Meaning of imbe | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The originally African tree Garcinia livingstonei.
2. A South American liana, Philodendron imbe.

Examples

“The danealan, G. subelliptica, is a 30- to 40-foot tree of the eastern coast of Luzon. [...] The imbe has fruited in southern Florida, but probably it is too exacting in its ecological requirements for general cultivation.”

“Garcinia livingstonei T. Anders., The Imbe, Guttiferae. The Imbe has proved quite hardy and successful on the sandy and limestone rock soils of Southern Florida. The fruit obtained [...]”

“Figure 46. - The imbe, Garcinia livingstonei.”

“Trees grow slowly and this makes them ideal for pot culture; in fact, many people grow imbe as a container tropical fruit for small landscapes. Imbes have separate sexes, so this means you have to have both a male and a female tree ...”

“Purple mangosteen trees have only female flowers and pollen fertilisation is not required. [...] Other Garcinia species, have less to recommend them as a fruit tree; the imbe (G. livingstonei) is small fruited, has a large seed and a little sour flesh.”

“(Guttiferae) Relatives: mangosteen A native of eastern Africa, the imbe forms an interestingly-shaped tree and has numerous sweet-sub-acid, tasty bright orange fruits, which can be eaten fresh. It is only cultivated locally ...”

“Africa's best-known mangosteen relative is the imbe, a tree whose soft and colorful fruits brighten up markets …. Imbes come from a shrub or small tree with a dense spreading or conical crown topping a short, often twisted trunk …”

“Many vessels were built there; and the principal exports were wood and cordage, made of the imbé.”

“In Brazil there are at least six very different species of this family. […] The straight ropes on the right are the air-roots of the imbé; […]”

“Other curious plants grew at this spot, among which I noticed the aninga, a plant which belongs to the Colocasice. On the trees around, too, were many beautiful orchids and lianas, among which the rope-like roots of the large-leaved imbé attracted my attention; […]”

“Enthroned in the crown, a stately imbé, in the axils leafy bromelia with their gorgeous flowers, along the branches[…]. The lianas, like close-fitting blinds, drew an impenetrable curtain before our eyes; yet we continued to stare bewitched […]”

“The weapons they use in these pursuits are finished with extraordinary skill. Their long bows are all veneered with bark from imbé lianas and their arrows are made of a wood of great elasticity and worked so well that they look machine-made.”

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