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Henri Pittier National Park
Henri Pittier National Park is the oldest national park in Venezuela, originally created in 1937 under the name of ''Rancho Grande'' by decree of President Eleazar López Contreras. In 1953 the park was renamed in honor of Henri Pittier, a distinguished Swiss geographer, botanist and ethnologist, who arrived in Venezuela in 1917, classified more than 30,000 plants in the country and devoted many years studying the flora and fauna in the park. Henry Pittier National Park has the honor of having started the history of national parks of Venezuela. Its 107,800 hectares, located in the north of Aragua state, comprise most of the Araguan coast and mountainous area of Carabobo state. It also borders San Esteban National Park. Henri Pittier National Park is the largest among the national parks of the Venezuelan Coastal Range. The park consists of two geographic systems: a steep mountainous interior where there are more than 500 bird species and 22 endemic species and a coastal area with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maracay
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Alliance For Zero Extinction
Formed in 2000 and launched globally in 2005, the Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) comprises 100 non-governmental biodiversity conservation organizations working to prevent species extinctions by identifying and safeguarding sites where species evaluated to be Endangered or Critically Endangered under International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) criteria only exist at one location on earth."Zero Extinction - Home." Zero Extinction - Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 July 2012 AZE members work to rebuild populations of endangered and critically endangered species through efforts to eliminate human threats such as commercial exploitation, disease and the introduction of invasive species. AZE provides expertise on biodiversity goals for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and assists party nations in integrating protection of AZE sites and species into National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAP).Ainsworth, David. "Alliance for Zero Extinction and the Convention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wettinia Praemorsa
''Wettinia'' is a palm genus, consisting of flowering plants in the family Arecaceae. The genus, established in 1837, contains some 20 species, but more seem to await discovery considering that 4 species - '' W. aequatorialis'', '' W. lanata'', '' W. minima'' and '' W. panamensis'' - were described as late as 1995. The genus is broadly divided into two groups. One group has the fruits tightly packed, while the other, formerly classified as genus ''Catoblastus'', has fruits scattered along the inflorescence branches. It is not known whether these groups are both monophyletic. The genus is named after Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, of the House of Wettin. Morphology Palms of the genus ''Wettinia'' are monoecious, medium-sized to large, and typically solitary-trunked. They have a low, dense cone of brown or black stilt roots, and pinnate leaves. The rope-like inflorescences of the plant emerge from leathery spathes, and grow in a circular pattern around one or more trunk rings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamaedorea Pinnatifrons
''Chamaedorea'' is a genus of 107 species of palms, native to subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas.Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, palms checklist''Chamaedorea''/ref>Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan . They are small palms, growing to tall with slender, cane-like stems, growing in the understory in rainforests, and often spreading by means of underground runners, forming clonal colonies. The leaves are pinnate (rarely entire), with one to numerous leaflets. The flowers are produced in inflorescences; they are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. The fruit is an orange or red drupe 0.5–2 cm diameter. Perhaps the best-known species is ''Chamaedorea elegans'' (neanthe bella palm or parlor palm) from Mexico and Guatemala. It is popular as a houseplant A houseplant, sometimes known as a pot plant, potted plant, or an indoor plant, is an ornamental plant that is grown indoors. As such, they are found in p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bactris Setulosa
''Bactris setulosa'' ('' syn.'' ''Bactris cuvaro'' H.Karst., ''Bactris cuesa'' Crueg. ex Griseb., ''Bactris falcata'' J.R.Johnst., ''Bactris sworderiana'' Becc., ''Bactris kalbreyeri'' Burret, ''Bactris circularis'' L.H.Bailey, ''Bactris bergantina'' Steyerm.) is a medium-sized (5–10 m tall, 6–10 cm in diameter) spiny palm which is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. It is one of the largest species of ''Bactris ''Bactris'' is a genus of spiny palms which are native to Mexico, South and Central America and the Caribbean. Most species are small trees about tall, but some are large trees while others are shrubs with subterranean stems. They have simple o ...'' and is found at the highest elevations. References setulosa Trees of Trinidad and Tobago Trees of South America Near threatened plants {{tree-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyranthera Caribensis
''Gyranthera'' is a genus of tropical trees of South America and Central America in the family Malvaceae. There are 3 species. The Plant List.Palacio, W. 2012 Cuatro especies nuevas de árboles del ecuador. ''Caldasia''; Vol. 34, núm. 1, 2357-3759. '' Gyranthera caribensis'' is a tall (up to 60 metres) buttressed tree, which grows in the Cordillera de la Costa montane ...
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Triplaris
''Triplaris'' is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae. Ant tree is a common name for plants in this genus. The species are variously distributed in the Americas. Some species are used for lumber. They are dioecious pioneer species. Species and taxonomy Species include:The Plant List: A Working List of all Plant Species. Version 1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (accessed 15 August 2012) *'' Triplaris americana'' L. *''Triplaris caracasana'' Cham. *''Triplaris cumingiana'' Fisch. & C.A.Mey. *''Triplaris dugandii'' Brandbyge *''Triplaris fulva'' Huber *'' Triplaris gardneriana'' Wedd. *''Triplaris melaenodendron'' (Bertol.) Standl. & Steyerm. *'' Triplaris moyobambensis'' Brandbyge *''Triplaris peruviana'' Fisch. & Meyer ex C.A. Meyer *''Triplaris punctata'' Standl. *''Triplaris purdiae'' Meisn. *''Triplaris purdiei'' Meisn. *''Triplaris setosa'' Rusby *''Triplaris vestita'' Rusby *''Triplaris weigeltiana ''Triplaris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heliocarpus
''Heliocarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It was formerly classified in the Tiliaceae. Species * ''Heliocarpus americanus'' * ''Heliocarpus popayanensis'' * ''Heliocarpus terebinthaceus ''Heliocarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It was formerly classified in the Tiliaceae. Species * ''Heliocarpus americanus'' * ''Heliocarpus popayanensis ''Heliocarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the fami ...'' References External links Grewioideae Malvaceae genera {{Grewioideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bowdichia Virgilioides
''Bowdichia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae The Faboideae are a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. An acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae, or Papilionaceae when this group of plants is treated as a family. This subfamily is widely .... References Leptolobieae Fabaceae genera {{Faboideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curatella Americana
''Curatella americana'', commonly known as the wild cashew tree, sambaı́ba, and the sandpaper tree, is a species of tree in the family Dilleniaceae. It is the sole accepted species in genus ''Curatella''. Description ''Curatella americana'' is a semi-deciduous tree with a dense, rounded crown. It typically grows tall. The trunk is short, thick, and usually crooked, up to in diameter."''Curatella americana''". ''Useful Tropical Plants''. Accessed 1 March 2021/ref> Range ''Curatella americana'' ranges through the tropical Americas, including northern South America (Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, and the Guyanas), Central America from Panama to Mexico, and the western Caribbean. Habitat ''Curatella americana'' is generally found in savanna and dry forest habitats. In Guatemala, it is found on dry open or brushy hillsides below elevation, or growing among pines. Human uses Parts of the plant, including its edible fruits and seeds, are a local source of food, trad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Andrés Pérez
Carlos Andrés Pérez Rodríguez (27 October 1922 – 25 December 2010) also known as CAP and often referred to as ''Venezuelan Spanish#Some examples of Spanish words common in Venezuela.2C including some native Venezuelanisms .28slang.29, El Gocho'' (due to his Andean origins), was a Venezuelan politician and the president of Venezuela from 12 March 1974 to 12 March 1979 and again from 2 February 1989 to 21 May 1993. He was one of the founders of Acción Democrática, the dominant political party in Venezuela during the second half of the twentieth century. His First presidency of Carlos Andrés Pérez, first presidency was known as the ''Saudi Venezuela'' due to its economic and social prosperity thanks to enormous income from petroleum exportation. However, his Second presidency of Carlos Andrés Pérez, second presidency saw a continuation of the economic crisis of the 1980s, a series of social crises, widespread riots known as Caracazo and 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
