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Tristellateia australasiae A. Rich.

Synonyms

Platynema laurifolium, Tristellateia australis, Tristellateia malintana, Tristellateia novaeguineensis

Common names

Maiden's jealousy

AI-generated Description

Tristellateia australasiae, also known as the Maiden's Jealousy, is an evergreen climber native to tropical Africa and Asia. In Qatar, it has been introduced as an ornamental plant, valued for its attractive, pinkish-purple flowers and ability to thrive in hot, dry conditions. It can be found growing in gardens, parks, and along roadsides, where it often climbs up trees or trellises. The plant's adaptability to Qatar's arid climate makes it a popular choice for landscaping, and it has become naturalized in some areas, requiring minimal maintenance to flourish.

Climbing plant of Maiden's Jealousy (Tristellateia australasiae) with yellow flowers in gardens of Sheraton Hotel in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, January 26, 2016
1 Al Corniche St, Doha, Qatar

AI-generated summary of observations

The Tristellateia australasiae, also known as Maiden's Jealousy, was observed climbing in the gardens of the Sheraton Hotel in West Bay, Doha, Qatar. The plant was found to have yellow flowers, which were visible on January 26, 2016. This observation suggests that the plant is able to thrive in the Qatari climate, at least in cultivated environments such as hotel gardens. The fact that it was climbing indicates that the plant is a vigorous grower and can make use of available supports to ascend. The presence of yellow flowers in late January also provides information about the plant's flowering period in Qatar. Overall, this observation provides insight into the growth habits and phenology of Tristellateia australasiae in Qatar's environment. The plant's ability to grow and flower in Doha's climate is notable, given the region's hot and dry conditions.

Links

• Flora of Qatar.
• Unknown plants or plants without names.
• Duplicate and extra pictures of plants.
• Earlier version of collection of plants.
• Other collections of pictures from Qatar: Lizards of Qatar, Cats of Qatar, Camels of Qatar, and Fish of Qatar.
• Picture archives.
• Home page of A. Sergeev.

Outside links

• Tristellateia australasiae from www.catalogueoflife.org
• Ekhlas M. M. Abdel Bary, The Flora of Qatar, Volume I: The Dicotyledons. Doha 2012
• Flora of Qatar, Volume II: The Monocotyledons
• Illustrated Checklist of the Flora of Qatar. John Norton et al. 2009
• Qatar eNature. Flora
• Ali Al-Rawi, Flowering plants of Kuwait, 1985
• Plants of Kuwait
• Flora of Saudi Arabia, Al-Qassim Region
• Flora of Eastern Saudi Arabia by Rain and Dust at Flickr
• Plants of South-Western Morocco
• Pictures from Qatar (Flickr/cpmkutty)
• Arabian plants by Gary Brown
• Flora of Israel

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• A list of plants with their common names was written using online sources and books.
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• Full names, synonyms, and classification of plants were found online from catalogueoflife.org and theplantlist.org using a script.
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Acknowledgements

QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) and associated people, for a possibility to participate in their field excursions and to learn about local nature.