In the grand tradition of the colour-themed mega-stumpers, here's one to see how many of you recognize your leafy greens! These are all plants that grow in Ecuador, although some of them are native to the Old World Tropics.... Genus at the very least, species if you can! Super veggie-points for telling me which ones are edible.... Extra super veggie points for the Spanish or Quichua common names.
starting in upper left corner and going to end and then to beginning of next row: 1 aloe - possibly a. vera 3 euphorbia tirucalli 4 euphorbia 7 quercus 8 kalanchoe 11 senecio rowleyanus 12 sansevieria 14 alocasia (edible) 16 begonia 20 ficus 24 agave
#2 is Phoenix (dactilifera?) #5 might be a Furcraea #6 is Yucca possibly Y aloifolia #7 is Papaya #10 is Musa #13 might be Jubaea or (Jubaeopsis caffra?) #19 is Pedilanthus I think (tithymaloides 'Variegata' (?) #20 is Mango I believe #24 is probably a Bromeliad, (Ananus comosus?)
Jeez, guys, maybe I should have made it harder.... Here's the update, you can see what you missed and what I consider to be incomplete answers. I'll give you the papaya because everything else that used to be in that genus got moved to Vasconcella. For the Phoenix, I'm looking for a specific species Also, species for 19 Equally so for Bromeliad #24 and Ed, you need to pick one for 21. It is one of those.... Think a bit about the petioles and it will become obvious... Salt - you're really close on 13, but no cigar Joclyn - you're really close on 8, but no cigar either.
Ones you got: 2 is a Canary Island Date 4 is Platycladus orientalis 15 is Impatiens; I didn't know about species but it looks like you're right there as well 22 is a Parana Pine (bad common name, I know, but tasty seeds!) 13 isn't Butia; Saltcedar was closer. This one is an Ecuadorian endemic.
Here's the updated stumper.... If anybody wants hints, let me know. Some of these are, while not obscure, difficult to tell from the bit I've given you.
15 is definitively Impatiens sodenii from E Africa, but cultivated and sometime naturalized in other warm regions
Well, some plants (6; 8; 9; 13;17; 18; 23) are still not ID-ed... :( So LORAAX pleeeasee give us some hints!!! Or at least some wholer pics... :)
Well, Lila, you're going to have to wait for some of the hints, but here are a few to get you started. Presenting: Hints for numbers 9, 13, 18, and 23. Hints to follow for the remainder once you've gotten these four.
Trichocereus pachanoi? The "San Pedro Cactus"? I think it lives in your neck of the woods. BIG flowers, big plant. gb
No spines on T. pachanoi. And the sepals on it are pure white with no red tinge. You're snuffling around the right area though. It's a food plant.
