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Dandya (plant)
''Dandya'' is a genus of about four species of flowering plants, all endemic to Mexico. In the APG III system, APG III classification system, it is placed in the Asparagaceae, asparagus family, and the Brodiaeoideae, cluster lily subfamily (formerly the family Themidaceae).Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(1): 1-76. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.. #''Dandya balsensis'' A.R.López-Ferrari & Espejo - central and southern Mexico #''Dandya hannibalii'' L.W.Lenz - Michoacán #''Dandya purpusii'' (Brandegee) H.E.Moore - Coahuila #''Dandya thadhowardii'' L.W.Lenz - Michoacán, Guerrero References Asparagaceae genera Brodiaeoideae Endemic flora of Mexico {{Asparagaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. An internationally important botanical research and education institution, it employs 1,100 staff. Its board of trustees is chaired by Dame Amelia Fawcett. The organisation manages botanic gardens at Kew in Richmond upon Thames in south-west London, and at Wakehurst, a National Trust property in Sussex which is home to the internationally important Millennium Seed Bank, whose scientists work with partner organisations in more than 95 countries. Kew, jointly with the Forestry Commission, founded Bedgebury National Pinetum in Kent in 1923, specialising in growing conifers. In 1994, the Castle Howard Arboretum Trust, which runs the Yorkshire Arboretum, was formed as a partnership between Kew and the Castle Howard Estate. In 2019, the organisation had 2,316,699 public visitors at Kew, and 312,813 at Wakehurst. Its site at Kew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |