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List Of Plant Genus Names With Etymologies (D–K)
Since the first printing of Carl Linnaeus's ''Species Plantarum'' in 1753, plants have been assigned one epithet or name for their species and one name for their genus, a grouping of related species. Many of these plants are listed in ''#References, Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners''. William T. Stearn, William Stearn (1911–2001) was one of the pre-eminent British botanists of the 20th century: a Librarian of the Royal Horticultural Society, a president of the Linnean Society of London, Linnean Society and the original drafter of the ''International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants''. The first column below contains Spermatophyte, seed-bearing genera from Stearn and other sources as listed, excluding those names that no longer appear in more modern works, such as ''#References, Plants of the World'' by Maarten J. M. Christenhusz (lead author), Michael Francis Fay, Michael F. Fay and Mark Wayne Chase, Mark W. Chase. ''Plants of the World'' is also used f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Discocactus Ferricola 2
''Discocactus'' is a genus of Tropics, tropical cactus, cacti. The name comes from the ancient Greek ' (=disc) because of its shape. ''Discocactus'' plants are endemic to southern Brazil, eastern Bolivia, and northern Paraguay. These species are in the risk of extinction in the wild. Description The plants have a slightly flattened spherical shape. The areoles bear sharp spines. At the apex of the adult plants, there is a wooly cephalium, white or shaded with yellow or grey. The white nocturnal flowers appear on the sides of the cephalium. The fruits are pink or red and contain black seeds. Species All species are listed under Appendix I of CITES meaning commercial international trade is prohibited and non-commercial international trade is regulated. References Bibliography * Edward F. Anderson : ''The Cactus Family''. Timber Press: Portland (Oregon), 2001, p. 218-221 * Nathaniel Lord Britton, N. L. Britton, Joseph Nelson Rose, J. N. Rose: ''The Cactaceae. Description ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Plant Genus Names With Etymologies (A–C)
Since the first printing of Carl Linnaeus's ''Species Plantarum'' in 1753, plants have been assigned one epithet or name for their species and one name for their genus, a grouping of related species. Many of these plants are listed in ''#References, Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners''. William T. Stearn, William Stearn (1911–2001) was one of the pre-eminent British botanists of the 20th century: a Librarian of the Royal Horticultural Society, a president of the Linnean Society of London, Linnean Society and the original drafter of the ''International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants''. The first column below contains Spermatophyte, seed-bearing genera from Stearn and other sources as listed, excluding those names that no longer appear in more modern works, such as ''#References, Plants of the World'' by Maarten J. M. Christenhusz (lead author), Michael Francis Fay, Michael F. Fay and Mark Wayne Chase, Mark W. Chase. ''Plants of the World'' is also used f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dipteronia Sinensis Kz1
''Dipteronia'' is a genus with two living and one extinct species in the soapberry family Sapindaceae. The living species are native to central and southern China, The fossil species has been found in Middle Paleocene to Early Oligocene sediments of North America and China. Classification Older classifications segregated the maples (''Acer'') and ''Dipteronia'' into the family Aceraceae, however work by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group ( APG I onward) and related investigations led to the subsuming of Acereae into Sapindaceae as the tribe Acereae. ''Dipteronia'' is considered to be the sister genus to ''Acer.'' Description They are deciduous flowering shrubs or small trees, reaching tall. The leaf arrangement is opposite and pinnate with between 7 - 15 leaflets to each leaf. The inflorescences are paniculate, terminal or axillary. The flowers have five sepals and petals; staminate flowers have eight stamens, and bisexual flowers have a two-celled ovary. The fruit is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dierama Pendulum 1DS-II 5891
''Dierama'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae. Common names include hairbells, angel's fishing rod, fairybells, and wandflowers in English and ''grasklokkies'' (= grass-bells) in Afrikaans.Glen, H''Dierama reynoldsii''.South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2005. They are native to Africa, with most occurring in the southern regions of the continent.''Dierama'' K.Koch. ''Flora Zambesiaca''. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The is the province of in eastern South Africa. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicentra Peregrina (flower)
''Dicentra peregrina'' ( Japanese コマクサ ''komakusa'') is a herbaceous perennial growing from a rhizome, native to mountains in Japan and nearby areas of East Asia. Etymology The species name ''peregrina'' is Latin for "exotic, alien, foreign, strange, from foreign lands", possibly because the species is the only one of its genus outside of North America. In Japanese, the plant (''kusa'') is named for the buds, which look like the head of a horse (''koma''). on japan.travel Description are gray-green, , and deeply cut, with linear lobes.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmodium Psilophyllum - Flickr - Aspidoscelis (1)
''Desmodium'' is a genus of plants in the legume family Fabaceae, sometimes called tick-trefoil, tick clover, hitch hikers or beggar lice. There are dozens of species and the delimitation of the genus has shifted much over time. These are mostly inconspicuous plants; few have bright or large flowers. Though some can become sizeable plants, most are herbs or small shrubs. Their fruit are loments, meaning each seed is dispersed individually enclosed in its segment. This makes them tenacious plants and some species are considered weeds in places. They have a variety of uses. Uses Several ''Desmodium'' species contain potent secondary metabolites that are released into the soil and aerially. Allelopathic compounds are used in agriculture in push-pull technology: ''Desmodium heterocarpon'', '' Desmodium intortum'', and '' Desmodium uncinatum'' are inter-cropped in maize and sorghum fields to repel '' Chilo partellus'', a stem-boring grass moth, and suppress witchweeds, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dendrocalamus Giganteus-Jardin Botanique De Kandy (3)
''Dendrocalamus'' is a tropical Asian genus of giant clumping bamboos in the grass family. It is found in the Indian subcontinent, China, and Southeast Asia. '' Dendrocalamus giganteus'' is one of the tallest of bamboos, capable of reaching heights up to 46 m. Species The following are included: ;formerly included see '' Ampelocalamus Bambusa Gigantochloa Neololeba Pseudoxytenanthera ''Pseudoxytenanthera'' is a genus of Asian bamboo in the grass family native to India, Sri Lanka, and Indochina. ;Species # '' Pseudoxytenanthera bourdillonii'' (Gamble) H.B.Naithani – India # '' Pseudoxytenanthera monadelpha'' (Thwaites) So ...'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2718894 Bambusoideae genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dendrobium Aemulum
''Dendrobium aemulum'', commonly known as the ironbark feather orchid or white feather orchid, is an epiphytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae and grows on trees that retain their bark, especially ironbarks. It has reddish or purplish pseudobulbs, two to four leathery leaves and up to seven white, feathery flowers. It grows in open forest in Queensland and New South Wales. Description ''Dendrobium aemulum'' is an epiphytic herb that has hard, straight, projecting, reddish or purplish brown pseudobulbs long and wide. There are between two and four dark green, leathery leaves long, wide and folded along the midline. The flowering stems are long and bear between two and twelve resupinate white to pale yellow flowers long and wide. The dorsal sepal is long and wide. The lateral sepals curve downwards and are long and about wide. The petals are a similar length to the dorsal sepal but only about wide. The sepals and petals all spread widely, drooping and often t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delonix Regia 5Dsr 6864
''Delonix'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains trees that are native to Madagascar and East Africa. By far the best known species is the Royal Poinciana ('' D. regia''). The name of the genus is derived from the Greek words δηλος (''delos''), meaning "evident," and ονυξ (''onyx''), meaning "claw," referring to the petal Petals are modified Leaf, leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often advertising coloration, brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. All of the petals of a flower are collectively known as the ''c ...s. The common name, poinciana, comes from a former genus of the same name in which the members of the current genus ''Delonix'' were classified along with plants now placed in the genus '' Caesalpinia''. Selected species References External links * * Fabaceae genera Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Caesalpinioide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deinanthe Caerulea
''Deinanthe caerulea'', the false hydrangea, is a species of plant from the genus '' Deinanthe'' in the family Hydrangeaceae. It was first described by Otto Stapf in 1911. The blue false hydrangea is a perennial, herbaceous plant that reaches heights of 30 to 50 centimeters. It forms a rhizome. The leaves are opposite. The leaf blade is broadly elliptical, ovate, or obovate, and measures 10 to 25 × 6 to 16 centimeters, has two columns at the top and serrated on the edge. The inflorescence consists of fertile and sterile flowers. The fertile flowers have 6 to 8 blue, lilac blue or light red petals. Stamens are numerous. The stamens and anthers are light blue. The flowering time is in July and August. Occurrence The blue false hydrangea occurs in China in western Hubei in damp forests at altitudes of 700 to 1600 meters. Use The blue false hydrangea is rarely used as an ornamental plant for groups of trees. It needs a partially shaded, cool location with humus soil. Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
