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Castilleae
The Castilleae are a tribe within the plant family Moraceae. It includes eight to 11 genera and 55–60 species including '' Castilla'', the Panama rubber tree. Members of the tribe are primarily Neotropical with two Afrotropical genera, one genus in New Guinea, and one in New Caledonia. The tribe's distinctive inflorescence is unisexual in monoecious species, with discoid to urceolate receptacles with involucrate bracts. Other characteristics of the group include septate wood fibers and self-pruning branches. Castilleae and ''Ficus'' Recent phylogenetic studies have highlighted a close sister relationship with the ''Ficus'' and have strongly supported the monophyly of the clade containing the Castilleae and ''Ficus''. The ancestral state of this clade and the origin of figs' distinctive inflorescence—the syconium—was disputed until recently, but new phylogenetic analyses suggest that the evolution of entomophily and of an involucre of bracts surrounding the flower primord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moraceae
The Moraceae — often called the mulberry family or fig family — are a family of flowering plants comprising about 38 genera and over 1100 species. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates; however, their distribution is cosmopolitan overall. The only synapomorphy within the Moraceae is presence of laticifers and milky sap in all parenchymatous tissues, but generally useful field characters include two carpels sometimes with one reduced, compound inconspicuous flowers, and compound fruits. The family includes well-known plants such as the fig, banyan, breadfruit, jackfruit, mulberry, and Osage orange. The 'flowers' of Moraceae are often pseudanthia (reduced inflorescences). Historical taxonomy Formerly included within the now defunct order Urticales, recent molecular studies have resulted in the family's placement within the Rosales in a clade called the urticalean rosids that also includes Ulmaceae, Celtidaceae, Cannabaceae, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syconium
Syconium (plural ''syconia'') is the type of inflorescence borne by figs (genus ''Ficus''), formed by an enlarged, fleshy, hollow receptacle with multiple ovaries on the inside surface. In essence, it is really a fleshy stem with a number of flowers, so it is considered both a multiple and accessory fruit. Etymology The term ''syconium'' comes from the Ancient Greek word (''sykon''), meaning "fig". Morphology The syconium is an urn-shaped receptacle which contains between 50 and 7000 (depending on the species) highly simplified uniovulate flowers or florets on its inner surface. It is closed off from most organisms by the ostiole, fringed by scale-like bracts. Syconia can be monoecious or functionally dioecious: the former contain female flowers with variable style length and few male flowers, and produce seeds and pollen. The latter have male and female forms in different plants: seed figs contain female flowers with long styles and produce seeds; gall figs contain female ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castilla (plant)
''Castilla'' (sometimes incorrectly spelled ''Castilloa'') is a genus of 3 species of large trees in the family Moraceae, native to Central and South America. Etymology This genus is named after Juan Diego del Castillo (d. 1793), a Spanish botanist who was a friend of Vicente Cervantes, who chose the name in his friend's honor. Description ''Castilla'' species are monoecious or dioecious trees up to 40 meters tall, with buttressed trunks and abundant white latex of commercial value. The branchlets have scars left by the fallen stipules. The leaves are oblong to elliptic, with entire margins. The inflorescences are surrounded by bracts and have small flowers. The male flowers are borne in lengthwise-folded kidney-shaped inflorescences and female flowers in globose inflorescences. The infrutescence varies in shape and has orange or red fruits. Ecology ''Castilla'' species exhibit a phenomenon known as cladoptosis, the regular shedding of branches. This may be an adaptation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antiaris
''Antiaris toxicaria'' is a tree in the mulberry and fig family, Moraceae. It is the only species currently recognized in the genus ''Antiaris''. The genus ''Antiaris'' was at one time considered to consist of several species, but is now regarded as just one variable species which can be further divided into five subspecies. One significant difference within the species is that the size of the fruit decreases as one travels from Africa to Polynesia. Antiaris has a remarkably wide distribution in tropical regions, occurring in Australia, tropical Asia, tropical Africa, Indonesia, the Philippines, Tonga, and various other tropical islands. Its seeds are spread by various birds and bats, and it is not clear how many of the populations are essentially invasive. The species is of interest as a source of wood, bark cloth, and pharmacological or toxic substances. Naming and etymology The generic epithet ''Antiaris'' is derived directly from the Javanese language, Javanese name for it: '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germplasm Resources Information Network
Germplasm Resources Information Network or GRIN is an online USDA National Genetic Resources Program software project to comprehensively manage the computer database for the holdings of all plant germplasm collected by the National Plant Germplasm System. GRIN has extended its role to manage information on the germplasm reposits of insect (invertebrate), microbial, and animal species (see sub-projects). Description The site is a resource for identifying taxonomic information (scientific names) as well as common names on more than 500,000 accessions (distinct varieties, cultivars etc.) of plants covering 10,000 species; It gives 450,000 accessions (outdated; GRIN gives 500,000 as of June 2012). both economically important ones and wild species. It profiles plants that are invasive or noxious weeds, threatened or endangered, giving out data on worldwide distribution of its habitat; as well as passport information. GRIN also incorporates an Economic Plants Database. The network ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparattosyce
''Sparattosyce'' is a genus of trees in the family Moraceae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia in the Pacific and contains two species. Its closest relative is '' Antiaropsis'' from New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second-largest island with an area of . Located in Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Australia by the wide Torr ....Zerega, N. J. C., W. L. Clement, S. L. Datwyler, and G. D. Weiblen. (2005) Biogeography and Divergence Times in the Mulberry Family (Moraceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 37 (2): 402–16. Species The genus consists of the following two species: * '' Sparattosyce balansae'' * '' Sparattosyce dioica'' References External links * {{Taxonbar, from=Q9079232 Endemic flora of New Caledonia Moraceae Moraceae genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudolmedia
''Pseudolmedia'' is a flowering plant genus in the mulberry family (Moraceae). Species are found in southern Mexico, the Caribbean, and Meso- and South America. They are known in Latin America as ''lechechiva'' (approximately "goat's milk tree") and used for timber, construction wood, and sometimes in folk medicine. Selected species * ''Pseudolmedia ferruginea'' (Poepp. & Endl.) Trécul ( type) * '' Pseudolmedia gentryi'' C.C.Berg * '' Pseudolmedia glabrata'' (Liebm.) C.C.Berg, called cherry * '' Pseudolmedia havanensis'' Trécul (type) * '' Pseudolmedia hirtula'' Kuhlm. * '' Pseudolmedia laevigata'' Trécul * '' Pseudolmedia laevis'' (Ruiz & Pav.) J.F.Macbr. * '' Pseudolmedia macrophylla'' Trécul * '' Pseudolmedia manabiensis'' C.C.Berg * ''Pseudolmedia mollis'' Standl. * ''Pseudolmedia rigida'' (Klotzsch & H.Karst.) Cuatrec. * '' Pseudolmedia spuria'' (Sw.) Griseb. : List sources : * Note: Despite having been designated as types for this genus, The Plant List considers ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poulsenia
''Poulsenia'' is a monotypic genus of trees in the family Moraceae The Moraceae — often called the mulberry family or fig family — are a family of flowering plants comprising about 38 genera and over 1100 species. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates; however .... The only species is ''Poulsenia armata'', native to rainforests from Mexico south to Bolivia. References Moraceae Monotypic Rosales genera Trees of Peru Trees of Bolivia Trees of Panama Trees of Mexico Trees of Venezuela Trees of Ecuador Trees of Costa Rica Trees of Nicaragua Trees of Colombia Trees of Guatemala Trees of Brazil Trees of Belize Trees of Honduras Moraceae genera {{Moraceae genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perebea
''Perebea'' is a genus of plant in family Moraceae. Selected species * '' P. angustifolia'' (Poepp. & Endl.) C.C.Berg * '' P. glabrifolia'' (Ducke) C.C.Berg. * '' P. guianensis'' Aubl. ( type) * '' P. hispidula'' Standl. * '' P. humilis'' C.C.Berg * '' P. longepedunculata'' C.C.Berg * '' P. mennegae'' C.C.Berg * '' P. mollis'' (Poepp. & Endl.) Huber * '' P. rubra'' (Trécul) C.C.Berg * '' P. tessmannii'' Mildbr. * '' P. xanthochyma'' H.Karst. : List sources : : * This species is a synonym of ''P. rubra'' subsp. ''glabrifolia'' References External linksOriginal genus description by Fusée Aublet from ''Hooker’s Icones Plantarum'', vol. 27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naucleopsis
''Naucleopsis'' is a plant genus in family Moraceae The Moraceae — often called the mulberry family or fig family — are a family of flowering plants comprising about 38 genera and over 1100 species. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates; however .... Species References External links ''Naucleopsis'' Miq.at Tropicos. Retrieved 4 December 2013. Further reading * Flora of South America Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel Moraceae genera {{Moraceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesogyne
''Mesogyne'' is a genus of plants in the family Moraceae The Moraceae — often called the mulberry family or fig family — are a family of flowering plants comprising about 38 genera and over 1100 species. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates; however .... The genus is found in east Africa. Species include: * '' Mesogyne henriquesii'' Engl. * '' Mesogyne insignis'' Engl. References Moraceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Moraceae genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maquira
''Maquira'' is a genus of trees in the family Moraceae, native to South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout .... Taxonomy The genus ''Maquira'' contains the following species: * '' Maquira calophylla'' (Poepp. & Endl.) C.C.Berg * '' Maquira coriacea'' C.C.Berg * '' Maquira guianensis'' Aubl. * '' Maquira sclerophylla'' (Ducke) C.C.Berg References Moraceae Moraceae genera {{Moraceae genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
