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Pluchea Carolinensis
''Pluchea carolinensis'' is a plant in the genus ''Pluchea''. Description ''Pluchea carolinensis'' is a plant from the genus ''Pluchea'', the species was first described by the Scottish Botanist George Don. It is a shrub that can grow up to 2.5m tall and has large leaves, which are longer than wide. Names This species has many common names, reflecting its widespread use as a medicinal plant. In the Spanish Caribbean it is known as ''salvia blanca'', ''salvia cimarron'', ''salvia del pais'', ''salvia santa'', ''salvia olorosa'', and ''salvia real'', amongst others, all referring to its resemblance to the European herb Salvia officinalis, sage (''Salvia officinalis)''. Its medicinal properties are alluded to in the English names ''cure for all, bushy fleabane,'' and ''cough bush'' and the French ''guerit-tout''. Its similarity to tobacco has given rise to the names ''tabac a jacquot'', ''tabac du diable'', and ''tabac marron''. Distribution ''Pluchea carolinensis'' is common in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pluchea
''Pluchea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Inuleae within the family Asteraceae. Members of this genus might be known as camphorweeds, plucheas, or less uniquely fleabanes. Some, such as ''P. carolinensis'' and ''P. odorata'', are called sourbushes. There are plants of many forms, from annual and perennial herbs to shrubs and trees, and there is variation in the morphology of leaves, flowers, and fruits.Perera, W., et al. (2007)Flavonols from leaves of ''Pluchea carolinensis'' (Jacq.) G.Don (Asteraceae).'' Revista Latinoamericana de Química'' 35(3), 68-73. The genus was named for the French naturalist Abbé Noël-Antoine Pluche. ; Species * ''Pluchea arabica'' (Boiss.) Qaiser & Lack - Yemen, Oman * '' Pluchea arguta'' Boiss. - India, Iran * '' Pluchea baccharis'' (Mill.) Pruski – rosy camphorweed - southeastern United States, Bahamas, Cuba, Yucatán Peninsula, Central America * '' Pluchea baccharoides'' (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth. - Australia * ''Pluchea be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Don
George Don (29 April 1798 – 25 February 1856) was a Scottish botanist and plant collector. Life and career George Don was born at Doo Hillock, Forfar, Angus, Scotland on 29 April 1798 to Caroline Clementina Stuart and George Don (b.1756), principal gardener of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in 1802. Don was the elder brother of David Don, also a botanist. He became foreman of the gardens at Chelsea in 1816. In 1821, he was sent to Brazil, the West Indies and Sierra Leone to collect specimens for the Royal Horticultural Society. Most of his discoveries were published by Joseph Sabine, although Don published several new species from Sierra Leone. Don's main work was his four volume ''A General System of Gardening and Botany'', published between 1832 and 1838 (often referred to as Gen. Hist., an abbreviation of the alternative title: ''A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants''). He revised the first supplement to Loudon's ''Encyclopaedia of Plants'', and provided a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple stems and shorter height, less than tall. Small shrubs, less than 2 m (6.6 ft) tall are sometimes termed as subshrubs. Many botanical groups have species that are shrubs, and others that are trees and herbaceous plants instead. Some definitions state that a shrub is less than and a tree is over 6 m. Others use as the cut-off point for classification. Many species of tree may not reach this mature height because of hostile less than ideal growing conditions, and resemble a shrub-sized plant. However, such species have the potential to grow taller under the ideal growing conditions for that plant. In terms of longevity, most shrubs fit in a class between perennials and trees; some may only last about five y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvia Officinalis
''Salvia officinalis'', the common sage or just sage, is a perennial, evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae and native to the Mediterranean region, though it has been naturalized in many places throughout the world. It has a long history of medicinal and culinary use, and in modern times it has been used as an ornamental garden plant. The common name "sage" is also used for closely related species and cultivars. Names ''Salvia officinalis'' has numerous common names. Some of the best-known are sage, common sage, garden sage, golden sage, kitchen sage, true sage, culinary sage, Dalmatian sage, and broadleaf sage. Cultivated forms include purple sage and red sage. The specific epithet ''officinalis'' refers to plants with a well-established medicinal or culinary value. Taxonomy ''Salvia officinalis'' was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. It has been grown for centuries in the Old World f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the chief commercial crop is ''N. tabacum''. The more potent variant ''N. rustica'' is also used in some countries. Dried tobacco leaves are mainly used for smoking in cigarettes and cigars, as well as pipes and shishas. They can also be consumed as snuff, chewing tobacco, dipping tobacco, and snus. Tobacco contains the highly addictive stimulant alkaloid nicotine as well as harmala alkaloids. Tobacco use is a cause or risk factor for many deadly diseases, especially those affecting the heart, liver, and lungs, as well as many cancers. In 2008, the World Health Organization named tobacco use as the world's single greatest preventable cause of death. Etymology The English word ''tobacco'' originates from the Spanish word "tabaco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aruba
Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of Paraguaná and northwest of Curaçao. It measures long from its northwestern to its southeastern end and across at its widest point. Together with Bonaire and Curaçao, Aruba forms a group referred to as the ABC islands. Collectively, these and the other three Dutch substantial islands in the Caribbean are often called the Dutch Caribbean, of which Aruba has about one-third of the population. In 1986, it became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and acquired the formal name the Country of Aruba. Aruba is one of the four countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands, along with the Netherlands, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten; the citizens of these countries are all Dutch nationals. Aruba has no administrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
