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Belenois Java
''Belenois java'', the caper white or common white, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae found in Australia, Indonesia, and Melanesia. It is highly migratory and is often confused with the cabbage white (''Pieris rapae''). Identification Adult The upper surface of the male's wings are white with a broad black apical patch, the hindwing has a black terminal border. On both wings the black area encloses white dots. The under surface of the hindwing is almost exclusively black except for white and yellow patches between the veins. The wingspan on the male is 5 cm whereas the female's wingspan is larger at 6 cm. The female can vary dramatically including a pale form which looks strikingly similar to the male. The upper surface of the wings is white and have a much broader black margin. The body of both is olive green to dark brown. File: Belenois java peristhene MHNT dos.jpg, Male - dorsal side File: Belenois java peristhene MHNT ventre.jpg, Male - ventral side ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Erikson Sparrman
Anders Sparrman (27 February 1748, Tensta, Uppland – 9 August 1820) was a Swedish naturalist, abolitionist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus. Biography left, Miniature of Sparrman at the time of his travels with James Cook. By unknown artist. Sparrman was the son of a clergyman. At the age of nine he enrolled at Uppsala University, beginning medical studies at fourteen and becoming one of the outstanding pupils of Linnaeus. In 1765 he went on a voyage to China as ship's doctor, returning two years later and describing the animals and plants he had encountered. On this voyage he met Carl Gustaf Ekeberg. He sailed for the Cape of Good Hope in January 1772 to take up a post as a tutor. When James Cook arrived there later in the year at the start of his second voyage, Sparrman was taken on as assistant naturalist to Johann and Georg Forster. After the voyage he returned to Cape Town in July 1775 and practiced medicine, earning enough to finance a journey into the interior. He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capparis Lasiantha
''Capparis lasiantha'' is an endemic Australian plant with a range that extends from the Kimberley region through the Northern Territory and Queensland to northern New South Wales, primarily in drier inland areas although the species extends to the coast in Central Queensland. Common names are numerous and include wyjeelah, nepine, split jack, nipang creeper, nipan, native orange and bush caper. Description The seedlings and young plants begin life as climbing vines that cling to the host plants by means sharp spines on the stems. Some plants may retain this climbing form into maturity, while others go on to develop into a scrambling shrub up to in height. Mature plants produce large, white perfumed flowers which are followed by hard, ellipsoidal fruit up to 4 cm long. Upon ripening the fruit becomes soft and fragrant, eventually splitting to reveal a sweet, edible pulp surrounding the seed. Taxonomy Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle described ''Capparis lasia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies Described In 1768
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the large superfamily Papilionoidea, which contains at least one former group, the skippers (formerly the superfamily "Hesperioidea"), and the most recent analyses suggest it also contains the moth-butterflies (formerly the superfamily "Hedyloidea"). Butterfly fossils date to the Paleocene, about 56 million years ago. Butterflies have a four-stage life cycle, as like most insects they undergo complete metamorphosis. Winged adults lay eggs on the food plant on which their larvae, known as caterpillars, will feed. The caterpillars grow, sometimes very rapidly, and when fully developed, pupate in a chrysalis. When metamorphosis is complete, the pupal skin splits, the adult insect climbs out, and after its wings have expanded and dried, it fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies Of Java
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the large superfamily (zoology), superfamily Papilionoidea, which contains at least one former group, the skippers (formerly the superfamily "Hesperioidea"), and the most recent analyses suggest it also contains the moth-butterflies (formerly the superfamily "Hedyloidea"). Butterfly fossils date to the Paleocene, about 56 million years ago. Butterflies have a four-stage life cycle, as like most insects they undergo Holometabolism, complete metamorphosis. Winged adults lay eggs on the food plant on which their larvae, known as caterpillars, will feed. The caterpillars grow, sometimes very rapidly, and when fully developed, pupate in a chrysalis. When metamorphosis is complete, the pupal skin splits, the adult insect climbs o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butterflies Of Australia
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the large superfamily Papilionoidea, which contains at least one former group, the skippers (formerly the superfamily "Hesperioidea"), and the most recent analyses suggest it also contains the moth-butterflies (formerly the superfamily "Hedyloidea"). Butterfly fossils date to the Paleocene, about 56 million years ago. Butterflies have a four-stage life cycle, as like most insects they undergo complete metamorphosis. Winged adults lay eggs on the food plant on which their larvae, known as caterpillars, will feed. The caterpillars grow, sometimes very rapidly, and when fully developed, pupate in a chrysalis. When metamorphosis is complete, the pupal skin splits, the adult insect climbs out, and after its wings have expanded and dried, it fli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierini
Pierini is a tribe of butterflies within the family Pieridae. Genera Listed alphabetically: – blackveins *''Appias'' Hübner, 819/small> – puffins and albatrosses *'' Archonias'' Hübner, 1825 *'' Ascia'' Scopoli, 1777 *''Baltia'' Moore, 1878 *'' Belenois'' Hübner, 819/small> – caper whites *'' Catasticta'' Butler, 1870 *'' Cepora'' Billberg, 1820 – gulls *'' Charonias'' Röber, 908/small> *''Delias'' Hübner, 819/small> – Jezebels *'' Dixeia'' Talbot, 1932 *'' Eucheira'' Westwood, 1834 *'' Ganyra'' Billberg, 1820 *'' Glennia'' Klots, 1933 *'' Glutophrissa'' Butler, 1887 *'' Hypsochila'' Ureta, 1955 *'' Infraphulia'' Field, 1958 *'' Itaballia'' Kaye, 1904 *'' Ixias'' Hübner, 819/small> – Indian orange tips *'' Leodonta'' Butler, 1870 *'' Leptophobia'' Butler, 1870 *'' Leuciacria'' Rothschild & Jordan, 1905 *''Melete'' Swainson, 831/small> *'' Mesapia'' Gray, 1856 *'' Mylothris'' Hübner, 819/small> – dotted borders *'' Neophasia'' Behr, 1869 *'' Pereute'' Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capparis Umbonata
''Capparis'' is a flowering plant genus, comprising around 250 species in the family Capparaceae which is included in the Brassicaceae in the unrevised APG II system. These plants are shrubs or lianas and are collectively known as caper shrubs or caperbushes. ''Capparis'' species occur over a wide range of habitat in the subtropical and tropical zones. Plant description The leaves are simple, entire and rarely reduced. Flowers are bisexual, bracteates, axillary or supra-axillary, solitary or in rows, in racemes or umbels. Sepals and petals are 4 in number and are free. Stamens are many, ovary on a gynophore, 1-celled. Fruit is a berry, globose or ellipsoid. ''C. zeylanica'' L. ''C. zeylanica'' L. is a climbing or straggling shrub with tomentose branches. Branches are armed with recurved stipular spines. It grows naturally along the hedges. Leaves are ovate-elliptic. Flowers are 35– 50 mm across, white, fading to pink ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capparis Spinosa
''Capparis spinosa'', the caper bush, also called Flinders rose, is a perennial plant that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and large white to pinkish-white flowers. The plant is best known for the edible flower buds (capers), used as a seasoning or garnish, and the fruit (caper berries), both of which are usually consumed salted or, alternatively, pickled. Other species of ''Capparis'' are also picked along with ''C. spinosa'' for their buds or fruits. Other parts of ''Capparis'' plants are used in the manufacture of medicines and cosmetics. ''Capparis spinosa'' is native to almost all the circum-Mediterranean countries, and is included in the flora of most of them, but whether it is indigenous to this region is uncertain. The family Capparaceae could have originated in the tropics, and later spread to the Mediterranean basin. The taxonomic status of the species is controversial and unsettled. Species within the genus ''Capparis'' are highly variable, and interspecific hybrids ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capparis Sepiaria
''Capparis sepiaria'', also commonly called hedge caper or wild caper bush, is a shrub that has a pantropical distribution, especially in dry deciduous forests, foothills and scrub jungles. Description ''Capparis sepiaria'' is a prickly, evergreen shrub growing to 3 to 5 meters tall, with white flowers during season. It flowers from February onwards, and fruits start developing in April. Distribution and habitat ''Capparis sepiaria'' has a pantropical distribution, and has been found in Africa, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, India, Australia. In India, it has been observed in Kolhapur, Chikmagalur, Dharwad, Mysore, Shimoga, Hyderabad and various areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, including the Nilgiri Mountains in the Western Ghats, where the locals, like the Irulas, are familiar with it for various traditional medicinal uses. Ecological significance In the areas where ''Capparis sepiaria'' grows in Rajasthan, it appears to be an important source of fodder for local wildlife, like th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capparis Mitchellii
The wild orange is an Australian native plant found in dry inland areas of Australia. Its scientific name is ''Capparis mitchellii''. It is not related to oranges, nor to the Osage-orange which is known as "wild orange" in North America, but to capers. Used by Aboriginal Australians as bush tucker long before European settlement in Australia, the fruit is a good source of vitamin C and may be enjoyed raw or in sweet and savoury dishes. Names ''Capparis mitchellii'' was classified and named after Scottish explorer Thomas Mitchell by 19th-century botanist John Lindley. It is also known as the native orange, native pomegranate, and bumble tree. It is known in the Arrernte language of Central Australia as merne atwakeye, meaning bush orange, in the Adnyamathanha language of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia as iga or iga warta, and in the Gamilaraay language as bambul. Habit and habitat ''Capparis mitchellii'' can grow up to eight metres in height, as a tall shrub or sma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capparis Canescens
''Capparis canescens'', also known as wild orange, orangewood, native pomegranate, wild pomegranate or grey capparis, is a species of plant in the caper family. It is native to north-eastern Australia. Description The species grows as a shrub or small tree up to 4 m. The oval leaves are 4.5–10 cm long by 2.5–6 cm wide. The white flowers are 3 cm long, with the buds having four prominent ridges. The round fruits are 2.5–7.5 cm in diameter. Distribution and habitat The species is found mainly in eastern Queensland, extending into northern New South Wales. It occurs in open eucalypt Eucalypt is a descriptive name for woody plants with capsule fruiting bodies belonging to seven closely related genera (of the tribe Eucalypteae) found across Australasia: ''Eucalyptus'', '' Corymbia'', '' Angophora'', ''Stockwellia'', ''Allosyn ... forest. References canescens Endemic flora of Australia Flora of Queensland Flora of New South Wales Rosids ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea. Indonesia is the world's largest archipelagic state and the 14th-largest country by area, at . With over 275 million people, Indonesia is the world's fourth-most populous country and the most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's most populous island, is home to more than half of the country's population. Indonesia is a presidential republic with an elected legislature. It has 38 provinces, of which nine have special status. The country's capital, Jakarta, is the world's second-most populous urban area. Indonesia shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and the eastern part of Malaysia, as well as maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, Palau, and India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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