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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: Brasilnut on January 24, 2018, 11:45
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I'm really struggling keywording some tropical plants. Anybody have a good resource reference?
Such as the following two, anybody have a clue it's name + scientific?
Found them in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Thanks
Brasilnut
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Also this one.
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I usually just search for common plants in that specific area. Usually I can find pictures that match.
I haven't found one single website that has all the information. There are just too many kinds of plants and animals out there.
I have learned a lot from doing this research though. But it is time consuming...
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The last one is some kind of fan-palm.
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There are very good groups on Facebook, for plants, insects, birds…
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If it is a park or garden, you can sometimes email the organization running it and ask them
Steve
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Those are hard to identify from a picture. The first one looks like ponytail palm (Beaucarnea recurvata), which is not a palm, weirdly enough. The second of course is a palm but can't tell the genus from the picture. You could probably look it up in The Encyclopedia of Cultivated Palms by Riffle, Craft and Zona. It's a great book if you like palms. I actually have a copy at home but am not going to spend the time to look it up - you should be able to find it in a library. Palms with blue leaves are relatively uncommon so it shouldn't take too long to pin it down.
If you are in Minas Gerais then I would go to UFV in Vicosa and find someone who works on ornamentals or plant taxonomy. I know a couple of professors there who could probably point you in the right direction if you go there often. Good luck!
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Awesome - thanks everybody :D