By Clive Larkman
2021 and it seems we are living in a crazy world. Without looking at COVID-19 and its maddening repercussions, we need only to look at the ever-evolving world of medicine, herbs and therapies to really be confused.
On the positive side, there is a greater acceptance of non-traditional Western therapies, however, an understanding is far from simple.… Continue reading
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I have written about a number of herbs over the years, some of which have a narrow range and only a few species. These include lavender and rosemary (now salvia) which come from the countries on the northern side of the Mediterranean.… Continue reading
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Common Name: Blue Tongue, Native Lasiandra, Indian Rhododendron, Malabar Rhododendron, Singapore Rhododendron
Genus: Melastoma
Species: malabrathicum subsp. malabrathicum
Family: Melostomaceae
Origin: A pan-tropical species occurring in open forest and disturbed rainforest in north Queensland, down to Kempsey in New South Wales, the Kimberley region in Western Australia, the Northern Territory as well as Indomalaya and Japan.… Continue reading
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Common Name: Beach Almond, Sea Almond, Malabar Almond
Genus: Terminalia
Species: catappa
Family: Combretaceae
Origin: Occurs in north Queensland and the Northern Territory, as well as Malesia to Polynesia and South-East Asia as a mid-canopy tree, just inland from beaches as well as river mouths and coastal plains.… Continue reading
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It seems the world is always in a state of flux and our industry is no different. Some of the changes are obvious and don’t really bother anyone whilst others are a major problem. Some are a pain for the growers and some for the retail sector.… Continue reading
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Common Name: Millaa Millaa, Millaa Millaa Vine
Genus: Elaeagnus
Species: triflora
Family: Elaeagnaceae
Origin: Occurs in tropical rainforests and swamp forests in Queensland from Cape York south to Rockhampton. It also occurs as secondary scrub with Gleichenia species as well as thickets and scrubs from the lowland up to 1800m.… Continue reading
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It has been over twelve years since I first started writing for Hort Journal and most of the articles have been about herbs and other edibles. Early on, I wrote a series on the genus Salvia which basically focused on the ornamental forms, although most of us know of “Sage” as the edible herb, Salvia officinalis and its narrow range of cultivars.… Continue reading
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