Sun enters Ophiuchus n o v 3 o ⇀ d e c l 8

Venus will reach perihelion – its closest point to the sun in its orbit – on November 29, 2015. Venus’ orbit is the closest to being circular of all the planets in our solar system. Its distance from the sun only varies by only about 1.5% between perihelion and aphelion (farthest point from the sun). Venus is well known for its 8-year cycles. This planet – which orbits the sun one step inward from Earth – swings to perihelion 13 times every 8 years. So Venus’ 13th return to perihelion will happen some 8 years from now – on November 28, 2023 – with Venus and Spica returning to virtually the same spot in the November 2023 morning sky.

Venus returns to perihelion 13 times in 8 years:

  1. 2016 July 10
  2. 2017 Feb 20
  3. 2017 Oct 3
  4. 2018 May 16
  5. 2018 Dec 26
  6. 2019 Aug 8
  7. 2020 Mar 20
  8. 2020 Oct 30
  9. 2021 Jun 12
 10. 2022 Jan 23
 11. 2022 Sep 4
 12. 2023 Apr 17
 13. 2023 Nov 28   link: earthsky. org

dancing O n c i d i u m / fire X Renanopsis

 O n c i d i u m Grower Ramsey 'Lemon Heart' / 
 X Renanopsis Lena Nowold
(R e n a n t h e r a storei  X  V a n d o p s i s lissochiloides)

Calophyllum Plum. ex L. 1753 瓊崖海棠屬 Clusia Plum. ex L. 1753 書帶木屬 Hypericum Tourn. ex L. 1753 金絲桃屬

稱 瓊崖海棠 為 瓊崖海棠科 Calophyllaceae (APG III)

瓊崖海棠科
書帶木科 Clusiaceae (藤黃科)
金絲桃科 Hypericaceae 三科獨立 (APG III)
Calophyllum inophyllum (type)

genus Calophyllum Plum. ex L. 1753
模式種: Calophyllum inophyllum L. 1753
Calophyllum inophyllum/ 胡桐 (簡誌)/ 紅厚殼 (中國植物志)/ 瓊崖海棠

→ Calophyllum 胡桐屬 (簡誌)/ 紅厚殼屬 (中國植物志)/ 瓊崖海棠屬
→ Calophyllaceae 胡桐科/ 紅厚殼科/ 瓊崖海棠科

林內 1753年 發表 genus Calophyllum 屬名來自希臘文 kalos, beautiful, phyllon, leaf ； 意指 美麗的葉
Calophyllum 林內註明為 Charles Plumier 的創設

Clusia

genus Clusia Plum. ex L. 1753
模式種: Clusia major L. 1753 (syn.) Clusia rosea Jacq. 1760
(非原生 台灣 大陸 的植物)
Clusia rosea/ 書帶木/ Balsam Apple/ 香脂蘋果/ Autograph Tree/ Copey

→ Clusia 書帶木屬/ 香脂蘋果屬
→ Clusiaceae 書帶木科/ 香脂蘋果科/ 藤黃科 (Guttiferae)

林內 1753年 發表 genus Clusia 屬名來自人名 十六世紀Flemish 醫生、植物學家 Charles de l'Ecluse (latinized to Carolus Clusius, 園藝 鬱金香之父)
Clusia 林內註明為 Charles Plumier 的創設

Clusia, Sisyrinchium, Dodecatheon, Periandra dulcis, Oncidium ampliatum, Tibouchina, Thunbergia alata, Musa in Marianne North's painting, Brazil

Hypericum perforatum (type), Hypericum humifusum, Hypericum tetrapterum ( St. Peter's-wort, Square-stalked St. John's-wort )

genus Hypericum Tourn. ex L. 1753
模式種: Hypericum perforatum L. 1753
(非原生 台灣 大陸 的植物)
Hypericum perforatum/ 金絲桃/ (Common) St. John's Wort/ 聖約翰草

→ Hypericum 金絲桃屬 (簡誌, 中國植物志)/ 聖約翰草屬
→ Hypericaceae 金絲桃科/ 聖約翰草科

林內 1753年 發表 genus Hypericum 屬名來自希臘文 hyper, above, eikon, picture； 意指 圖像上, 為迷信的習慣
Hypericum 林內註明為 Joseph Pitton de Tournefort 的創設

x Odontioda : Odontoglossum x Cochlioda (Oncidium), Island Red
x Potinara :  Brassavola x Cattleya x Laelia (x Sophronitis),
   Janet Elizabeth 'Fire Dancer'
x Laeliocattleya : Laelia x Cattleya, Memoria Evelyn Light
   (Lc. Roy Finley x C. Cherry Chip)
Masdevallia Kaleidoscope 'Conni'