (right hand side of the upper entrance).
MWP: there are many many many females, producing the fruits, commonly grown between the males (in the hedges of Maglio). Interestingly, there are also shrubs with both sexes in a flower (I just remember that I had this one in an earlier quiz???)

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by IL-PINE » Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:37 pm
probably never bothered to identify anything like it
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by RB » Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:54 pm
IL-PINE wrote:probably never bothered to identify anything like it
Same feelings here, some stuff I don't give a $h3t about!!
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by MWP admin » Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:32 pm
Where is Maglio ?
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by MWP admin » Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:41 pm
"The Maglio Gardens is a long and narrow strip where novices of the order were expected to exercise." Is it that near the Graneries (il-Gnien ta' Hdejn il-Fossos) ?
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by D. Cilia » Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:45 pm
MWP admin wrote:"The Maglio Gardens is a long and narrow strip where novices of the order were expected to exercise." Is it that near the Graneries (il-Gnien ta' Hdejn il-Fossos) ?
That's it, 'Il-Mall' in Maltese.
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by MWP admin » Sat Feb 09, 2008 8:10 am

thanks