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Graptopetalum Occidentale
''Reidmorania occidentalis'' is a succulent plant in the stonecrop family (Crassulaceae) native to the state of Sinaloa in Mexico. It is within the monotypic genus ''Reidmorania'', which is named after botanist Reid Moran, who was notable for his research in the Crassulaceae family. Description Morphology The plant grows in a caespitose habit, with short stems and rosettes around 4.5 cm wide. The leaves are oblanceolate and obtuse, mucronate, glabrous, and bluish green to green. The inflorescence is paniculate, with floral stems 11 to 36 cm long, bearing 3 to 10 flowers. The sepals are ascending, adpressed, ovate, and are colored olive-green, with the corolla tubular-campanulate, 6 to 7 mm long, 4 mm wide at the base, and 7 mm wide at the mouth. The petals are ascending, imbricate, and oblanceolate, keeled, and with three to five faint reddish longitudinal veins, the central darkest, and merging with the cuspidate reddish apex. Taxonomy Taxonomic history The plant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Succulent Plant
In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word ''succulent'' comes from the Latin word ''sucus'', meaning "juice" or "sap". Succulent plants may store water in various structures, such as leaf, leaves and Plant stem, stems. The water content of some succulent organs can get up to 90–95%, such as ''Glottiphyllum semicyllindricum'' and ''Mesembryanthemum barkleyii''. Some definitions also include roots, thus geophytes that survive unfavorable periods by dying back to underground storage organs may be regarded as succulents. The habitats of these water-preserving plants are often in areas with high temperatures and low rainfall, such as deserts, but succulents may be found even in Alpine climate, alpine ecosystems growing in rocky soil. Succulents are characterized by their ability to thrive on limited water sources, such as mist and dew, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Nelson Rose
Joseph Nelson Rose (January 11, 1862 – May 4, 1928) was an American botanist. He was born in Union County, Indiana. His father died serving during the Civil War when Joseph Rose was a young boy. He later graduated from high school in Liberty, Indiana. He received his Ph.D. in Biology from Wabash College in 1889. having received his B.A. in Biology and M.A. Paleobotany earlier at the same institute. He married Lou Beatrice Sims in 1888 and produced with her three sons and three daughters. Rose worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and became an assistant curator at the Smithsonian in 1896. While Rose was employed by the national museum, he was an authority on several plants families, including Apiaceae (Parsley Family) and Cactaceae (Cactus Family). He made several field trips to Mexico, and presented specimens to the Smithsonian and the New York Botanical Garden. With Nathaniel Lord Britton, Rose published many articles on the Crassulaceae. He took a leave of abs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crassulaceae Genera
The Crassulaceae (from Latin ''crassus'', thick), also known as the stonecrop family or the orpine family, are a diverse family of dicotyledon flowering plants characterized by succulent leaves and a unique form of photosynthesis, known as Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM). Flowers generally have five floral parts. Crassulaceae are usually herbaceous but there are some subshrubs, and relatively few treelike or aquatic plants. Crassulaceae are a medium size monophyletic family in the core eudicots, among the order Saxifragales, whose diversity has made infrafamilial classification very difficult. The family includes approximately 1,400 species and 34–35 genera, depending on the circumscription of the genus ''Sedum'', and distributed over three subfamilies. Members of the Crassulaceae are found worldwide, but mostly in the Northern Hemisphere and southern Africa, typically in dry and/or cold areas where water may be scarce, although a few are aquatic. Crassulaceae are mainly per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hechtia
''Hechtia'' is a genus of plants in the family Bromeliaceae, and is the sole genus of the subfamily Hechtioideae, containing 75 species. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America, and Texas. The genus is named for Julius Gottfried Conrad Hecht (1771–1837), German counselor to the King of Prussia. Except for '' H. gayorum'', the plants of this genus are dioecious. Species * ''Hechtia aquamarina'' I.Ramírez & C.F.Jiménez - Puebla * '' Hechtia argentea'' Baker - Querétaro * ''Hechtia bracteata'' Mez - Citlaltépetl (Puebla + Veracruz) * '' Hechtia caerulea'' (Matuda) L.B.Sm. - San Luis Potosí, México State, Guerrero * '' Hechtia capituligera'' Mez - San Luis Potosí * '' Hechtia carlsoniae'' Burt-Utley & J.Utley - Guerrero * ''Hechtia caudata'' L.B.Sm. - Oaxaca * ''Hechtia caulescens'' López-Ferr., Espejo & Mart.-Correa - Oaxaca * ''Hechtia chichinautzensis'' Mart.-Correa, Espejo & López-Ferr. - Morelos * ''Hechtia colossa'' Mart.-Correa, Espejo & López-Ferr. - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bursera
''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] |
Brosimum
''Brosimum'' is a genus of plants in the family Moraceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas. The breadnut ('' B. alicastrum'') was used by the Maya civilization for its edible nut. The dense vividly colored scarlet wood of '' B. paraense'' is used for decorative woodworking.Baker (2004) '' B. guianense'', or snakewood, has a mottled snake-skin pattern, and is among the densest woods, with a very high stiffness; it was the wood of choice for making of bows for musical instruments of the violin family until the late 18th century, when it was replaced by the more easily worked brazilwood ('' Paubrasilia echinata''). Plants of this genus are otherwise used for timber, building materials, and in a cultural context. Accepted species * '' Brosimum acutifolium''—''tamamuri'' * '' Brosimum alicastrum'' Sw.—breadnut, Maya nut, ''ramón'' (Spanish) * '' Brosimum costaricanum'' Liebm. * '' Brosimum gaudichaudii'' Trecul— Mama-cadela * '' Brosimum glaucum'' Taub. * '' Brosimum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agave
''Agave'' (; ; ) is a genus of monocots native to the hot and arid regions of the Americas and the Caribbean, although some ''Agave'' species are also native to tropical areas of North America, such as Mexico. The genus is primarily known for its succulent and xerophytic species that typically form large rosettes of strong, fleshy leaves. ''Agave'' now includes species formerly placed in a number of other genera, such as ''Manfreda'', ×''Mangave'', ''Polianthes'' and ''Prochnyanthes''. Many plants in this genus may be considered perennial, because they require several to many years to mature and flower. However, most ''Agave'' species are more accurately described as monocarpic rosettes or multiannuals, since each individual rosette flowers only once and then dies; a small number of ''Agave'' species are polycarpic. Maguey flowers are considered edible in many indigenous culinary traditions of Mesoamerica. Along with plants from the closely related genera ''Yucca'', ''Hes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Tacuichamona
Sierra (Spanish for " mountain range" and " saw", from Latin ''serra'') may refer to the following: Places Mountains and mountain ranges * Sierra de Juárez, a mountain range in Baja California, Mexico * Sierra de las Nieves, a mountain range in Andalusia, Spain * Sierra Madre (other), various mountain ranges ** Sierra Madre (Philippines), a mountain range in the east of Luzon, Philippines * Sierra mountains (other) * Sierra Nevada, a mountain range in the U.S. states of California and Nevada * Sierra Nevada (Spain), a mountain range in Andalusia, Spain * Sierra de San Pedro Mártir, a mountain range in Baja California, Mexico * Sierra Maestra, a mountain range in Cuba Other places Africa * Sierra Leone, a country located on the coast of West Africa Asia * Sierra Bullones, Bohol, Philippines Europe * Sierra Nevada National Park (Spain), Andalusia, Spain * Sierra Nevada Observatory, Granada, Spain North America * High Sierra Trail, California, Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culiacán Municipality
Municipality of Culiacán is a municipality in Sinaloa in northwestern Mexico. The municipal seat is the city of Culiacán. Political subdivision Culiacán Municipality is subdivided into 18 ''sindicaturas'': *El Salado *Higueras de Abuya *Baila *Aguaruto *Emiliano Zapata *Adolfo López Mateos (El Tamarindo) *Jesús María *Las Tapias *Quilá *Sanalona *San Lorenzo *Tacuichamona *Tepuche *Imala *Costa Rica *Culiacancito *Eldorado * Las Flechas See also *Culiacán *Aguaruto Aguaruto () is a small town just west of the larger city of Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North ... * References Municipalities of Sinaloa * {{Sinaloa-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graptopetalum
''Graptopetalum'' (leatherpetal) is a plant genus of the family ''Crassulaceae''. They are perennial succulent plants and native to Mexico and Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou .... They grow usually in a rosette. There are around 19 species in this genus.''Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them'', pp. 410–411. Könemann, 2004. Species * '' Graptopetalum amethystinum'' (Rose) E.Walther – Lavender pebbles, jewel-leaf plant * '' Graptopetalum bartramii'' Rose – Patagonia Mountain leatherpetal, Bartram'sstonecrop * '' Graptopetalum bellum'' (Moran & Meyran) D.R.Hunt * '' Graptopetalum filiferum'' (S.Watson) Whitehead * '' Graptopetalum fruticosum'' Moran * '' Graptopetalum glassii'' Acev.-Rosas & Cházaro * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echeveria Microcalyx
''Echeveria'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, native to semi-desert areas of Central America, Mexico and northwestern South America. Description Plants may be evergreen or deciduous. Flowers on short stalks (cymes) arise from compact rosettes of succulent fleshy, often brightly coloured leaves. Species are polycarpic, meaning that they may flower and set seed many times over the course of their lifetimes. Often numerous offsets are produced, and are commonly known as " hen and chicks", which can also refer to other genera, such as '' Sempervivum'', that are significantly different from ''Echeveria''. Many species of ''Echeveria'' serve important environmental roles, such as those of host plants for butterflies. For example, the butterfly ''Callophrys xami'' uses several species of ''Echeveria'', such as ''Echevelia gibbiflora'', for suitable host plants. Even more, these plants are integral to the oviposition process of ''C. xami'' and some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Echeveria Amoena
''Echeveria amoena'' is a species of succulent plant in the family Crassulaceae, endemic to semi-arid areas of the Mexican states of Puebla, Tlaxcala, and Veracruz. Description It is a herbaceous, perennial plant with a stem up to 8 cm long. It grows in the form of a compact rosette, commonly less than 5 cm in diameter, with fleshy, obovate-oblanceolate, full-margin and accumulated apex leaves. The inflorescence is a simple, reddish zinc, 10 to 22.5 cm high, with several alternate ascending, succulent, green, reddish or pink-orange bracts. The corolla includes petals similar to bracts. Taxonomy ''Echeveria amoena'' was described in 1875 by Edward Morren, attributed to Louis de Smet, in ''Annales de Botanique et d'Horticulture.'' Etymology : ''Echeveria'' : generic name given in honor of Mexican botanical artist Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy was an 18th-century Mexican people, Mexican botanical artist and naturalist who trained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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