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Nierembergia Repens
''Nierembergia'' ,''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607 common name cupflower, is a genus of plants in the nightshade family. It is named after the Spanish Jesuit and mystic Juan Eusebio Nieremberg (1595-1658). Selected species * ''Nierembergia espinosae'' * ''Nierembergia linariifolia'' * ''Nierembergia rivularis'' * ''Nierembergia scoparia'' (cupflower) * ''Nierembergia veitchii ''Nierembergia veitchii'' is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. The species is commonly called the trailing cup plant. The species is found in north eastern parts of Argentina. The plant can cause rapid hypercalcemia and widespread me ...'' References Petunioideae Solanaceae genera {{Solanales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hipólito Ruiz López
Hipólito Ruiz López (August 8, 1754 in Belorado, Burgos, Spain – 1816 in Madrid), or Hipólito Ruiz, was a Spanish botanist known for researching the floras of Peru and Chile during an expedition under Carlos III from 1777 to 1788. During the reign of Carlos III, three major botanical expeditions were sent to the New World; Ruiz and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez were the botanists for the first of these expeditions, to Peru and Chile. Background After studying Latin with an uncle who was a priest, at the age of 14 Ruiz López went to Madrid to study logic, physics, chemistry and pharmacology. He also studied botany at the Migas Calientes Botanical Gardens (now the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid), under the supervision of Casimiro Gómez Ortega (1741–1818) and Antonio Palau Verdera (1734–1793). Ruiz had not yet completed his pharmacology studies when he was named the head botanist of the expedition. The French physician Joseph Dombey was named as his assistant, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solanaceae
The Solanaceae , or nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of agricultural crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and ornamentals. Many members of the family contain potent alkaloids, and some are highly toxic, but many—including tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, bell and chili peppers—are used as food. The family belongs to the order Solanales, in the asterid group and class Magnoliopsida ( dicotyledons). The Solanaceae consists of about 98 genera and some 2,700 species, with a great diversity of habitats, morphology and ecology. The name Solanaceae derives from the genus ''Solanum''. The etymology of the Latin word is unclear. The name may come from a perceived resemblance of certain solanaceous flowers to the sun and its rays. At least one species of ''Solanum'' is known as the "sunberry". Alternatively, the name could originate from the Latin verb ''sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Eusebio Nieremberg
Juan Eusebio Nieremberg y Ottín (1595 – 7 April 1658) was a Spanish Jesuit and mystic. Nieremberg was born and died in Madrid, but his parents were German. He studied the classics at the Royal Court, he studied science at Alcalá and canon law at Salamanca. He joined the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1614, and subsequently became lecturer on scripture at the Jesuit seminary in Madrid until his death. He was highly esteemed in devout circles as the author of ''De la afición y amor de Jesus'' (1630), and ''De la afición y amor de María'' (1630), both of which were translated into Arabic, Dutch, French, German, Italian and Latin. These works, together with the ''Prodigios del amor divino'' (1641), are now forgotten, but Nieremberg's version (1656) of the ''Imitation'' is still a favorite, and his eloquent treatise, ''De la hermosura de Dios y su amabilidad'' (1649), is the last classical manifestation of mysticism in Spanish literature. Works * ''Obras y Días. Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nierembergia Espinosae
''Nierembergia espinosae'' is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku .... References Petunioideae Flora of Ecuador Endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Solanales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nierembergia Linariifolia
''Nierembergia linariifolia'', called the narrow-leaved cupflower, is a species of plant described by Robert Graham. ''Nierembergia linariifolia'' is part of the genus ''Nierembergia'' and the family Solanaceae. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established annual award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. History The Award of Garden Merit .... Range It is native to central South America, and has been introduced to New South Wales, Australia. Subspecies The following subspecies are accepted: *''Nierembergia linariifolia'' subsp. ''glabriuscula'' (Dunal) A.A.Cocucci & Hunz. *''Nierembergia linariifolia'' subsp. ''linariifolia'' *''Nierembergia linariifolia'' subsp. ''pampeana'' (Millán) A.A.Cocucci & Hunz. *''Nierembergia linariifolia'' subsp. ''pinifolioides'' (Millán) A.A.Cocucci & Hunz. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nierembergia Rivularis
''Nierembergia rivularis'', the whitecup or water neirembergia, is a species of ornamental plant in the Solanaceae family. The species is also commonly known as ''chuscho''. It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Uruguay. It has caused enzootic calcinosis in sheep in Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering .... References Petunioideae {{Solanales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nierembergia Scoparia
''Nierembergia scoparia'' is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It goes by the common name cupflower or tall cupflower. The species is an herbaceous perennial native to Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. It can grow up to 2.5 feet high. Flowers are up to an inch wide and pale blue. The species is used as a garden plant. Cultivar A cultivar is a type of cultivated plant that people have selected for desired traits and when propagated retain those traits. Methods used to propagate cultivars include: division, root and stem cuttings, offsets, grafting, tissue culture, ...s have been bred to have darker purple coloration in their flowers. References Further reading * Petunioideae Perennial plants Garden plants of South America Taxa named by Otto Sendtner Plants described in 1846 {{Solanales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nierembergia Veitchii
''Nierembergia veitchii'' is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. The species is commonly called the trailing cup plant. The species is found in north eastern parts of Argentina. The plant can cause rapid hypercalcemia and widespread metastatic calcification Metastatic calcification is deposition of calcium salts in otherwise normal tissue, because of elevated serum levels of calcium, which can occur because of deranged metabolism as well as increased absorption or decreased excretion of calcium and re .... References Petunioideae {{Solanales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petunioideae
Petunioideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Solanaceae, the nightshades. It contains thirteen genera, as follows:Armando T. Hunziker: The Genera of Solanaceae. A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G., Ruggell, Liechtenstein 2001. *''Benthamiella'' Speg. 12 species native to Patagonia: caespitose ("cushion-forming") dwarf shrubs. The species ''B. pycnophylloides'' Speg. bears the Spanish common name ''leña de piedra'' ("the kindling that grows on rock") in its native Argentina.''Flora Argentina : Flora Vascular de la República Argentina'' Volume 13 Solanaceae 1st ed. pub San Isidro : Instituto de Botánica Darwinion; Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Vegetal, Argentina, 2013, Series Volume 13 , volume editor-in-chief Gloria E. Barboza. *''Bouchetia'' Dunal 3 neotropical species. *'' Brunfelsia'' L. Approximately 45 neotropical species. Shrubs with lavender or white flowers with slender tubes and narrow mouths in the centre of broad salver-form corolla lobes. Several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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