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Protogoniomorpha Anacardii
''Protogoniomorpha anacardii'', the clouded mother-of-pearl, is a species of Nymphalidae butterfly found in tropical Africa. The wingspan is 55–68 mm for males and 65–75 mm for females. Its flight period is year-round, peaking in summer and autumn. The species larval food is ''Asystasia'', ''Brillantaisia'', ''Isoglossa'', '' Justicia'', ''Mimulopsis'', and '' Paulowilhelmia'' species. Le salamis anarcadii est reconnaissable avec sa couleur blanche et ses deux grandes tâches noires sur le haut de ses ailes ainsi qu’à ses deux petites tâches en forme d’œil jaune et à son camouflage de feuilles. Subspecies *''P. a. anacardii'' — Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, western Nigeria, Central African Republic to the Rift Valley *''P. a. ansorgei'' (Rothschild, 1904) — Angola, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo *''P. a. nebulosa'' Trimen, 1881 — Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east.Jackson, John G. (2001) ''Introduction to African Civilizations'', Citadel Press, p. 201, . Ghana covers an area of , spanning diverse biomes that range from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With nearly 31 million inhabitants (according to 2021 census), Ghana is the List of African countries by population, second-most populous country in West Africa, after Nigeria. The capital and List of cities in Ghana, largest city is Accra; other major cities are Kumasi, Tamale, Ghana, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi. The first permanent state in present-day Ghana was the Bono state of the 11th century. Numerous kingdoms and empires emerged over the centuries, of which the most powerful were the Kingdom of Dagbon in the north and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy". Many of his writings were in Latin; his name is rendered in Latin as and, after his 1761 ennoblement, as . Linnaeus was born in Råshult, the countryside of Småland, in southern Sweden. He received most of his higher education at Uppsala University and began giving lectures in botany there in 1730. He lived abroad between 1735 and 1738, where he studied and also published the first edition of his ' in the Netherlands. He then returned to Sweden where he became professor of medicine and botany at Uppsala. In the 1740s, he was sent on several journeys through Sweden to find and classify plants and animals. In the 1750s and 1760s, he continued to collect an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10th Edition Of Systema Naturae
The 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'' is a book written by Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus and published in two volumes in 1758 and 1759, which marks the starting point of zoological nomenclature. In it, Linnaeus introduced binomial nomenclature for animals, something he had already done for plants in his 1753 publication of '' Species Plantarum''. Starting point Before 1758, most biological catalogues had used polynomial names for the taxa included, including earlier editions of ''Systema Naturae''. The first work to consistently apply binomial nomenclature across the animal kingdom was the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature therefore chose 1 January 1758 as the "starting point" for zoological nomenclature, and asserted that the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'' was to be treated as if published on that date. Names published before that date are unavailable, even if they would otherwise satisfy the rules. The only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nymphalidae
The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have a reduced pair of forelegs and many hold their colourful wings flat when resting. They are also called brush-footed butterflies or four-footed butterflies, because they are known to stand on only four legs while the other two are curled up; in some species, these forelegs have a brush-like set of hairs, which gives this family its other common name. Many species are brightly coloured and include popular species such as the emperors, monarch butterfly, admirals, tortoiseshells, and fritillaries. However, the under wings are, in contrast, often dull and in some species look remarkably like dead leaves, or are much paler, producing a cryptic effect that helps the butterflies blend into their surroundings. Nomenclature Rafinesque introduced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area.Sayre, April Pulley (1999), ''Africa'', Twenty-First Century Books. . With billion people as of , it accounts for about of the world's human population. Africa's population is the youngest amongst all the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. Despite a wide range of natural resources, Africa is the least wealthy continent per capita and second-least wealthy by total wealth, behind Oceania. Scholars have attributed this to different factors including geography, climate, tribalism, colonialism, the Cold War, neocolonialism, lack of democracy, and corruption. Despite this low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion and the large and young population make Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asystasia
The genus ''Asystasia'' belongs to the family Acanthaceae and comprises approximately 70 species found in the tropics, including the weedy species ''Asystasia gangetica''. Selected species * '' Asystasia africana'' (S. Moore) C.B. Clarke * ''Asystasia alba'' Ridl. * '' Asystasia albiflora'' Ensermu * '' Asystasia ammophila'' Ensermu * '' Asystasia atriplicifolia'' Bremek. * ''Asystasia bella'' (Harvey) Benth. et Hook.f. * '' Asystasia buettneri'' Lindau * ''Asystasia calcicola'' Ensermu & Vollesen * '' Asystasia calycina'' Benth. * '' Asystasia charmian'' S.Moore * ''Asystasia chelnoides'' Nees * '' Asystasia chinensis'' S.Moore * '' Asystasia comoroensis'' S.Moore * '' Asystasia crispata'' Benth. * ''Asystasia dalzelliana'' Santapau * ''Asystasia decipiens'' Heine * ''Asystasia gangetica'' (L.) T.Anderson * ''Asystasia glandulifera'' Lindau * ''Asystasia hedbergii'' Ensermu * ''Asystasia longituba'' Lindau * ''Asystasia minutiflora'' Ensermu & Vollesen * ''Asystasia moorei' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brillantaisia
''Brillantaisia'' is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are native to the African tropics and subtropics, including Madagascar. They may grow from 20 cm to 2 m in height. Their hirsute stems are square in cross-section and their heart-shaped leaves have an opposite arrangement. Their purple or white pea-like flowers produce long, cigar-shaped seed pods. They reproduce easily from seeds or vegetatively. One species, '' B. lamium'', is invasive in Queensland. Species It contains some 17 species, including: * '' Brillantaisia borellii'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia cicatricosa'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia debilis'' Burkill * '' Brillantaisia didynama'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia fulva'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia grandidentata'' S.Moore * '' Brillantaisia lamium'' Benth. * '' Brillantaisia lancifolia'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia madagascariensis'' T.Anderson ex Lindau * '' Brillantaisia majestica'' Wernham * '' Brillantaisia oligantha'' Milne-Redh. * '' Brillantaisia ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isoglossa
''Isoglossa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. Selected species * '' Isoglossa angusta''Â * '' Isoglossa anisophylla''Â * '' Isoglossa asystasioides''Â * '' Isoglossa bondwaensis''Â * '' Isoglossa bracteosa''Â * '' Isoglossa bruceae''Â * '' Isoglossa candelabrum''Â * '' Isoglossa cataractarum''Â * '' Isoglossa ciliata'' * '' Isoglossa clemensiorum''Â * '' Isoglossa collina''Â * '' Isoglossa comorensis''Â * '' Isoglossa congesta''Â * '' Isoglossa cooperi''Â * '' Isoglossa cyclophylla''Â * '' Isoglossa nervosa'' C.B.Clarke * ''Isoglossa woodii'' * ''Isoglossa eranthemoides'', endangered, only collected from the Tweed River and Booyong, New South Wales "Booyong" is a locality in northern New South Wales, partially in Byron Shire and partially in the City of Lismore. It is named after the Booyong, or ironwood tree. For census purposes the locality is included in the village of Clunes. It is ... References External links Aca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justicia (plant)
''Justicia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It is the largest genus within the family, encompassing around 700 species with hundreds more as yet unresolved. They are native to tropical to warm temperate regions of the Americas, India and Africa. The genus serves as host to many butterfly species, such as ''Anartia fatima''. Common names include water-willow and shrimp plant, the latter from the inflorescences, which resemble a shrimp in some species. The generic name honours Scottish horticulturist James Justice (1698–1763). They are closely related to '' Pachystachys''. Description They are evergreen perennials and shrubs with leaves which are often strongly veined; but they are primarily cultivated for their showy tubular flowers in shades of white, cream, yellow, orange, violet or pink. Excepting Justicia americana L., they are not hardy below , so may be grown under glass in frost-prone areas. Species Selected species include: ''Justicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimulopsis
''Mimulopsis'' is a genus in the flowering plant family Acanthaceae with about 20 species native to tropical Africa and Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa .... Species 20 species are accepted: * '' Mimulopsis alpina'' * '' Mimulopsis angustata'' * '' Mimulopsis arborescens'' * '' Mimulopsis calcarata'' * '' Mimulopsis catati'' * '' Mimulopsis champluvierae'' * '' Mimulopsis dasyphylla'' * '' Mimulopsis elliotii'' * '' Mimulopsis excellens'' * '' Mimulopsis glandulosa'' * '' Mimulopsis hildebrandtii'' * '' Mimulopsis kilimandscharica'' * '' Mimulopsis lyalliana'' * '' Mimulopsis macrantha'' * '' Mimulopsis madagascariensis'' * '' Mimulopsis marronina'' * '' Mimulopsis runssorica'' * '' Mimulopsis solmsii'' * '' Mimulopsis speciosa'' * '' Mim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dru Drury
Dru Drury (4 February 1724 – 15 December 1803) was a British collector of natural history specimens and an entomologist. He had specimens collected from across the world through a network of ship's officers and collectors including Henry Smeathman. His collections were utilized by many entomologists of his time to describe and name new species and is best known for his book ''Illustrations of natural history'' which includes the names and descriptions of many insects, published in parts from 1770 to 1782 with copperplate engravings by Moses Harris. Life Dru Drury was born in Lad Lane, Wood Street, London where his father, also Dru [also given as "Drew"] Drury (1688–1763), was a Freedom of the City of London, citizen, goldsmith and silversmith of the City of London, and his second wife Mary, daughter of Dr Hesketh, chaplain to Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Queen Anne. The elder Dru Drury's grandfather, William, Lord of the Manor of Colne, Cambridgeshire, Colne (Drurys mano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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