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Brachylaena Merana
''Brachylaena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. Several are endemic to Madagascar, and the others are distributed in mainland Africa, especially the southern regions.Beentje, H. J. (2000)The genus ''Brachylaena'' (Compositae: Mutisieae).''Kew Bulletin'' 55(1), 1-41. These are trees and shrubs with alternately arranged leaves. One of these, Brachylaena merana, is the tallest of all composites ('daisy trees") at up to 132 feet (forty meters). They are dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on separate individuals. The flower heads are somewhat disc-shaped. Heads with female flowers are larger and produce larger pappi. ''B. huillensis'' is the only widespread species, growing as a dominant tree in ''Brachylaena'' woodlands and a common species in some eastern African forests. It provides critical habitat for many animal species. It is also sought after for its wood and has been overexploited Overexploitation, also called overharvestin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachylaena Discolor
''Brachylaena discolor'' is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is native to Africa, where it occurs in Mozambique, South Africa, and Eswatini.''Brachylaena discolor''. Flora Zambesiaca. Its common names include coast silver oak and coastal silver oak.Jodamus, N South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2003.Csurhes, S Weed Risk Assessment: Coastal silver oak. Biosecurity Queensland. 2011. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachylaena Glabra
''Brachylaena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. Several are endemic to Madagascar, and the others are distributed in mainland Africa, especially the southern regions.Beentje, H. J. (2000)The genus ''Brachylaena'' (Compositae: Mutisieae).''Kew Bulletin'' 55(1), 1-41. These are trees and shrubs with alternately arranged leaves. One of these, Brachylaena merana, is the tallest of all composites ('daisy trees") at up to 132 feet (forty meters). They are dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on separate individuals. The flower heads are somewhat disc-shaped. Heads with female flowers are larger and produce larger pappi. ''B. huillensis'' is the only widespread species, growing as a dominant tree in ''Brachylaena'' woodlands and a common species in some eastern African forests. It provides critical habitat for many animal species. It is also sought after for its wood and has been overexploited.Cordeiro, N. J. and M. Githiru. (2000)Conservati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora Of Africa
Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous) native plants. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms '' gut flora'' or '' skin flora''. Etymology The word "flora" comes from the Latin name of Flora, the goddess of plants, flowers, and fertility in Roman mythology. The technical term "flora" is then derived from a metonymy of this goddess at the end of the sixteenth century. It was first used in poetry to denote the natural vegetation of an area, but soon also assumed the meaning of a work cataloguing such vegetation. Moreover, "Flora" was used to refer to the flowers of an artificial garden in the seventeenth century. The distinction between vegetation (the general appearance of a community) and flora (the taxonomic composition of a community) was first made by Jules Thurmann (1849). Prior to this, the two terms were used indiscriminately.Thurmann, J. (1849). ''Essai de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asteraceae Genera
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae were first described in the year 1740. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchidaceae, and which is the larger family is unclear as the quantity of extant species in each family is unknown. Most species of Asteraceae are annual, biennial, or perennial herbaceous plants, but there are also shrubs, vines, and trees. The family has a widespread distribution, from subpolar to tropical regions in a wide variety of habitats. Most occur in hot desert and cold or hot semi-desert climates, and they are found on every continent but Antarctica. The primary common characteristic is the existence of sometimes hundreds of tiny individual florets which are held together by protective involucres in flower heads, or more technically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachylaena
''Brachylaena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. Several are endemic to Madagascar, and the others are distributed in mainland Africa, especially the southern regions.Beentje, H. J. (2000)The genus ''Brachylaena'' (Compositae: Mutisieae).''Kew Bulletin'' 55(1), 1-41. These are trees and shrubs with alternately arranged leaves. One of these, Brachylaena merana, is the tallest of all composites ('daisy trees") at up to 132 feet (forty meters). They are dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on separate individuals. The flower heads are somewhat disc-shaped. Heads with female flowers are larger and produce larger pappi. ''B. huillensis'' is the only widespread species, growing as a dominant tree in ''Brachylaena'' woodlands and a common species in some eastern African forests. It provides critical habitat for many animal species. It is also sought after for its wood and has been overexploited Overexploitation, also called overharvestin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachylaena Transvaalensis
''Brachylaena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. Several are endemic to Madagascar, and the others are distributed in mainland Africa, especially the southern regions.Beentje, H. J. (2000)The genus ''Brachylaena'' (Compositae: Mutisieae).''Kew Bulletin'' 55(1), 1-41. These are trees and shrubs with alternately arranged leaves. One of these, Brachylaena merana, is the tallest of all composites ('daisy trees") at up to 132 feet (forty meters). They are dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on separate individuals. The flower heads are somewhat disc-shaped. Heads with female flowers are larger and produce larger pappi. ''B. huillensis'' is the only widespread species, growing as a dominant tree in ''Brachylaena'' woodlands and a common species in some eastern African forests. It provides critical habitat for many animal species. It is also sought after for its wood and has been overexploited.Cordeiro, N. J. and M. Githiru. (2000)Conservati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachylaena Rotundata
''Brachylaena rotundata'' is an occasionally deciduous Southern African shrub or small tree growing to some 8m in height and of the family Asteraceae. It occurs in eastern Botswana, Transvaal, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe, growing in open woodland, on rocky koppies and slopes, and on stream banks. Kew Kew () is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its population at the 2011 census was 11,436. Kew is the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens ("Kew Gardens"), now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace. Kew is a ... accepts ''Brachylaena rotundata'' S. Moore as a species while 'Flora of Mozambique' treats it as a variety of ''Brachylaena discolor'' DC. It bears attractive foliage, green on the upper surface and silver-grey on the lower, leaves turning slightly reddish in autumn. This species produces a dense and strong creamy-brown timber, but not of any useful size or straightness. References External linksSANBI [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachylaena Uniflora
''Brachylaena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. Several are endemic to Madagascar, and the others are distributed in mainland Africa, especially the southern regions.Beentje, H. J. (2000)The genus ''Brachylaena'' (Compositae: Mutisieae).''Kew Bulletin'' 55(1), 1-41. These are trees and shrubs with alternately arranged leaves. One of these, Brachylaena merana, is the tallest of all composites ('daisy trees") at up to 132 feet (forty meters). They are dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on separate individuals. The flower heads are somewhat disc-shaped. Heads with female flowers are larger and produce larger pappi. ''B. huillensis'' is the only widespread species, growing as a dominant tree in ''Brachylaena'' woodlands and a common species in some eastern African forests. It provides critical habitat for many animal species. It is also sought after for its wood and has been overexploited.Cordeiro, N. J. and M. Githiru. (2000)Conservati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachylaena Stellulifera
''Brachylaena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. Several are endemic to Madagascar, and the others are distributed in mainland Africa, especially the southern regions.Beentje, H. J. (2000)The genus ''Brachylaena'' (Compositae: Mutisieae).''Kew Bulletin'' 55(1), 1-41. These are trees and shrubs with alternately arranged leaves. One of these, Brachylaena merana, is the tallest of all composites ('daisy trees") at up to 132 feet (forty meters). They are dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on separate individuals. The flower heads are somewhat disc-shaped. Heads with female flowers are larger and produce larger pappi. ''B. huillensis'' is the only widespread species, growing as a dominant tree in ''Brachylaena'' woodlands and a common species in some eastern African forests. It provides critical habitat for many animal species. It is also sought after for its wood and has been overexploited.Cordeiro, N. J. and M. Githiru. (2000)Conservati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachylaena Ramiflora
''Brachylaena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. Several are endemic to Madagascar, and the others are distributed in mainland Africa, especially the southern regions.Beentje, H. J. (2000)The genus ''Brachylaena'' (Compositae: Mutisieae).''Kew Bulletin'' 55(1), 1-41. These are trees and shrubs with alternately arranged leaves. One of these, Brachylaena merana, is the tallest of all composites ('daisy trees") at up to 132 feet (forty meters). They are dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on separate individuals. The flower heads are somewhat disc-shaped. Heads with female flowers are larger and produce larger pappi. ''B. huillensis'' is the only widespread species, growing as a dominant tree in ''Brachylaena'' woodlands and a common species in some eastern African forests. It provides critical habitat for many animal species. It is also sought after for its wood and has been overexploited.Cordeiro, N. J. and M. Githiru. (2000)Conservati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachylaena Perrieri
''Brachylaena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. Several are endemic to Madagascar, and the others are distributed in mainland Africa, especially the southern regions.Beentje, H. J. (2000)The genus ''Brachylaena'' (Compositae: Mutisieae).''Kew Bulletin'' 55(1), 1-41. These are trees and shrubs with alternately arranged leaves. One of these, Brachylaena merana, is the tallest of all composites ('daisy trees") at up to 132 feet (forty meters). They are dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on separate individuals. The flower heads are somewhat disc-shaped. Heads with female flowers are larger and produce larger pappi. ''B. huillensis'' is the only widespread species, growing as a dominant tree in ''Brachylaena'' woodlands and a common species in some eastern African forests. It provides critical habitat for many animal species. It is also sought after for its wood and has been overexploited.Cordeiro, N. J. and M. Githiru. (2000)Conservati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachylaena Neriifolia
''Brachylaena neriifolia'', commonly known as the Cape silver oak, water white alder or waterwitels, is a small tree which is native to river valleys in southern Africa. It grows up to about 6 metres and is usually found along river banks or other moist areas. The leaves of this dioecious Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ... tree are lanceolate, and it bears cream-coloured flowers. References Brachylaena Afromontane flora Trees of South Africa {{asteraceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
