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Curio Citriformis
''Curio citriformis'', syn. ''Senecio citriformisis'', also known as string of tears, is a trailing succulent plant in the family Asteraceae native to South Africa that grows in rocky outcrops in clay soils. Description It is a scrambling plant with perpendicular-oriented, waxy and veined leaves that are spindle-shaped and small, which would somewhat resemble a lemon in outline. It is similar in appearance, in addition to being closely related, to Curio herreanus. This succulent plant has soft roots that can’t penetrate deep. This plant has white trumpet-shaped flowers that smell like cinnamon. Variegated species of String of Tears have leaves that are mixed light and dark green. It prefers bright indirect sunlight or partial shade. Sandy soil with irrigation once a week is ideal. The plant can be propagated by stem cuttings or divisions in the spring and summer seasons. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q15592989 Curio (plant), citriformis Flora of Southern Africa Garden p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae were first described in the year 1740. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchidaceae, and which is the larger family is unclear as the quantity of extant species in each family is unknown. Most species of Asteraceae are annual, biennial, or perennial herbaceous plants, but there are also shrubs, vines, and trees. The family has a widespread distribution, from subpolar to tropical regions in a wide variety of habitats. Most occur in hot desert and cold or hot semi-desert climates, and they are found on every continent but Antarctica. The primary common characteristic is the existence of sometimes hundreds of tiny individual florets which are held together by protective involucres in flower heads, or more technica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; and to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini. It also completely Enclave and exclave, enclaves the country Lesotho. It is the southernmost country on the mainland of the Old World, and the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous country located entirely south of the equator, after Tanzania. South Africa is a biodiversity hotspot, with unique biomes, plant and animal life. With over Demographics of South Africa, 60 million people, the country is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, 24th-most populous nation and covers an area of . South Africa has three capital cities, with the executive, judicial and le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lemon
The lemon (''Citrus limon'') is a species of small evergreen trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to Asia, primarily Northeast India (Assam), Northern Myanmar or China. The tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world, primarily for its juice, which has both culinary and cleaning uses. The pulp and rind are also used in cooking and baking. The juice of the lemon is about 5% to 6% citric acid, with a pH of around 2.2, giving it a sour taste. The distinctive sour taste of lemon juice makes it a key ingredient in drinks and foods such as lemonade and lemon meringue pie. History The origin of the lemon is unknown, though lemons are thought to have first grown in Assam (a region in northeast India), northern Myanmar or China. A genomic study of the lemon indicated it was a hybrid between bitter orange (sour orange) and citron. Lemons are supposed to have entered Europe near southern Italy no later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curio Herreanus
''Curio herreanus'', syn. ''Senecio herreanus'', which is also known as string of watermelons, string of beads, gooseberry plant and string of raindrops, is a flowering succulent plant in the daisy family Asteraceae that is native to South Africa. It is grown as an ornamental plant and is very similar in appearance to ' string of pearls', where the names may be conflated. Description Features 30 cm (12 in) long trailing stems and subglobose leaves that are dark green with purple stripes. It looks similar to string of pearls and string of tears, but has larger and longer leaves that, in a bright setting, would deepen the purple tones. Flowers are small with anthers that sit outside the small tube created by the petals, typical of Curio Curio may refer to: Objects *Bric-à-brac, lesser objets d'art for display * Cabinet of curiosities, a room-sized collection or exhibit of curios or curiosities *Collectables *Curio cabinet, a cabinet constructed for the display of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curio (plant)
''Curio'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Plants in the genus are evergreen succulents with long, striated leaves and discoid flower heads lacking ray florets. Taxonomy The genus was described by English botanist Paul V. Heath and published in ''Calyx'' 5(4): 136, 1997. It contains over 20 species, all of them formerly belonging to the genus ''Senecio''. Species * '' Curio acaulis'' * '' Curio archeri'' * '' Curio articulatus'' (''Kleinia articulata'') * '' Curio avasimontanus'' * '' Curio citriformis'' * '' Curio crassulifolius'' * '' Curio cuneifolius'' * '' Curio ficoides'' * ''Curio hallianus'' * '' Curio herreanus'' * '' Curio humbertii'' * '' Curio muirii'' * '' Curio ovoideus'' * '' Curio × peregrinus'' * '' Curio pondoensis'' * '' Curio radicans'' * ''Curio repens'' * '' Curio rowleyanus'' * '' Curio sulcicalyx'' * ''Curio talinoides ''Curio talinoides'', syn. ''Senecio mandraliscae'', also known as blue straws, blue chalks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora Of Southern Africa
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] |
