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Calceolaria Chaetostemon
''Calceolaria'' (), also called lady's purse, slipper flower and pocketbook flower,"Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", pp. 166-167 Könemann, 2004. or slipperwort, is a genus of plants in the family Calceolariaceae, sometimes classified in Scrophulariaceae by some authors. This genus consists of about 388 species of shrubs, lianas and herbs, and the geographical range extends from Patagonia to central Mexico, with its distribution centre in Andean region. ''Calceolaria'' species have usually yellow or orange flowers, which can have red or purple spots. The ''Calceolaria'' Herbeohybrida group, also called ''C. herbeohybrida'' Voss, is a group of ornamental hybrids known only in cultivation, called florists' slipperwort. Species ''Calceolaria'' contains the following species: *'' Calceolaria aconcaguina'' Phil. *''Calceolaria adenanthera'' Molau *''Calceolaria adenocalyx'' Molau *''Calceolaria aiseniana'' Ehrh. *''Calceola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypripedium
''Cypripedium'' is a genus of 58 species and nothospecies of hardy Orchidaceae, orchids; it is one of five genera that together compose the subfamily of lady's slipper orchids (Cypripedioideae). They are widespread across much of the Northern Hemisphere, including most of Europe and Africa (Algeria) (one species), Russia, China, Central Asia, Canada the United States, Mexico, and Central America. They are most commonly known as slipper orchids, lady's slipper orchids, or ladyslippers; other common names include moccasin flower, camel's foot, squirrel foot, steeple cap, Venus' shoes, and whippoorwill shoe. An abbreviation used in trade journals is "''Cyp.''" The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek (), an early reference in Greek myth to Aphrodite, and (), meaning "sandal". Most of ''Cypripedium'' grow in temperate and subtropical climates, but some species grow in the tundra in Alaska and Siberia, which is an unusually cold habitat for orchids. Other species occur well i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Voss (botanist)
Andreas Voss (12 March 1857 – 9 April 1924) was a German botanist and horticulturist. From 1878 to 1882 he worked as a gardener at the agricultural school in Hildesheim Hildesheim (; or ; ) is a city in Lower Saxony, in north-central Germany with 101,693 inhabitants. It is in the district of Hildesheim (district), Hildesheim, about southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste River, a small tributary of t .... From 1890 onward, he worked as an independent author. He was editor of the horticultural publicatio''Der Deutsche Gartenrat'' He was the author of a popular botanical dictionary for gardeners, titled ''Botanisches Hilfs- und Wörterbuch'' (6th edition, 1922). He also edited the third edition of '' Vilmorin's Blumengärtnerei'' (1896). Other noted works by Voss include: * ''Gründzüge der Gartenkultur; Wachstumsbedingungen, Bodenbereitung, Anzucht, Schnitt und Schutz'', 1894 – Foundations of garden culture; growth conditions, soil preparation, breeding, cut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calceolaria Angustiflora
''Calceolaria'' (), also called lady's purse, slipper flower and pocketbook flower,"Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", pp. 166-167 Könemann, 2004. or slipperwort, is a genus of plants in the family Calceolariaceae, sometimes classified in Scrophulariaceae by some authors. This genus consists of about 388 species of shrubs, lianas and herbs, and the geographical range extends from Patagonia to central Mexico, with its distribution centre in Andean region. ''Calceolaria'' species have usually yellow or orange flowers, which can have red or purple spots. The ''Calceolaria'' Herbeohybrida group, also called ''C. herbeohybrida'' Voss, is a group of ornamental hybrids known only in cultivation, called florists' slipperwort. Species ''Calceolaria'' contains the following species: *'' Calceolaria aconcaguina'' Phil. *'' Calceolaria adenanthera'' Molau *'' Calceolaria adenocalyx'' Molau *'' Calceolaria aiseniana'' Ehrh. *'' C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calceolaria Adenanthera
''Calceolaria adenanthera'' is a species of plant Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with c ... in the Calceolariaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. References Endemic flora of Ecuador adenanthera Vulnerable plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Lamiales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
