Camellia sasanqua Thunb., commonly called Christmas Camellia, is an evergreen shrub belonging to the Theaceae family. The most well-known representative of the Camellia genus is for sure the tea plant (Camellia sinensis). The beautiful red Camellia sasanqua is native to the coastal forests of southern Japan and has been cultivated in Japan, where the plant [read more...]

Huernia macrocarpa (A. Rich.) Sprenger 1892 is a succulent plant, belonging to the milkweed family (Apocynaceae) and the same subfamily Asclepiadoideae as the beautiful Hoya plants. The succulent Huernia macrocarpa has been described primarily by the French botanist Achille Richard (1794-1852) in the year 1851 as Stapelia macrocarpa. 1892 the species has been transfered to [read more...]

Aristolochia ringens Vahl, commonly called Gaping Dutchman’s Pipe, Pelican Flower or pipe vine, is a tropical creeper native to South America. Gaping Dutchman’s Pipe vines can reach heights up to 6 meters and has been reportetd as an invasive species in Sri Lanka. The impressive flowers reach a length up to 25 cm and can [read more...]