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Althaea (genus)
''Althaea'' is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants native to Europe, North Africa and western Asia. It includes ''Althaea officinalis'', also known as the marshmallow plant, whence the fluffy confection got its name. They are found on the banks of rivers and in salt marshes, preferring moist, sandy soils. The stems grow to 1–2 m tall, and flower in mid summer. The leaves are palmately lobed with 3–7 lobes. ''Althaea'' species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including ''Bucculatrix quadrigemina''. Species The genus formerly included a number of additional species now treated in the genus ''Alcea'' (hollyhocks). , ''Plants of the World Online'' accepts the following species: *''Althaea armeniaca'' Ten. *''Althaea bertramii'' Post & Beauverd *'' Althaea cannabina'' L. *'' Althaea damascena'' Mouterde *'' Althaea hiri'' Parsa *'' Althaea octaviae'' Evenari *''Althaea officinalis'' L. *''Althaea oppenheimii'' Ulbr. *'' Althaea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althaea Officinalis
''Althaea officinalis'', the marsh mallow or marshmallow, is a species of flowering plant indigenous to Europe, Western Asia and North Africa, which is used in herbalism and as an ornamental plant. A confection made from the root since ancient Egyptian times evolved into today's marshmallow treat, but most modern marshmallow treats no longer contain any marsh-mallow root. Description This herbaceous perennial has stems which die down in the autumn, They typically grow , but can reach and put out only a few lateral branches. The leaves are shortly petioled, roundish, ovate- cordate, long, and about broad, entire or three to five lobed, irregularly toothed at the margin, and thick. They are soft and velvety on both sides, due to a dense covering of stellate hairs. The lilac-pink flowers are shaped like those of the common mallow, but are smaller and of a pale colour, and are either axillary, or in panicles, more often the latter. The stamens are united into a tube, the anth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Tenore
Michele Tenore (5 May 1780 – 19 July 1861) was an Italian botanist active in Naples, Italy. Tenore studied at the University of Naples, receiving his medical degree in 1800. Then he was a friend of botanists Domenico Maria Leone Cirillo (1739–1799) and Vincenzo Petagna (1734–1810), made numerous botanical excursions into Abruzzo and particularly Majella, and gave private courses in botany. In 1811, he succeeded Petagna to the university's chair in botany. Tenore helped establish the Botanical Garden of Naples The Botanical Garden of Naples, Italy (in Italian: ''Orto botanico di Napoli'', also ''Real Orto Botanico'') is a research facility of the University of Naples Federico II. The premises take up about 15 hectares and are located in via Foria, adja ..., and became its director in 1810. He also served as president of the Accademia nazionale delle scienze, and served as president of the Accademia Pontaniana six times from the 1830s through the 1850s. In 1853, he fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althaea Villosa
Althaea is the Latin rendering of Greek ''Althaia'', which may be related to Greek ''althos'' "healing". It may refer to: *Althaea (mythology) Althaea or Althea (; Ancient Greek: Ἀλθαία ''Althaía'' "healer" from ἀλθαίνω ''althaino'', "to cure", also "a kind of mallow") was the queen of Calydon in Greek mythology. Family Althaea was the daughter of King ThestiusAntoni ..., the daughter of Thestius and mother of Meleager *Althaea (plant), ''Althaea'' (plant), a genus of up to a dozen species of perennial herbs, native to Europe and western Asia, that includes the marshmallow plant *119 Althaea, an asteroid *Althaea, the name of several nymphs in Greek mythology *"Shrub Althea", "Shrub Althaea" and "Rose of Althea" are names applied to Hibiscus syriacus, which is South Korea's national flower Althea, an English variation of the Greek name, may refer to: *Althea, a female first name *Althea, Missouri, a ghost town in the US *Althea Racing, Italian-based motorcy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althaea Oppenheimii
Althaea is the Latin rendering of Greek ''Althaia'', which may be related to Greek ''althos'' "healing". It may refer to: *Althaea (mythology), the daughter of Thestius and mother of Meleager * ''Althaea'' (plant), a genus of up to a dozen species of perennial herbs, native to Europe and western Asia, that includes the marshmallow plant * 119 Althaea, an asteroid *Althaea, the name of several nymphs in Greek mythology *"Shrub Althea", "Shrub Althaea" and "Rose of Althea" are names applied to Hibiscus syriacus, which is South Korea's national flower Althea, an English variation of the Greek name, may refer to: * Althea, a female first name * Althea, Missouri, a ghost town in the US * Althea Racing, Italian-based motorcycle road racing * EUFOR Althea, a European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina *"Althea", a Grateful Dead song *Althea, a fictional pulsar from the science-fiction novel ''The Hercules Text'' by Jack McDevitt *, a merchantman launched in 1802 at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Evenari
Michael Evenari (hebr.: מיכאל אבן-ארי, even-ari meaning ''lion's stone''; born as Walter Schwarz 9/10/1904 in Metz - 15/4/1989 in Jerusalem) was an Israeli botanist originally from Germany. Life and career Early life and education in Germany Evenari was born as Walter Schwarz to parents who identified as German Jews. They lived as merchants in Lorraine, a province that changed hands repeatedly between France and Germany. After World War I Metz became French again, and the Schwarz family opted for Germany, being forced to emigrate. Evenari was a brother-in-law of writer Gerson Stern. Evenari grew up close to Marburg and Buchenau in Hesse. He studied botany at Darmstadt University of Technology and received his doctorate 1927 under the auspices of Martin Möbius. Ulrich Lüttge''Geschichte der Botanik in Darmstadt''(PDF; 11,6 MB) British Mandate and Israel Evenari fled Nazi Germany on 1 April 1933 and was active in Jerusalem as professor at the Hebrew University of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althaea Octaviae
Althaea is the Latin rendering of Greek ''Althaia'', which may be related to Greek ''althos'' "healing". It may refer to: *Althaea (mythology), the daughter of Thestius and mother of Meleager * ''Althaea'' (plant), a genus of up to a dozen species of perennial herbs, native to Europe and western Asia, that includes the marshmallow plant *119 Althaea, an asteroid *Althaea, the name of several nymphs in Greek mythology *"Shrub Althea", "Shrub Althaea" and "Rose of Althea" are names applied to Hibiscus syriacus, which is South Korea's national flower Althea, an English variation of the Greek name, may refer to: * Althea, a female first name *Althea, Missouri, a ghost town in the US *Althea Racing, Italian-based motorcycle road racing *EUFOR Althea, a European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina *"Althea", a Grateful Dead song *Althea, a fictional pulsar from the science-fiction novel ''The Hercules Text'' by Jack McDevitt *, a merchantman launched in 1802 at Calcut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Parsa
Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the verb (''ḥameda'', "to thank or to praise"), non-past participle (). Lexicology As an Arabic name, it has its origins in a Quranic prophecy attributed to Jesus in the Quran which most Islamic scholars concede is about Muhammad. It also shares the same roots as Mahmud, Muhammad and Hamed. In its transliteration, the name has one of the highest number of spelling variations in the world. Though Islamic scholars attribute the name Ahmed to Muhammed, the verse itself is about a Messenger named Ahmed, whilst Muhammed was a Messenger-Prophet. Some Islamic traditions view the name Ahmad as another given name of Muhammad at birth by his mother, considered by Muslims to be the more esoteric name of Muhammad and central to understanding his nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althaea Hiri
Althaea is the Latin rendering of Greek ''Althaia'', which may be related to Greek ''althos'' "healing". It may refer to: *Althaea (mythology), the daughter of Thestius and mother of Meleager * ''Althaea'' (plant), a genus of up to a dozen species of perennial herbs, native to Europe and western Asia, that includes the marshmallow plant *119 Althaea, an asteroid *Althaea, the name of several nymphs in Greek mythology *"Shrub Althea", "Shrub Althaea" and "Rose of Althea" are names applied to Hibiscus syriacus, which is South Korea's national flower Althea, an English variation of the Greek name, may refer to: * Althea, a female first name *Althea, Missouri, a ghost town in the US *Althea Racing, Italian-based motorcycle road racing *EUFOR Althea, a European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina *"Althea", a Grateful Dead song *Althea, a fictional pulsar from the science-fiction novel ''The Hercules Text'' by Jack McDevitt *, a merchantman launched in 1802 at Calcut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Mouterde
Paul Mouterde (1892– 14 January 1972) was a French Jesuit missionary and naturalist, and the director of the Oriental Library at the Saint Joseph University of Beirut. He published two previously unknown homilies of fifth-century Syriac poet-theologian Jacob of Serugh, and multiple works on Levantine flora, including a three-volume work on the flora of Lebanon and Syria. Early life Paul Mouterde was born in 1862 in Bruyères, in the French Department of Vosges. His father was Professor of Law at the Catholic University of Lyon The Catholic University of Lyon (''Université Catholique de Lyon''), or the Lyon Catholic University also known as the Catholic Institute of Lyon (''Institut catholique de Lyon''), is a private university based in Lyon, France. History The Cat .... Selected works * ''Petite flore des environs de Beyrouth'' (1935) * ''La Flore du Djebel Druze'' (1953) * ''Deux homélies inédites de Jacques de Saroug'' (1944) * ''Nouvelle flore du Liban et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althaea Damascena
Althaea is the Latin rendering of Greek ''Althaia'', which may be related to Greek ''althos'' "healing". It may refer to: *Althaea (mythology), the daughter of Thestius and mother of Meleager * ''Althaea'' (plant), a genus of up to a dozen species of perennial herbs, native to Europe and western Asia, that includes the marshmallow plant *119 Althaea, an asteroid *Althaea, the name of several nymphs in Greek mythology *"Shrub Althea", "Shrub Althaea" and "Rose of Althea" are names applied to Hibiscus syriacus, which is South Korea's national flower Althea, an English variation of the Greek name, may refer to: * Althea, a female first name *Althea, Missouri, a ghost town in the US *Althea Racing, Italian-based motorcycle road racing *EUFOR Althea, a European Union military operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina *"Althea", a Grateful Dead song *Althea, a fictional pulsar from the science-fiction novel ''The Hercules Text'' by Jack McDevitt *, a merchantman launched in 1802 at Calcut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althaea Cannabina
''Althaea cannabina'', commonly called palm-leaf marshmallow or hemp-leaved hollyhock, is a perennial herb belonging to the genus ''Althaea'' of the family Malvaceae. The leaves resemble those of hemp (''Cannabis sativa''), hence the specific epithet ''cannabina'' ("hemp-like"). Description ''Althaea cannabina'' reaches on average of height. The stem is erect, cylindrical, pubescent and very branched. Lower leaves are petiolate, hairy and almost completely subdivided in three-five segments, linear or linear-lanceolate, toothed or lobed, up to wide and long. The upper leaves are simply lobed and toothed. The flowers are solitary or in clusters and grow in the axils of the leaves, on long pedicels up to or on long peduncles up to . They are usually pink or reddish-purple and heart-shaped, wide and long, with purple-red stamens. The flowering period extends from July through September. Gallery Distribution ''Althaea cannabina'' grows wild in central and southern Europe and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
