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Acanthus (plant)
''Acanthus'' is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and warm temperate regions, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. This flowering plant is nectar producing and is susceptible to predation by butterflies, such as '' Anartia fatima'', and other nectar feeding organisms. Common names include Acanthus and Bear's breeches. The generic name derives from the Greek term (''akanthos'') for ''Acanthus mollis'', a plant that was commonly imitated in Corinthian capitals. The genus comprises herbaceous perennial plants, rarely subshrubs, with spiny leaves and flower spikes bearing white or purplish flowers. Size varies from in height. Selected species *'' Acanthus arboreus'' Forssk. (1775) *'' Acanthus austromontanus'' Vollesen *'' Acanthus balcanicus'' Heywood & I.Richardson ( Syn. ''Acanthus hungaricus'' ( Borbás) Baenitz, ''Acanthus longifolius'' Host) — native to the Balkans sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acanthus Montanus
''Acanthus montanus'', also known as bear's breech or mountain thistle and in Igbo; ''ogwu_ahga'' (in Agbani, Enugu State Nigeria), is a thinly branched Perennial plant, perennial with basal clusters of oblong to lance-shaped glossy, dark green leaves reaching up to long. The leaves have silver marks, wavy margins and thorns. It reaches up to tall and about wide. Spikes of pale pink flowers appear summer to fall. It prefers shady situations and occasional deep watering, but tolerates sunny, dry situations too. Its aggressive roots make this plant perfect for slopes. It is native to tropical areas in western africa. References External links * Acanthus (plant), montanus Garden plants of Africa Garden plants of Europe Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Acanthaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raceme
A raceme ( or ) or racemoid is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing flowers having short floral stalks along the shoots that bear the flowers. The oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the shoot grows in height, with no predetermined growth limit. Examples of racemes occur on mustard (genus '' Brassica'') and radish (genus '' Raphanus'') plants. Definition A ''raceme'' or ''racemoid'' is an unbranched, indeterminate type of inflorescence bearing pedicellate flowers (flowers having short floral stalks called ''pedicels'') along its axis. In botany, an ''axis'' means a shoot, in this case one bearing the flowers. In indeterminate inflorescence-like racemes, the oldest flowers grow close to the base and new flowers are produced as the shoot grows in height, with no predetermined growth limit. A plant that flowers on a showy raceme may have this reflected in its scientific name, e.g. the species ''Cimicifuga racemosa''. A comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acanthus Ebracteatus
''Acanthus ebracteatus'' is a species of shrubby herb that grows in the undergrowth of mangroves of south-east Asia. Common names include sea holly and holly mangrove. Description It grows as an erect, spreading or scrambling shrubby herb, up to 1.5 metres tall, usually with a great many stems. Its leaves are dark green, stiff, with sharp spines at the end of each deep lobe: very much like those of holly (''Ilex''). Flowers are blue, purple or white, and occur in spikes terminal on the branches. The fruit is a square-shaped capsule, which explodes when ripe, projecting the seeds up to two metres from the plant. Seeds are off-white and flat. Taxonomy This species was first described by Martin Vahl in his 1791 ''Symbolae Botanicae''. In 1806 Christiaan Persoon transferred it into '' Dilivaria'', but this was not accepted. Two subspecies are recognised, the autonym ''A. ebracteatus'' subsp. ''ebracteatus'', and ''A. ebracteatus'' subsp. ''ebarbatus'', described in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Ludwig Willdenow
Carl Ludwig Willdenow (22 August 1765 – 10 July 1812) was a German botanist, pharmacist, and plant taxonomist. He is considered one of the founders of phytogeography, the study of the geographic distribution of plants. Willdenow was also a mentor of Alexander von Humboldt, one of the earliest and best known phytogeographers. He also influenced Christian Konrad Sprengel, who pioneered the study of plant pollination and floral biology. Biography Willdenow was born in Berlin and studied medicine and botany at the University of Halle. After studying pharmaceutics at Wieglieb College, Langensalza and in medicine at Halle, he returned to Berlin to work at his father's pharmacy located in the Unter den Linden. His early interest in botany was kindled by his uncle J. G. Gleditsch and he started a herbarium collection in his teenage years. In 1794 he became a member of the Berlin Academy of Sciences. He was a director of the Botanical garden of Berlin from 1801 until his death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acanthus Dioscoridis
Acanthus (plural: acanthus, rarely acanthuses in English, or acanthi in Latin), its feminine form acantha (plural: acanthae), the Latinised form of the ancient Greek word acanthos or akanthos, or the prefix acantho-, may refer to: Biology *Acanthus (plant), a genus containing plants used for ornament and in traditional medicine * Acanthus, an entomological term for a thorn-like projection on an insect, typically a single-celled cuticular growth without tormogen (socket) or sensory cells Mythology *Acantha, a figure in Greek mythology associated with the Acanthus plant * Acanthus, son of Autonous who received his name after the plant, which was common in his infertile homeland People * Acanthus of Sparta, an ancient athlete *Acanthus, the pen-name of the cartoonist Frank Hoar Places * Acanthus, Ontario, a modern Canadian town * Acanthus (Caria), a town of ancient Caria, near Bybassus *Acanthus (Egypt) Acanthus (Greek: ; in Ptolemy, ) was an ancient city of Egypt, on the west ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalmatia
Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see names in other languages) is one of the four historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of the Adriatic Sea, stretching from the island of Rab in the north to the Bay of Kotor in the south. The Dalmatian Hinterland ranges in width from fifty kilometres in the north, to just a few kilometres in the south; it is mostly covered by the rugged Dinaric Alps. Seventy-nine islands (and about 500 islets) run parallel to the coast, the largest (in Dalmatia) being Brač, Pag, and Hvar. The largest city is Split, followed by Zadar and Šibenik. The name of the region stems from an Illyrian tribe called the Dalmatae, who lived in the area in classical antiquity. Later it became a Roman province, and as result a Romance culture emerged, along with the now-extinct Dalmatian language, later largely replaced with related Venetian. With the arrival of Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolaus Thomas Host
Nicolaus Thomas Host (December 6, 1761 in Fiume, now Rijeka – January 13, 1834 in Schönbrunn) was a Croatian botanist and the personal physician of Holy Roman Emperor Francis II. His botanical works include ''Synopsis plantarum in Austria'' and the four-volume ''Austriacorum Icones et descriptions graminum''; he was also the first director of the botanical garden at the Belvedere palace The Belvedere is a historic building complex in Vienna, Austria, consisting of two Baroque palaces (the Upper and Lower Belvedere), the Orangery, and the Palace Stables. The buildings are set in a Baroque park landscape in the third district o .... The genus '' Hosta'' is named for him.http://www.cfgphoto.com/articles/hosta.html References 1761 births 1834 deaths {{austria-botanist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Baenitz
Carl may refer to: * Carl, Georgia, city in USA * Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name * Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of television series ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force'' * An informal nickname for a student or alum of Carleton College CARL may refer to: * Canadian Association of Research Libraries * Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries See also * Carle (other) * Charles *Carle, a surname * Karl (other) *Karle (other) Karle may refer to: Places * Karle (Svitavy District), a municipality and village in the Czech Republic * Karli, India, a town in Maharashtra, India ** Karla Caves, a complex of Buddhist cave shrines * Karle, Belgaum, a settlement in Belgaum di ... {{disambig ja:カール zh:卡尔 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincze Von Borbás
Vincze von Borbás (28 July 1844 – 7 July 1905) was a Hungarian botanist. He was born in Litke, Hungary, Ipolylitke, Hungary, and died in Kolozsvár (now Cluj-Napoca, Romania). Borbás named numerous plant species, most of which are synonym (taxonomy), taxonomic synonyms of currently accepted names. Life von Borbás was born into a poor family, so he started his studies at the grammar school in Eger only at the age of sixteen. He was greatly influenced by the gardener of the archbishop of Eger, Márton Vrabély a prominent Mátra researcher. He was admitted to the University of Pest in 1868, where in 1871 he became a teaching assistant in botany of Lajos Jurányi. From 1872 to 1902 he worked as a teacher at the main school in Budapest. He was inaugurated as a doctor of natures in 1874, in 1880 as a private university teacher, and in 1898 as an honorary extraordinary teacher. He worked for Alexander Braun in Berlin and Anton Kerner von Marilaun in Innsbruck both of which had a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synonym (taxonomy)
The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently. * In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linnaeus was the first to give a scientific name (under the currently used system of scientific nomenclature) to the Norway spruce, which he called ''Pinus abies''. This name is no longer in use, so it is now a synonym of the current scientific name, '' Picea abies''. * In zoology, moving a species from one genus to another results in a different binomen, but the name is considered an alternative combination rather than a synonym. The concept of synonymy in zoology is reserved for two names at the same rank that refers to a taxon at that rank - for example, the name ''Papilio prorsa'' Linnaeus, 1758 is a junior synonym of ''Papilio levana'' Linnaeus, 1758, being names for different seasonal forms of the species now referred to as ''Araschnia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acanthus Balcanicus
''Acanthus balcanicus'', is an endemism, endemic herbaceous perennial plant in the genus ''Acanthus (plant), Acanthus'', native to the Balcans, Balkan peninsula, up to Dalmatia. This plant is also cultivated in many European and American gardens. It grows to 80 cm tall, with basal clusters of deeply lobed and cut leaves. Leaves are dark green and shiny. It flowers in mid summer from July to August. Flowers are on a very long flowering stem and consist of a lower lip and upper tooth-like lip. Image:Acanthus balcanicus.jpg, Inflorescence bud Image:Acanthus balcanicus0.jpg, Opening inflorescence Image:Acanthus balcanicus03.jpg, Inflorescence Image:Acanthus balcanicus close-up3.jpg, Flower close-up Image:Acanthus balcanicus leaf.jpg, Leaf References External links Jardin! L’Encyclopedie Acanthus (plant), balcanicus {{Acanthaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaj Borge Vollesen
Kaj Borge Vollesen (born 27 January 1946) is a botanist. Life Vollessen received his MSc (1975) in Taxonomic Botany and PhD (1982) in Taxonomy and Ecology from The University of Copenhagen. Work He was a Principal Scientific Officer at the Kew Gardens until his retirement in 2006 and is now an Honorary Research Fellow. His work is principally focused on the Acanthaceae and Cyperaceae families of plants. Legacy He is the authority for at least 327 taxa In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular nam ... including: References 20th-century Danish botanists 1946 births Living people 21st-century Danish botanists Botanists active in Kew Gardens {{Botanist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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