Dicotyledonae

Palau, an island nation of 20,000 people in the western Pacific, is on a collision course with modernization. As a Western way of life takes hold in this archipelago, a modern ailment is taking hold with it. Christopher Kitalong has a foot in both worlds. He grew up in Palau and is getting a degree in ethnobotany in the U.S. He thinks a nondescript native tree may hold the answer to Palau’s epidemic, and Kitalong is determined to ask the right questions. read moreDuration: 5:31Published: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 14:53:19 +0000

Found at Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona, Beginning of June 2009

Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona. This is native to Sonora Mexico although it does grow wild in the Tucson area also. April 3, 2010

Found at Sonoran Desert Museum