Sebagian besar Taman Botani (Kebun Raya) di seluruh dunia mengoleksi Tanaman tropis ini yang jarang ditemukan di tempat-tempat umum, kecuali di Burma dan atau mungkin di India. Bunga-bunga mewah yang terdiri dari 5 sampai 15 bunga terlihat menggantung dari tangkai yang panjang, indah sekali.
Di Indonesia, tanaman ini jarang terlihat di tempat umum meskipun banyak dibudidayakan sebagai pohon hias di daerah tropis yang lembab, tumbuh sampai setinggi 12 meter dengan akar dan batang yang menyebar, membentuk penampilan yang luar biasa.
Amherstia Nobilis merupakan Pohon kebanggaan Burma. Ini adalah satu-satunya anggota dari genus Amherstia dalam keluarga Fabaceae, telah menyebar ke seluruh dunia selama berabad-abad dari tempat asalnya, India dan Burma. Nama Amherstia diberikan sebagai nama ilmiah tanaman ini untuk memperingati Lady Amherst, istri pertama William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst. Nama lain disebut The Orchid Tree.
Most of the Botanical Garden in the world collecting This tropical flowering plant which is rarely found in public places, except in Burma and or maybe in India. The extravagant flowers consisting of 5 to 15 flowers are seen hanging from the long flower stalk, It is exceptionally beautiful.
In Indonesia, the plant is rarely seen at public places although it is widely cultivated as ornamental trees in the humid tropics. It grows up to 12 meters high with its spreaded roots and stems forming an outstanding appearance among other trees.
Amherstia Nobilis is the pride of Burma. It is the only member of the genus Amherstia in the Fabaceae family, has spreaded worldwide for centuries from its place of origin, India and Burma. The name of Amherstia is given as a scientific name of this plant to commemorate Lady Amherst, first wife of William Amherst,1st Earl Amherst. Other name is called The Orchid Tree.
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Beautiful…great take on the challenge!
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Thank you, Bastet 😀
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🙂
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All amazing, the delicate shape and beauty.
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I am glad you enjoyed them, puzzleblume. Thank you for your nice words.
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It’s beautiful.
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Thank you, Gallivanta. You always make my day. 🙂
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most unusual but beautiful flower…
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There are many flowering tree near my place with unusual/ unique shapes of flowers. I will post them when in bloom. Thank you for enjoying them, Heather. best wishes for you and yours.
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Spectacular!! The reds came out beautifully. I find it difficult to capture “reds” and “purples” – it seems that my camera needs full sunshine to capture those colours. Always a joy, my friend, so stop by…
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I am so glad you enjoy them. BTW, what camera do you use? I was told that it could be influenced by the types and manufactures too, or you may try to put the subject in fully shady place and set the camera to Aperture priority. For instance, the 3rd picture from above, I use Nikon D90 with its kit lens (18-105mm) and set the camera at aperture priority with ISO 400, exposure time 1/40 sec. Any way, it is all depends on how strong the light be. Generally, it is much better when the subject is in the shade in which the colors reflects less bouncing light from the surroundings and using a lower speed works better. I am sure you can do it. You are a talented Artist, making a photo is just like making a painting. Once you recognize the color you will use it for ever. It is a very pleasant conversation with you 🙂
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I have a Canon Powershot SX240 HS. I really am a point and click type of person. Thank you so much for your encouragement. BTW, I decided to try out the iPhone 5. What I find is that going mobile allows me to share photos easily with friends and family. I can see why more people are turning to mobile phones. It is always a pleasure talking with you too!!!
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iPhone 5 has tremendous features; 1/3.2” sensor size, larger pixel size, simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection (what else I missed)… I received a door prize an iPhone 4s three years ago in a company’s family gathering, but I have almost never touched it since my youngest daughter cried for it. It was a long story, actually. I believe your red and purple colors will turn out better with it. 😀
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Beautiful tree, too bad we can’t grow them here in the U.S. it just gets too cold in the winter..
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Don’t worry, there are lots of beautiful trees we can’t grow either in our country. Nature gives us the balance of what we have and don’t. 😀 Thank you for visiting, Ed.
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Yet another striking plant that I’ve never seen. Do I see red sepals behind the flower? It looks like it is designed to be pollinated by a particular pollinator – like little bird or something that would stick it’s beak into the flower. And the leaves – in the second photo, they look like they can be worthy subjects all by themselves. But they look very different in the other photos when you see them behind the flowers. Thank you for doing this – it’s always a pleasure – education and aesthetics!
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Yes you do. The flowers are pollinated by bees and butterflies or maybe hummingbird too. The second photo is the young leaves. I am sorry that I have forgotten to write a caption for them. I really thanks a lot for nice words and thought. Best wishes for you, Blue.
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