Related Links
Botanic Gardens
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Kew Gardens:
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The world's first botanic gardens, and its evolution to a pre-eminent 21st century educational and conservation institution.
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Great site, excellent photos of a wide range of tropical plants
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Lots of great pix with short, concise descriptions (links only with collaborating institutions)
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A center for botanical research and science education, with a dynamic website
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A 14 garden Botanic Garden with an educational emphasis
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Part of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, focusing on teaching and research, with a well organized website
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Plants, botany and horticulture with a profusion of images.
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Brief view of Jamaica’s Hope Gardens, the largest Botanic Gardens in the West Indies.
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Photographs of the Trinidad Gardens
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Academic and Research Institutions
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Botany Dept, Univ. of Hawaii
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A collection of images, maps, and reports of plants of Hawaii.
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A very comprehensive plant database, including tropical plants of the US and its territories, with detailed descriptions and great photos.
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Specifically the very comprehensive index of ailments and the plants used for treatment
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A window to new and specialty crop profiles by Purdue University
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A multidisciplinary research, teaching and extension unit of the University of Florida
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Quite comprehensive listing of the trees of Miami and environs, with excellent photos of trees, flowers and fruit.
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A resource centre for rare and unusual plants, particularly those which have edible, medicinal or other uses.
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An extensive photo gallery of exquisite Heliconia flowers taken by members and friends of the Heliconia Society of Puerto Rico (HSPR).
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By Richard Criley, provides a profusion of visually striking, exceptionally beautiful and vibrant Plumeria flowers in white, yellow, pink, red and every shade in-between.
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A rich compendum of detailed descriptions and great photos of tropical Agroforest trees for extension agents and farmers. A great resource.
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Commercial Sources
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Floridata:
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A photo encyclopedia of tropical landscape plants, an online plant & nature reference, and a gardening marketplace
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Contains plant images and data on Hawaiian plants, as well as links to other information source
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Numerous tropical garden plant and great flower photo
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Tropical plants for home and garden; great photos and concise descriptions
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A compendium of spices and their use from around the world, plus great photos and detailed culinary and botanical descriptions.
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Huge database of tropical fruit and ornamental plants with brief descriptions and great photos
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Lots of information regarding gardening in Florida, and how to care for your Florida plants, with brief descriptions and plant facts
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Primarily tropical fruit tree info; great images with concise descriptions; the Mango Variety Viewer is particularly interesting for the wealth of cultivars and detailed information
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Excellent info on seed handling and tree descriptions for the professional, with good photos
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Tropical fruit tree data - great photos and descriptions
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Birds
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A Dominica eco-tourism hotel website with a profusion of local bird calls.
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With photos, calls and videos of numerous Caribbean birds
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A video feature of the Handbook of the Birds of the World with numerous West Indian birds
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A USGS site with brief but comprehensive descriptions, photos and some calls of most N.American and Caribbean birds.
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A very informative PowerPoint presentation for sea birds boat trip; great photography.
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