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Anisopus (plant)
''Anisopus'' is a small genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1895. It is native to tropical Africa. ;Species # '' Anisopus bicoronata'' (K. Schum.) N.E. Br. # '' Anisopus efulensis'' (N.E.Br.) Goyder # '' Anisopus mannii'' N.E.Br. # '' Anisopus rostrifera'' (N.E. Br.) Bullock References Asclepiadoideae Apocynaceae genera Taxa named by N. E. Brown {{Apocynaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Araujia Sericifera
''Araujia sericifera'' is a perennial vining plant in the genus '' Araujia'', of the family Apocynaceae. The species was described in 1817 by the Portuguese botanist Félix de Avelar Brotero. The synonym ''Araujia hortorum'' is in more frequent use in New Zealand. Its common names include moth plant, white bladderflower, common moth vine, cruel vine, and false choko. Its attractive and abundant fragrant flowering make it a specimen worth cultivating. Its strong robustness combined with high seed production can make it invasive in certain environments, but not in France due to its sensitivity to frost. Etymology The genus name (''Araujia'') derives from António de Araújo e Azevedo, 1st Count of Barca (1754–1817), a Portuguese amateur botanist who conducted scientific studies and experiments in his own botanical garden. The species' Latin name ''sericifera'' means "silk-bearing" and refers to the silky hairs surrounding the seeds inside the fruits. ''Araujia sericofera'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of the family are native to the European, Asian, African, Australian, and American tropics or subtropics, with some temperate members. The former family Asclepiadaceae (now known as Asclepiadoideae) is considered a subfamily of Apocynaceae and contains 348 genera. A list of Apocynaceae genera may be found here. Many species are tall trees found in tropical forests, but some grow in tropical dry (xeric) environments. Also perennial herbs from temperate zones occur. Many of these plants have milky latex, and many species are poisonous if ingested, the family being rich in genera containing alkaloids and cardiac glycosides, those containing the latter often finding use as arrow poisons. Some genera of Apocynaceae, such as '' Adenium'', bleed clea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anisopus Bicoronata
Several genera share the name ''Anisopus'': * ''Anisopus'' (fly), Meigen, 1803, in the family Anisopodidae * ''Anisopus'' (plant), N.E.Br 1895, in the family Apocynaceae *'' Ovalipes'', a genus of crab, formerly ''Anisopus'' De Haan, 1833, a junior homonym of ''Anisopus'' Meigen, 1803 {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anisopus Efulensis
Several genera share the name ''Anisopus'': * ''Anisopus'' (fly), Meigen, 1803, in the family Anisopodidae * ''Anisopus'' (plant), N.E.Br 1895, in the family Apocynaceae *'' Ovalipes'', a genus of crab, formerly ''Anisopus'' De Haan, 1833, a junior homonym of ''Anisopus'' Meigen, 1803 {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anisopus Mannii
''Anisopus mannii'' is a perennial herbaceous shrub in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae of the family Apocynaceae — commonly referred to as the dogbane family. The flowering species grows in the tropical environments of central Africa, and is renown in traditional Nigerian medicine for treating sexual impotence, the common cold, diarrhea, and most notably, its potent hypoglycemic effect. Recent research has been conducted, looking in to the species' potential anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antimicrobial, and antioxidant bioactivities and mechanisms of action. Etymology The species' anti- diabetic qualities yielded the name ''Sakayau'' and ''Kashe Zaki meaning'' "sweet killer" or "destroying sweetness" in the Hausa language used in Northern Nigeria. Taxonomy and related species Taxonomic synonyms of the species include ''Anisopus batesii'', ''A. bicornatus'', ''A. bicoronata'', ''A. rostriferus'', ''Marsdenia batesii'', ''M. bicoronata'', ''M. rhynch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anisopus Rostrifera
Several genera share the name ''Anisopus'': * ''Anisopus'' (fly), Meigen, 1803, in the family Anisopodidae * ''Anisopus'' (plant), N.E.Br 1895, in the family Apocynaceae *'' Ovalipes'', a genus of crab, formerly ''Anisopus'' De Haan, 1833, a junior homonym of ''Anisopus'' Meigen, 1803 {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asclepiadoideae
The Asclepiadoideae are a subfamily of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Formerly, they were treated as a separate family under the name Asclepiadaceae, e.g. by APG II, and known as the milkweed family. They form a group of perennial herbs, twining shrubs, lianas or rarely trees but notably also contain a significant number of leafless stem succulents. The name comes from the type genus ''Asclepias'' (milkweeds). There are 348 genera, with about 2,900 species. They are mainly located in the tropics to subtropics, especially in Africa and South America. The florally advanced tribe Stapelieae within this family contains the relatively familiar stem succulent genera such as ''Huernia, Stapelia'' and ''Hoodia''. They are remarkable for the complex mechanisms they have developed for pollination, which independently parallel the unrelated Orchidaceae, especially in the grouping of their pollen into pollinia. The fragrance from the flowers, often called "carrion", attracts flies. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apocynaceae Genera
Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of the family are native to the European, Asian, African, Australian, and American tropics or subtropics, with some temperate members. The former family Asclepiadaceae (now known as Asclepiadoideae) is considered a subfamily of Apocynaceae and contains 348 genera. A list of Apocynaceae genera may be found here. Many species are tall trees found in tropical forests, but some grow in tropical dry (xeric) environments. Also perennial herbs from temperate zones occur. Many of these plants have milky latex, and many species are poisonous if ingested, the family being rich in genera containing alkaloids and cardiac glycosides, those containing the latter often finding use as arrow poisons. Some genera of Apocynaceae, such as '' Adenium'', bleed clear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
