APHOTOMARINE
An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.
Astrocaryum
Astrocaryum spp. - Starnut Palm
Caesalpinia
Caesalpinia bonduc - Nickar Nut
Cerbera
Cerbera odollam - Buddha Plant or Pong-pong Tree
Cocos
Cocos nucifera - Coconut Palm
Dioclea
Dioclea reflexa - Sea Purse
Entada
Entada gigas - Sea Heart or Molucca Bean
Mucuna
Mucuna sloanei - Brown or Grey Hamburger Bean
Mucuna urens - Red Hamburger Bean
Phytelephas
Phytelephas sp. - Ivory or Tagua Nut
Bindweed or Morning Glory family (Convolvulaceae)
Calystegia
Calystegia soldanella - Sea Bindweed (native)
Ipomoea
Ipomoea alba - Tropical White Morning Glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae - Railroad Vine
Merremia
Merremia discoidesperma - Mary's Bean
Merremia tuberosa - Hawaiian Wood Rose
Convolvulaceae seed (1) - Gwithian 10.03.16
Ornamental, edible or commercial species that are not true Sea Beans that may be found on beaches
Abrus
Abrus precatorius - Rosary Pea
Aesculus
Aesculus hippocastanum - Horse Chestnut / Conker
Camellia
Camellia spp. - Tea tree or Camellia
Castanea
Castanea sativa - Sweet Chestnut
Citrus
Citrus x sinensis - Orange
Mangifera
Mangifera indica - Mango
Persea
Persea americana - Avocado
Pistacia
Pistacia vera - Pistachio Nut
Prunus
Prunus armeniaca - Apricot
Prunus persica - Peach
Native species of nuts, seeds, fir cones and beans
that might be found washed-up on beaches
Corylus
Corylus avellana - Common Hazel (Hazelnuts)
Fagus
Fagus sylvatica - Common Beech (Beechnuts)
Quercus
Quercus species - Oak (Acorns)
Coniferous trees
Fir cones from various species of coniferous trees
Other items that might be confused with beans
Fungi
Daldinia concentrica - King Alfred's Cakes
Plant Galls
Andricus kollari - Oak Apple
Andricus quercuscalicis - Knopper Gall
Man-made items
Leca® - Lightweight expanded clay aggregate
Species to identify
Not a sea bean, but an inforescence, a flower head, thought to be a woody member of the asteraceae. It was washed-up at Gunwalloe Fishing Cove, Cornwall.
Woody asteraceae inflorescence ? - species unknown
Sea beans and seeds are needed to build up the image library here, please contact the author of this site if you can help.
