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Bruniaceae
Bruniaceae is a family of shrubs native to the cape region of South Africa. They are mostly restricted to the Cape Province, but a small number of species occur in KwaZulu-Natal. Description Species belonging to the Bruniaceae are heath-like shrubs. They have small, hard, scaly leaves that are alternate but regularly set and overlapping. A distinct character is the minute black tip of the leaves when these are young. The inflorescence is a dense spike or spherical flowerhead with up to 400 flowers at the end of the stems. Individual flowers are tube-shaped and hermaphrodite, there are five sepals which may be free or connected at their rim, while the ovary sits under the other parts of the flower. The fruit is dry when ripe, opens with two or four valves and contains fleshy seeds. Taxonomy In the APG II taxonomy they are placed in the order Lamiales, but a 2008 study suggested that they are sister to the Columelliaceae, and the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website proposes incorporatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunia (plant)
''Brunia'' is a genus of shrubs of the family Bruniaceae, native to the cape region of South Africa. Taxonomy The genus was described by Carl Linnaeus and published in ''Species Plantarum'' 1: 199 in the year 1753. The type species is ''Brunia paleacea'' P.J.Bergius, Descriptiones Plantarum ex Capite Bonae Spei, 56. (1767) The name ''Brunia'' is thought to have been derived from the apothecary, Dr Cornelis Brun, who travelled in Russia and the Levant, although it could also be in commemoration of Dr Alexander Brown, a ship's surgeon and a collector who worked in the East Indies around 1690.Umberto Quattrocchi Species *'' Brunia africana'' Burm.f. *'' Brunia angulata'' *'' Brunia barnardii'' *'' Brunia bullata'' *'' Brunia callunoides'' *'' Brunia compacta'' *'' Brunia cordata'' *'' Brunia dregeana'' *'' Brunia esterhuyseniae'' *'' Brunia fragarioides'' *'' Brunia laevis'' *'' Brunia latebracteata'' *'' Brunia macrocephala'' *'' Brunia microphylla'' *'' Brunia monogyna'' *'' Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berzelia Lanuginosa
''Berzelia lanuginosa'', commonly known as common button bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bruniaceae native to the Western Cape region of South Africa. It is a perennial shrub that is hardy from USDA hardiness zone A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most wide ...s 9a to 11. It grows to be tall. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q17235897 Bruniaceae Endemic flora of South Africa Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Taxa named by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thamnea
''Thamnea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bruniaceae Bruniaceae is a family of shrubs native to the cape region of South Africa. They are mostly restricted to the Cape Province, but a small number of species occur in KwaZulu-Natal. Description Species belonging to the Bruniaceae are heath-like s .... Its native range is South African Republic. Species: *'' Thamnea depressa'' *'' Thamnea gracilis'' *'' Thamnea hirtella'' *'' Thamnea massoniana'' *'' Thamnea matroosbergensis'' *'' Thamnea teres'' *'' Thamnea thesioides'' *'' Thamnea uniflora'' *'' Thamnea ustulata'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q9086618 Bruniaceae Asterid genera Taxa named by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart Taxa named by Daniel Solander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staavia
''Staavia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bruniaceae. It is native to the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic. The genus name of ''Staavia'' is in honour of Martin Staaf (1731–1788), a correspondent with Carl Linnaeus, in Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has .... It was first described and published in Observ. Bot. on page 15 in 1787. Knowns species According to Kew: *'' Staavia brownii'' *'' Staavia capitella'' *'' Staavia dodii'' *'' Staavia glutinosa'' *'' Staavia phylicoides'' *'' Staavia pinifolia'' *'' Staavia radiata'' *'' Staavia staavioides'' *'' Staavia trichotoma'' *'' Staavia verticillata'' *'' Staavia zeyheri'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q9079526 Bruniaceae Asterid genera Plants described in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audouinia
''Audouinia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bruniaceae Bruniaceae is a family of shrubs native to the cape region of South Africa. They are mostly restricted to the Cape Province, but a small number of species occur in KwaZulu-Natal. Description Species belonging to the Bruniaceae are heath-like s .... Its native range is South African Republic. Species: *'' Audouinia capitata'' *'' Audouinia esterhuyseniae'' *'' Audouinia hispida'' *'' Audouinia laevis'' *'' Audouinia laxa'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5711487 Bruniaceae Asterid genera Taxa named by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruniales
Bruniales is a valid botanic name at the rank of order. Until recently it was not in use, but a 2008 study suggested that Bruniaceae and Columelliaceae are sister clades. The latest revision of the APG system, APG III, places both families as the only members of the order Bruniales, which is sister to the Apiales, and one of the asterid In the APG IV system (2016) for the classification of flowering plants, the name asterids denotes a clade (a monophyletic group). Asterids is the largest group of flowering plants, with more than 80,000 species, about a third of the total flo ... taxa. The APG III phylogenetic tree for the asterids is: References Angiosperm orders {{Asterid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columelliaceae
Columelliaceae is a family of trees and shrubs native to the Andes of South America. In the APG II taxonomy it is placed in the order Lamiales, but a 2008 study suggested that the family is sister to the Bruniaceae, and the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website proposes incorporating this finding by placing both families in order Bruniales. The APG III system The APG III system of flowering plant classification is the third version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy being developed by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG). Published in 2009, it was superseded in 2016 by a fu ... of 2009 thus does place Columelliaceae in the Bruniales. References External links * * Asterid families Bruniales Flora of South America {{asterid-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berzelia
''Berzelia'' is a genus consisting of 12 species of upright, wiry-stemmed, evergreen shrubs with a dense covering of small, fine, needle-like leaves. The flowers which appear in spring and summer, are minute but are packed in spherical clusters, of which there are several per head of bloom. The flowers are white to cream and, because the stamens extend beyond the tiny petals, the flowerheads appear to be studded with protrusions. In cultivation, they are best grown in light well-drained soil with adequate moisture, positioning in full sun. Light trimming will retain the compact form after flowering. Most species are easily propagated from seed or small half-hardened tip cuttings. Species '' Berzelia abrotanoides'' '' Berzelia arachnoidea'' '' Berzelia bruniaceae'' '' Berzelia burchellii'' '' Berzelia commutata'' '' Berzelia comosa'' '' Berzelia cordifolia'' '' Berzelia dregeana'' '' Berzelia ecklonii'' '' Berzelia galpinii'' '' Berzelia incurva'' '' Berzelia intermedia'' ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
APG II
The APG II system (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II system) of plant classification is the second, now obsolete, version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy that was published in April 2003 by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group.Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2003)An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II.''Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society'' 141(4): 399-436. doi: 10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.t01-1-00158.x It was a revision of the first APG system, published in 1998, and was superseded in 2009 by a further revision, the APG III system. History APG II was published as: *Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2003). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG II". ''Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society'' 141(4): 399-436. (Available onlineAbstractFull text (HTML)Full text (PDF) doi: 10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.t01-1-00158.x) Each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora Of The Cape Provinces
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] |
Asterid Families
In the APG IV system (2016) for the classification of flowering plants, the name asterids denotes a clade (a monophyletic group). Asterids is the largest group of flowering plants, with more than 80,000 species, about a third of the total flowering plant species. Well-known plants in this clade include the common daisy, forget-me-nots, nightshades (including potatoes, eggplants, tomatoes, chili peppers and tobacco), the common sunflower, petunias, yacon, morning glory, sweet potato, coffee, lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, honeysuckle, ash tree, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, table herbs such as mint, basil, and rosemary, and rainforest trees such as Brazil nut. Most of the taxa belonging to this clade had been referred to as Asteridae in the Cronquist system (1981) and as Sympetalae in earlier systems. The name asterids (not necessarily capitalised) resembles the earlier botanical name but is intended to be the name of a clade rather than a formal ranked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
