|
Fishbone Prayer Plant
''Ctenanthe burle-marxii'', commonly known as the fishbone prayer plant, is a species of plant in the genus '' Ctenanthe'' native to Brazil. Its common name derives from the alternating pattern of stripes on its oval, pale green leaves, while its scientific name is honor of landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx. Similar to other plants in the family Marantaceae, it also has a propensity to close up its leaves at night, which is why it is also called a "prayer plant" like ''Maranta leuconeura ''Maranta leuconeura'', also known as prayer plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Marantaceae, native to the Brazilian tropical forests. It is a variable, rhizomatous perennial, growing to tall and broad, with crowded clumps of ...''. It grows well as a form of tropical ground cover, often in shade. References External links House plants Marantaceae Flora of Brazil Plants described in 1982 {{Zingiberales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botanischer Garten Erlangen
The Botanical Garden Erlangen (german: Botanischer Garten Erlangen) is a botanical garden, which is 2 hectares in size, maintained by the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg and located on the north side of the castle garden in the city center at Loschgestraße 3, Erlangen, Franconia, Germany. It is open daily except Monday. The garden's origins date back to 1626 when the ''hortus medicus'' was established in Altdorf bei Nürnberg. In 1747 the first botanical garden in Erlangen was established in front of the former Nuremberg Gate, and since 1828 the botanical garden has been established at its current location. Today the garden contains about 4,000 species representing a wide range of plants of different climates, including those maintained within greenhouses (about 1700 m2). The garden also contains Neischl Grotto, an artificial cave renovated in May 2008. The ''Herbarium Erlangense'' is a herbarium A herbarium (plural: herbaria) is a collection of preserved plant specimens an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
