Red tip earned its common name from its glossy red foliage. Common photinia species such as red tip (Photinia fraseri) are widely grown throughout U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 and 9 for their glossy evergreen foliage and creamy white flowers.ed tip earned its common name from its glossy red foliage. Common photinia species such as red tip (Photinia fraseri) are widely grown throughout U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 and 9 for their glossy evergreen foliage and creamy white flowers.
Tripe palms are characterised by thickened velvety palms that have the appearance of tripe, the stomach lining of beef, pork, or sheep. Approximately 90% of cases of tripe palms are associated with internal malignancy. This skin disease is very rare.
Is a coconut a fruit, nut or seed? Botanically speaking, a coconut is a fibrous one-seeded drupe, also known as a dry drupe. However, when using loose definitions, the coconut can be all three: a fruit, a nut, and a seed. Botanists love classification. However, classification of plants can be a complicated matter for the average person. Coconuts are classified as a fibrous one-seeded drupe. A drupe is a fruit with a hard stony covering enclosing the seed (like a peach or olive) and comes from the word drupa meaning overripe olive. A coconut, and all drupes, have three layers: the exocarp (outer layer), the mesocarp (fleshy middle layer), and the endocarp (hard, woody layer that surrounds the seed).