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Eufriesea Surinamensis
''Eufriesea surinamensis'' belongs to the tribe of euglossine bees and as such is a species of orchid bee. This should not be mistaken with the species group ''surinamensis'', which includes ''Ef. surinamensis'' among other ''Eufriesea'' species. Taxonomy and phylogeny ''Eufriesea surinamensis'' was first described by Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The genera '' Eufriesia'' and '' Euplusia'' were combined in 1979 by Kimsey. The genus '' Eufriesea,'' consisting of 52 species, was later reviewed by Kimsey in 1982. Euglossine bees are a relatively new group of bee, sharing a common ancestor with the Bombini, one of the four tribes of corbiculate bee that have a pollen basket. The genus ''Eufriesia'' is the second largest within the Euglossini tribe. It is challenging to distinguish between the over fifty ''Eufriesea'' species, particularly since the females mimic each other. Within the surinamensis group it is very difficult to distinguish between females of different s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy". Many of his writings were in Latin; his name is rendered in Latin as and, after his 1761 ennoblement, as . Linnaeus was born in Råshult, the countryside of Småland, in southern Sweden. He received most of his higher education at Uppsala University and began giving lectures in botany there in 1730. He lived abroad between 1735 and 1738, where he studied and also published the first edition of his ' in the Netherlands. He then returned to Sweden where he became professor of medicine and botany at Uppsala. In the 1740s, he was sent on several journeys through Sweden to find and classify plants and animals. In the 1750s and 1760s, he continued to collect an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunbergia
''Thunbergia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical regions of Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia. ''Thunbergia'' species are vigorous annual or perennial vines and shrubs growing to 2–8 m tall. The generic name honours the Swedish naturalist Carl Peter Thunberg (1743-1828). Its members are known by various names, including thunbergias and clockvine. ''Thunbergia'' on its own usually refers to ''Thunbergia grandiflora'', while ''Thunbergia alata'' is often known as black-eyed Susan vine or just black-eyed Susan (not to be confused with other flowers called black-eyed Susan). Orange clockvine is the name of ''Thunbergia gregorii''. ''Thunbergias'' are frequent garden escapes, becoming invasive species; ''T. grandiflora'', ''T. fragrans'', and ''T. laurifolia'' are considered weeds in Australia. Selected species *''Thunbergia alata'' Bojer ex Sims *''Thunbergia annua'' Hochst. ex Nees *''Thunbergia atriplicifolia'' E.Mey. ex Nees *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notylia Xyphorus
''Notylia'', abbreviated Ntl in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 56 recognized species, native to Mexico, Central America, Trinidad and South America. Species currently recognized as of June 2014: # '' Notylia albida'' Klotzsch (1851) # ''Notylia angustifolia'' Cogn. (1910) # '' Notylia arachnites'' Rchb.f. (1859) # ''Notylia aromatica'' Barker ex Lindl. (1841) # ''Notylia barkeri'' Lindl. (1838) # '' Notylia bernoullii'' Schltr. (1918) # '' Notylia bisepala'' S.Moore (1895) # '' Notylia brenesii'' Schltr. (1923) # '' Notylia buchtienii'' Schltr. (1912) # ''Notylia bungerothii'' Rchb.f. (1887) # '' Notylia carnosiflora'' C.Schweinf. (1946) # '' Notylia durandiana'' Cogn. (1904) # '' Notylia ecuadorensis'' Schltr. (1917) # ''Notylia flexuosa'' Schltr. (1925) # ''Notylia fragrans'' Wullschl. ex H.Focke (1853) # ''Notylia glaziovii'' Cogn. (1904) # ''Notylia guatemalensis'' S.Watson (1887) # ''Notylia hemitricha'' Barb.Rodr. (1881) # ''N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassia (genus)
''Cassia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, and the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Species are known commonly as cassias. Cassia is also the English common name of some species in the genus ''Cinnamomum'' of the family Lauraceae. Species of the genera '' Senna'' and ''Chamaecrista'' were previously included in ''Cassia''. ''Cassia'' now generally includes the largest species of the legume subtribe Cassiinae, usually mid-sized trees. Ecology ''Cassia'' species occur in a range of climates. Some can be utilized widely as ornamental plants. They have been used in reforestation projects, and species from desert climates can be used to prevent desertification. ''Cassia'' species are used as food plants by the caterpillars of many lepidopteran taxa. For example, the skipper ''Astraptes fulgerator'' and the pierids ''Catopsilia pomona'' and '' C. pyranthe'' are all seen on ''Cassia fistula''. The latter utilizes several other cassias, as well. The plant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solanum
''Solanum'' is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants, which include three food crops of high economic importance: the potato, the tomato and the eggplant (aubergine, brinjal). It is the largest genus in the nightshade family Solanaceae, comprising around 1,500 species. It also contains the so-called horse nettles (unrelated to the genus of true nettles, ''Urtica''), as well as numerous plants cultivated for their ornamental flowers and fruit. ''Solanum'' species show a wide range of growth habits, such as annuals and perennials, vines, subshrubs, shrubs, and small trees. Many formerly independent genera like '' Lycopersicon'' (the tomatoes) and ''Cyphomandra'' are now included in ''Solanum'' as subgenera or sections. Thus, the genus today contains roughly 1,500–2,000 species. Name The generic name was first used by Pliny the Elder (AD 23–79) for a plant also known as , most likely ''S. nigrum''. Its derivation is uncertain, possibly stemming from the Latin word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinningia Villosa
''Sinningia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae. It is named after Wilhelm Sinning (1792–1874), a gardener of the Botanische Gärten der Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. There are about 65 species of tuberous herbaceous perennials, all occurring in Central and South America, with the greatest concentration of species occurring in southern Brazil. The best-known species, ''Sinningia speciosa'', was originally introduced in cultivation as ''Gloxinia speciosa'' and is still commonly known to gardeners and in the horticultural trade as "gloxinia", although this is now considered incorrect. The true genus '' Gloxinia'' is distinguished by having scaly rhizomes rather than tubers. ''Sinningia'' species often grow on rocks or cliffs and most are pollinated by hummingbirds or bees but ''Sinningia brasiliensis'' is bat-pollinated, and ''Sinningia tubiflora'', with large, powerfully fragrant tubular white flowers, is apparently pollinated by sphinx moths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimerocostus Strobilaceus
''Dimerocostus'' is a group of plants in the Costaceae described as a genus in 1891. It is native to Central and South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ....Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín ; Species * '' Dimerocostus argenteus'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Maas - Peru, Bolivia * '' Dimerocostus cryptocalyx'' N.R.Salinas & Betancur - Colombia * '' Dimerocostus strobilaceus'' Kuntze - Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela (including Venezuelan Antilles), Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3028084 Costaceae Zingiberales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cascabela Thevetia
''Cascabela thevetia'' (syn: ''Thevetia peruviana'') is a poisonous plant native throughout Mexico and in Central America, and cultivated widely as an ornamental. It is a relative of ''Nerium oleander'', giving it a common name yellow oleander, and is also called lucky nut in the West Indies. Etymology 'Cascabel', 'cascavel' or 'cascabela' is Spanish for a small bell, a snake's rattle or a rattlesnake itself. The allusion may also be to the plant's toxicity comparable to the venom of a rattlesnake. The latin specific name ''thevetia'' commemorates André de Thevet (1516-1590), a French Franciscan priest and explorer, who explored Brazil and Guiana (where the plant is known as chapéu-de-napoleão, ie, Napoleon's hat). Description ''Cascabela thevetia'' is an evergreen tropical shrub or small tree. Its leaves are willow-like, linear-lanceolate, and glossy green in color. They are covered in waxy coating to reduce water loss (typical of oleanders). Its stem is green turning silve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandevilla
''Mandevilla'' is a genus of tropical and subtropical flowering vines belonging to the family Apocynaceae. It was first described as a genus in 1840. A common name is rocktrumpet. ''Mandevilla'' species are native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America. Many originate from the Serra dos Órgãos forests in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The genus was named after Henry Mandeville (1773-1861), a British diplomat and gardener."Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p 562. Könemann, 2004. Cultivation and uses Mandevillas develop spectacular, often fragrant flowers in warm climates. The flowers come in a variety of colours, including white, pink, yellow, and red. Many hybrids have been developed, mainly deriving from ''M.'' × ''amabilis'', '' M. splendens'', and '' M. sanderi''. As climbers, Mandevillas can be trained against a wall or trellis to provide a leafy green, and often flowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ischnosiphon Ovatus
''Ischnosiphon'' is a genus of plants native to Central America, South America, Trinidad and the Lesser Antilles The Lesser Antilles ( es, link=no, Antillas Menores; french: link=no, Petites Antilles; pap, Antias Menor; nl, Kleine Antillen) are a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. Most of them are part of a long, partially volcanic island arc betwe .... It was first described as a genus in 1859.Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i–xlii ; species References {{Taxonbar, from=Q9009451 Marantaceae Zingiberales genera Taxa named by Friedrich August Körnicke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ischnosiphon
''Ischnosiphon'' is a genus of plants native to Central America, South America, Trinidad and the Lesser Antilles The Lesser Antilles ( es, link=no, Antillas Menores; french: link=no, Petites Antilles; pap, Antias Menor; nl, Kleine Antillen) are a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. Most of them are part of a long, partially volcanic island arc betwe .... It was first described as a genus in 1859.Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i–xlii ; species References {{Taxonbar, from=Q9009451 Marantaceae Zingiberales genera Taxa named by Friedrich August Körnicke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassia Multijuga . It is native to wet tropical areas of Latin America, and widely introduced to other tropical locales such as Africa, India, Indonesia, China, Australia, and Hawaii. A fast-growing tree typically tall, it is planted in restoration projects, as an ornamental, and as a street tree, being especially useful under power lines.
''Senna multijuga'', the November shower or false sicklepod, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenc ... Subtaxa The following subtaxa are accepted: *''S ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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