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Abroma Canopea
''Abroma'' is a genus in the family Malvaceae, with one or two species from Asia and Australia. ''Ambroma'' is an orthographic variant. Taxonomy The genus was described by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin in 1776 with a single species ''Abroma fastuosum'', which was illustrated and described. However, because Jacquin was renaming ''Theobroma augusta'' L., according to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants, he was required to use the name ''Abroma augustum'', and ''A. fastuosum'' is Nomen illegitimum, an illegitimate name. The correct name of the type species, ''A. augustum'' (L.) L. f., was made in 1782 by Carl Linnaeus the Younger. Species *''Abroma augustum'' (L.) L.f. – devil's cotton, bark a source of jute-like fibre *''Abroma molle'' DC. References Byttnerioideae Malvaceae genera {{Byttnerioideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abroma Augustum
''Abroma augustum'', sometimes written ''Abroma augusta'', Devil's cotton, is a species of '' Abroma'' (Sterculiaceae, or Malvaceae in some classifications). It has dark red flowers with an characteristic and unusual appearance. It is widely distributed in Asia. It was previously thought to grow in north Queensland but the most recent survey did not find it. The leaves and stems are covered with soft bristly hairs that are very irritating to the touch. The bark yields a jute-like fiber. The species was first described, as ''Theobroma augustum'' (or ''Theobroma augusta'') by Carl Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his Nobility#Ennoblement, ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalise ... in 1768. Cultivation In the greenhouse, plants bloom from late spring to early summer. Dark maroon flowers are formed in terminal panicles. Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |