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Meryta Denhamii
''Meryta denhamii'' is an evergreen tree endemic to the Pacific island of New Caledonia, where it occurs in dense humid forest. Description ''Meryta denhamii'' grows to about tall. The large, stiff, leathery leaves are elongated, curved at the edges and appear in tufts or bunches at the ends of the branches. Their central rib is thick and fleshy with longitudinal grooves. On younger trees the leaves are up to long and about wide. On older trees the leaves may be up to long and wide. The flowers exude a sweet scent. The plants are either female or male. Since the anthers protrude from the flowers, it is likely that the pollen is spread mainly by wind. Female flowers also occasionally produce anthers, but these are stunted and unproductive. Discovery ''Meryta denhamii'' owes its discovery to the Scot William Grant Milne (?–1866), a gardener at the Edinburgh Botanic Garden, who joined the HMS ''Herald'' expedition to the south-western Pacific (1852–1856) as a botanist. Miln ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seem
Seem or ''variants'' may refer to: * ''Société d'Exploitation des Etablissements Morane-Saulnier'' (''SEEMS'' or ''SEEM''), the successor company to the French aviation manufacturer '' Morane-Saulnier'' * SeeMS, a mass spectrometry viewer software package * , a parish in Esbjerg Municipality, Denmark * '' The Seems'', children's novel series by John Hulme * '' It Seems'' (album), 1988 album by Colin Newman * ''Seem.'', taxonomic author abbreviation of, Berthold Carl Seemann (1825–1871), German botanist * "Seem" Studley (1841–1901), U.S. baseball player See also * * *Seam (other) *Seim (other) Seim may refer: *Seim language, a Sepik language of Papua New Guinea Places *Seim, Vestland, a village in Alver municipality, Vestland county, Norway *Seimsdalen, a valley in Årdal municipality, Vestland county, Norway *Seim River, or Seym, a riv ... * Seme (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |