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Grias
''Grias'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae, described by Linnaeus in 1759. It is native to northwestern South America, Central America, and Jamaica. They are small to medium-sized trees, growing to 5–15 m tall. The leaf, leaves are evergreen, Glossary of botanical terms#A, alternate, simple, Leaf shape, broad lanceolate, very large, up to 1 m long, with an entire or waved margin. The flowers are creamy white to yellow, with four petals; they are cauliflory, cauliflorous, produced in clusters on the trunk and stouter branches. The fruit is 6–15 cm long, with a fleshy coat; it is edible in several species. Grias neuberthii extracts show in vitro activity against human cancer cells. ;Accepted species References External linksField Museum: ''Grias'' photosField Museum Herbarium: ''Grias'' photos Grias, Ericales genera {{tree-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grias
''Grias'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae, described by Linnaeus in 1759. It is native to northwestern South America, Central America, and Jamaica. They are small to medium-sized trees, growing to 5–15 m tall. The leaf, leaves are evergreen, Glossary of botanical terms#A, alternate, simple, Leaf shape, broad lanceolate, very large, up to 1 m long, with an entire or waved margin. The flowers are creamy white to yellow, with four petals; they are cauliflory, cauliflorous, produced in clusters on the trunk and stouter branches. The fruit is 6–15 cm long, with a fleshy coat; it is edible in several species. Grias neuberthii extracts show in vitro activity against human cancer cells. ;Accepted species References External linksField Museum: ''Grias'' photosField Museum Herbarium: ''Grias'' photos Grias, Ericales genera {{tree-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grias Theobromicarpa
''Grias'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae, described by Linnaeus in 1759. It is native to northwestern South America, Central America, and Jamaica. They are small to medium-sized trees, growing to 5–15 m tall. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple, broad lanceolate, very large, up to 1 m long, with an entire or waved margin. The flowers are creamy white to yellow, with four petals; they are cauliflorous, produced in clusters on the trunk and stouter branches. The fruit In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particu ... is 6–15 cm long, with a fleshy coat; it is edible in several species. Grias neuberthii extracts show in vitro activity against human cancer cells. ;Accepted species References External linksField Museum: ''Grias'' phot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grias Subbullata
''Grias'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae, described by Linnaeus in 1759. It is native to northwestern South America, Central America, and Jamaica. They are small to medium-sized trees, growing to 5–15 m tall. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple, broad lanceolate, very large, up to 1 m long, with an entire or waved margin. The flowers are creamy white to yellow, with four petals; they are cauliflorous, produced in clusters on the trunk and stouter branches. The fruit In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particu ... is 6–15 cm long, with a fleshy coat; it is edible in several species. Grias neuberthii extracts show in vitro activity against human cancer cells. ;Accepted species References External linksField Museum: ''Grias'' phot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grias Purpuripetala
''Grias'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae, described by Linnaeus in 1759. It is native to northwestern South America, Central America, and Jamaica. They are small to medium-sized trees, growing to 5–15 m tall. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple, broad lanceolate, very large, up to 1 m long, with an entire or waved margin. The flowers are creamy white to yellow, with four petals; they are cauliflorous, produced in clusters on the trunk and stouter branches. The fruit In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particu ... is 6–15 cm long, with a fleshy coat; it is edible in several species. Grias neuberthii extracts show in vitro activity against human cancer cells. ;Accepted species References External linksField Museum: ''Grias'' phot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grias Peruviana
''Grias'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae, described by Linnaeus in 1759. It is native to northwestern South America, Central America, and Jamaica. They are small to medium-sized trees, growing to 5–15 m tall. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple, broad lanceolate, very large, up to 1 m long, with an entire or waved margin. The flowers are creamy white to yellow, with four petals; they are cauliflorous, produced in clusters on the trunk and stouter branches. The fruit In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particu ... is 6–15 cm long, with a fleshy coat; it is edible in several species. Grias neuberthii extracts show in vitro activity against human cancer cells. ;Accepted species References External linksField Museum: ''Grias'' phot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grias Neuberthii
''Grias'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae, described by Linnaeus in 1759. It is native to northwestern South America, Central America, and Jamaica. They are small to medium-sized trees, growing to 5–15 m tall. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple, broad lanceolate, very large, up to 1 m long, with an entire or waved margin. The flowers are creamy white to yellow, with four petals; they are cauliflorous, produced in clusters on the trunk and stouter branches. The fruit In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particu ... is 6–15 cm long, with a fleshy coat; it is edible in several species. Grias neuberthii extracts show in vitro activity against human cancer cells. ;Accepted species References External linksField Museum: ''Grias'' phot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grias Ecuadorica
''Grias'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae, described by Linnaeus in 1759. It is native to northwestern South America, Central America, and Jamaica. They are small to medium-sized trees, growing to 5–15 m tall. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple, broad lanceolate, very large, up to 1 m long, with an entire or waved margin. The flowers are creamy white to yellow, with four petals; they are cauliflorous, produced in clusters on the trunk and stouter branches. The fruit In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particu ... is 6–15 cm long, with a fleshy coat; it is edible in several species. Grias neuberthii extracts show in vitro activity against human cancer cells. ;Accepted species References External linksField Museum: ''Grias'' phot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grias Angustipetala
''Grias'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae, described by Linnaeus in 1759. It is native to northwestern South America, Central America, and Jamaica. They are small to medium-sized trees, growing to 5–15 m tall. The leaves are evergreen, alternate, simple, broad lanceolate, very large, up to 1 m long, with an entire or waved margin. The flowers are creamy white to yellow, with four petals; they are cauliflorous, produced in clusters on the trunk and stouter branches. The fruit In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particu ... is 6–15 cm long, with a fleshy coat; it is edible in several species. Grias neuberthii extracts show in vitro activity against human cancer cells. ;Accepted species References External linksField Museum: ''Grias'' phot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grias Cauliflora
''Grias cauliflora'', the anchovy pear,"anchovy pear" in ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 378. (also called the river pear) is a fruit native to Jamaica, Central America, and Colombia. It is often found near rivers or marshes in large colonies. It grows on the evergreen tree ''Grias cauliflora'' of the Lecythidaceae (Brazil nut) family. The edible nuts grow clumped together in large, round, woody and extremely hard seed pods the size of a large grapefruit. The meat of the seed (the "nut") is very rich in oil and grows from 7 to 9 cm long and 2 to 4 cm in diameter. The tree has fragrant yellow flowers about 5 cm across and grows to a height of about 15 m (50 feet). The anchovy pear tree bears spear-shaped, glossy leaves produced in palm-like tufts that reach an average length of 90 cm. The edible, brown, berrylike fruits for which it is cultivated for pickling are not related to the commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grias Longirachis
''Grias longirachis'' is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climate in these regions strongly affects the ecosystem because temperatures fall as elevation increases, causing the ecosystem to stratify. This stratification is a crucial f ...s. References longirachis Flora of Ecuador Endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Lecythidaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grias Colombiana
''Grias colombiana'' is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae The Lecythidaceae comprise a family of about 20 genera and 250–300 species of woody plants native to tropical South America, Africa (including Madagascar), Asia and Australia. The most important member of the family in world trade is the B .... It is found only in Colombia. References colombiana Vulnerable plants Endemic flora of Colombia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Plants described in 1951 {{Lecythidaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grias Multinervia
''Grias multinervia'' is a species of rainforest tree in the Monkeypot Family Lecythidaceae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku .... It is noteworthy for two things: Its very large seeds are up to three inches (77 mm) long by up to 1.17 inches (30 mm) wide. It also has very large leaves, up to 4' 9" (145 cm) long by up to 14 inches ( 35 cm) wide. References multinervia Flora of Colombia Flora of Ecuador Vulnerable plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Lecythidaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |