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Eriocaulaceae
The Eriocaulaceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the order Poales, commonly known as the pipewort family. The family is large, with about 1207 known species described in seven genera. They are widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regions, particularly the Americas. Very few species extend to temperate regions, with only 16 species in the United States, mostly in the southern states from California to Florida, only two species in Canada, and only one species (''Eriocaulon aquaticum'') in Europe. They tend to be associated with wet soils, many growing in shallow water. This is also reported from the southern part of India and the regions of Western Ghats hot spots. The species are mostly herbaceous perennial plants, though some are annual plants; they resemble plants in the related families Cyperaceae (sedges) and Juncaceae (rushes), and like them, have rather small, wind-pollinated flowers grouped together in ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eriocaulon
''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species commonly known as pipeworts, of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regions, particularly southern Asia and the Americas. A few species extend to temperate regions, with ca. 10 species in the United States, mostly in the southern states from California to Florida, and only two species in Canada; China has 35 species, also mostly southern. Only one species (''E. aquaticum'') occurs in Europe, where it is confined to the Atlantic Ocean coasts of Scotland and Ireland; this species also occurs in eastern North America and is thought to be a relatively recent natural colonist in Europe. In the Americas, ''Eriocaulon'' is the only genus in its family that occurs north of Florida. They tend to be associated with wet soils, many growing in shallow water, in wetlands, or in wet savannas like flatwoods. In wet soils, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syngonanthus
''Syngonanthus'' is a genus of plant in family Eriocaulaceae. It is native to tropical Africa and to Latin America (from Mexico and Cuba south to Argentina).Huft, M. J. 1994. 261. Eriocaulaceae. 6: 178–184. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez & A.O. Chater (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D. F. * '' Syngonanthus acephalus'' Hensold - Amazonas State in Venezuela * '' Syngonanthus albopulvinatus'' (Moldenke) Moldenke - Venezuela * '' Syngonanthus allenii'' Moldenke - Colombia, Amazonas State in Brazil * '' Syngonanthus amapensis'' Moldenke - Colombia, Venezuela, northwestern Brazil * '' Syngonanthus amazonicus'' Moldenke - Colombia, Venezuela, northwestern Brazil * '' Syngonanthus androsaceus'' (Griseb.) Ruhland - Cuba * '' Syngonanthus angolensis'' H.E.Hess - Angola, Zaïre, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi * '' Syngonanthus anomalus'' (Körn.) Ruhland - Colombia, Venezuela, northern Brazil, Ecuador, the Guianas * '' Syngonanthus anthemidifloru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poales
The Poales are a large order of flowering plants in the monocotyledons, and includes families of plants such as the grasses, bromeliads, and sedges. Sixteen plant families are currently recognized by botanists to be part of Poales. Description The flowers are typically small, enclosed by bracts, and arranged in inflorescences (except in three species of the genus ''Mayaca'', which possess very reduced, one-flowered inflorescences). The flowers of many species are wind pollinated; the seeds usually contain starch. Taxonomy The APG III system (2009) accepts the order within a monocot clade called commelinids, and accepts the following 16 families: The earlier APG system (1998) adopted the same placement of the order, although it used the spelling "commelinoids". It did not include the Bromeliaceae and Mayaceae, but had the additional families Prioniaceae (now included in Thurniaceae), Sparganiaceae (now in Typhaceae), and Hydatellaceae (now transferred out of the monocots; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comanthera
''Comanthera'' is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae. It is native to tropical South America. The name was first published in 1937 with one species ''(C. linderi,'' now called ''C. kegeliana).'' More recent authors Parra, L.R., Giulietti, A.M., Gomes de Andrade, M.J. & van den Berg, C. (2010). Reestablishment and new circumscription of ''Comanthera'' (Eriocaulaceae). Taxon 59: 1135-1146. reexamined the group and concluded that several other species should be transferred into ''Comanthera.'' #'' Comanthera aciphylla'' (Bong.) L.R.Parra & Giul. - Minas Gerais #'' Comanthera aurifibrata'' (Silveira) L.R.Parra & Giul. - Brazil, Colombia #'' Comanthera bahiensis'' (Moldenke) L.R.Parra & Giul. - Morro do Chapéu Morro do Chapéu is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Bahia, 386 km northwest of its capital, Salvador, 1012 meters above the sea level, because of which it is one of the coolest towns in Bahia, with temperatures occasionally falling ... in Bahia #'' Comanth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paepalanthus
''Paepalanthus'' is a genus of plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. It has about 300-400 species, native mostly to tropical Africa and Latin America, with a few species in Japan and Madagascar.Trovó, M. & Takeo Sano, P. (2010). Taxonomic survey of ''Paepalanthus'' section ''Diphyomene'' (Eriocaulaceae). Phytotaxa 14: 49-55. Selected species *''Paepalanthus bromelioides ''Paepalanthus bromelioides'' is a species in the flowering plant family Eriocaulaceae. This family is placed in the Poales, close to the Bromeliaceae, whose morphology this genus shares. ''Paepalanthus bromelioides'' is native to Cerrado, ...'' *'' Paepalanthus celsus'' References Further reading * Eriocaulaceae {{Poales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tonina (plant)
''Tonina fluviatilis'' is a plant species in the Eriocaulaceae. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus ''Tonina'', native to southern Mexico, Central America, northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, northern Brazil, and the Guianas), Cuba and Trinidad Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago. The island lies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela and sits on the continental shelf of South America. It is often referred to as the southernmos .... One use of the plant is for medicinal purposes. The plant is ground up and mixed with a bark to make a liquid in which to bathe nursing infants. It is thought to give the infant strength. It is also used as an aquarium plant. The shape of its leaf is pleasing and its color makes a good contrast with other plants when it is planted in small groups. However, it is difficult to grow as an aquarium plant. References External linksSmithsonian Plant Collecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rondonanthus
''Rondonanthus'' is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae. It endemic to northern South America.Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. #'' Rondonanthus acopanensis'' (Moldenke) Hensold & Giul. - Bolívar State of Venezuela #'' Rondonanthus capillaceus'' (Klotzsch ex Körn.) Hensold & Giul. - Bolívar and Amazonas States of Venezuela; Guyana, northern Brazil #'' Rondonanthus caulescens'' (Moldenke) Hensold & Giul. - Aprada-tepui of Venezuela #'' Rondonanthus duidae'' (Gleason) Hensold & Giul - Bolívar and Amazonas States of Venezuela; northern Brazil #'' Rondonanthus flabelliformis'' (Moldenke) Hensold & Giul. - Toronó-tepui of Venezuela #'' Rondonanthus roraimae'' (Oliv.) Herzog - Mount Roraima Mount Roraima ( es, Monte Roraima; Tepuy Roraima; Cerro Roraima pt, Monte Roraima ) is the highest of the Pakaraima chain of tepuis (table-top mountain) or plateaux in South Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesanthemum
''Mesanthemum'' is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae, first described in 1856. It is native to tropical Africa and Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa ....Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. #'' Mesanthemum africanum'' Moldenke - Mozambique, Zimbabwe #'' Mesanthemum albidum'' Lecomte - Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone #'' Mesanthemum angustitepalum'' Kimp - Zaïre #'' Mesanthemum auratum'' Lecomte - Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau #'' Mesanthemum bennae'' Jacq.-Fél - Guinea #'' Mesanthemum cupricola'' Kimp - Zaïre #'' Mesanthemum glabrum'' Kimp - Zaïre, Angola, Zambia #'' Mesanthemum jaegeri'' Jacq.-Fél - Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Nigeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leiothrix (plant)
''Leiothrix '' is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae. It is native to tropical South America.Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. #'' Leiothrix affinis'' Silveira - Minas Gerais #'' Leiothrix amazonica'' Moldenke - Pará #'' Leiothrix angustifolia'' (Körn.) Ruhland - Bahia #'' Leiothrix araxaensis'' Silveira - Minas Gerais #'' Leiothrix arechavaletae'' (Körn.) Ruhland - Uruguay #'' Leiothrix argentea'' Silveira - Minas Gerais #'' Leiothrix argyroderma'' Ruhland - southeastern Brazil #'' Leiothrix arrecta'' Ruhland - Minas Gerais #'' Leiothrix barreirensis'' Silveira - Minas Gerais #'' Leiothrix beckii'' (Szyszyl. ex Wawra) Ruhland - Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro #'' Leiothrix celiae'' Moldenke - Cerro Yutajé in Amazonas State of Venezuela #'' Leiothrix cipoensis'' Giul - Minas Gerais #'' Leiothrix crassifolia'' (Bong.) Ruhland - Minas Gerais #'' Leiothrix curvifolia'' (B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lachnocaulon
''Lachnocaulon'' (bogbutton) is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae. It contains 7 known species, native to Cuba and to the southeastern United States (from Texas to Virginia).Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. * '' Lachnocaulon anceps'' (Walter) Morong - from Texas to Virginia; Isla de la Juventud in Cuba * '' Lachnocaulon beyrichianum'' Sporl. ex Körn - Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina * †'' Lachnocaulon cubense'' Ruhland - Cuba, apparently extinct * '' Lachnocaulon digynum'' Körn - from eastern Texas to the Florida Panhandle The Florida Panhandle (also West Florida and Northwest Florida) is the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Florida; it is a Salient (geography), salient roughly long and wide, lying between Alabama on the north and the west, Georgia (U. ... * '' Lachnocaulon ekmanii'' Ruhland - Cuba * '' Lachnocaulon engleri'' Ruhl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actinocephalus
''Actinocephalus'' is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae, first described in 2004. The entire genus is endemic to Brazil. It was formerly regarded as part of the related genus ''Paepalanthus ''Paepalanthus'' is a genus of plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. It has about 300-400 species, native mostly to tropical Africa and Latin America, with a few species in Japan and Madagascar.Trovó, M. & Takeo Sano, P. (2010). Taxonomic survey o ...'', but recent studies have suggested that the two groups are better separated.Costa, Fabiane Nepomuceno. 2013. Novon 22(3): 285-288. * '' Actinocephalus aggregatus'' F.N.Costa - Minas Gerais * '' Actinocephalus bongardii'' (A.St.-Hil.) Sano - eastern + southern Brazil * '' Actinocephalus brachypus'' (Bong.) Sano - Minas Gerais * '' Actinocephalus cabralensis'' (Silveira) Sano - Minas Gerais * '' Actinocephalus callophyllus'' (Silveira) Sano - Minas Gerais * '' Actinocephalus ciliatus'' (Bong.) Sano - Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro * '' Actin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head (botany)
A pseudanthium (Greek for "false flower"; ) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. The word is sometimes used for other structures that are neither a true flower nor a true inflorescence. Examples of pseudanthia include flower heads, composite flowers, or capitula, which are special types of inflorescences in which anything from a small cluster to hundreds or sometimes thousands of flowers are grouped together to form a single flower-like structure. Pseudanthia take various forms. The real flowers (the florets) are generally small and often greatly reduced, but the pseudanthium itself can sometimes be quite large (as in the heads of some varieties of sunflower). Pseudanthia are characteristic of the daisy and sunflower family (Asteraceae), whose flowers are differentiated into ray flowers and disk flowers, unique to this family. The disk flowers in the center of the pseudanthium are actinomorphic and the corolla is fused into a tube. Flowers on the periphery are zygomorp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
