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Todd_Boland
St. John's, NL
(Zone 5b)
 November 23, 2008
12:11 PM Post #5822503
| Makes me think of a ficus but then possibly a euphorbiaceae of some sort. I think the sap was milky. 
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Todd_Boland
St. John's, NL
(Zone 5b)
November 23, 2008
12:12 PM Post #5822506
| Hmmm...the leaves are paired...I don't think that is a feature of either of my suggestions so now I'm really stumped. |
Metrosideros
Keaau, HI
November 23, 2008
2:39 PM Post #5822914
| Something in the Apocynaceae. Maybe a Beaumontia or Tabernaemontana? |
trackinsand
mid central, FL
(Zone 9a)
November 23, 2008
3:12 PM Post #5822999
| i don't think it's Tabernaemontana. |
Bignonia
Atenas
(Costa Rica)
November 23, 2008
3:35 PM Post #5823080
| How about a specie of Allamanda now Asclepiadaceae
before in the family Apocynaceae. |
trackinsand
mid central, FL
(Zone 9a)
November 23, 2008
3:43 PM Post #5823097
| i have a feeling that whatever this is, it's been cut back recently. it looks so familiar but i just can't think. |
htop
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
November 24, 2008
11:08 AM Post #5825842
| My bush allamanda (Allamanda schottii) has a whorl of 4 leaves around the stem as shown by Jode at this link:
[HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com] |
Resin
Northumberland
(United Kingdom)
(Zone 9a)
November 24, 2008
12:54 PM Post #5826222
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| Quoted: | | now Asclepiadaceae before in the family Apocynaceae |
Other way round, actually - the former family Asclepiadaceae has recently been merged into the Apocynaceae ;-)
Resin
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Bignonia
Atenas
(Costa Rica)
November 24, 2008
5:01 PM Post #5827061
| Thanks Resin for the correction |
Kalpavriksha
Sarasota, FL
November 27, 2008
7:05 PM Post #5836655
| It looks that there's a braided Ficus trunk on the left of the photo. Any roots or parts cut would bleed milk. It's hard to tell leaf size without something like a ruler, can, or bottle next to the plant.
Unless there are several plants growing together, my first guess would be Randia aculeata of Rubiaceae growing in shade.
1) opposite, simple elliptic to obovate leaves
2) opposite branching
you'd need more info for accuracy: flowers, fruits...
Still, there's something about it that screams Myrtaceae to me. New growth reddish? Any scent or fragrance to the leaves?
Ever see it flower?
Definately not an allamanda. |
Bignonia
Atenas
(Costa Rica)
November 27, 2008
8:43 PM Post #5836854
| If there is a milky sap coming out when you remove a leaf of that bush, we have to discard the idea of it being Rubiaceae and Myrtaceae.
Rubiace= opposite leaves, not milky sap and normally with stipules.
Myrtaceae= opposite leaves, stipules not present and a very familiar odor when you break the leaves. No milky sap present. The bark of the trunk sometimes sheds. |
Todd_Boland
St. John's, NL
(Zone 5b)
November 27, 2008
8:51 PM Post #5836867
| I'll have to make a trip back to confirm the sap situation. |
nifty413
Garland, TX
(Zone 8a)
November 28, 2008
1:03 PM Post #5838235
| Perhaps a severely pruned, well-fertilized Punica (pomegranate) growing in a rather shaded location??? |
growin
Vancouver, BC
(Zone 8b)
 November 30, 2008
8:04 PM Post #5845447
| I've seen Acca sellowiana (Feijoa) grow like that when in full shade. [HYPERLINK@davesgarden.com] |
plantladylin
East Central, FL
(Zone 9a)
November 30, 2008
9:10 PM Post #5845717
| It looks like something from the Myrtaceae family to me also. My first thought was possibly Eugenia nitida. But, if it has a milky sap I don't think it's a Eugenia. It sure looks familiar though. I will be curious to hear the correct ID. |
htop
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 8b)
December 29, 2008
5:46 AM Post #5938718
| Bump for more views ... |
