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Marcgraviaceae
The Marcgraviaceae are a neotropical angiosperm family in the order Ericales. The members of the family are shrubs, woody epiphytes, and lianas, with alternate, pinnately nerved leaves. The flowers are arranged in racemes. The flowers are accompanied by modified, fleshy, saccate bracts which produce nectar. The flowers are pentamerous. The fruits are capsules. General *''Marcgravia'' - (ca. 65 spp.): S Mexico, Mesoamerica, South America, Antilles *'' Marcgraviastrum'' - (15 spp.): S Nicaragua to Peru, Bolivia plus 2 spp. in E Brazil *'' Norantea'' - (2 spp.): Caribbean and Amazonian basin of NE South America *'' Ruyschia'' - (9 spp.): Mesoamerica, N Andes, Lesser Antilles *'' Sarcopera'' - (ca. 10 spp.): Honduras to N Bolivia, Guyayana Highlands *'' Schwartzia'' - (ca. 15 spp.): Costa Rica through the Andes south to Bolivia, in the Caribbean basin and 1 sp. in E Brazil *'' Souroubea'' - (19 spp.): Mexico to Bolivia (absent from the Antilles) There are 2 known subfamilies In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwartzia (plant)
''Schwartzia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Marcgraviaceae. It is found in tropical parts of South America, mainly within the rainforest. It has greenish, white, reddish or red coloured flowers. Description They are sprawling shrubs, lianas, and sometimes small trees.Klaus Kubitzk The leaves are spirally arranged, sessile (without a stalk) or petiolate (having a leaf stalk). They are coriaceous (leathery or stiff and tough), It has inflorescences which are short racemes with between 8-60 flowers, (though ''Schwartzia brasiliensis'' has long racemes of between 60-300 flowers). They have straight, rarely geniculate (bent at a sharp angle), slender or stout, and elongated pedicels (flower stalks), which are between , depending on the species. The nectaries are adnate (grown from or closely fused to an organ) to the lower third of the pedicel, mostly stipitate (stalked or borne on a stipe), cup-like, sac-like or boat shaped. The flowers have 5 sepals and 5 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcgraviaceae
The Marcgraviaceae are a neotropical angiosperm family in the order Ericales. The members of the family are shrubs, woody epiphytes, and lianas, with alternate, pinnately nerved leaves. The flowers are arranged in racemes. The flowers are accompanied by modified, fleshy, saccate bracts which produce nectar. The flowers are pentamerous. The fruits are capsules. General *''Marcgravia'' - (ca. 65 spp.): S Mexico, Mesoamerica, South America, Antilles *'' Marcgraviastrum'' - (15 spp.): S Nicaragua to Peru, Bolivia plus 2 spp. in E Brazil *'' Norantea'' - (2 spp.): Caribbean and Amazonian basin of NE South America *'' Ruyschia'' - (9 spp.): Mesoamerica, N Andes, Lesser Antilles *'' Sarcopera'' - (ca. 10 spp.): Honduras to N Bolivia, Guyayana Highlands *'' Schwartzia'' - (ca. 15 spp.): Costa Rica through the Andes south to Bolivia, in the Caribbean basin and 1 sp. in E Brazil *'' Souroubea'' - (19 spp.): Mexico to Bolivia (absent from the Antilles) There are 2 known subfamilies In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Souroubea
''Souroubea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marcgraviaceae The Marcgraviaceae are a neotropical angiosperm family in the order Ericales. The members of the family are shrubs, woody epiphytes, and lianas, with alternate, pinnately nerved leaves. The flowers are arranged in racemes. The flowers are accompa ..., native to southern Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, and northern South America. Some species are psychophilous (pollinated by butterflies in the day), and some are sphingophilous (pollinated by moths at night). Species Currently accepted species include: *'' Souroubea bicolor'' (Benth.) de Roon *'' Souroubea corallina'' (Mart.) de Roon *'' Souroubea crassipes'' (Triana & Planch.) Wittm. *'' Souroubea crassipetala'' de Roon *'' Souroubea dasystachya'' Gilg & Werderm. *'' Souroubea didyma'' Gilg *'' Souroubea exauriculata'' Delpino *'' Souroubea fragilis'' de Roon *'' Souroubea gilgii'' V.A.Richt. *'' Souroubea guianensis'' Aubl. *'' Souroubea intermedia' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ericales
The Ericales are a large and diverse order of dicotyledons. Species in this order have considerable commercial importance including for Camellia sinensis, tea, persimmon, blueberry, kiwifruit, Brazil nuts, Argania, argan, and azalea. The order includes trees, shrub, bushes, lianas, and herbaceous plants. Together with ordinary Photosynthesis, autophytic plants, the Ericales include chlorophyll-deficient mycoheterotrophic plants (e.g., ''Sarcodes sanguinea'') and carnivorous plants (e.g., genus ''Sarracenia''). Many species have five petals, often grown together. Fusion of the petals as a trait was traditionally used to place the order in the subclass Sympetalae. Mycorrhiza, Mycorrhizal associations are quite common among the order representatives, and three kinds of mycorrhiza are found exclusively among Ericales (namely, ericoid, arbutoid and monotropoid mycorrhiza). In addition, some families among the order are notable for their exceptional ability to accumulate aluminum. Er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarcopera
''Sarcopera'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Marcgraviaceae The Marcgraviaceae are a neotropical angiosperm family in the order Ericales. The members of the family are shrubs, woody epiphytes, and lianas, with alternate, pinnately nerved leaves. The flowers are arranged in racemes. The flowers are accompa .... Its native range is Central and Southern Tropical America. Species: *'' Sarcopera anomala'' *'' Sarcopera aurantiaca'' *'' Sarcopera cordachida'' *'' Sarcopera flammifera'' *'' Sarcopera oxystylis'' *'' Sarcopera rosulata'' *'' Sarcopera sessiliflora'' *'' Sarcopera tepuiensis'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q1679131 Marcgraviaceae Ericales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruyschia
''Ruyschia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Marcgraviaceae. Its native range is from southern Mexico down to Tropical America. It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, the Leeward Islands, Mexico, Panamá, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles and the Windward Islands. The genus name of ''Ruyschia'' is in honour of Frederik Ruysch (1638–1731), a Dutch botanist and anatomist. He is known for developing techniques for preserving anatomical specimens, which he used to create dioramas or scenes incorporating human parts. It was first described and published in Enum. Syst. Pl. on page 2 in 1760. Known species According to Kew: *'' Ruyschia andina'' *''Ruyschia clusiifolia'' *'' Ruyschia enervia'' *'' Ruyschia moralesii'' *'' Ruyschia pavonii'' *''Ruyschia phylladenia'' *''Ruyschia pilophora'' *''Ruyschia tremadena'' *''Ruyschia valerioi'' *''Ruyschia viridiflora ''Ruyschia'' is a genus of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norantea
''Norantea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Marcgraviaceae. Its native range is the Southern Caribbean The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ... to Southern Tropical America. Species Species: * '' Norantea brasiliensis'' Choisy * '' Norantea guianensis'' Aubl. References Marcgraviaceae Ericales genera {{Ericales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcgravia
''Marcgravia'' is a genus of plants in the Marcgraviaceae family commonly eaten by the dwarf little fruit bat. The genus is native to the Caribbean Islands, Central America, and South America, and genus is named in memory of the German naturalist Georg Marcgraf. The plant is visited by Thomas's nectar bat. General information ''Marcgravia'' is a genus of terrestrial vines. It was named after George Marcgraf who first saw it on a voyage to Brazil. ''Marcgravia'' is classified as a sub-parasitical shrub. ''Marcgravia'' is pollinated by Thomas's nectar bat. '' Marcgravia rectiflora'', '' Marcgravia sintenisill'', '' Marcgravia tobagensis'' and '' Marcgravi trinitatis'' are species of ''Marcgravia''. Locations *Belize, *Bolivia, *Brazil North, *Brazil Northeast, *Brazil South, *Brazil Southeast, *Brazil West-Central, *Central American Pac, *Colombia, *Costa Rica, *Cuba, *Dominican Republic, *Ecuador, *French Guiana, *Guatemala, *Guyana, *Haiti, *Honduras, *Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcgraviastrum
''Marcgraviastrum'' is a flowering plant genus in the family Marcgraviaceae. Species include: * '' Marcgraviastrum gigantophyllum'' * ''Marcgraviastrum sodiroi ''Marcgraviastrum sodiroi'' is a species of plant in the Marcgraviaceae family Endemism, endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. References ...'' References Ericales genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Ericales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Capsule (fruit)
In botany a capsule is a type of simple, dry, though rarely fleshy dehiscent fruit produced by many species of angiosperms (flowering plants). Origins and structure The capsule (Latin: ''capsula'', small box) is derived from a compound (multicarpeled) ovary. A capsule is a structure composed of two or more carpels. In (flowering plants), the term locule (or cell) is used to refer to a chamber within the fruit. Depending on the number of locules in the ovary, fruit can be classified as uni-locular (unilocular), bi-locular, tri-locular or multi-locular. The number of locules present in a gynoecium may be equal to or less than the number of carpels. The locules contain the ovules or seeds and are separated by septa. Dehiscence In most cases the capsule is dehiscent, i.e. at maturity, it splits apart (dehisces) to release the seeds within. A few capsules are indehiscent, for example those of ''Adansonia digitata'', ''Alphitonia'', and '' Merciera''. Capsules are often classif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subfamilies
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoological names with "-inae". See also * International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants * International Code of Zoological Nomenclature * Rank (botany) * Rank (zoology) In biological classification, taxonomic rank is the relative level of a group of organisms (a taxon) in an ancestral or hereditary hierarchy. A common system consists of species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain. While olde ... Sources {{biology-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Von Berchtold
Count Friedrich Carl Eugen Vsemir von Berchtold, baron von Ungarschitz ( cz, Bedřich Karel Eugen Všemír Berchtold hrabě z Uherčic; 25 October 1781 – 3 April 1876), was a German-speaking Bohemian physician and botanist from Austrian descent. Biography Berchtold was born in Stráž nad Nežárkou (german: Platz an der Naser) (now District Jindřichův Hradec), in the Austrian Empire. He graduated from medical school in 1804, after which he practiced medicine and devoted much of his time to botany and natural history. He eventually abandoned regular medical practice and travelled throughout Europe, the Middle East and Brazil. He co-authored several research papers with brother botanists Carl Borivoj Presl and Jan Svatopluk Presl, including an important taxonomic work, '' O Přirozenosti Rostlin''. An avid worker for Czech national revival, Berchtold was involved in the establishment of the Prague National Museum. He died in 1876 in Buchlau (now Buchlovice), Moravia (now p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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