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Brachyotum Ledifolium
''Brachyotum ledifolium'', also known as pucachaglla, is a plant of the genus ''Brachyotum'' that grows in the lower elevations of the Andean Páramo Páramo () can refer to a variety of alpine tundra ecosystems located in the Andes Mountain Range, South America. Some ecologists describe the páramo broadly as "all high, tropical, montane vegetation above the continuous timberline". A narrower .... Its fruits are edible. References ledifolium Páramo flora {{Melastomataceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Jerónimo Triana
José Jerónimo Triana Silva (May 22, 1828 in Bogotá – October 31, 1890 in Paris) was a Colombian botanist, explorer, and physician who cataloged over 60,000 specimens representing 8,000 species. In 1851, he joined the Chorographic Commission as head of botany, which he served as until 1857. During this time he created an herbarium of over 2,200 herbal plants. As a physician, he developed a line of pharmaceutical products marketed in France, among which are bandages to treat corns, powder toothpaste, and cough syrup. Like his father, Triana wrote several school books to learn to read and write that were used in schools in Colombia. Triana died one day before the death of his daughter Liboria. After he died, his wife returned to Bogotá. She died in 1895. Published works * New genera and species of plants for neogranadina flora (1855) * Colombian flora (1856) * Monograph of the garcinia (1856) Example of species he cataloged include the following: * '' Acisanthera alsinaefol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachyotum
''Brachyotum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 58 species native to the Andes of South America. Ulloa, C. U. (2007)''Brachyotum sertulatum'', una especie nueva de Melastomataceae de Colombia.In: ''Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid'' (Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 69-73). Species include: * '' Brachyotum alpinum'' Cogn. Célestin Alfred Cogniaux (7 April 1841 – 15 April 1916) was a Belgian botanist. Amongst other plants, the genus '' Neocogniauxia'' of orchids is named after him. In 1916 his enormous private herbarium was acquired by the National Botanic ... * '' Brachyotum azuayense'' Wurdack * '' Brachyotum benthamianum'' Triana * '' Brachyotum campanulare'' (Bonpl.) Triana * '' Brachyotum campii'' Wurdack * '' Brachyotum confertum'' (Bonpl.) Triana * '' Brachyotum ecuadorense'' Wurdack * '' Brachyotum fictum'' Wurdack * '' Brachyotum fraternum'' Wurdack * '' Brachyotum gleasonii'' Wurdack * '' Brachyotum gracilescens'' Trian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páramo
Páramo () can refer to a variety of alpine tundra ecosystems located in the Andes Mountain Range, South America. Some ecologists describe the páramo broadly as "all high, tropical, montane vegetation above the continuous timberline". A narrower term classifies the páramo according to its regional placement in the northern Andes of South America and adjacent southern Central America. The páramo is the ecosystem of the regions above the continuous forest line, yet below the permanent snowline. It is a "Neotropical high mountain biome with a vegetation composed mainly of giant rosette plants, shrubs and grasses". According to scientists, páramos may be "evolutionary hot spots", that meaning that it's among the fastest evolving regions on Earth. Location The Northern Andean Páramo global ecoregion includes the Cordillera Central páramo (Ecuador, Peru), Santa Marta páramo (Colombia), Cordillera de Merida páramo (Venezuela) and Northern Andean páramo (Colombia, Ecuador) ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
