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Ornithoglossum Dinteri
''Ornithoglossum'' is a genus of plants native to southern Africa, some of which are widely cultivated as ornamentals. Nine species are currently recognized, as of April 2014:Salisbury, Richard Anthony. 1806. Paradisus Londonensis : or Coloured Figures of Plants Cultivated in the Vicinity of the Metropolis, t. 54. ''Ornithoglossum'' *''Ornithoglossum calcicola'' K.Krause & Dinter - Namibia *'' Ornithoglossum dinteri'' K.Krause - Namibia, South Africa *'' Ornithoglossum gracile'' B.Nord. - Cape Province *''Ornithoglossum parviflorum'' B.Nord. - Namibia, Cape Province *''Ornithoglossum pulchrum'' Snijman, B.Nord. & Mannh. - Namibia *'' Ornithoglossum undulatum'' Sweet - Namibia, Cape Province *''Ornithoglossum viride'' (L.f.) Dryand. ex W.T.Aiton - Cape Province *'' Ornithoglossum vulgare'' B.Nord. - Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa *''Ornithoglossum zeyheri ''Ornithoglossum'' is a genus of plants native to southern Africa, som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ornithoglossum Vulgare
''Ornithoglossum vulgare'' ( af, slangkop) is a lily characterized by blueish to grey-green, boat-shaped leaves, which clasp the stem and an attractive flower arrangement. The plant usually grows to about 30cm high, but can grow taller if it receives more moisture. ''Ornithoglossum vulgare'' is widely distributed throughout the arid and semi-arid areas of Namibia, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ... and East Africa. It is absent from the very northern part of Namibia. In Namibia, this plant occurs mainly on plains, but is occasionally also found on rocky slopes. This bulb is toxic and can be a problem in rangelands. References Flora of Africa Colchicaceae {{Liliales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ornithoglossum Undulatum
''Ornithoglossum undulatum'', also known as the Karoo Slangkop, is a species of flowering plant in the family Colchicaceae. It is found in Southern Namibia and South Africa. In South Africa its range extends as far east as Somerset East in Eastern Cape Province. ''O. undulatum'' is a poisonous plant, and consumption of the leaves can kill livestock. It is also known as the poison onion, cockatoo snakelily, or wave-leaved bird's tongue. The Afrikaans moniker of slangkop means "snake's head," referring to the resemblance of their flowers to a snake's head. While not rated under the IUCN Red List, the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) Red List rates this species as "least concern" as of 2005. Description The plant can grow from 5 to 20 centimeters in height. There are two to four leaves that are lanceolate in shape which are undulated, the leaves are 10 centimeters in length and are a blue-grey color. The flowers are zygomorphic and nodding downwards on pedi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ornithoglossum Zeyheri
''Ornithoglossum'' is a genus of plants native to southern Africa, some of which are widely cultivated as ornamentals. Nine species are currently recognized, as of April 2014:Salisbury, Richard Anthony. 1806. Paradisus Londonensis : or Coloured Figures of Plants Cultivated in the Vicinity of the Metropolis, t. 54. ''Ornithoglossum'' *'' Ornithoglossum calcicola'' K.Krause & Dinter - Namibia *'' Ornithoglossum dinteri'' K.Krause - Namibia, South Africa *'' Ornithoglossum gracile'' B.Nord. - Cape Province *''Ornithoglossum parviflorum'' B.Nord. - Namibia, Cape Province *''Ornithoglossum pulchrum'' Snijman, B.Nord. & Mannh. - Namibia *'' Ornithoglossum undulatum'' Sweet - Namibia, Cape Province *'' Ornithoglossum viride'' (L.f.) Dryand. ex W.T.Aiton - Cape Province *'' Ornithoglossum vulgare'' B.Nord. - Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. It is connected to Zambia across the short Zambezi River border by the Kazungula Bridge. A country of slightly over 2.3 million people, Botswana is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. About 11.6 percent of the population lives in the capital and largest city, Gaborone. Formerly one of the world's poorest countries—with a GDP per capita of about US$70 per year in the late 1960s—it has since transformed itself into an upper-middle-income country, with one of the world's fastest-growing economies. Modern-day humans first inhabited the country over 200,000 years ago. The Tswana ethnic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozambique to the east. The capital and largest city is Harare. The second largest city is Bulawayo. A country of roughly 15 million people, Zimbabwe has 16 official languages, with English, Shona language, Shona, and Northern Ndebele language, Ndebele the most common. Beginning in the 9th century, during its late Iron Age, the Bantu peoples, Bantu people (who would become the ethnic Shona people, Shona) built the city-state of Great Zimbabwe which became one of the major African trade centres by the 11th century, controlling the gold, ivory and copper trades with the Swahili coast, which were connected to Arab and Indian states. By the mid 15th century, the city-state had been abandoned. From there, the Kingdom of Zimbabwe was established, fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the northeast, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the south, Namibia to the southwest, and Angola to the west. The capital city of Zambia is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of Zambia. The nation's population of around 19.5 million is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the north, the core economic hubs of the country. Originally inhabited by Khoisan peoples, the region was affected by the Bantu expansion of the thirteenth century. Following the arrival of European exploration of Africa, European explorers in the eighteenth century, the British colonised the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the southwest. The sovereign state is separated from the Comoros, Mayotte and Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel to the east. The capital and largest city is Maputo. Notably Northern Mozambique lies within the monsoon trade winds of the Indian Ocean and is frequentely affected by disruptive weather. Between the 7th and 11th centuries, a series of Swahili port towns developed on that area, which contributed to the development of a distinct Swahili culture and language. In the late medieval period, these towns were frequented by traders from Somalia, Ethiopia, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, and India. The voyage of Vasco da Gama in 1498 marked the arrival of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south and southwest. Malawi spans over and has an estimated population of 19,431,566 (as of January 2021). Malawi's capital (and largest city) is Lilongwe. Its second-largest is Blantyre, its third-largest is Mzuzu and its fourth-largest is its former capital, Zomba. The name ''Malawi'' comes from the Maravi, an old name for the Chewa people who inhabit the area. The country is nicknamed "The Warm Heart of Africa" because of the friendliness of its people. The part of Africa now known as Malawi was settled around the 10th century by migrating Bantu groups . Centuries later, in 1891, the area was colonised by the British and became a protectorate of the United Kingdom known as Nyasaland. In 1953, it became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in northeastern Tanzania. According to the United Nations, Tanzania has a population of million, making it the most populous country located entirely south of the equator. Many important hominid fossils have been found in Tanzania, such as 6-million-year-old Pliocene hominid fossils. The genus Australopithecus ranged across Africa between 4 and 2 million years ago, and the oldest remains of the genus ''Homo'' are found near Lake Olduvai. Following the rise of '' Homo erectus'' 1.8 million years ago, humanity spread ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ornithoglossum Viride
''Ornithoglossum'' is a genus of plants native to southern Africa, some of which are widely cultivated as ornamentals. Nine species are currently recognized, as of April 2014:Salisbury, Richard Anthony. 1806. Paradisus Londonensis : or Coloured Figures of Plants Cultivated in the Vicinity of the Metropolis, t. 54. ''Ornithoglossum'' *''Ornithoglossum calcicola'' K.Krause & Dinter - Namibia *'' Ornithoglossum dinteri'' K.Krause - Namibia, South Africa *'' Ornithoglossum gracile'' B.Nord. - Cape Province *''Ornithoglossum parviflorum'' B.Nord. - Namibia, Cape Province *''Ornithoglossum pulchrum'' Snijman, B.Nord. & Mannh. - Namibia *'' Ornithoglossum undulatum'' Sweet - Namibia, Cape Province *'' Ornithoglossum viride'' (L.f.) Dryand. ex W.T.Aiton - Cape Province *'' Ornithoglossum vulgare'' B.Nord. - Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa *''Ornithoglossum zeyheri ''Ornithoglossum'' is a genus of plants native to southern Africa, so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ornithoglossum Pulchrum
''Ornithoglossum'' is a genus of plants native to southern Africa, some of which are widely cultivated as ornamentals. Nine species are currently recognized, as of April 2014:Salisbury, Richard Anthony. 1806. Paradisus Londonensis : or Coloured Figures of Plants Cultivated in the Vicinity of the Metropolis, t. 54. ''Ornithoglossum'' *'' Ornithoglossum calcicola'' K.Krause & Dinter - Namibia *'' Ornithoglossum dinteri'' K.Krause - Namibia, South Africa *'' Ornithoglossum gracile'' B.Nord. - Cape Province *'' Ornithoglossum parviflorum'' B.Nord. - Namibia, Cape Province *'' Ornithoglossum pulchrum'' Snijman, B.Nord. & Mannh. - Namibia *'' Ornithoglossum undulatum'' Sweet - Namibia, Cape Province *'' Ornithoglossum viride'' (L.f.) Dryand. ex W.T.Aiton - Cape Province *'' Ornithoglossum vulgare'' B.Nord. - Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Anthony Salisbury
Richard Anthony Salisbury, FRS (born Richard Anthony Markham; 2 May 1761 – 23 March 1829) was a British botanist. While he carried out valuable work in horticultural and botanical sciences, several bitter disputes caused him to be ostracised by his contemporaries. Life Richard Anthony Markham was born in Leeds, England, as the only son of Richard Markham, a cloth merchant and Elizabeth Laycock. His family included two sisters, including his older sister Mary (b. 1755). One of his sisters became a nun. His mother, was the great grand-daughter of Jonathan Laycock of Shaw Hill. Laycock in turn married Mary Lyte (b. 1537), brother of Henry Lyte, the botanist and translator of the herbal of Dodoens. Of this, he wrote "so I inherit a taste for botany from very ancient blood". He studied at a school near Halifax and by the age of eight had established a passion for plants. He attended medical school at the University of Edinburgh in 1780, where he would have at least ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |