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Luziola Peruviana
''Luziola'' (watergrass) is a genus of New World in the grass family, native to North and South America including the West Indies. ; Species * ''Luziola bahiensis'' (Steud.) Hitchc. - South America (Colombia to Argentina), Greater Antilles, Central America, USA ( FL AL MS) * ''Luziola brasiliana'' Moric. - Venezuela ( Portuguesa, Apure, Bolívar, Barinas, Guárico), Brazil (Piauí, Bahia) * ''Luziola brasiliensis'' (Trin.) Swallen - Venezuela ( Guárico), Brazil (Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Norte) * ''Luziola caespitosa'' Swallen - Brazil ( Bahia) * ''Luziola divergens'' Swallen - Minas Gerais * '' Luziola fluitans'' (Michx.) Terrell & H.Rob. - Mexico, Guatemala, USA ( TX LA AR MS AL GA FL NC SC) * '' Luziola fragilis'' Swallen - Costa Rica, Venezuela ( Guárico), Bolivia ( Beni), Brazil (Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Paraná) * ''Luziola gracillima'' Prodoehl - Mexico, Paraguay, Argentina * '' Luziola pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apure State
Apure State ( es, Estado Apure, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Its territory formed part of the provinces of Mérida, Maracaibo, and Barinas, in accordance with successive territorial ordinations pronounced by the colonial authorities. In 1824 the Department of Apure was created, under jurisdiction of Barinas, which laid the foundations for the current entity. In 1856 it separated from Barinas and for the first time Apure appeared as an independent province, which in 1864 acquired the status of state. In 1881, however, a new territorial division combined Apure and Guayana to form a single state named ''Bolívar.'' In 1899 it reestablished its autonomy and finally, by means of the Constitution of 1909, gained its current borders. The territory was famous for heron plumes, which adorned European courts. At the same time, it was the scene of armed encounters that marked the evolution of the War for Independence, as well as numerous battles during the civil war. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luziola Divergens
''Luziola'' (watergrass) is a genus of New World in the grass family, native to North and South America including the West Indies. ; Species * '' Luziola bahiensis'' (Steud.) Hitchc. - South America ( Colombia to Argentina), Greater Antilles, Central America, USA ( FL AL MS) * '' Luziola brasiliana'' Moric. - Venezuela ( Portuguesa, Apure, Bolívar, Barinas, Guárico), Brazil ( Piauí, Bahia) * '' Luziola brasiliensis'' (Trin.) Swallen - Venezuela (Guárico), Brazil ( Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Norte) * '' Luziola caespitosa'' Swallen - Brazil (Bahia) * '' Luziola divergens'' Swallen - Minas Gerais * '' Luziola fluitans'' (Michx.) Terrell & H.Rob. - Mexico, Guatemala, USA ( TX LA AR MS AL GA FL NC SC) * '' Luziola fragilis'' Swallen - Costa Rica, Venezuela (Guárico), Bolivia (Beni), Brazil ( Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Paraná) * '' Luziola gracillima'' Prodoehl - Mexico, Paraguay, Argentina * '' Luziola peruviana'' J.F.Gm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luziola Caespitosa
''Luziola'' (watergrass) is a genus of New World in the grass family, native to North and South America including the West Indies. ; Species * '' Luziola bahiensis'' (Steud.) Hitchc. - South America ( Colombia to Argentina), Greater Antilles, Central America, USA ( FL AL MS) * '' Luziola brasiliana'' Moric. - Venezuela ( Portuguesa, Apure, Bolívar, Barinas, Guárico), Brazil ( Piauí, Bahia) * '' Luziola brasiliensis'' (Trin.) Swallen - Venezuela (Guárico), Brazil ( Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Norte) * '' Luziola caespitosa'' Swallen - Brazil (Bahia) * ''Luziola divergens'' Swallen - Minas Gerais * '' Luziola fluitans'' (Michx.) Terrell & H.Rob. - Mexico, Guatemala, USA ( TX LA AR MS AL GA FL NC SC) * '' Luziola fragilis'' Swallen - Costa Rica, Venezuela (Guárico), Bolivia (Beni), Brazil ( Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Paraná) * '' Luziola gracillima'' Prodoehl - Mexico, Paraguay, Argentina * '' Luziola peruviana'' J.F.Gme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio Grande Do Norte
Rio Grande do Norte (, , ) is one of the states of Brazil. It is located in the northeastern region of the country, forming the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. The name literally translates as "Great Northern River", referring to the mouth of the Potengi River. The capital and largest city is Natal. The state has 410 km (254 mi) of sandy beaches and contains Rocas Atoll, the only atoll the Atlantic Ocean. The main economic activity is tourism, followed by the extraction of petroleum (the second largest producer in the country), agriculture, fruit growing and extraction of minerals, including considerable production of seasalt, among other economic activities. The state is home to 1.7% of the Brazilian population and produces 1% of the country's GDP. In 2000-17 the murder rate rose by 655%, making Rio Grande do Norte the state with the highest murder rate in Brazil: 63.9 per 100,000. Tourist attractions in the state include the Cashew of Pirang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Catarina (state)
Santa Catarina (, ) is a States of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, South Region of Brazil. It is the List of Brazilian states by area, 7th smallest state in total area and the List of Brazilian states by population, 11th most populous. Additionally, it is the 9th largest settlement, with List of municipalities in Santa Catarina, 295 municipalities. The state, with 3.4% of the Brazilian population, generates 3.8% of the national GDP. Santa Catarina is bordered by Paraná (state), Paraná to the north, Rio Grande do Sul to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Provinces of Argentina, Argentine province of Misiones Province, Misiones to the west. The coastline is over 450 km, i.e., about half of Portugal's mainland coast. The seat of the state executive, Legislature, legislative and judiciary powers is the capital Florianópolis. Joinville, however, is the most populous city in the state. Besides Espírito Santo, Santa Catarina is the only state whose ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo () is one of the Federative units of Brazil, 26 states of the Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil and is named after Paul of Tarsus, Saint Paul of Tarsus. A major industrial complex, the state has 21.9% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 33.9% of Brazil's GDP. São Paulo also has the List of Brazilian federative units by Human Development Index, second-highest Human Development Index (HDI) and GDP per capita, the List of Brazilian states by infant mortality, fourth-lowest infant mortality rate, the List of Brazilian states by life expectancy, third-highest life expectancy, and the List of Brazilian states by literacy rate, third-lowest rate of illiteracy among the federative units of Brazil. São Paulo alone is wealthier than Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia combined. São Paulo is also the world's twenty-eighth-most populous Administrative division, sub-national entity and the most populous sub-national entity in the Americas. With more than 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a beta global city, Rio de Janeiro is the sixth-most populous city in the Americas. Part of the city has been designated as a World Heritage Site, named "Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea", on 1 July 2012 as a Cultural Landscape. Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the Captaincy of Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire. In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire. In 1808, when the Portuguese Royal Court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal. She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the prince regent João VI of Portugal, raised Brazil to the dignity of a k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luziola Brasiliensis
''Luziola'' (watergrass) is a genus of New World in the grass family, native to North and South America including the West Indies. ; Species * ''Luziola bahiensis'' (Steud.) Hitchc. - South America ( Colombia to Argentina), Greater Antilles, Central America, USA ( FL AL MS) * '' Luziola brasiliana'' Moric. - Venezuela ( Portuguesa, Apure, Bolívar, Barinas, Guárico), Brazil ( Piauí, Bahia) * '' Luziola brasiliensis'' (Trin.) Swallen - Venezuela (Guárico), Brazil ( Piauí, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Norte) * ''Luziola caespitosa'' Swallen - Brazil (Bahia) * ''Luziola divergens'' Swallen - Minas Gerais * '' Luziola fluitans'' (Michx.) Terrell & H.Rob. - Mexico, Guatemala, USA ( TX LA AR MS AL GA FL NC SC) * '' Luziola fragilis'' Swallen - Costa Rica, Venezuela (Guárico), Bolivia (Beni), Brazil ( Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Paraná) * '' Luziola gracillima'' Prodoehl - Mexico, Paraguay, Argentina * '' Luziola peruviana'' J.F.Gmel. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahia
Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest by area. Bahia's capital is the city of Salvador, Bahia, Salvador (formerly known as "Cidade do São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos", literally "City of the Saint Savior of the Bay of All the Saints"), on a Spit (landform), spit of land separating the Bay of All Saints from the Atlantic. Once a monarchial stronghold dominated by Agriculture in Brazil, agricultural, Slavery in Brazil, slaving, and ranching interests, Bahia is now a predominantly Working class, working-class industrial and agricultural state. The state is home to 7% of the Brazilian population and produces 4.2% of the country's GDP. Name The name of the state derives from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piauí
Piaui (, ) is one of the states of Brazil, located in the country's Northeast Region. The state has 1.6% of the Brazilian population and produces 0.7% of the Brazilian GDP. Piaui has the shortest coastline of any coastal Brazilian state at 66 km (41 mi), and the capital, Teresina, is the only state capital in the northeast to be located inland. The reason for this is, unlike the rest of the area, Piaui was first colonised inland and slowly expanded towards the ocean, rather than the other way around. In the southeast of the state, the National Park of Serra da Capivara is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The park has more than 400 archaeological sites and the largest concentration of rock paintings in the world, in a landscape dominated by canyons and caatinga. History The state has many notable archaeological sites, including Serra de Capivara National Park and Sete Cidades National Park, which are rich in remains of prehistoric Paleo-Indian and sedentary-based In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 States of Brazil, states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese language, Portuguese as an List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language, official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most Multiculturalism, multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass Immigration to Brazil, immigration from around the world; and the most populous Catholic Church by country, Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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