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Gold-crested trees & forest-green leaves: aesthetics of the woods, Southern Africa

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THESE AESTHETIC PHOTOGRAPHS represent relatively abstract views of two woodland plants of Southern Africa. The gold-crested tree is a Murumanyama Tree of Zimbabwe (botanically referred to as Xeroderris stuhlmannii) and the leafy green plant is a specimen of the Zimbabwean Mupangara plant (Dichrostachys cinerea).

BOTH PLANTS ARE formally noted for various inter-related organic complementary health benefits tied to gastric well-being, skin wellness and respiratory health and well-being aspects. Apart from these attributes, though, their rich colouration in gold and forest-green forms a soothing, visually therapeutic aesthetic display in its own right!

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5 responses to “Gold-crested trees & forest-green leaves: aesthetics of the woods, Southern Africa”

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    Citizen Jane

    Do the leaves curl in when you touch them? They look like something I saw when I was little…

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      Talkmore

      Thank you very much for your wonderful question. It’s a fascinating question because although the answer is no, the leaves don’t curl in when you touch them – there IS however another plant in the same family that I know of which does do precisely that … in the Shona Language of Zimbabwe it’s called Mutsamwatsamwa. It’s a wetland plant. Thank you so much for engaging. I’m thrilled by your question and would love to know more about the plant you saw when you were little!

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        Citizen Jane

        My first schoolteacher loved plants and had quite a few in the classroom. I guess one of them must have been the one you mentioned.
        We were allowed to look but not touch because she explained they were delicate. It was near my desk and I used to love looking at it! It was like magic for a 5 year old watching the leaves close then slowly unfurl again!
        Thank you for reminding me of a 45 year old memory! I’ve never encountered another one and didn’t know what they were called.

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        Talkmore

        Wow, how wonderful!! Thank you so much for sharing your lovely recollections about that subject. I really appreciate that very much. – Amazing!

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    gwengrant

    Really lovely.
    Gwen.

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