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Elephantorrhiza Elephantina
''Elephantorrhiza elephantina'', commonly known as the eland's wattle or elephant's root, is a subshrub in the mimosoid clade of legumes. They occur widely and in several bioregions of southern Africa. Considerable size variation has been noted, and polyploidy was suspected. Description They have a suffrutescent habit typical of their genus. They produce unbranched and unarmed aerial stems of less than a metre tall. The various populations show considerable variation in terms of the number of pinnae pairs and the number, size and shape of the leaflets. They flower from September to November and are pollinated mainly by the African honeybee. The flowering racemes are typically confined to the lower part of the stem, so that the pods are usually suspended just above ground level, or alternatively rest inconspicuously on the ground. Similar species '' Elephantorrhiza burkei'' has similar aerial parts, but its seeds are consistently smaller than those of ''E. elephantina''.cf. Botha ...
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Elephantorrhiza Burkei
''Elephantorrhiza burkei'', commonly known as the elephant root or sumach bean, is a deciduous shrub or small tree in the mimosoid clade of legumes. It is native to southern Africa, where it is found on rocky slopes or ridges, in either woodland, grassland or scrubland. The species is named after the botanist Joseph Burke. Description The shrub or small tree has a dense rounded crown, and usually reaches between 1 and 3 metres in height. The grey bark turns brown and eventually blackish as the tree ages. The bipinnately compound leaves measure some 25 cm long, and bear 4 to 8 pinnae with 12 to 23 pairs of leaflets each. Their fragrant, creamy white to yellow flowers appear in early summer, and are pollinated mainly by the African honeybee. Mature specimens carry their flowering racemes on branched stems some distance from the ground, and the pods are consequently conspicuous. The flower spikes grow from the leaf axils and are 5 to 10 cm long. Their elongate, flattened, ...
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Elephantorrhiza Goetzei
''Elephantorrhiza'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It has the following species: * ''Elephantorrhiza burkei'' Benth. * ''Elephantorrhiza elephantina ''Elephantorrhiza elephantina'', commonly known as the eland's wattle or elephant's root, is a subshrub in the mimosoid clade of legumes. They occur widely and in several bioregions of southern Africa. Considerable size variation has been noted, ...'' (Burch.) Skeels * '' Elephantorrhiza goetzei'' (Harms) Harms * '' Elephantorrhiza obliqua'' Burtt Davy * '' Elephantorrhiza praetermissa'' J.H.Ross * '' Elephantorrhiza schinziana'' Dinter * '' Elephantorrhiza suffruticosa'' Schinz * '' Elephantorrhiza woodii'' E.Phillips References Mimosoids Fabaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Mimosoideae-stub ...
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Elephantorrhiza Obliqua
''Elephantorrhiza'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It has the following species: * ''Elephantorrhiza burkei'' Benth. * ''Elephantorrhiza elephantina'' (Burch.) Skeels * ''Elephantorrhiza goetzei ''Elephantorrhiza'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It has the following species: * ''Elephantorrhiza burkei'' Benth. * ''Elephantorrhiza elephantina ''Elephantorrhiza elephantina'', commonly known as the eland's wattl ...'' (Harms) Harms * '' Elephantorrhiza obliqua'' Burtt Davy * '' Elephantorrhiza praetermissa'' J.H.Ross * '' Elephantorrhiza schinziana'' Dinter * '' Elephantorrhiza suffruticosa'' Schinz * '' Elephantorrhiza woodii'' E.Phillips References Mimosoids Fabaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Mimosoideae-stub ...
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Elephantorrhiza Praetermissa
''Elephantorrhiza'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It has the following species: * ''Elephantorrhiza burkei'' Benth. * ''Elephantorrhiza elephantina'' (Burch.) Skeels * ''Elephantorrhiza goetzei'' (Harms) Harms * ''Elephantorrhiza obliqua ''Elephantorrhiza'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It has the following species: * ''Elephantorrhiza burkei'' Benth. * ''Elephantorrhiza elephantina'' (Burch.) Skeels * ''Elephantorrhiza goetzei ''Elephantorrhiza'' ...'' Burtt Davy * '' Elephantorrhiza praetermissa'' J.H.Ross * '' Elephantorrhiza schinziana'' Dinter * '' Elephantorrhiza suffruticosa'' Schinz * '' Elephantorrhiza woodii'' E.Phillips References Mimosoids Fabaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Mimosoideae-stub ...
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Elephantorrhiza Schinziana
''Elephantorrhiza'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It has the following species: * ''Elephantorrhiza burkei'' Benth. * ''Elephantorrhiza elephantina'' (Burch.) Skeels * ''Elephantorrhiza goetzei'' (Harms) Harms * ''Elephantorrhiza obliqua'' Burtt Davy * ''Elephantorrhiza praetermissa ''Elephantorrhiza'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It has the following species: * ''Elephantorrhiza burkei'' Benth. * ''Elephantorrhiza elephantina'' (Burch.) Skeels * ''Elephantorrhiza goetzei'' (Harms) Harms * ''Ele ...'' J.H.Ross * '' Elephantorrhiza schinziana'' Dinter * '' Elephantorrhiza suffruticosa'' Schinz * '' Elephantorrhiza woodii'' E.Phillips References Mimosoids Fabaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Mimosoideae-stub ...
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Elephantorrhiza Woodii
''Elephantorrhiza'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It has the following species: * ''Elephantorrhiza burkei'' Benth. * ''Elephantorrhiza elephantina'' (Burch.) Skeels * ''Elephantorrhiza goetzei'' (Harms) Harms * ''Elephantorrhiza obliqua'' Burtt Davy * ''Elephantorrhiza praetermissa'' J.H.Ross * ''Elephantorrhiza schinziana ''Elephantorrhiza'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It has the following species: * ''Elephantorrhiza burkei'' Benth. * ''Elephantorrhiza elephantina'' (Burch.) Skeels * ''Elephantorrhiza goetzei'' (Harms) Harms * ''Ele ...'' Dinter * '' Elephantorrhiza suffruticosa'' Schinz * '' Elephantorrhiza woodii'' E.Phillips References Mimosoids Fabaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Mimosoideae-stub ...
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Elephantorrhiza Suffruticosa
''Elephantorrhiza suffruticosa'', commonly known as the skew-leaved elephant-root, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a deciduous, multi-stemmed shrub or rarely a tree of 4 to 8 meters tall, which may be found on hills as well as plains. The type material was obtained south of Humbe, Angola. ''E. rangei'' of southern Namibia is now considered a synonym. Range and status It is native to Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, northern South Africa, southern Angola and northwestern Namibia. An isolated population is present in southern Namibia. The species is not threatened. Description The stems and branches are smooth and reddish-brown. During spring or early summer, while still leafless, long, sulphur-yellow flower spikes decorate the plants. Large pods are formed in autumn. The seeds are prominently enveloped by the valves, which are dark brown when ripe. The valves split open and curl back, after detaching from the thickened margins. The large feath ...
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George Bentham
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studied law, but had a fascination with botany from an early age, which he soon pursued, becoming president of the Linnaean Society in 1861, and a fellow of the Royal Society in 1862. He was the author of a number of important botanical works, particularly flora. He is best known for his taxonomic classification of plants in collaboration with Joseph Dalton Hooker, his ''Genera Plantarum'' (1862–1883). He died in London in 1884. Life Bentham was born in Stoke, Plymouth, on 22 September 1800.Jean-Jacques Amigo, « Bentham (George) », in Nouveau Dictionnaire de biographies roussillonnaises, vol. 3 Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre, Perpignan, Publications de l'olivier, 2017, 915 p. () His father, Sir Samuel Bentham, a naval architect, was ...
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Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ...
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Flowering Plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants that produce their seeds enclosed within a fruit. They are by far the most diverse group of land plants with 64 orders, 416 families, approximately 13,000 known genera and 300,000 known species. Angiosperms were formerly called Magnoliophyta (). Like gymnosperms, angiosperms are seed-producing plants. They are distinguished from gymnosperms by characteristics including flowers, endosperm within their seeds, and the production of fruits that contain the seeds. The ancestors of flowering plants diverged from the common ancestor of all living gymnosperms before the end of the Carboniferous, over 300 million years ago. The closest fossil relatives of flowering plants are uncertain and contentious. The earliest angiosperm fossils ar ...
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Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants.
Article 18.5 states: "The following names, of long usage, are treated as validly published: ....Leguminosae (nom. alt.: Fabaceae; type: Faba Mill. Vicia L.; ... When the Papilionaceae are regarded as a family distinct from the remainder of the Leguminosae, the name Papilionaceae is conserved against Leguminosae." English pronunciations are as follows: , and .
commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, are a large and agriculturally important of