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Austroderia Turbaria
''Austroderia'' is a genus of five species of tall grasses native to New Zealand, commonly known as toetoe.Toetoe hosted on the NZ Landcare research Maanaki Whenua website. Page accessed 20 November 2010. The species are ''A. toetoe'', ''A. fulvida'', ''A. splendens'', ''A. richardii'' and ''A. turbaria''. They were recently reclassified in 2011 from the genus '''', although their distinctiveness had been recognized as early as 1853. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austroderia Toetoe
''Austroderia'' is a genus of five species of tall grasses native to New Zealand, commonly known as toetoe.Toetoe hosted on the NZ Landcare research Maanaki Whenua website. Page accessed 20 November 2010. The species are ''A. toetoe'', ''A. fulvida'', ''A. splendens'', ''A. richardii'' and ''A. turbaria''. They were recently reclassified in 2011 from the genus '''', although their distinctiveness had been recognized as early as 1853. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Records Of The Auckland Museum
The Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira (or simply the Auckland Museum) is one of New Zealand's most important museums and war memorials. Its collections concentrate on New Zealand history (and especially the history of the Auckland Region), natural history, and military history. The present museum building was constructed in the 1920s in the neo-classicist style, and sits on a grassed plinth (the remains of a dormant volcano) in the Auckland Domain, a large public park close to the Auckland CBD. Auckland Museum's collections and exhibits began in 1852. In 1867 Aucklanders formed a learned society – the Auckland Philosophical Society, later the Auckland Institute. Within a few years the society merged with the museum and '' Auckland Institute and Museum'' was the organisation's name until 1996. Auckland War Memorial Museum was the name of the new building opened in 1929, but since 1996 was more commonly used for the institution as well. From 1991 to 2003 the muse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemic Flora Of New Zealand
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can be also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or in scientific literature as an ''endemite''. For example '' Cytisus aeolicus'' is an endemite of the Italian flora. '' Adzharia renschi'' was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus. The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term for a species that is endemic is "precinctive", which applies to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunchgrasses Of Australasia
Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae. They usually grow as singular plants in clumps, tufts, hummocks, or bunches, rather than forming a sod or lawn, in meadows, grasslands, and prairies. As perennial plants, most species live more than one season. Tussock grasses are often found as forage in pastures and ornamental grasses in gardens. Many species have long roots that may reach or more into the soil, which can aid slope stabilization, erosion control, and soil porosity for precipitation absorption. Also, their roots can reach moisture more deeply than other grasses and annual plants during seasonal or climatic droughts. The plants provide habitat and food for insects (including Lepidoptera), birds, small animals and larger herbivores, and support beneficial soil mycorrhiza. The leaves supply material, such as for basket weaving, for indigenous peoples and contemporary artists. Tussock and bunch grasses occur in almost any habitat w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danthonioideae
Danthonioideae is a mainly southern hemisphere subfamily of grasses, containing the single tribe Danthonieae and one unplaced genus, with altogether roughly 300 species. It includes herbaceous to partially woody perennial or annual (less common) grasses that grow in open grasslands, shrublands, and woodlands. It belongs to the PACMAD clade of grasses, but unlike some other lineages in that clade, grasses in the Danthonioideae exclusively use the C3 photosynthetic pathway. Its sister group is the subfamily Chloridoideae. There are 19 genera, 18 of which are placed in tribe Danthonieae, while one is as yet unplaced (''incertae sedis''). The relationships within the group are complicated; conflicting phylogenetic evidence from nuclear and chloroplast DNA suggests that hybridisation events played an important role in the Danthonioideae. *''incertae sedis'': *: ''Danthonidium'' * tribe Danthonieae: *: ''Austroderia'', ''Capeochloa'', '' Chaetobromus'', '' Chimaerochloa'', '' Chiono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austroderia Turbaria
''Austroderia'' is a genus of five species of tall grasses native to New Zealand, commonly known as toetoe.Toetoe hosted on the NZ Landcare research Maanaki Whenua website. Page accessed 20 November 2010. The species are ''A. toetoe'', ''A. fulvida'', ''A. splendens'', ''A. richardii'' and ''A. turbaria''. They were recently reclassified in 2011 from the genus '''', although their distinctiveness had been recognized as early as 1853. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austroderia Splendens
''Austroderia'' is a genus of five species of tall grasses native to New Zealand, commonly known as toetoe.Toetoe hosted on the NZ Landcare research Maanaki Whenua website. Page accessed 20 November 2010. The species are ''A. toetoe'', ''A. fulvida'', ''A. splendens'', ''A. richardii'' and ''A. turbaria''. They were recently reclassified in 2011 from the genus '''', although their distinctiveness had been recognized as early as 1853. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austroderia Fulvida
''Austroderia fulvida'', the toetoe, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae, native to New Zealand. As its synonym ''Cortaderia fulvida'' it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. History The Award of Garden Merit ... as an ornamental. References Danthonioideae Endemic flora of New Zealand Grasses of New Zealand Flora of the North Island Flora of the South Island Plants described in 2010 {{Poaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyperus Ustulatus
''Cyperus ustulatus'', also known as giant umbrella-sedge or coastal cutty grass is a species of sedge native to New Zealand. ''C. ustulatus'' generally grows in coastal or lowland areas near water in the North Island and on the Kermadec Islands. The leaves are wide, shiny and folded. It produces long, dark brown seed heads after flowering in summer. The seed heads are held by a cluster of leaves at the top of the plant. The Māori name for the plant is ''toetoe upoko-tangata''. The word ''toetoe'' by itself generally refers to ''Austroderia'' which are in Poaceae, a different family. Alongside cattails (''Typha orientalis'', called ''raupō'' in the Maori language), it was a material used in traditional Māori kite A kite is a tethered heavier than air flight, heavier-than-air or lighter-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create Lift (force), lift and Drag (physics), drag forces. A kite consists of wings, tethers and anchors. ...-making. See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gahnia Setifola
''Gahnia'' (sawsedge, saw-sedge) is a genus of sedges native to China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand and a number of Pacific Islands. The common name is due to the toothed margins. It often forms tussocks. Species Accepted species: *''Gahnia ancistrophylla'' Benth. – Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria *'' Gahnia aristata'' Benth. – Western Australia *''Gahnia aspera'' (R.Br.) Spreng. – Maluku, New Guinea, Queensland, New South Wales, Melanesia, Bonin Islands, Hawaii *''Gahnia australis'' (Nees) K.L.Wilson – Western Australia *'' Gahnia baniensis'' Benl. – Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Vietnam, Borneo, Malaysia, Sumatra *'' Gahnia beecheyi'' H.Mann – forest sawsedge – Hawaii *''Gahnia clarkei'' Benl – New Guinea, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria *''Gahnia decomposita'' (R.Br.) Benth. – Western Australia *''Gahnia deusta'' (R.Br.) Benth. – Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria *'' Gahnia drummondii'' (Steud.) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diarrhoea
Diarrhea, also spelled diarrhoea, is the condition of having at least three loose, liquid, or watery bowel movements each day. It often lasts for a few days and can result in dehydration due to fluid loss. Signs of dehydration often begin with loss of the normal stretchiness of the skin and irritable behaviour. This can progress to decreased urination, loss of skin color, a fast heart rate, and a decrease in responsiveness as it becomes more severe. Loose but non-watery stools in babies who are exclusively breastfed, however, are normal. The most common cause is an infection of the intestines due to either a virus, bacterium, or parasite—a condition also known as gastroenteritis. These infections are often acquired from food or water that has been contaminated by feces, or directly from another person who is infected. The three types of diarrhea are: short duration watery diarrhea, short duration bloody diarrhea, and persistent diarrhea (lasting more than two weeks, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tukutuku
Tukutuku panelling is a distinctive art form of the Māori people of New Zealand, a traditional latticework used to decorate meeting houses (wharenui). Other names are tuitui and arapaki. Tukutuku flank the posts around the edge of the wharenui, the posts are usually carved and represent ancestors. The patterns of tukutuku have symbolic meanings. Tukutuku are made with various materials. One description is vertical rods of toetoe stalks, with wooden slats across. These slats are held in place with knotting or weaving that forms a decorative pattern. The materials for this weaving are narrow strips of kiekie or harakake, some died black and the coastal plant pingao as yellow colour. The traditional skills of tukutuku are held mostly within the Māori women weaving community alongside other Māori traditional weaving techniques as the skills of whakaīro (carving) are mostly held within the Māori men carving community. Tukutuku for a wharenui are designed alongside the toh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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