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Anchomanes Difformis
''Anchomanes'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Araceae. The genus is native to tropical Africa. ''Anchomanes'' is quite similar to species in the genera ''Dracontium'' and ''Amorphophallus,'' but there are a few apparent differences. One such difference is that the roots are perennial. Also, the stalks are spiny and the tuberous rhizomes have eyes.Brown, Deni (2000). ''Aroids: Plants of the Arum Family''. Timber Press. . Species #''Anchomanes abbreviatus'' Engl. - Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique #''Anchomanes boehmii'' Engl. - Kigoma region of western Tanzania #''Anchomanes dalzielii'' N.E.Br. - Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Sudan, Zambia, Zimbabwe #''Anchomanes difformis'' (Blume) Engl. - much of tropical Africa from Liberia to Tanzania, south to Angola and Zambia #''Anchomanes giganteus'' Engl. - Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Zaire, Burundi #''Anchomanes nigritianus'' Rendle - Gabon, Nigeria References Aroideae Araceae genera Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
