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Amicia De Gael
''Amicia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyly, monophyletic ''Adesmia'' clade. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It is named in honor of the Italian astronomer, mathematician and microscopist Giovanni Battista Amici (1786–1863).Genaust H. (1976). ''Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen'' References * * Dalbergieae Fabaceae genera {{Dalbergieae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amicia Zygomeris
''Amicia zygomeris'', the yoke-leaved amicia, is a woody plant in the legume family Fabaceae, native to Mexico. Grown as an ornamental plant, it is said to be hardy down to Etymology ''Amicia'' was named for Jean Baptiste Amici (1786-1863), an Italian physicist.Gledhill, David (2008), ''The Names of Plants'', Cambridge University Press, (hardback), (paperback), pp 45, 412 ''Zygomeris'' is derived from Greek, meaning 'with twinned parts’. Description ''Amicia zygomeris'' is a vigorous, erect, medium-sized shrub. Its stems, which are usually herbaceous, are hollow, downy and greenish. It has pinnate leaves that arise from leafy, inflated, purplish stipules. The leaves have four leaflets, which are obovate The following is a list of terms which are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple (a single leaf blade or lamina) or compound (with several leaflets). The edge of the leaf may be regular ... and notched. The flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |