Guangqi Park Revisited (5/31/2012)

Thursday, May 31, 2012
Today's morning stroll was down Caoxi Road. I first passed what is left of the former Convent of Older Sisters:

Built in 1868, it was part of a large complex across the street from the Xujiahui Cathedral.
The Xujiahui/Zi-ka-wei Bibliotheca:

The library was first established in 1847, and later it was housed in this 1867 building originally built as the rectory for the cathedral.
Xu Guangqi Statue:

Remember that our neighborhood is named for this man who was an extraordinary scholar-bureaucrat, agricultural scientist, astronomer and mathematician, who worked with the Jesuit Matteo Ricci to translate several Western texts such as Euclid's Elements into Chinese. Xu converted to Catholicism and donated much of his land to the Church.
A symbol of the astronomer:

Over at Guangqi Park, the Spirit Way with Christian touches at his tomb:

The stele corridor:

A couple of retirees:

A sculpture of Father Matteo Ricci and Xu Guangqi:

A sculpture of a sleeping assistant and Xu Guangqi:

Mossy tree:

The Xu Guangqi Memorial Hall:

The lotus pond and pavilion:

Nearby is the Xujiahui/Zi-ka-wei Observatory:

I was chased away before getting a photo of the front of the building!

Thursday, June 21, 2012
Took the opportunity to get photos of the observatory:

Weather monitoring equipment:

Another shot of St. Ignatius Cathedral:

Also went to the former Xujiahui/Zi-ka-wei College/High School, established in 1850 by the Jesuits:

Now the Xujiahui Public High School.
And the former Tsung Te/Morning Star Girls' School:

Now part of the Middle School No. 4.

Flora of Asia

I am creating a separate blog of the flora seen in China, because I cannot remember where I have seen certain plants when I need to recall the name!
I will try to separate native from introduced plants.

NATIVE
Abies sp/Fir:

Acer palmatum/Japanese Maple:

Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'/Japanese Red Maple:

Acer palmatum 'Laceleaf'/Laceleaf Japanese Maple:

Albizia julibrissin/Mimosa or Persian Silk Tree:

Alcea rosea/Common Hollyhock:

Alpinia zerumbet/Shell Ginger:

Arundina graminifolia/Bamboo Orchid:

Aucuba japonica/Spotted Laurel:

Bambusa sp./Bamboo:

Bambusa eutuldoides/Phoenix-tail Bamboo:

Shoot

Bauhinia x blakeana/Hong Kong Orchid Tree:

Brassica napus/Rapeseed or Canola:

Buddleja davidii/Butterfly Bush:

Camellia japonica/Camellia:

Camellia sinensis/Tea plants:

Campsis grandiflora/Chinese Trumpet Vine:

Catalpa ovata/Chinese Catalpa:

Cedrus deodora/Himalayan Spruce:

Cercis chinensis/Chinese Red Bud:

Chaenomeles japonica/Flowering Quince:

 

Chrysanthemum morifolium/Chrysanthemum for tea:

Cinnamomum camphora/Camphor Laurel Tree:

Citrus maxima/Pomelo:

Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis/Buddha's Hand Citron:

Citrus sinensis/Orange Tree:

Colocasia/Elephant Ear:

Cornus kousa/Kousa Dogwood:

Cotoneaster sp.:

Cupressus sp/Cypress:

Curcuma sp:

Diospyros kaki cultivar/Fuyu Persimmon:

Diospyros sp/Persimmon:

Edgeworthia chrysantha/Paper Bush:

Ensete lasiocarpa/Golden Lotus Banana:

Euphorbia lactea "Cristata:"

Excoecaria cochinchinensis/Chinese Croton:

Farfugium japonicum/Leopard Plant:

Ficus benjamina/Weeping Fig:

Ficus benjamina variegata:

Ficus sp/Fig:

Fragaria nilgerrensis/Wild Strawberry:

Gardenia sp:

Hemerocallis fulva/Orange Day Lily:

Hibiscus mutabilis/Confederate Rose:

Hibisucs syriaca:

Hibiscus sp:

Hosta sp./Plantain Lily:

Hydrangea macrophylla/Hydrangea:

Hydrangea macrophylla cultivar/Lacecap Hydrangea:

Hydrocotyle sibthorpiodes/Lawn Pennywort:

Related to the invasive dollarweed of Florida!
Ilex crenata/Japanese Holly:

Impatiens balsalmina/Touch Me Not:

Iris confusa/Bamboo Iris:

Jasminum nudiflorum/Winter Jasmine:

Jasminum officinale/Common Jasmine:

Jasminum sambac/Arabian Jasmine:

Kerria japonica:

Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora':

Lagerstroemia indica/Crape Myrtle:

Lagerstroemia speciosa/Giant Crape Myrtle:

Ligustrum lucidum/Chinese Privet:

Ligustrum sp.:

Lonicera japonica/Japanese Honeysuckle:

Loropetalum chinense/Chinese Fringe Flower:

Lycoris aurea/Yellow Spider Lily:

Lycoris radiata/Red Spider Lily:

Magnolia liliiflora/Mulan or Tulip Magnolia:

Mahonia japonica bealei:

Malvaviscus penduliflorus/Turk's Cap:

Michelia figo/Banana Magnolia:

Mucuna nigricans:

Musa sp./Banana:

Mussaenda erythrophylla pink:

Mussaenda erythrophylla red:

 Mussaenda philippica:

Nelumbo nucifera/Sacred Lotus:

Nymphaea sp./Water Lily:

Tiny Sleeping Lotus:

Ophiopogon japonicus:Mondo Grass:

Oryza sative/Asian Rice:

Osmanthus fragrans/Tea Olive:

Osmoxylon lineare:

Paeonia suffruticosa/Chinese Peony:

Passiflora manicata:

Persicaria capitata:

Persicaria longiseta:

Photinia x fraseri/Red Tip:

Pinus bungeana/Lacebark Pine:

Pinus hwangshanensis/Huangshan Pine:

Pinus tabuliformis/Chinese Red Pine:

Pittosporum sp:

Populus tomentosa/Chinese White Poplar:

Prunus avium ssp./Cherry Tree:

Prunus x domestica/Plum Tree:

Prunus persica/Peach Tree:

Pseudocydonia sinensis/Chinese Quince:

Pyracantha saphyr 'Jaune'/Firethorn:

Pyrus pyrifolia/Asian Pear:

Quisqualis indica/Chinese Honeysuckle:

Rhododendron sp:/Asian Azaleas:

Rhododendron vireya sp./Mountain Rhododendron:

Robinia pseudoacacia/Black Locust:

Rosa hybrid:

Rosa chinensis Jacq.:

Rubrus sp/Raspberry:

Sabina chinensis/Chinese Juniper:

Salix babylonica/Weeping Willow:

Siraitia grosvenorii/Monk Fruit:

Solanum mammosum/Nipplefruit:

Solanum melongena/Eggplant:

Sophora japonica 'Pendula'/Weeping Japanese Pagoda Tree:

Sorbus amabilis/Huangshan Rowan:

Styphnolobium japonicum/Pagoda Tree or Chinese Scholar Tree:

Syringa x chinensis/Chinese Lilac:

Torreya grandis/Chinese Nutmeg Tree:

Veronica persica/Persian Speedwell:

Vicia faba/Fava Bean:

Viola odorata/Sweet Violet:

Weigela coraeenssis:

Wisteria sinensis/Chinese Wisteria:

Zelkova schneideriana:

Zingiber officinale/Ginger:

Ziziphus zizyphus/Chinese Date or Jujube:

Dried jujubes.


INTRODUCED
Albizia saman/Raintree:

Aloe arborescens/Candelabra Aloe:

Aquilegia vulgaris/Columbine cultivars:

On right.

Bauhinia kockiana/Koch's Bauhinia:

Bougainvillea glabra/Bougainvillea:

Brownea coccinea:

Calibracoa hybrid/Million Bells:

Callistemon sp./Bottlebrush:

Canna indica cultivars:

Carica papaya/Papaya:

Castanospermum australe/Moreton Bay Chestnut:

Celosia cristata/Cockscomb:

Clerodendrum speciosissimum/Java Glory Bower:

Clerodendrum thomsoniae/Bleeding Heart Vine:

Colchicum autumnale/Autumn Crocus:

Coreopsis verticillata:

And Cosmos sp.:

Costus woodsonii?:

Couroupita guianensis/Cannonball Tree (South America, India):

Datura inoxia/Thorn-apple (C and S America):

Delonix regia/Royal Poinciana:

Duranta erecta/Skyflower:

Echinacea purpurea/Coneflower:

Eruca sativa/Arugula:

Fatsia japonica:

Fragaria × ananassa/Garden Strawberry:

Gaillardia x hybrida/Blanket Flower:

Gaura lindheimeri/Lindheimer's Beeblossom (LA, TX):

Gerbera hybrida/Gerber Daisy:

On left.

Heliconia bihai:

Heliconia psittacorum:

Heliconia rostrata:

Hesperis matronalis:

Hesperis sp.:

Hymenocallis littoralis/Beach Spider Lily:

Hypericum perforatum/St John's Wort:

Iris pseudacorus/Yellow Iris:

Lonicera periclymenum/Common or European Honeysuckle:

Magnolia grandiflora/Magnolia (SE USA):

Adenium obesium/Mock Azalea:

Almonda cathartica/Yellow Allamanda:

Medinilla magnifica:

Myriophyllum aquaticum/Parrot Feather:

Nerium oleander/Oleander:

Nuphar sp./Similar to Spatterdock:

Oenothera speciosa/Evening Primrose:

Oxalis articulata/Pink Sorrel:

Oxalis triangularis/False Shamrock:

Center.

Petunia x hybrida/Petunia:

Philodendron hybrid 'Prince of Orange':

Philodendron sp.:

Pistia stratiotes/Water Lettuce:

Platanus sp./Sycamore or Plane Tree:

Plumeria obtusa/Frangipani:

Pontederia cordata/Pickerel Rush:

Portulaca sp./Moss Rose:

Primula/Primrose cultivars:

Punica granatum/Pomegranate:

Ranunculus asiaticus cultivars:

Rhyncostylis gigantea:

Ricinus communis/Castor Oil Plant (Mediterranean, E Africa, India):

Salix babylonica cultivar/Weeping Willow :

Salvia splendens/Red Salvia:

Saururus cernuus/Lizard's Tail:

 

Streptocarpus saxorum/False African Violet:

Tabernaemontana divaricata/Pinwheel Jasmine:

Thalia dealbata:Water Canna:

Tibouchina semidecandra/Glory Bush:

Tibouchina urvilleana/Glory Bush:

Tulbaghia violacea/Society Garlic:

Verbena bonariensis/Tall Verbena:

Victoria sp./King Lotus (Amazon):

Vinca major/Greater Periwinkle:

Vinca major variegata:

Viola x wittrockiana/Pansies:

UNIDENTIFIED

Fungi: