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Alcantarea Imperialis
''Alcantarea imperialis'' is a species of bromeliad in the genus ''Alcantarea''. This species is endemic to Brazil. It was first described in 1888 as ''Vriesea imperialis'' by Élie-Abel Carrière, who dedicated it to the emperor of Brazil with the species epithet, ''imperialis''. It was assigned to the genus, ''Alcantarea'', by Hermann Harms in 1930. Description This large terrestrial bromeliad was once classified as ''Vriesea imperialis'' but is now recognized as part of the genus ''Alcantarea''. It can be found growing on rocky slopes in the Serra dos Órgãos in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b .... It can tolerate dry conditions and full sunlight. Considered one of the giants of the genus, "its leathery leaves measuring 6 inches in width and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Élie-Abel Carrière
Élie-Abel Carrière (4 June 1818 – 17 August 1896) was a French botanist, based in Paris. He was a leading authority on conifers in the period 1850–1870, describing many new species, and the new genera ''Tsuga'', ''Keteleeria'' and ''Pseudotsuga''. His most important work was the ''Traité Général des Conifères'', published in 1855, with a second, extensively revised edition in 1867. There is a brief biography of Carrière, in English, in the journal ''Brittonia''. In addition to his studies of conifers, he published a number of works in the field of horticulture: * ''Guide pratique du jardinier multiplicateur: ou art de propager les végétaux par semis, boutures, greffes, etc''. (1856)-- book on propagation of plants by seeds, cuttings, grafts. * ''Flore des jardins de l'Europe: manuel général des plantes, arbres et arbustes, comprenant leur origine, description, culture : leur application aux jardins d'agrément, à l'agriculture, aux forêts, aux usages dome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcantarea Ajax
''Alcantarea'' (named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil) is related to the genus ''Vriesea'' of the botanical family Bromeliaceae The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain o ..., subfamily Tillandsioideae. Species References External linksFCBS Alcantarea Photos photos Bromeliaceae genera {{Tillandsioideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcantarea Totara Orange
''Alcantarea'' (named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil) is related to the genus ''Vriesea'' of the botanical family Bromeliaceae The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain o ..., subfamily Tillandsioideae. Species References External linksFCBS Alcantarea Photos photos Bromeliaceae genera {{Tillandsioideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcantarea Tarawera
''Alcantarea'' (named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil) is related to the genus ''Vriesea'' of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae Tillandsioideae is a subfamily of plants in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae. This subfamily contains the greatest number of species (about 1,400). Most are epiphytic or lithophytic, growing in trees or on rocks where they absorb water and nutr .... Species References External linksFCBS Alcantarea Photos photos Bromeliaceae genera {{Tillandsioideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcantarea Silver Plum
''Alcantarea'' (named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil) is related to the genus ''Vriesea'' of the botanical family Bromeliaceae The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain o ..., subfamily Tillandsioideae. Species References External linksFCBS Alcantarea Photos photos Bromeliaceae genera {{Tillandsioideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcantarea Purple Skotak
''Alcantarea'' (named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil) is related to the genus ''Vriesea'' of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae Tillandsioideae is a subfamily of plants in the bromeliad family Bromeliaceae. This subfamily contains the greatest number of species (about 1,400). Most are epiphytic or lithophytic, growing in trees or on rocks where they absorb water and nutr .... Species References External linksFCBS Alcantarea Photos photos Bromeliaceae genera {{Tillandsioideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcantarea Helenice
''Alcantarea'' (named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil) is related to the genus ''Vriesea'' of the botanical family Bromeliaceae The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain o ..., subfamily Tillandsioideae. Species References External linksFCBS Alcantarea Photos photos Bromeliaceae genera {{Tillandsioideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcantarea Gladys
''Alcantarea'' (named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil) is related to the genus ''Vriesea'' of the botanical family Bromeliaceae The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain o ..., subfamily Tillandsioideae. Species References External linksFCBS Alcantarea Photos photos Bromeliaceae genera {{Tillandsioideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcantarea Black Cinder
''Alcantarea'' (named for Dom Pedro d'Alcântara, second Emperor of Brazil) is related to the genus ''Vriesea'' of the botanical family Bromeliaceae The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) are a family of monocot Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain o ..., subfamily Tillandsioideae. Species References External linksFCBS Alcantarea Photos photos Bromeliaceae genera {{Tillandsioideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a beta global city, Rio de Janeiro is the sixth-most populous city in the Americas. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent João VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Harms
Hermann August Theodor Harms (16 July 1870 – 27 November 1942) was a German taxonomist and botanist. Harms was born in Berlin. He worked as a botanist at the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum, Botanical Museum in Berlin. He was a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. He died in Berlin, aged 52. He was longtime editor of Adolf Engler's "''Das Pflanzenreich''", and was the author of several chapters on various plant families in Engler and Carl Prantl, Prantl's "''Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien''", including the chapters on Bromeliaceae (1930) and Nepenthaceae (1936). In the latter he revised the pitcher plant genus ''Nepenthes'', dividing it into three subgenera: ''Anurosperma'', ''Eunepenthes'' and ''Mesonepenthes'' (see Taxonomy of Nepenthes, Taxonomy of ''Nepenthes''). Furthermore, he was interested in the genus ''Passiflora''. The plant genera ''Harmsia'' (Schum.), ''Harmsiella'' (John Isaac Briquet, Briq.), ''Harmsiodoxa'' (in the Brassicacea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serra Dos Órgãos
The Serra dos Órgãos ("Organ Range") is a mountain range in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It contains the Serra dos Órgãos National Park. Location The Serra dos Órgãos is the name of the region of the Serra do Mar in the central part of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It covers an area of . The range is an escarpment on the northern edge of the Guanabara Graben between the cities of Petrópolis and Teresópolis. The name comes from perceived resemblance of the vertical rock formations created by erosion to the tubes of organs used in Portuguese churches at the time. Topology Along the escarpment the altitude ranges from near sea level in the coastal plain to above sea level further inland. The average elevation is above sea level. The Dedo de Deus (God's Finger) and Escalavrado, at and and the nearby peaks with steep rock walls are dramatic features that can be seen on a clear day from Rio de Janeiro, which is distant. The highest point is Pedra do Sino (Bell Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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