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Berberidaceae Genera
The Berberidaceae are a family of 18 genera of flowering plants commonly called the barberry family. This family is in the order Ranunculales. The family contains about 700 known species, of which the majority are in ''Berberis''. The species include trees, shrubs and perennial herbaceous plants. General The APG IV system of 2016 recognises the family and places it in the order Ranunculales in the clade eudicots. In some older treatments of the family, Berberidaceae only included four genera (''Berberis, Epimedium, Mahonia, Vancouveria''), with the other genera treated in separate families, Leonticaceae (''Bongardia, Caulophyllum, Gymnospermium, Leontice''), Nandinaceae (''Nandina''), and Podophyllaceae (''Achlys, Diphylleia, Dysosma, Jeffersonia, Podophyllum, Ranzania, Sinopodophyllum''). ''Mahonia'' is very closely related to ''Berberis'', and included in it by many botanists. However, recent DNA-based phylogenetic research has reinstated ''Mahonia'', though with a handful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berberis Darwinii
''Berberis darwinii'', Darwin’s barberry, is a species of flowering plant in the Family (biology), family Berberidaceae, native to southern Chile and Argentina and naturalized elsewhere. Regional vernacular names include ''michay'', ''calafate'', and ''quelung''. Growing to tall, it is an evergreen thorny shrub. Description ''Berberis darwinii'' has dense branches from ground level. The leaves are small oval, long and broad, with a spiny margin; they are borne in clusters of 2–5 together, subtended by a three-branched spine 2–4 mm long. The flowers are orange, 4–5 mm long, produced in dense racemes 2–7 cm long in spring. The fruit is a small purple-black Berry (botany), berry 4–7 mm diameter, ripening in summer. ''Berberis darwinii'' was discovered in South America in 1835 by Charles Darwin during Second voyage of HMS Beagle, the voyage of the 'Beagle'. It was one of many named in honour of Darwin. The berries of this species are known to have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhutan
Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainous country, Bhutan is known as "Druk Yul," or "Land of the Thunder Dragon". Nepal and Bangladesh are located near Bhutan but do not share a land border. The country has a population of over 727,145 and territory of and ranks 133rd in terms of land area and 160th in population. Bhutan is a Constitutional Democratic Monarchy with King as head of state and Prime Minister as head of government. Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism is the state religion and the Je Khenpo is the head of state religion. The subalpine Himalayan mountains in the north rise from the country's lush subtropical plains in the south. In the Bhutanese Himalayas, there are peaks higher than above sea level. Gangkhar Puensum is Bhutan's highest peak and is the highest uncl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran border, west, Turkmenistan to the Afghanistan–Turkmenistan border, northwest, Uzbekistan to the Afghanistan–Uzbekistan border, north, Tajikistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, northeast, and China to the Afghanistan–China border, northeast and east. Occupying of land, the country is predominantly mountainous with plains Afghan Turkestan, in the north and Sistan Basin, the southwest, which are separated by the Hindu Kush mountain range. , Demographics of Afghanistan, its population is 40.2 million (officially estimated to be 32.9 million), composed mostly of ethnic Pashtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, and Uzbeks. Kabul is the country's largest city and ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinopodophyllum
''Sinopodophyllum'' is an herbaceous perennial plant in the family Berberidaceae, described as a genus in 1979. It includes only one known species, ''Sinopodophyllum hexandrum'', native to Afghanistan, Bhutan, northern India, Kashmir, Nepal, Pakistan, and western China (Gansu, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan). Common names include Himalayan may apple and Indian may apple. Description ''Sinopodophyllum hexandrum'' is low to the ground with glossy green, drooping, lobed leaves on its few stiff branches, bearing a pale pink flower and bright red-orange bulbous fruit. The ornamental appearance of the plant make it a desirable addition to woodland-type gardens. It can be propagated by seed or by dividing the rhizome. It is very tolerant of cold temperatures, as would be expected of a Himalayan plant, but it does not tolerate dry conditions. Its name in Hindi and Ayurveda is ''bantrapushi'' or ''Giriparpat'' and is locally referred to as 'ban kakdi' in the Valley of Flowers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podophyllum
''Podophyllum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Berberidaceae, native from Afghanistan to China, and from southeast Canada to the central and eastern United States. The genus was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Taxonomy The taxonomic status of the genus has varied. Some sources transferred all but ''Podophyllum peltatum'' to other genera, such as ''Dysosma'' and ''Sinopodophyllum''. , Plants of the World Online regarded these genera as synonyms of ''Podophyllum''. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *''Podophyllum aurantiocaule'' Hand.-Mazz. *''Podophyllum cymosum'' (Michx.) Christenh. & Byng *'' Podophyllum delavayi'' Franch. *''Podophyllum difforme'' Hemsl. & E.H.Wilson *''Podophyllum emeiense'' (J.L.Wu & P.Zhuang) J.M.H.Shaw *''Podophyllum glaucescens'' J.M.H.Shaw *'' Podophyllum grayi'' (F.Schmidt) Christenh. & Byng *''Podophyllum guangxiense'' (Y.S.Wang) J.M.H.Shaw *''Podophyllum hemsleyi'' J.M.H.Shaw & Stearn *'' Podop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dysosma
''Dysosma'' is a group of herbaceous perennials in the Berberidaceae or barberry family described as a genus in 1928. It is native to China and Indochina. The genus is not universally recognised by this name, as some authorities include the plants in the genus ''Podophyllum''. ''Dysosma'' is recognised by other authorities as including only those ''Podophyllum'' species which originate in China. ''Dysosma'' grow as perennial, rhizomatous wildflowers on the damp and humus-rich floors of deciduous forests. The single umbrella-shaped leaves grow on an erect stem that usually stands , but with height varying with species. The leaves may be completely green or mottled and flecked with purple; they have an entire or deeply serrated edge depending on species. The flowers are nodding and in a range of colours. The fruit is a dark red berry. ;Species # '' Dysosma aurantiocaulis'' - Yunnan, possibly Myanmar - Endangered # '' Dysosma delavayi'' - Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi # '' Dyso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, (french: Appalaches), are a system of mountains in eastern to northeastern North America. The Appalachians first formed roughly 480 million years ago during the Ordovician Period. They once reached elevations similar to those of the Alps and the Rocky Mountains before experiencing natural erosion. The Appalachian chain is a barrier to east–west travel, as it forms a series of alternating ridgelines and valleys oriented in opposition to most highways and railroads running east–west. Definitions vary on the precise boundaries of the Appalachians. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) defines the ''Appalachian Highlands'' physiographic division as consisting of 13 provinces: the Atlantic Coast Uplands, Eastern Newfoundland Atlantic, Maritime Acadian Highlands, Maritime Plain, Notre Dame and Mégantic Mountains, Western Newfoundland Mountains, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, St. Lawrence Valley, Appalac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diphylleia
''Diphylleia'' is a group of small herbs in the family Berberidaceae described as a genus in 1803. It is native to the eastern United States and eastern Asia. ''Diphylleia grayi'', also known as the skeleton flower, has white petals that turn translucent with rain. When dry, they revert to white. Species The following species are recognised by World Flora Online: *'' Diphylleia cymosa'' Michx. - southern Appalachians from SW Virginia to NW Georgia *'' Diphylleia grayi'' F.Schmidt - Cape Sōya in northern Japan *'' Diphylleia sinensis'' H.L.Li - China (Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...) References Berberidaceae Berberidaceae genera Taxa named by André Michaux {{Ranunculales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achlys (plant)
''Achlys'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the barberry family (Berberidaceae), which it shares with genera such as ''Berberis'' and '' Vancouveria''.Gilkey, Helen M. & Dennis, La Rea J. (2001). ''Handbook of Northwestern Plants''. Oregon State University Press. p. 161 It is named after the Greek legendary figure associated with shade and mist, Achlys, because the plants grow in the shade. Species There are either two or three species, depending on the authority. ''Achlys triphylla'' and ''Achlys californica'' are both native to western North America. Another ''Achlys'' is found in Japan: some authorities treat this as a subspecies of ''A. triphylla'', while others, especially in older treatments, call this ''Achlys japonica''. Still others consider ''A. triphylla'' and ''A. californica'' too similar to be separate species. The common names for these plants include vanilla leaf (sometimes written as vanilla-leaf or vanillaleaf, depending on the taxonomist or flora), deer' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bongardia
''Bongardia'' is a very small genus of plants belonging to the family Berberidaceae, and first described in 1831. There are only two known species, ''Bongardia chrysogonum C.A.Mey.'', native to North Africa, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ..., and the Middle East and ''B. margalla R.R.Stewart ex Qureshi & Chaudhri'', native to Pakistan. The genus was Monotypic taxon, monotypic until 1996, when the Pakistani populations were recognised by Govaerts as belonging to a second, distinct species. The species are tuberous, herbaceous plants with a large rounded tuber and attractive pinnate leaves. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs). These rare and striking plants are native to rocky, mountain slopes and cultivated fields where summers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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