The Jade Vine
by Lingfai Leung
Title
The Jade Vine
Artist
Lingfai Leung
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
This Jade Vine had a beautiful deep green jade color. I shot this photo in the afternoon and the sun is strong forming a shadow at the conservatory.
Strongylodon macrobotrys, commonly known as jade vine, emerald vine or turquoise jade vine, is a species of leguminous perennial woody vine, a native of the tropical forests of the Philippines, with stems that can reach up to 18 m in length. The pale green foliage consists of three leaflets. The claw-shaped flowers are carried in pendent trusses or pseudoracemes of 75 or more flowers and can reach as much as 3 m long. The turquoise flower color is similar to some forms of the minerals turquoise and jade, varying from blue-green to mint green.The short, oblong, fleshy seedpods are up to 15 cm long and contain up to 12 seeds.
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June 26th, 2012
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