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Ophiorrhizeae
Ophiorrhizeae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 364 species in 4 genera. Its representatives are found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the Pacific region. Genera Currently accepted names * '' Lerchea'' (10 sp.) - China, Vietnam, Java, Sumatra * '' Neurocalyx'' (5 sp.) - India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ..., Sri Lanka * '' Ophiorrhiza'' (317 sp.) - tropical and subtropical Asia to the Pacific region * '' Xanthophytum'' (32 sp.) - tropical and subtropical Asia to the southwestern Pacific region Synonyms * ''Codaria'' = '' Lerchea'' * ''Hayataella'' = '' Ophiorrhiza'' * ''Mitreola'' = '' Ophiorrhiza'' * ''Mungos'' = '' Ophiorrhiza'' * ''Notodontia'' = '' Lerchea'' * ''Paedicalyx'' = '' Xanthophytum'' * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neurocalyx
''Neurocalyx'' is a plant genus in the coffee family Rubiaceae. Species are found in southern India and Sri Lanka. Species ''The Plant List'' and the ''World Checklist of Selected Plant Families'' recognise 5 accepted species: # ''Neurocalyx bremeri'' # ''Neurocalyx calycinus'' # ''Neurocalyx championii'' # ''Neurocalyx gardneri'' # ''Neurocalyx zeylanicus ''Neurocalyx'' is a plant genus in the coffee family Rubiaceae. Species are found in southern India and Sri Lanka. Species ''The Plant List'' and the ''World Checklist of Selected Plant Families'' recognise 5 accepted species: # '' Neurocalyx br ...'' References Ophiorrhizeae Rubiaceae genera {{Rubioideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiorrhiza Mungos
''Ophiorrhiza'' is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family (Rubiaceae). Species of the genus contain camptothecin, an alkaloid used to make chemotherapeutic agents Chemotherapy (often abbreviated to chemo and sometimes CTX or CTx) is a type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs ( chemotherapeutic agents or alkylating agents) as part of a standardized chemotherapy regimen. Chemothera ....Joseph, G. and J. P. JosephRediscovery of ''Ophiorrhiza caudata'' (Rubiaceae) from the Western Ghats of Kerala.''Rheedia'' 19 45.Viraporn, V., et al. (2010). Correlation of camptothecin-producing ability and phylogenetic relationship in the genus ''Ophiorrhiza''. ''Planta Med''. in pub. So many of Ophiorrhiza species are endemic to certain areas of western Ghats. Species include: *'' Ophiorrhiza acuminata''Sirikantaramas, S., et al. (2008)Mutations in topoisomerase I as a self-resistance mechanism coevolved with the production of the anticancer alkaloid camptothe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules and sympetalous actinomorphic flowers. The family contains about 13,500 species in about 620 genera, which makes it the fourth-largest angiosperm family. Rubiaceae has a cosmopolitan distribution; however, the largest species diversity is concentrated in the tropics and subtropics. Economically important genera include ''Coffea'', the source of coffee, '' Cinchona'', the source of the antimalarial alkaloid quinine, ornamental cultivars (''e.g.'', '' Gardenia'', ''Ixora'', ''Pentas''), and historically some dye plants (''e.g.'', ''Rubia''). Description The Rubiaceae are morphologically easily recognizable as a coherent group by a combination of characters: opposite or whorled leaves that are simple and entire, interpetiolar stipules, tubu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xanthophytum
''Xanthophytum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from tropical and subtropical Asia to the southwestern Pacific. Species * '' Xanthophytum alopecurum'' Axelius * '' Xanthophytum attopevense'' (Pierre ex Pit.) H.S.Lo * '' Xanthophytum balansae'' (Pit.) H.S.Lo * '' Xanthophytum borneense'' ( Valeton) Axelius * '' Xanthophytum brookei'' Axelius * '' Xanthophytum bullatum'' Tange * '' Xanthophytum calycinum'' (A.Gray) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Drake * '' Xanthophytum capitatum'' Valeton * '' Xanthophytum capitellatum'' Ridl. * '' Xanthophytum cylindricum'' Axelius * '' Xanthophytum ferrugineum'' (DC.) Merr. * '' Xanthophytum foliaceum'' Axelius * '' Xanthophytum fruticulosum'' Reinw. ex Blume * '' Xanthophytum glabrum'' Axelius * '' Xanthophytum glomeratum'' Valeton ex Bakh.f. * '' Xanthophytum grandiflorum'' Axelius * '' Xanthophytum grandifolium'' Valeton ex Bakh.f. * '' Xanthophytum involucratum'' Merr. * '' Xanthophytum johannis-winkleri' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lerchea
''Lerchea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. The genus is found from southern China to western Malesia. Species * '' Lerchea beccariana'' (Bakh.f.) B.Axelius * '' Lerchea bracteata'' Valeton * '' Lerchea capitata'' S.Moore * '' Lerchea corymbosa'' Axelius * '' Lerchea interrupta'' Korth. * '' Lerchea longicauda'' L. * '' Lerchea micrantha'' (Drake) H.S.Lo * '' Lerchea paniculata'' Backer ex Bakh.f. Reinier Cornelis Bakhuizen van den Brink Jr. (11 September 1911, Panjinangan, Sukabumi Regency, Java – 1 May 1987, Leiden) was a Dutch botanist. He was the son of Djahini of Tjiampea and Dutch botanist Reinier Cornelis Bakhuizen van den Brin ... * '' Lerchea parviflora'' Axelius * '' Lerchea sinica'' (H.S.Lo) H.S.Lo References External links''Lerchea'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae Rubiaceae genera Ophiorrhizeae {{Rubioideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubioideae Tribes
Rubioideae Juss., 1789 is a subfamily of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 7600 species in 27 tribes. Tribes * Anthospermeae Cham. & Schltdl. ex DC. * Argostemmateae Bremek. ex Verdc. * Clarkelleae Deb * Colletoecemateae Rydin & B.Bremer * Coussareeae Hook.f. * Craterispermeae Verdc. * Cyanoneuroneae Razafim. & B.Bremer * Danaideae B.Bremer & Manen * Dunnieae Rydin & B.Bremer * Gaertnereae Bremek. ex S.P.Darwin * Knoxieae Hook.f. * Lasiantheae B.Bremer & Manen * Mitchelleae Razafim. & B.Bremer & Manen * Morindeae Miq. * Ophiorrhizeae Bremek. ex Verdc. * Paederieae DC. * Palicoureeae Robbr. & Manen * Perameae Bremek. ex S.P.Darwin * Prismatomerideae Y.Z.Ruan * Psychotrieae Cham. & Schltdl. * Putorieae * Rubieae Baill. * Schizocoleeae Rydin & B.Bremer * Schradereae Bremek. * Spermacoceae Cham. & Schltdl. ex DC. * Theligoneae Wunderlich ex S.P.Darwin * Urophylleae Urophylleae is a tribe of flowering plants in the famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiorrhiza
''Ophiorrhiza'' is a genus of flowering plants in the coffee family (Rubiaceae). Species of the genus contain camptothecin, an alkaloid used to make chemotherapeutic agents.Joseph, G. and J. P. JosephRediscovery of ''Ophiorrhiza caudata'' (Rubiaceae) from the Western Ghats of Kerala.''Rheedia'' 19 45.Viraporn, V., et al. (2010). Correlation of camptothecin-producing ability and phylogenetic relationship in the genus ''Ophiorrhiza''. ''Planta Med''. in pub. So many of Ophiorrhiza species are endemic to certain areas of western Ghats. Species include: *'' Ophiorrhiza acuminata''Sirikantaramas, S., et al. (2008)Mutations in topoisomerase I as a self-resistance mechanism coevolved with the production of the anticancer alkaloid camptothecin in plants.''PNAS'' 105:18 6782. *'' Ophiorrhiza blumeana''Arbain, D, et al. (1998)Unusual indole alkaloids from ''Ophiorrhiza blumeana'' Korth.''J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans'' 1. *'' Ophiorrhiza bracteata'' *'' Ophiorrhiza cantoniensis'' *'' Ophiorrhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flowering Plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants that produce their seeds enclosed within a fruit. They are by far the most diverse group of land plants with 64 orders, 416 families, approximately 13,000 known genera and 300,000 known species. Angiosperms were formerly called Magnoliophyta (). Like gymnosperms, angiosperms are seed-producing plants. They are distinguished from gymnosperms by characteristics including flowers, endosperm within their seeds, and the production of fruits that contain the seeds. The ancestors of flowering plants diverged from the common ancestor of all living gymnosperms before the end of the Carboniferous, over 300 million years ago. The closest fossil relatives of flowering plants are uncertain and contentious. The earliest angiosperm fossils ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long established groups include the Moors, the Burghers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Nicholas Ridley
Henry Nicholas Ridley CMG (1911), MA (Oxon), FRS, FLS, F.R.H.S. (10 December 1855 – 24 October 1956) was an English botanist, geologist and naturalist who lived much of his life in Singapore. He was instrumental in promoting rubber trees in the Malay Peninsula and, for the fervour with which he pursued it, came to be known as "Mad Ridley". Life Henry Ridley was the second son and third child born to Louisa Pole Stuart and Oliver Matthew Ridley in West Harling in Norfolk, where his father was the Rector. At the age of three his mother died and his father moved to Cobham in Kent. He studied at Tonbridge School and then went to Haileybury where his brother Stuart also studied. At Cobham, he had taken to the idea of collecting insects and he continued this at Haileybury where the school encouraged him to publish a "List of the Mammals and Coleoptera of Haileybury". The two brothers left Haileybury and Henry went to a private tutor at Medmenham near Henley who encouraged him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles-Joseph Marie Pitard
Charles-Joseph Marie Pitard, name sometimes given as Charles-Joseph Marie Pitard-Briau (30 October 1873 – 29 December 1927) was a French pharmacist and botanist. In 1899 he obtained his doctorate in natural sciences at the University of Bordeaux, later serving as a professor at the school of medicine in Tours. He conducted botanical and exploratory investigations in the Canary Islands (1904–06), Tunisia (1907–10 & 1913) and Morocco (1911–13). Many of his plant collections were sent to herbaria in Geneva and Paris.JSTOR Global Plants Pitard, Charles-Joseph Marie (1873-1927), biographyBHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications He was the |
Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre
Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre (23 October 1833 – 30 October 1905), also known as J. B. Louis Pierre, was a French botanist known for his Asian studies. Early life Pierre was born in Saint-André, Réunion, and studied in Paris before working in the botanical gardens of Calcutta, India. Career In 1864 he founded the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens, which he directed until 1877, after which he returned to Paris where he lived at 63 rue Monge, close to the Paris Herbarium. In 1883 he moved to Charenton, then to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, then (circa 1893) to Saint-Mandé, and finally to 18 rue Cuvier in Paris, where he lived until his death. Pierre made many scientific explorations in tropical Asia. His publications include the ''Flore forestière de la Cochinchine'' (1880-1907), an article "Sur les plantes à caoutchouc de l'Indochine" (''Revue des cultures coloniales'', 1903) and the section on Sapotaceae in the ''Notes botaniques'' (1890-1891). Several genera have been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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