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Pavonia × Gledhillii
''Pavonia'' × ''gledhillii'' is an evergreen flowering plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. Etymology The generic name honours Spanish botanist José Antonio Pavón Jiménez (1754–1844). The epithet ''gledhillii'' come from Dr. David Gledhill, curator in 1989 of University of Bristol Botanic Garden. Description ''Pavonia'' × ''gledhillii'' is a 19th-century hybrid of '' Pavonia makoyana'', E. Morrem and ''Pavonia multiflora'', A. Juss., often incorrectly confused with ''Pavonia multiflora ''Pavonia multiflora'', the Brazilian candles or many flowers, is a species of flowering plant in the Hibisceae tribe of the mallow family Malvaceae. It is an evergreen shrub native to Brazil. Reaching a height of , it has dark green and glossy ...''. This subshrub is intermediate between the two species of origin in almost all respects, but it has nine to ten equal broad bracts and sub-entire leaf margins. It can reach a height of about . The unusual flowers are purple-grey encl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evergreen
In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, which completely lose their foliage during the winter or dry season. Evergreen species There are many different kinds of evergreen plants, both trees and shrubs. Evergreens include: *Most species of conifers (e.g., pine, hemlock, blue spruce, and red cedar), but not all (e.g., larch) *Live oak, holly, and "ancient" gymnosperms such as cycads *Most angiosperms from frost-free climates, and rainforest trees *All Eucalypts * Clubmosses and relatives *Bamboos The Latin binomial term , meaning "always green", refers to the evergreen nature of the plant, for instance :'' Cupressus sempervirens'' (a cypress) :''Lonicera sempervirens'' (a honeysuckle) :''Sequoia sempervirens'' (a sequoia) Leaf longevity in evergreen plants varies from a few months ... [...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] |
Malva
''Malva'' is a genus of herbaceous annual, biennial, and perennial plants in the family Malvaceae. It is one of several closely related genera in the family to bear the common English name mallow. The genus is widespread throughout the temperate, subtropical and tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Europe. The leaves are alternate, palmately lobed. The flowers are from 0.5–5 cm diameter, with five pink, lilac, purple or white petals. Etymology The word "mallow" is derived from Old English "mealwe", which was imported from Latin "malva", cognate with Ancient Greek μαλάχη (malakhē) meaning "mallow", both perhaps reflecting a Mediterranean term. The colour mauve was in 1859 named after the French name for this plant. Uses Ornamental plant Several species are widely grown as garden flowers. Very easily grown, short-lived perennials are often grown as ornamental plants. Food Many species are edible as leaf vegetables and commonly foraged in the West. Known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malvaceae
Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include okra, cotton, cacao and durian. There are also some genera containing familiar ornamentals, such as ''Alcea'' (hollyhock), ''Malva'' (mallow), and ''Tilia'' (lime or linden tree). The largest genera in terms of number of species include ''Hibiscus'' (300 species), ''Sterculia'' (250 species), ''Dombeya'' (250 species), '' Pavonia'' (200 species) and '' Sida'' (200 species). Taxonomy and nomenclature The circumscription of the Malvaceae is controversial. The traditional Malvaceae '' sensu stricto'' comprise a very homogeneous and cladistically monophyletic group. Another major circumscription, Malvaceae ''sensu lato'', has been more recently defined on the basis that genetics studies have shown the commonly recognised families Bombacaceae, Tiliaceae, and Sterculiaceae, which have always been considered closely allie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Antonio Pavón Jiménez
José Antonio Pavón Jiménez or José Antonio Pavón (April 22, 1754 in Casatejada, Cáceres, Spain – 1840 in Madrid) was a Spanish botanist known for researching the flora of Peru and Chile. During the reign of Charles III of Spain, three major botanical expeditions were sent to the New World; Pavón and Hipólito Ruiz López were the botanists for the first of these expeditions, to Peru and Chile from 1777 to 1788. The standard author abbreviation Ruiz & Pav. is used to indicate Pavón and his colleague Ruiz as joint authors when citing a botanical name. The genus '' Pavonia'' was named in his honor by his contemporary, Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles — plants with the specific epithet of ''pavonii'' also commemorate his name. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavonia Makoyana
Pavonia may refer to: Localities * In New Jersey, United States: ** Pavonia Ferry, former ferry service between New York City and Jersey City ** Pavonia, Jersey City, a section of Newport, Jersey City ** Pavonia, New Netherland, the Dutch settlement that was to become Hudson County, New Jersey ** Pavonia/Newport, former name of the Newport (PATH station) mass transit station in Jersey City ** Pavonia-Newport (HBLR station), a light rail station in Jersey City ** Pavonia Terminal, the former Erie Railroad terminal on the Hudson River in Jersey City ** Pavonia Yard, a rail classification yard in Camden, New Jersey * Elsewhere: ** Pavonia Island, old name for Fernando de Noronha Island offshore the Brazilian coast Organisms * ''Pavonia'' (plant), a plant genus in the family Malvaceae * ''Pavonia'' Ruiz et Pavon, a plant genus now considered a synonym of ''Laurelia'' in the family Atherospermataceae * ''Pavonia'' Lamarck (1816), a unjustified emendation for the stony coral genus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavonia Multiflora
''Pavonia multiflora'', the Brazilian candles or many flowers, is a species of flowering plant in the Hibisceae tribe of the mallow family Malvaceae. It is an evergreen shrub native to Brazil. Reaching a height of , it has dark green and glossy foliage. The leaves are lance-shaped, about six inches long. The red or dark pink bracts surround cone-shaped purple upright flowers - about 6 cm across - with protruding dark blue stamens. The flowering period usually extends from late Spring to early Fall, but in the right conditions this plant can bloom all winter long. It is normally grown as a houseplant in temperate zones, where it requires a humid environment and temperatures above . 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hibisceae
Hibisceae is a tribe of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae, subfamily Malvoideae. Genera The following genera are included: *''Abelmoschus'' Medik. *''Anotea'' (DC.) Kunth *'' Cenocentrum'' Gagnep. *''Decaschistia'' Wight & Arn. *'' Dicellostyles'' Benth. *'' Fioria'' Mattei *'' Helicteropsis'' Hochr. *''Hibiscadelphus'' Rock *''Hibiscus'' L. *'' Humbertianthus'' Hochr. *'' Humbertiella'' Hochr. *'' Julostylis'' Thwaites *'' Kosteletzkya'' C.Presl *'' Kydia'' Roxb. *'' Macrostelia'' Hochr. *'' Malachra'' L. *''Malvaviscus'' Fabr. *'' Megistostegium'' Hochr. *'' Nayariophyton'' T.K.Paul *'' Papuodendron'' C.T.White *'' Pavonia'' Cav. *'' Peltaea'' (C.Presl) Standl. *'' Perrierophytum'' Hochr. *'' Phragmocarpidium'' Krapov. *'' Radyera'' Bullock *'' Rojasimalva'' Fryxell *'' Senra'' Cav. *'' Symphyochlamys'' Gürke *''Talipariti'' Fryxell *''Urena ''Urena'' is the genus of plants, which grow in various tropical and subtropical areas worldwide. Some vie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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