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El Cimatario National Park
El Cimatario National Park is a national park in Querétaro state of central Mexico. It protects 24.48 km2 south of the city of Santiago de Querétaro. Geography The park encompasses Cerro del Cimatario, a volcanic mountain which reaches 2400 meters elevation.García-García, Patricia L., et al. “Habitat Association of Orthoptera in El Cimatario National Park, Querétaro, México.” ''Journal of Orthoptera Research'', vol. 17, no. 1, 2008, pp. 83–87. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25473421. Accessed 23 Jul. 2022. The mountain offers panoramic views of Santiago de Querétaro and the surrounding countryside, and is home to several radio and television transmitting towers. Soils in the park are mostly volcanic in origin, formed during Pliocene eruptions. A red porous volcanic rock called ''tezontle'' is common, and was quarried to make bricks and construct baths and bread ovens. Climate The climate is semi-arid and subtropical to temperate. Rainfall averages 549.3 mm a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Querétaro
Querétaro (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro, links=no; Otomi language, Otomi: ''Hyodi Ndämxei''), is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Querétaro, 18 municipalities. Its capital city is Santiago de Querétaro. It is located in north-central Mexico, in a region known as Bajío. It is bordered by the states of San Luis Potosí to the north, Guanajuato to the west, Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo to the east, State of Mexico, México to the southeast and Michoacán to the southwest. The state is one of the smallest in Mexico, but also one of the most heterogeneous geographically, with ecosystems varying from deserts to tropical rainforest, especially in the Sierra Gorda, which is filled with microecosystems. The area of the state was located on the northern edge of Mesoamerica, with both the Purépecha Empire and Aztec Empire having influence in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anisacanthus Quadrifidus
''Anisacanthus quadrifidus'' is a species of flowering plant native to west and south-central Texas in the United States and adjacent northern Mexico down through the state of Oaxaca. It is an increasingly common ornamental shrub in Texas and is cultivated in other parts of the Southwestern United States. Name It is known by a variety of names including flame acanthus, Wright's desert honeysuckle, hummingbird bush, Wright acanthus, Wright anisacanth, Texas firecracker, Mexican flame and Wright's Mexican flame. "Wright" refers to American botanist Charles Wright who collected samples of the plant in the mid-19th century. Some sources also refer to it as muicle although this name is usually applied to the related '' Justicia spicigera'' when used as a traditional medicine in Central America. Habitat It is found on rocky and dry slopes, grasslands, xerophytic scrub and Mexican pinyon ''Pinus cembroides'', also known as pinyon pine, Mexican pinyon, Mexican nut pine, and Mex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivina Humilis
''Rivina humilis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Petiveriaceae. It was formerly placed in the pokeweed family, Phytolaccaceae. It can be found in the southern United States, the Caribbean, Central America, and tropical South America. Common names include pigeonberry, rougeplant, baby peppers, bloodberry, and coralito. The specific epithet means "dwarfish" or "lowly" in Latin, referring to the plant's short stature. Description Pigeonberry is an erect, vine-like herb, reaching a height of . The leaves of this evergreen perennial are up to wide and , with a petiole in length. Flowers are on racemes long with a peduncle in length and pedicels long. Sepals are in length and white or green to pink or purplish. The fruit is a glossy, bright red berry in diameter. Habitat ''Rivina humilis'' can be found in forests, thickets, shell middens, hammocks, roadsides, and disturbed areas at elevations from sea level to . It requires less than partial sun and is tol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zanthoxylum Fagara
''Zanthoxylum fagara'' or wild lime, is a species of flowering plant that—despite its name—is not part of the genus ''Citrus'' with real limes and other fruit, but is a close cousin in the larger citrus family, Rutaceae. It is native to southern Florida and Texas in the United States, and to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America as far south as Paraguay. Common names include: lime prickly-ash, wild lime, colima, uña de gato, and corriosa. Description ''Zanthoxylum fagara'' is a spreading shrub or small tree growing to tall. Its trunk is generally rough with gray bark and grows to about in diameter. The irregularly-shaped branches contain hooked spines with pinnate leaves. The leaves and bark can be crushed to make a bitter-tasting condiment, and much of the tree smells similar to citrus. Lime prickly-ash has a high drought tolerance and grows best in full sun, but it can also survive as an understory shrub. It provides significant food and cover for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senna Polyantha
Senna may refer to: Individuals * Ayrton Senna (1960–1994), Brazilian F1 driver and triple World Champion * Bruno Senna (born 1983), F1 driver and nephew of Ayrton Senna * Danzy Senna (born 1970), novelist * Lorraine Senna, American film and television director * Marcos Senna (born 1976), Brazilian-Spanish football player * Márcio Senna (born 1981), Brazilian football player, Marcos's brother * Mohammad Ibrahim Abu Senna (born 1937), Egyptian poet * Viviane Senna (born 1958), IAS president and sister of Ayrton Senna * Senna Gammour (born 1979), German singer and member of Monrose (2006–2011) * Senna Proctor (born 1998), British racing driver * Senna Ušić-Jogunica (born 1986), Croatian volleyball player Fictional characters * Senna Galan, a character in the American action-drama TV series ''Matador''. She is the daughter of Andrés Galan, one of the protagonists. * Senna Refa, a character in the ''Babylon 5'' novel '' Legions of Fire – Out of the Darkness''. She is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lysiloma Divaricatum
''Lysiloma divaricatum'' is a flowering tree native to Mexico and Central America. Common names include mauto, quitaz, and tepemesquite in Mexico, quebracho in Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua, and quebracho negro, tepemisque, and yaje in El Salvador. Description ''Lysiloma divaricatum'' is typically a small to medium-sized tree, densely branched, with an open spreading crown up to 15 meters high. Distribution and habitat ''Lysiloma divaricatum'' ranges from northern Mexico to Costa Rica. It is found in tropical and subtropical dry deciduous forest, mixed pine forest, and occasionally in desert scrub with cactus. It ranges from sea level up to 1100 meters elevation, and occasionally up to 1750 meters. It is often found on slopes growing on volcanic and sandy clay soils. In Baja California it is commonly associated with '' Caesalpinia pannosa''. Elsewhere it is often found with other dry forest species like '' Chloroleucon mangense, Leucaena macrophylla'' and '' Senna mol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erythrina Coralloides
''Erythrina coralloides'' (flame coral tree, naked coral tree) is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to eastern Mexico. It ranges from Tamaulipas south to Oaxaca, and some taxonomists believe it is also native to southern Arizona in the United States. Description ''Erythrina coralloides'' is a tree reaching a height of 12 m. Its seeds are elliptic, smooth, glossy, coral-red, with a salient longitudinal line on the back, and with a white hilum surrounded by a black border. Uses Its white wood is used for making bungs and, especially in San Luis Potosí, figurines. The clusters of red and white flowers on the Naked Coral Tree make it an attractive ornamental. The flowers are also used as a food source. Phytochemistry The seeds are very poisonous, containing erythroidine, a powerful muscle relaxant; erythroresin, an emetic; coralin; and erythric acid. The extract has been suggested as a substitute for curare. An analysis by Rio de la Loza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedrela Dugesii
''Cedrela'' is a genus of several species in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. They are evergreen or dry-season deciduous trees with pinnate leaves, native to the tropical and subtropical New World, from southern Mexico south to northern Argentina. Taxonomy These species are currently accepted: *''Cedrela angustifolia'' Sessé & Moc. ex C.DC. – Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru *''Cedrela discolor'' S.F. Blake *'' Cedrela dugesii'' S.Watson *'' Cedrela fissilis'' Vell. – Costa Rica south to Argentina *''Cedrela kuelapensis'' T.D. Penn. & Daza *''Cedrela longipetiolulata'' Harms *''Cedrela molinensis'' T.D. Penn. & Reynel *''Cedrela monroensis'' T.D. Penn. *'' Cedrela montana'' Moritz ''ex'' Turcz – Colombia & Ecuador *''Cedrela nebulosa'' T.D. Penn. & Daza *''Cedrela odorata'' L. – West Indies and from 24° N in Mexico south to 28° S in Argentina *''Cedrela oaxacensis'' C.DC. & Rose *''Cedrela saltensis'' M.A. Zapater & del Castillo *''Cedrela salvadoren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bursera Palmeri
''Bursera'' is a genus with about 100 described species of flowering shrubs and trees varying in size up to high. It is the type genus for Burseraceae. The trees are native (often for many species endemic) to the Americas, from the southern United States south through to northern Argentina, in tropical and warm temperate forest habitats. It is named after the 17th-century Danish botanist Joachim Burser. Several Mexican species (such as '' B. aloexylon'' and '' B. delpechiana'') produce a type of wood known as ''linaloe'' (from Mexican Spanish , from Latin , ). They contain the aromatic oil linalool. A number of species from tropical Asia were once included in this genus, but are now treated in the genus ''Protium''. Species list sources : Formerly placed here *'' Canarium paniculatum'' (Lam.) Benth. ex Engl. (as ''B. paniculata'' Lam.) *''Protium serratum'' (Wall. ex Colebr.) Engl. (as ''B. serrata'' Wall. ex Colebr.) Uses * Caranna, medicinal gum Gallery Image:Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bursera Fagaroides
''Bursera fagaroides'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Bursera'' known by the common names torchwood copal and fragrant bursera.''Bursera fagaroides''. Plant Abstracts. Arizona Game and Fish Department. It is widespread across much of from to , and its range extends just into in the United States, although some sources suggest that it may now be exti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaluzania Augusta
''Zaluzania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. ; Species All the species are native to Mexico; one also crosses the border into the United States. * '' Zaluzania asperrima'' Sch.Bip. - Puebla * ''Zaluzania augusta'' (Lag.) Sch.Bip. - Durango, Hidalgo, Guanajuato * '' Zaluzania cinerascens'' Sch.Bip. - Hidalgo * '' Zaluzania delgadoana'' B.L.Turner - Durango * '' Zaluzania discoidea'' A.Gray - Chihuahua * ''Zaluzania ensifolia ''Zaluzania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. ; Species All the species are native to Mexico; one also crosses the border into the United States. * ''Zaluzania asperrima'' Sch.Bip. - Puebla * ''Zaluzania augusta'' (Lag.) ...'' (Sch.Bip.) Sch.Bip. - Sinaloa * '' Zaluzania grayana'' B.L.Rob. & Greenm. - Chihuahua, Arizona ( Cochise Co), New Mexico ( Hidalgo Co) * '' Zaluzania megacephala'' Sch.Bip. - Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Querétaro * '' Zaluzania mollissima'' A.Gray - San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas * '' Zaluzan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croton Ciliatoglandulifer
''Croton ciliatoglandulifer'', known as the bush croton or Mexican croton, is a plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ... species of the genus '' Croton''. References ciliatoglandulifer Flora of Mexico Flora of El Salvador Flora of Guatemala Flora of Haiti Flora of the Dominican Republic Flora of Arizona Flora of Cuba Flora of Honduras Flora of Texas Flora of the Sonoran Deserts Plants described in 1797 Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{euphorb-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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