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Melica Argentata
''Melica argentata'' is a species of grass endemic to Chile (Coquimbo and O'Higgins). Description The species culmes are rambled, and are either straight or zigzag shaped. They are long and in diameter. The leaf-sheaths are tubular with the membrane being scaberulous and long. The leaf-blades though are long and wide. It also has scabrous margins and bottom which is rough on both sides. The panicle is pyramidical and is long. It has secund branches with scabrous axis. Spikelets are solitary with fertile spikelets being pedicelled, pedicels of which are ciliated, curved, filiformed and hairy. They also have 2 fertile florets which are diminished at the apex and which are also elliptic and are long. The callus of the floret is pubescent and also has scaberulous rhachilla. The fertile lemma is chartaceous, oblong, is long and wide. Sterile florets are barren and grow in a clump, which is also cuneated and is in length. The apex of the lemma is emarginated with the hai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poaceae
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns and pasture. The latter are commonly referred to collectively as grass. With around 780 genera and around 12,000 species, the Poaceae is the fifth-largest plant family, following the Asteraceae, Orchidaceae, Fabaceae and Rubiaceae. The Poaceae are the most economically important plant family, providing staple foods from domesticated cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet as well as feed for meat-producing animals. They provide, through direct human consumption, just over one-half (51%) of all dietary energy; rice provides 20%, wheat supplies 20%, maize (corn) 5.5%, and other grains 6%. Some members of the Poaceae are used as building materials (bamboo, thatch, and straw); others can provide a source of biofuel, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emarginate Gills
In mycology, a lamella, or gill, is a papery hymenophore rib under the cap of some mushroom species, most often agarics. The gills are used by the mushrooms as a means of spore dispersal, and are important for species identification. The attachment of the gills to the stem is classified based on the shape of the gills when viewed from the side, while color, crowding and the shape of individual gills can also be important features. Additionally, gills can have distinctive microscopic or macroscopic features. For instance, ''Lactarius'' species typically seep latex from their gills. It was originally believed that all gilled fungi were Agaricales, but as fungi were studied in more detail, some gilled species were demonstrated not to be. It is now clear that this is a case of convergent evolution (i.e. gill-like structures evolved separately) rather than being an anatomic feature that evolved only once. The apparent reason that various basidiomycetes have evolved gills is that it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melica Longiflora
''Melica longiflora'' is a grass species in the family Poaceae that is endemic to Chile where it can be found from Coquimbo to Talca. Description The species is perennial and is caespitose as well. The culms are either ascended or rambled, are long and in diameter. The leaf-sheaths are tubular, retrorsely scabrous, and are either glabrous or pilose on the bottom. The leaf-blades are aromatic, are long and wide. Just like leaf-sheaths they are scabrous, but unlike them they are hairy, glabrous or pubescent, and are rough on both sides. Their margins are glabrous, scabrous or ciliated. The panicle is open, pyramidal, and is long. The main panicle branches are contracted and have scaberulous or smooth axis, while the other panicle branches are secund. Spikelets are solitary with fertile spikelets being pedicelled, pedicels of which are ciliated, curved, filiform, scabrous and hairy on top. The spikelets are elliptic, are long, and have 2 fertile florets which are diminished a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proustia Pungens
''Proustia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to South America and the West Indies. ; Species * ''Proustia cuneifolia'' D.Don - Peru, Bolivia * ''Proustia ilicifolia'' Hook. & Arn. - Argentina, Chile * ''Proustia pyrifolia'' DC. - Chile * ''Proustia vanillosma'' C.Wright - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico ; formerly includedFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist see '' |
Acacia Caven
''Vachellia caven'' (Roman cassie, , aromo criollo, caven, , , espinillo, espinillo de baado, espino, espino maulino) is an ornamental tree in the family Fabaceae. ''Vachellia caven'' is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. It grows four to five metres tall and bears very stiff and sharp white thorns up to 2 cm in length. It blooms in spring, with bright yellow flower clusters in diameter. Ecology Prominent occurrences of ''V. caven'' are within the Chilean matorral of central Chile, where the species is a common associate of the Chilean Wine Palm, ''Jubaea chilensis''.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis'', GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg The flowers of ''V. caven'' are used as food for bees in the production of honey. Uses Erosion control The tree is used for erosion control. Ornamental tree The tree has ornamental uses. Industrial Tannin from the seed pods is used for tanning hides. The wood is used as fuel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schinus Polygamus
''Schinus polygama'', the Hardee peppertree or Chilean pepper tree, is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae native to Argentina and Chile and naturalized in California. Taxonomy The species name has been spelled ''Schinus polygamus'', which according to the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (article 62.1) is incorrect Latin grammar, and is "to be corrected" to ''Schinus polygama''. This is because botanical tradition uses feminine grammatical gender for the genus name ''Schinus'', as is the classical tradition for most genus names of trees that end in -''us'', and ''polygama'' is an adjective In linguistics, an adjective (list of glossing abbreviations, abbreviated ) is a word that generally grammatical modifier, modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes its referent. Its semantic role is to change information given by the noun. Tra ... that must take a feminine form (not the masculine form ''polygamus''). References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevoa Trinervis
''Retanilla trinervia'' is a species of actinorhizal plant within the family Rhamnaceae; this dicotyledon flora is a shrub or small tree. ''R. trinervia'' is notable for its ability to fix nitrogen. This species mainly occurs in the near coastal forests and arid shrubland of Chile. Example occurrences are found in the mountains of central Chile; for example, it occurs in the La Campana National Park in association with ''Acacia caven'' and ''Jubaea chilensis''.C. Michael Hogan. 2008''Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis'', GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg. as well as other proximate areas of central Chile. See also * Cerro La Campana Cerro la Campana, the Bell mountain, is a mountain in La Campana National Park in central Chile. The Pacific and the mountain Aconcagua are visible from the summit on clear days. Due to the area's expanding human population, considerable def ... References Rhamnaceae {{Rhamnaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithraea Caustica
''Lithraea caustica'' (commonly known as the litre tree, and historically as llithi or liti) is a species of flowering plants in the soapberry family Anacardiaceae. This plant is Endemism, endemic to central Chile; an example occurrence is in the area of La Campana National Park and Cerro La Campana. The tree is a well known allergenic and can cause a rash of the skin, the effects and susceptibility of which can vary greatly from person to person. Description Litre is evergreen, with oval leaves with a smooth or undulating border. It can grow to be a full tree when undisturbed; the tree-like formation was formerly common, but it is now most frequently found as a shrub due to changing patterns of land use. It has dense leaves due to the high levels of lignin and cellulose. It grows large, underground burls from which new growth with emerge after it is cut or burned down; it shares this trait with most of the woody plants in its region. Toxicology The leaves and branches of li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S latitude), and has an average height of about . The Andes extend from north to south through seven South American countries: Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. Along their length, the Andes are split into several ranges, separated by intermediate depressions. The Andes are the location of several high plateaus—some of which host major cities such as Quito, Bogotá, Cali, Arequipa, Medellín, Bucaramanga, Sucre, Mérida, El Alto and La Paz. The Altiplano plateau is the world's second-highest after the Tibetan plateau. These ranges are in turn grouped into three major divisions based on climate: the Tropical Andes, the Dry Andes, and the Wet Andes. The Andes Mountains are the highest m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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