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Acanthus (plant)
''Acanthus'' is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and warm temperate regions, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. This flowering plant is nectar producing and depends on butterflies, such as ''Anartia fatima'', and other nectar feeding organisms to distribute its pollen. Common names include Acanthus and bear's breeches. The generic name derives from the Greek term (''akanthos'') for ''Acanthus mollis'', a plant that was commonly imitated in Corinthian capitals. The genus comprises herbaceous perennial plants, rarely subshrubs, with spiny leaves and flower spikes bearing white or purplish flowers. Size varies from in height. Species 29 species are accepted: *'' Acanthus albus'' *'' Acanthus arboreus'' Forssk. (1775) *'' Acanthus austromontanus'' Vollesen *'' Acanthus carduaceus'' *'' Acanthus caroli-alexandri'' (Syn. ''Acanthus greuterianus'' Snogerup, B.Snogerup & Strid (2006)) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acanthus Montanus
''Acanthus montanus'', also known as bear's breech or mountain thistle and in Igbo; ''ogwu_ahga'' (in Agbani, Enugu State Nigeria), is a thinly branched perennial with basal clusters of oblong to lance-shaped glossy, dark green leaves reaching up to long. The leaves have silver marks, wavy margins and thorns. It reaches up to tall and about wide. Spikes of pale pink flowers appear summer to fall. It prefers shady situations and occasional deep watering, but tolerates sunny, dry situations too. Its aggressive roots make this plant perfect for slopes. It is native to tropical areas in western africa. References External links * montanus Montanus was the second century founder of Montanism and a self proclaimed prophet. Montanus emphasized the work of the Holy Spirit, in a manner which set him apart from the Great church. Life Only very little is known about the life of Montanu ... Garden plants of Africa Garden plants of Europe Plants described in 1753 Taxa n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raceme
A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the shoot grows in height, with no predetermined growth limit. Examples of racemes occur on mustard (genus ''Brassica'') and radish (genus ''Raphanus'') plants. Definition A ''raceme'' or ''racemoid'' is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing pedicellate flowers (flowers having short floral stalks called ''pedicels'') along its axis. In botany, an ''axis'' means a shoot, in this case one bearing the flowers. In indeterminate inflorescence-like racemes, the oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the shoot grows in height, with no predetermined growth limit. A plant that flowers on a showy raceme may have this reflected in its scientific name, e.g. the species ''Cimicifuga racemosa''. A compou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acanthus Eminens
Acanthus (plural: acanthus, rarely acanthuses in English, or acanthi in Latin), its feminine form acantha (plural: acanthae), the Latinised form of the ancient Greek word acanthos or akanthos, or the prefix acantho-, may refer to: Biology *Acanthus (plant), a genus containing plants used for ornament and in traditional medicine * Acanthus, an entomological term for a thorn-like projection on an insect, typically a single-celled cuticular growth without tormogen (socket) or sensory cells Mythology * Acantha, a figure in Greek mythology associated with the Acanthus plant *Acanthus, son of Autonous who received his name after the plant, which was common in his infertile homeland People *Acanthus of Sparta, an ancient athlete *Acanthus, the pen-name of the cartoonist Frank Hoar Places *Acanthus, Ontario, a modern Canadian town *Acanthus (Caria), a town of ancient Caria, near Bybassus * Acanthus (Egypt), an ancient Egyptian city *Akanthos (Greece), an ancient Macedonian city * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Vahl
Martin Henrichsen Vahl (10 October 1749 – 24 December 1804) was a Danish-Norwegian botanist, herbalist and zoologist. Biography Martin Vahl was born in Bergen, Norway and attended Bergen Cathedral School. He studied botany at the University of Copenhagen and at Uppsala University under Carl Linnaeus. He edited ''Flora Danica'' fasc. XVI-XXI (1787–1799), ''Symbolæ Botanicæ'' I-III (1790–1794), ''Eclogæ Americanæ'' I-IV (1796–1807) and ''Enumeratio Plantarum'' I-II (1804–1805). He lectured at the University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden from 1779 to 1782. Vahl made several research trips in Europe and North Africa between 1783 and 1788. He became professor at the Society for Natural History at the University of Copenhagen in 1786 and was a full professor of botany from 1801 to his death. In 1792, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He died in Copenhagen, Denmark at age 55. His son Jens Vahl also became a botanist. Authorit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acanthus Ebracteatus
''Acanthus ebracteatus'' is a species of shrubby herb that grows in the undergrowth of mangroves of south-east Asia. Common names include sea holly and holly mangrove. Description It grows as an erect, spreading or scrambling shrubby herb, up to 1.5 metres tall, usually with a great many stems. Its leaves are dark green, stiff, with sharp spines at the end of each deep lobe: very much like those of holly (''Ilex''). Flowers are blue, purple or white, and occur in spikes terminal on the branches. The fruit is a square-shaped capsule, which explodes when ripe, projecting the seeds up to two metres from the plant. Seeds are off-white and flat. Taxonomy This species was first described by Martin Vahl in his 1791 ''Symbolae Botanicae''. In 1806 Christiaan Persoon transferred it into '' Dilivaria'', but this was not accepted. Two subspecies are recognised, the autonym ''A. ebracteatus'' subsp. ''ebracteatus'', and ''A. ebracteatus'' subsp. ''ebarbatus'', described in 1986 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Ludwig Willdenow
Carl Ludwig Willdenow (22 August 1765 – 10 July 1812) was a German botanist, pharmacist, and plant taxonomist. He is considered one of the founders of phytogeography, the study of the geographic distribution of plants. Willdenow was also a mentor of Alexander von Humboldt, one of the earliest and best known phytogeographers. He also influenced Christian Konrad Sprengel, who pioneered the study of plant pollination and floral biology. Biography Willdenow was born in Berlin and studied medicine and botany at the University of Halle. After studying pharmaceutics at Wieglieb College, Langensalza and in medicine at Halle, he returned to Berlin to work at his father's pharmacy located in the Unter den Linden. His early interest in botany was kindled by his uncle J. G. Gleditsch and he started a herbarium collection in his teenage years. In 1794 he became a member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences. He was a director of the Botanical garden of Berlin from 1801 until his death. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acanthus Dioscoridis
Acanthus (plural: acanthus, rarely acanthuses in English, or acanthi in Latin), its feminine form acantha (plural: acanthae), the Latinised form of the ancient Greek word acanthos or akanthos, or the prefix acantho-, may refer to: Biology *Acanthus (plant), a genus containing plants used for ornament and in traditional medicine * Acanthus, an entomological term for a thorn-like projection on an insect, typically a single-celled cuticular growth without tormogen (socket) or sensory cells Mythology * Acantha, a figure in Greek mythology associated with the Acanthus plant *Acanthus, son of Autonous who received his name after the plant, which was common in his infertile homeland People *Acanthus of Sparta, an ancient athlete *Acanthus, the pen-name of the cartoonist Frank Hoar Places *Acanthus, Ontario, a modern Canadian town *Acanthus (Caria), a town of ancient Caria, near Bybassus * Acanthus (Egypt), an ancient Egyptian city *Akanthos (Greece), an ancient Macedonian city * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acanthus Caudatus
Acanthus (plural: acanthus, rarely acanthuses in English, or acanthi in Latin), its feminine form acantha (plural: acanthae), the Latinised form of the ancient Greek word acanthos or akanthos, or the prefix acantho-, may refer to: Biology *Acanthus (plant), a genus containing plants used for ornament and in traditional medicine * Acanthus, an entomological term for a thorn-like projection on an insect, typically a single-celled cuticular growth without tormogen (socket) or sensory cells Mythology * Acantha, a figure in Greek mythology associated with the Acanthus plant *Acanthus, son of Autonous who received his name after the plant, which was common in his infertile homeland People *Acanthus of Sparta, an ancient athlete *Acanthus, the pen-name of the cartoonist Frank Hoar Places *Acanthus, Ontario, a modern Canadian town *Acanthus (Caria), a town of ancient Caria, near Bybassus * Acanthus (Egypt), an ancient Egyptian city *Akanthos (Greece), an ancient Macedonian city * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acanthus Caroli-alexandri
Acanthus (plural: acanthus, rarely acanthuses in English, or acanthi in Latin), its feminine form acantha (plural: acanthae), the Latinised form of the ancient Greek word acanthos or akanthos, or the prefix acantho-, may refer to: Biology *Acanthus (plant), a genus containing plants used for ornament and in traditional medicine * Acanthus, an entomological term for a thorn-like projection on an insect, typically a single-celled cuticular growth without tormogen (socket) or sensory cells Mythology * Acantha, a figure in Greek mythology associated with the Acanthus plant *Acanthus, son of Autonous who received his name after the plant, which was common in his infertile homeland People *Acanthus of Sparta, an ancient athlete *Acanthus, the pen-name of the cartoonist Frank Hoar Places *Acanthus, Ontario, a modern Canadian town *Acanthus (Caria), a town of ancient Caria, near Bybassus * Acanthus (Egypt), an ancient Egyptian city *Akanthos (Greece), an ancient Macedonian city * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acanthus Carduaceus
Acanthus (plural: acanthus, rarely acanthuses in English, or acanthi in Latin), its feminine form acantha (plural: acanthae), the Latinised form of the ancient Greek word acanthos or akanthos, or the prefix acantho-, may refer to: Biology *Acanthus (plant), a genus containing plants used for ornament and in traditional medicine * Acanthus, an entomological term for a thorn-like projection on an insect, typically a single-celled cuticular growth without tormogen (socket) or sensory cells Mythology * Acantha, a figure in Greek mythology associated with the Acanthus plant *Acanthus, son of Autonous who received his name after the plant, which was common in his infertile homeland People *Acanthus of Sparta, an ancient athlete *Acanthus, the pen-name of the cartoonist Frank Hoar Places *Acanthus, Ontario, a modern Canadian town *Acanthus (Caria), a town of ancient Caria, near Bybassus * Acanthus (Egypt), an ancient Egyptian city *Akanthos (Greece), an ancient Macedonian city * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaj Borge Vollesen
Kaj Borge Vollesen (born 27 January 1946) is a botanist. Life Vollessen received his MSc (1975) in Taxonomic Botany and PhD (1982) in Taxonomy and Ecology from The University of Copenhagen. Work He was a Principal Scientific Officer at the Kew Gardens until his retirement in 2006 and is now an Honorary Research Fellow. His work is principally focused on the Acanthaceae and Cyperaceae families of plants. Legacy He is the authority for at least 327 taxa In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular nam ... including: References 20th-century Danish botanists 1946 births Living people 21st-century Danish botanists Botanists active in Kew Gardens {{Botanist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acanthus Austromontanus
Acanthus (plural: acanthus, rarely acanthuses in English, or acanthi in Latin), its feminine form acantha (plural: acanthae), the Latinised form of the ancient Greek word acanthos or akanthos, or the prefix acantho-, may refer to: Biology *Acanthus (plant), a genus containing plants used for ornament and in traditional medicine * Acanthus, an entomological term for a thorn-like projection on an insect, typically a single-celled cuticular growth without tormogen (socket) or sensory cells Mythology * Acantha, a figure in Greek mythology associated with the Acanthus plant *Acanthus, son of Autonous who received his name after the plant, which was common in his infertile homeland People *Acanthus of Sparta, an ancient athlete *Acanthus, the pen-name of the cartoonist Frank Hoar Places *Acanthus, Ontario, a modern Canadian town *Acanthus (Caria), a town of ancient Caria, near Bybassus * Acanthus (Egypt), an ancient Egyptian city *Akanthos (Greece), an ancient Macedonian city * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
