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Maracaibo Dry Forests
The Maracaibo dry forests (NT0222) is an ecoregion in Venezuela around Lake Maracaibo. It contains the country's main oil fields. The habitat is criss-crossed by roads and is severely degraded by farming and livestock grazing. Geography Location The Maracaibo dry forests surround Lake Maracaibo in northwest Venezuela. The ecoregion has an area of . Most of the ecoregion is in Zulia state, with some in Trujillo state. In many areas the lake is fringed with Amazon–Orinoco–Southern Caribbean mangroves. To the north of the lake the western part of the ecoregion merges into Guajira–Barranquilla xeric scrub, while the eastern part merges into Paraguana xeric scrub to the north and east. To the southeast the dry forests are replaced by Venezuelan Andes montane forests. The ecoregion is bounded by the Catatumbo moist forests to the south and southwest, and Cordillera Oriental montane forests to the west. There are large patches of Catatumbo moist forests on high land within the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zulia
Zulia State ( es, Estado Zulia, ; Wayuu: ''Mma’ipakat Suuria'') is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo. As of the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,704,404, the largest population among Venezuela's states. It is also one of the few states (if not the only one) in Venezuela in which voseo (the use of ''vos'' as a second person singular pronoun) is widespread. The state is coterminous with the eponymous region of Zulia. Zulia State is in northwestern Venezuela, bordering Lake Maracaibo, the largest body of water of its kind in Latin America. Its basin covers one of the largest oil and gas reserves in the Western Hemisphere. Zulia is economically important to the country for its oil and mineral exploitation, but it is also one of the major agricultural areas of Venezuela, highlighting the region's contribution in areas such as livestock, bananas, fruits, meat, and milk. Toponymy There are several competing theories about the origin of the sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escalante River (Venezuela)
The Escalante River ( es, Rio Escalante) is a river of Venezuela. It drains into Lake Maracaibo. The river rises in the Venezuelan Andes. It then flows through the Maracaibo dry forests ecoregion before emptying into Lake Maracaibo. See also *List of rivers of Venezuela This is a list of rivers in Venezuela. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Atlantic Ocean Amazon River, Amazon Basin * ''Amazon River'' (Brazil) ** Rio ... References Rivers of Venezuela {{Venezuela-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xylopia Aromatica
''Xylopia aromatica'' is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family and the accepted name of ''Xylopia xylopioides''. It is a tree native to Cerrado grassland vegetation, particularly in the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais, in eastern Brazil. References External links Xylopia, aromatica Endemic flora of Brazil Flora of the Cerrado Flora of Goiás Flora of Minas Gerais {{Annonaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galactia Jussieuana
''Galactia'' is a genus of plants in the legume family (Fabaceae). It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. They do not have an unambiguous common name, being commonly called milk peas, beach peas or wild peas. Selected species * ''Galactia anomala'' Lundell * ''Galactia martii'' DC. * ''Galactia megalophylla'' (F.Muell.) * ''Galactia mollis'' Michx. * ''Galactia regularis'' (L.) Britton ''et al.'' (= ''G. volubilis'') * ''Galactia smallii'' * ''Galactia striata'' (Jacq.) Urb. ** ''Galactia striata'' var. ''villosa'' (Wight & Arn.) Verdc. (= ''G. tenuiflora'' var. ''villosa'')Hyde, M.A. & Wursten, B. (2011). Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Galactia striata var. villosa. http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=131570, retrieved 22 May 2011 * ''Galactia tenuiflora ''Galactia tenuiflora'' is a twining or trailing vine belonging to the family Fabaceae. This pantropical species is found in northern Australia between the Kimberley region and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copernicia Tectorum
''Copernicia tectorum'' is a palm which is native to Colombia and northern Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ..., where it is known as palma llanera. References tectorum Trees of Colombia Trees of Venezuela {{tree-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] |
Bulbostylis Capillaris
''Bulbostylis capillaris'' is a species of sedge known by the common names densetuft hairsedge and threadleaf beakseed. It is native to much of North America, South America and the West Indies from Canada to Bolivia. ''Bulbostylis capillaris'' grows in many types of habitat, generally in moist areas such as streamside meadows. It is an annual herb which is somewhat variable in appearance but generally takes the form of a small, upright tuft of green herbage growing close to the ground, between 10 and 24 centimeters tall. There are several stems surrounded by thready, thin leaves. The inflorescence occurs at the tip of the stem and is composed of tiny spikelets which are green washed with rusty red. The fruit is about a millimeter long. Uses Along with ''Piptochaetium montevidense'' and ''Juncus capillacaeus'', ''Bulbostylis capillaris'' is used in Rio Grande do Sul as a medicinal plant in the form of a tisane to treat urinary tract infections (UTIs). This claim of antimicrobia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byrsonima Crassifolia
''Byrsonima crassifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Malpighiaceae, native to tropical America. Common names used in English include nance, maricao cimun, craboo, and golden spoon. In Jamaica it is called hogberry. It's valued for its small (between one, and one and a quarter centimeter in diameter) round, sweet yellow fruit which is strongly scented. The fruits have a very pungent and distinct flavor and smell. When jarred, their texture resembles that of a green or kalamata olive. Description and habitat ''Byrsonima crassifolia'' is a slow-growing large shrub or tree to . Sometimes cultivated for its edible fruits, the tree is native and abundant in the wild, sometimes in extensive stands, in open pine forests and grassy savannas, from central Mexico, through Central America, to Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil; it also occurs in Trinidad, Barbados, Curaçao, St. Martin, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and throughout Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spermacoce
''Spermacoce'' or false buttonweed is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It comprises about 275 species found throughout the tropics and subtropics. Its highest diversity is found in the Americas, followed by Africa, Australia and Asia. Description The species are herbs or small shrubs with small- to medium-sized, four-lobed flowers arranged in capitate inflorescences. Some have a brightly coloured calyx and are eye-catching, particularly the Australian species. The corolla is variable in colour, often white, but also all shades of blue, pink and maroon. The fruit is usually a two-seeded capsule, sometimes a schizocarp or nut. Selected species ''Spermacoce'' is a highly diverse genus with about 275 species in many tropical and subtropical places around the globe. North American species include: *'' Spermacoce alata'' Aubl. - West Indies, most of Latin America; naturalized in Africa, India, China, Southeast Asia, Australia, Melanesia *'' Spermacoce assurgens'' ... [...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] |
Axonopus Canascens
''Axonopus'' is a genus of plants in the grass family, known generally as carpet grass. They are native primarily to the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas with one species in tropical Africa and another on Easter Island. They are sometimes rhizomatous and many are tolerant of periodic submersion. ; Species ; formerly included See also * List of Poaceae genera The true grasses ( Poaceae) are one of the largest plant families, with around 12,000 species and roughly 800 genera. They contain, among others, the cereal crop species and other plants of economic importance, such as the bamboos, and several i ... References External links Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants ProfileGrass Manual TreatmentGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility {{Taxonbar, from=Q2634101 Panicoideae Poaceae genera Grasses of North America Grasses of South America Grasses of Mexico Taxa named by Palisot de Beauvois ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropical And Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
The tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest is a habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature and is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes. Though these forests occur in climates that are warm year-round, and may receive several hundred centimeters of rain per year, they have long dry seasons that last several months and vary with geographic location. These seasonal droughts have great impact on all living things in the forest. Deciduous trees predominate in most of these forests, and during the drought a leafless period occurs, which varies with species type. Because trees lose moisture through their leaves, the shedding of leaves allows trees such as teak and mountain ebony to conserve water during dry periods. The newly bare trees open up the canopy layer, enabling sunlight to reach ground level and facilitate the growth of thick underbrush. Trees on moister sites and those with access to ground water tend to be evergreen. Infertile sites also tend t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
