MOMORDICA AND CAYRATIA

Throughout the Heritage Gardens and World of Plants are countless arched trellises planted with a wide range of climbers. At the Fruits and Flowers garden are some of most interesting climbers, such as these Momordica cochinchinensis (Common Name: Gac Fruit, Spiny Bitter Gourd; Family: Cucurbitaceae) and a grape-like vine Cayratia mollissima (Synonym: Vitis mollissima; Family: Vitaceae)

In Vietnam, the edible Gac Fruit has red aril and is usually served at ceremonial or festive occasions such as weddings. The Cayratia with small white flowers and artificial looking pink fruits look so sweet although I have no idea if they are edible.

NB on 3 Jan 14: I corrected the mislabeled name Cissus to Cayratia. They are both from the same botanical Family.

AUSTRALIA - BRISBANE

Now that you have seen the night photos of the Brisbane and South Bank area, these are some of the day photos.

The Wheel of Brisbane, just looked like a simple wheel, in the day. There was this beautifully constructed Bougainvillea trellis. The architecture of it looked unique. Ah, who would forget their green trishaws and green drivers, who looked so sporty, fit and of course green!

The healthy and dry-loving Kalanchoe thyrsiflora (common name: Paddle, White Lady, Desert Cabbage; Family Crassulaceae) looked like a rose with its multiple folds and red edges. A link is shown below.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanchoe_thyrsiflora

The brown building in the following photo after the Kalanchoe is the same Casino Building that was so beautifully lit up at night.