Sentences with phrase «tropical plant named»

Monstera deliciosa, a tropical plant named for its aberrant leaf shape and tasty fruit, makes the most of the sunshine it receives with the unusual perforations in its leaves.

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Since the 1970s, the world's plant collections have more than doubled, but more than 50 percent of tropical specimens, on average, are likely to be incorrectly named, the study suggests.

Named for the Malay or Javanese word for a village or cluster of houses, The Kampong is the former estate of Dr. David Fairchild, the famed botanical explorer who traveled throughout Southeast Asia and other tropical regions collecting exotic plants he introduced to the U.S.

In putting together their list, they put a special emphasis on relaxation, naming such spots as Mien Dong Thao (pictured above) that features waterfalls and tropical plants in their backyard, and Niet Ban, a Buddhist - influenced cafe with soothing music and a koi pond.

The gardens and tropical plants are extensive and diverse — name tags appear on many.

Named the «Garden Island» due to the colourful profusion of tropical plants and flowers, Taveuni is surrounded by waters as rich as its topside flora, making it Fiji's unofficial diving capital.

Kunti - Seminyak, there is a colonial house which is tailored to be a restaurant which tropical green plants is everywhere even hide the restaurant name.

Taman Ahimsa translates to «Garden of Peace,» an apt name for this luxury villa, as visitors will attest to the estate's abundant tropical gardens featuring fruit - bearing trees and vibrantly colored plants.

Standouts include two dot paintings by Kusama, an extraordinary and fascinatingly eerie canvas by Alice Neel, and Maria Nepomuceno's playful take on a hammock - cum - tropical plant (to name just a few).

The house derived its name from the grove of mature sour orange and other tropical fruit trees found at the site chosen for the house of refuge, but no record or evidence of who planted the trees has survived.