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Morning Glory Bush (Ipomoea carnea), San Juan Street, Molo, Iloilo City, Philippines. Thanks to Wendy for the ID!
Peacock Flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima), San Juan Street, Molo, Iloilo City, Philippines
Peacock Flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima), San Juan Street, Molo, Iloilo City, Philippines
Flame Tree (Delonix regia) San Juan Street, Iloilo City Philippines
Flame Tree (Delonix regia) San Juan Street, Iloilo City Philippines
Golden Shower Tree (Cassia fistula) Silay, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Guava, San Miguel, Iloilo, Philippines
Banyan Tree (Ficus benghalenis), Nogas Island, Antique Province, Philippines
Yellow Bells, Yellow Trumpet Tree (Tecoma stans), Rizal Avenue, Arevalo, Iloilo City, Philippines
Indonesian Jasmine, San Juan Street, Molo, Iloilo City, Philippines
Bougainvillea, Montebello Villa Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines
Bougainvillea is named for the French navigator Louis de Bougainville who found the plant in Brazil during the 18th century.
Potted Bougainvillea, Montebello Villa Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines
Bougainvillea covered wall, Alta Vista, Cebu City, Philippines
Caryota or Fishtail Palm, Bacolod, Philippines
Manila or Christmas Palm
Screw Pine (Pandanus), Nogas Island, Antique Province, Philippines
Ixora (in the Philippines, Santan). Native to India. A very common low hedge in the Philippines.
Firecracker Plant (Coral Plant) Russelia equisetiformis, Montebello Villa Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines. Native to Mexico.
Heliconia, Hanging Lobsterclaw (Heliconia rostrata). Montebello Villa Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines
Heliconia "Golden Torch", incorrectly called "Bird of Paradise"? Montebello Villa Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines
Purple Allamanda (A. violacea), a close relative of the Golden Trumpet. San Juan St., Molo, Iloilo City, Philippines
Desert Rose (Adenium obesum). Native to Arabia. Highly toxic sap. Montebello Villa Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines
Golden Trumpet (Allamanda), a vigorous vine, very popular in the Philippines. Montebello Villa Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines
Bengal Trumpet Vine (Thunbergia grandiflora). Montebello Villa Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines, the only place I've seen this plant.
Hibiscus - called Gumamela in the Philippines.
Hibiscus - a thousand variants of this popular and prolific flowering plant in the Philippines
Canna Lily, Montebello Villa Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines. A native of the Americas but popular in Philippine gardens and roadsides.
Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) The Ruins, Talisay, Bacolod, Philippines
Water Lettuce, Montebello Villa Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines
Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), native to America.
Water Lily (Nymphaea capensis), Montebello Villa Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines
Guimaras Flowers - what are these?
Flowers in Agnes' Garden, Molo, Iloilo City - anyone know what flower this is?
What flower?, Orchid? Ayala North, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Orchid (Dendrobium?), Molo, Iloilo City, Philippines
Orchid (Dendrobium?), San Miguel, Iloilo, Philippines
Kang Kong (Ipomea aquatica) flowers on our Tigbauan property - not a garden flower exactly! The native Kang Kong have the purplish flowers shown here whereas our "Chinese" Kang Kong has white blossoms. Kang Kong grows profusely here and is a popular vegetable cooked in a variety of ways. Other names in other places: Kankon (Japanese); ung choi (Cantonese Chinese); toongsin tsai (Mandarin Chinese); ong choy, ungtsai, tung choy (China); kang kong (Filipino, Malaysian); kang kung, rau muong (Vietnamese); pak bung (Thai).
Madagascar Periwinkle (Vinca rosea)
This hardy perennial is everywhere in Tigbauan. We transplanted this one to our lot.
Galphimia Vine (Tristellateia australasiae)
We bought this shrub in Villa, Iloilo. It’s planted on our Tigbauan property. We love it. It just blooms and blooms. Does anyone know the local name?
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Posted by GOIloilo on 10.29.08 8:30AM under Nature, Environment
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Posted by Jim Monreal on 10.31.08 10:46 pm
The flowers look like they belong to the hibiscus family.
Posted by natie on 11.01.08 10:05 pm
the pinkish one under the heliconia is from the family of yellow trumpet. look closely at the buds as they are the same. i love these vines. they have a variety that has an even deeper pink-magenta color. so sassy!
Posted by natie on 11.01.08 10:09 pm
there are a few places in iloilo that has the trumpet vine, Bob. will try to remember where. one of the town halls, maybe oton or guimbal, has a rooftop deck with those vines. will ask sis.
Posted by GOIloilo on 11.02.08 11:46 am
Natie, I think you must be right about the “Unknown vine – can you help? San Juan St., Molo, Iloilo City, Philippines”. It does look just like a Golden Trumpet — it is vine like the Golden Trumpet and the flower looks just the same.
Posted by natie on 11.04.08 12:44 pm
i spoke to sis last night, Bob–she confirmed that the vine with white flowers can be found on the 2nd floor deck of the oton town hall..she also saw this at Racsos Resort in Guimbal.
Posted by Wendy on 03.04.09 1:28 pm
The common name for the bush with the pink trumpet like flowers is ‘morning glory bush’ it’s botanical name is Ipomoea carnea.
Posted by Norberto Bautista on 05.05.09 2:44 pm
Guimaras Flowers – what are these? these are Portulaca grandiflora cultivars – there are a lot of colors available
from,
Norby Bautista
Posted by Pacey on 05.18.09 4:50 pm
The Bengal Trumpets are also known as Flor de Luna, I grow them on my yard too. And the unknown vine is a family of the golden trumpet better known as the Morning Glory and a hybrid of two colors, the magenta and pink ones. And yes they are dendrobiums, I guess. But if it comes from the one with long leaves, it’s a vanda. I can’t make it from your shots.
Posted by dickie on 09.29.09 5:59 pm
Unknown vine – can you help? San Juan St., Molo, Iloilo City, Philippines. This is Allamanda violacea also known as Cherries Jubilee or Purple Allamanda. It is a relative of the Yellowbell Vine (Allamanda cathartica) and the Dwarf or Bush Allamanda (Allamanda neriifolia).
Manila or Christmas Palm was previously named Adonidia merrillii now Veitchia merrillii and is also commonly called Bunga de China or Bunga de Jolo. It is endemic to the Philippines.
Is this Peacock Flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)?, San Juan Street, Molo, Iloilo City, Philippines. Yes, there are three color variants:yellow, orange and peach.
Heliconia, Montebello Villa Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines is the Hanging Lobsterclaw, Heliconia rostrata.
Hope this helps…
Posted by Audre Engleman on 11.16.09 12:50 pm
Greetings!
When we were in the Philippines we saw this tree by the seaside. The locals called it a Chinese lantern tree or in the local language bitoon. The “seeds” and “flowers” on this tree don’t look like the ones on this thread which are identified as Chinese lantern trees. Does anyone know what the name of the tree we saw is?
Here is the link to the “seeds”
http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/detailfs?userid={8911F498-9A7E-483B-AFA9-A6F402139C50}&ndx=47&slideshow=0&AlbumId={E3CEB059-AC54-4B4B-A5C9-3AA69D17D00E}&GroupId={D9A32872-6944-4B2B-8D3D-AB5CCD5C5615}&screenheight=960
Here is the link to the “flower” on the same tree:
http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/detailfs?userid={8911F498-9A7E-483B-AFA9-A6F402139C50}&ndx=48&slideshow=0&AlbumId={E3CEB059-AC54-4B4B-A5C9-3AA69D17D00E}&GroupId={D9A32872-6944-4B2B-8D3D-AB5CCD5C5615}&screenheight=960
Posted by GOIloilo on 11.17.09 7:29 pm
Audre,
Thanks for sharing your site. You’ve really had so many adventures in so many places!
Growing up in the U.S. there was a weed called a Chinese Lantern. See http://images.google.com/images?q=PHYSALIS&hl=en&btnG=Google%2BSearch
I can’t find your flower in my Tropical Plants book. The bloom looks something like that of the Acacia tree. Perhaps another reader can help.
Bob
Posted by Audre Engleman on 11.18.09 3:57 pm
Hi Bob, thanks for your comment! Have a look at our blog too: http://travelingloveaffair.blogspot.com
Back to the Chinese Lantern Tree:
On another site I posted the same question. A response came back that it was Pseudobombax ellipticum or shaving brush tree. I was given the following link:
http://www.rareflora.com/bombaxellip.htm
I responded that the flower of Pseudobombax ellipticum or shaving brush tree looks similar but it isn’t the same–the “Chinese Lantern” is whiter with only a little pink. The seed of Pseudobombax ellipticum or shaving brush tree is very different from the one I saw by the seaside in the Philippines.
The next posting said: “Has to be in the same family. There are several members that have similar flowers. They grow in Hawaii and I remember seeing them when I lived there. ”
What do you think?
Posted by sigrid nava on 05.28.10 12:00 pm
does anybody know esp ilongo where one can find this vine “pukik-pukik?’ it has blue flowers that look like morning glory.
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