Plant identification
Submitted: Sunday, Oct 05, 2008 at 22:42
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Supercalafreakinawesome
Hi All,
just wondering if any one on the
forum knows what the name of this plant is. Spotted at
Karumba and beside the road on both the Burke Developmental and Wills Developmental Roads. Looks a lot like Hoya flowers to me but its a shrub not a vine?.
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Reply By: Motherhen - Monday, Oct 06, 2008 at 01:43
Monday, Oct 06, 2008 at 01:43
Hi SCFAwesome
It looks a bit like the feral 'cabbage plant' which grows through much of the
Kimberley, so called because of the colour and appearance of leave shape from a distance. This cabbage plant seeds came in 'kapok' brought in by Afghans and has now spread through a big area. Cattle seem to eat it - maybe only if not much else there for them.
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Reply By: Member - Dennis P (Scotland) - Monday, Oct 06, 2008 at 03:55
Monday, Oct 06, 2008 at 03:55
Hi,
I agree, it certainly looks like a Hoya and according to what I could find is native to that area.
Cheers,
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Monday, Oct 06, 2008 at 17:01
Monday, Oct 06, 2008 at 17:01
Hi Dennis
The hoya i used to have in my shade house when i was a nipper and had time for gardening was a small climbing plant with shiny dark green succulent leaves, and an exquisite white flower. Lovely, and nothing like the feral cabbage bush.
We saw some lovely stands of
wildflowers, but not much around until near
Yalgoo. Rain set in on the second day (very very welcome) so not many photos of the colourful displays.
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Reply By: Member - John and Val W (ACT) - Monday, Oct 06, 2008 at 09:31
Monday, Oct 06, 2008 at 09:31
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It is a weed - Calotrope (Calotropis procera), found over much of north Oz. Poisonous to cattle and humans.
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Follow Up By: Motherhen - Monday, Oct 06, 2008 at 17:03
Monday, Oct 06, 2008 at 17:03
Hi Val
The cattle must have been hungry. In some
places, it was eaten to bare stalks everywhere in reach of the cattle. The paddocks were bare there (the station was one in the NT being run by indigenous ownership, and the cattle were being run very hard).
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Reply By: Member - Redvintage (NSW) - Monday, Oct 06, 2008 at 11:10
Monday, Oct 06, 2008 at 11:10
Calotropis procera at South end of island. Wolof name is "poftan"; Pulaar name is "ba ma mbi". This plant is reported to be poisonous with effects similar to digitalis, but Yaya says that it helps footballers play and run
well.
cheers
redvintage
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