Gallery: Napier grass

This photo by Eekee Escollada was uploaded by Ritchel Alegarbes Pachica in the Facebook handgroup group.


This was Id'ed by Benigno Resurreccion as Pennisetum purpureum Schumach, common name Napier Grass.

Gallery: Selaginella willdenovii

This photo is by Joy Valencia Villafuerte-Hafalla. The fern was identified as Selaginella willdenovii (Desv. ex Poir.) J.G. Bak. by Benigno Resurreccion.Joy uses a Nikon D5100 camera. Photo was posted to Facebook group Handbook of Philippine plants and flowers on October 2014.

Gallery: Plumbago

This is a most recent photo of a blue plumbago auriculata. Taken by Robert Hammerslag with a Sony NEX 3N 35/1.8 at Namocon, Tigbauan Iloilo.

This blue one was posted by Lulu Caballero last October 2014.

A white colored plubago also exists. Here is one specimen photo shot by Mario Molave Delmendo"

Gallery: Hoya australis

The flowers of this hoya gives off a sweet scent. This specimen is by Yvonne Mamaril Peralta. Photograph taken with a Samsung GT 1300 in La Union.

Here is our indexed photo, courtesy of Mario Delmendo, which was taken in San Fernando, also in LaUnion. This one was taken with a
Sony DSC W800 camera.

Gallery: Spiral ginger

This photo was taken by Ritchel Alegarbes Pachica with an Iphone +6 at Bgy. Concepcion , Talisay. The specimen has an outstanding feature in that the leaves are on one side of the curved spiral shaped stem.



Until it flowers, the exact species name will be a mystery, but definitely it is a costus.

Gallery: caryota rumphiana, takipan.

This specimen photo is by Ivanhoe Arcilla, taken with a Canon 1200D in Virac Catanduanes. Identification provided by Benigno Resurreccion.

View more photos in Ivanhoe's album

Gallery: Citharexylum spinosum , fiddlewood tree, spiny fiddlewood.

This plant belongs to the order Lamiales and family Vrbenaceae. It produces nice looking flowers and can form dense thickets for borders. This specimen photo was taken by Lola Let with an Iphone5S in Jordan, Guimaras.



But beware! This plant can be very invasive, crowding out native Philippine species. The worst characteristic of this plant is that it has aggressive roots which may destroy utility pipes.

For further information, see Wikipedia and ISSG.org.