Pohnpei Botanic Garden at Pwunso

14 February 2008

The spring terms usually features the cycad in full cone, this spring term was no exception.

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cycad cone

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cycad

Very usual, the clove trees were in bloom. I've only seen this once before. And I've never seen a ripe clove before. The clove was surprisingly sweet.

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clove

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clove

Toshi offered to take pictures for the rest of the tour, the following images are his. Here I introduce the nutmeg and then explain the history of this spice and its impact on the peoples of the Pacific.

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Dana covering the impact of nutmeg on the peoples of the Pacific

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Terina and Charityn

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Terina evokes paintings of a tropical Eve in the garden of fruit

Toshi has a gift for capturing images and their moments in time. Most obviously the instructor must be getting in touch with and encouraging the students to lay hands on this Eucalyptus deglupta.

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Talking to trees?

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fan palm

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Piper ponapense (konok) and Bradmurray

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Students explore the trunk of the kauri pine

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The class is apparently so stimulating that Charityn spontaneously levitates

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Caren, photographer Toshi, and Charityn

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Dondy and Caren

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Terina, Samuel, Caren