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Plagiomnium Affine
''Plagiomnium affine'', the many-fruited thyme-moss, is a species of thyme-moss found in old-growth boreal forests in North America, Europe and Asia, growing in moist, but not wet, basic to slightly acidic micro-habitats in woodland and in turf. ('Plagio' = oblique, 'Mnium' = genus of thyme-moss) Forming low lawns, stems are usually some 2 cm long, with densely packed leaves, though 10 cm long trailing infertile stems have only sparse leaves, smaller than those on fertile stems. Leaves strongly curled when dry, spreading plane when moist, the basal leaves broadly elliptic to rounded, those at the apex mucronate. Leaf edges of bases decurrent on stem, the upper leaves oblong to lingulate and constricted at base, toothed. The leaf cells are arranged in diagonal rows and are easily discerned with a lens. Experiments to determine the efficacy of cryoprotectants show that the leaf covering is relatively impermeable to sugars, proline, and polyethylene glycols, but that di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Christian Blandow
Otto Christian Blandow (5 August 1778, Waren – 15 March 1810, Waren) was a German apothecary and botanist, specializing in the field of bryology. He trained under Joachim Christian Timm (1734-1805) in Malchin, afterwards working as an apothecary in Rostock, Neubrandenburg, Anklam, Woldegk and Waren.Lexikon deutschsprachiger Bryologen. [Hauptbd.], Volume 1 by JanPeter Frahm, Jens Eggers The genus ''Blandowia'' was named in his honor by |
Heinrich Christian Funck
Heinrich Christian Funck (22 November 1771 – 14 April 1839) was a German pharmacist and bryologist born in Wunsiedel, Bavaria. He was a co-founder of the Regensburg Botanical Society. He received early training at a pharmacy in Regensburg, subsequently studying in Salzburg, Erlangen and Jena. In 1803 he acquired the family-owned pharmacy in Gefrees, from where he performed research of cryptogams, especially bryophytes. He conducted botanical investigations in the nearby Fichtelgebirge, and also organized excursions to the Salzburg Alps, Italy, Switzerland, et al. In 1834 he sold the pharmacy in Gefrees in order to devote more time and energy to botany. Funck died of a stroke in Gefrees on 14 April 1839. Written works * ''Kryptogamische Gewächse des Fichtelgebirges'', Leipzig; exsiccata work, second edition 1806–1838, 42 fascicles) – Cryptogamic plants of the Fichtelgebirge. * ''Deutschlands Moose: Ein Taschenherbarium zum Gebrauch auf botanischen Excursionen'', Bay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timo Juhani Koponen
Timo is a masculine given name. It is primarily used in Finnish, Estonian, Dutch and German societies. It may be used as an abbreviation of Timothy. Arts and entertainment *Timo Alakotila (born 1959), Finnish musician *Timo Andres (born 1985), American composer and pianist * Timo Blunck (born 1962), German musician * Timo Boll (born 1981), German table tennis player *Timo Bortolotti (1889–1951), Italian sculptor *Timo Brunke (born 1972), German slam poet *Timo Descamps (born 1986), Belgian actor and musician * Timo Ellis (born 1970), American musician and record producer * Timo Pieni Huijaus (born 1982), a Finnish rapper *Timo Jurkka (born 1963), Finnish actor * Timo Kahilainen (born 1963), Finnish actor * Timo Kahlen (born 1966), German sound sculptor and media artist * Timo Kojo (born 1953), Finnish singer * Timo Koivusalo (born 1963), Finnish actor, writer, and musician * Timo Korhonen (born 1964), Finnish classical guitarist * Timo Koskinen (born 1965), Finnish classical p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plagiomnium Affine Laminazellen
''Plagiomnium'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae. It was formerly a part of a more encompassing genus ''Mnium'' and in 1968 Finish bryologist Timo Juhani Koponen justified splitting the genus into a number of smaller genera. Description This genus is characterized by singly placed marginal teeth. ''Plagiomnium'' are commonlyg found along shaded stream banks, seeps and springs, generally on soil with a high humus content. Species The genus ''Plagiomnium'' contains the following species: *''Plagiomnium acutum'' *'' Plagiomnium affine'' *'' Plagiomnium arbusculum'' *''Plagiomnium carolinianum'' *'' Plagiomnium ciliare'' *'' Plagiomnium cinclidioides'' *'' Plagiomnium confertidens'' *'' Plagiomnium cordatum'' *'' Plagiomnium cuspidatum'' *'' Plagiomnium drummondii'' *''Plagiomnium ecklonii'' *'' Plagiomnium elatum'' *'' Plagiomnium elimbatum'' *''Plagiomnium ellipticum'' *''Plagiomnium insigne'' *''Plagiomnium integroradiatum'' *''Plagiomnium integ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cryoprotectants
A cryoprotectant is a substance used to protect biological tissue from freezing Freezing is a phase transition where a liquid turns into a solid when its temperature is lowered below its freezing point. In accordance with the internationally established definition, freezing means the solidification phase change of a liquid o ... damage (i.e. that due to ice formation). Arctic and Antarctic insects, fish and amphibians create cryoprotectants (antifreeze, antifreeze compounds and antifreeze proteins) in their bodies to minimize freezing damage during cold winter periods. Cryoprotectants are also used to preserve living materials in the study of biology and to preserve food products. For years, glycerol has been used in cryobiology as a cryoprotectant for blood cells and bull sperm, allowing storage in liquid nitrogen at temperatures around −196°C. However, glycerol cannot be used to protect whole organ (anatomy), organs from damage. Instead, many biotechnology companies are res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimethylsulfoxide
Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is an organosulfur compound with the formula ( CH3)2. This colorless liquid is the sulfoxide most widely used commercially. It is an important polar aprotic solvent that dissolves both polar and nonpolar compounds and is miscible in a wide range of organic solvents as well as water. It has a relatively high boiling point. DMSO has the unusual property that many individuals perceive a garlic-like taste in the mouth after DMSO makes contact with their skin. In terms of chemical structure, the molecule has idealized Cs symmetry. It has a trigonal pyramidal molecular geometry consistent with other three-coordinate S(IV) compounds, with a nonbonded electron pair on the approximately tetrahedral sulfur atom. Synthesis and production Dimethyl sulfoxide was first synthesized in 1866 by the Russian scientist Alexander Zaytsev, who reported his findings in 1867. Dimethyl sulfoxide is produced industrially from dimethyl sulfide, a by-product of the Kraft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora Of Bulgaria
Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous) native plants. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms '' gut flora'' or '' skin flora''. Etymology The word "flora" comes from the Latin name of Flora, the goddess of plants, flowers, and fertility in Roman mythology. The technical term "flora" is then derived from a metonymy of this goddess at the end of the sixteenth century. It was first used in poetry to denote the natural vegetation of an area, but soon also assumed the meaning of a work cataloguing such vegetation. Moreover, "Flora" was used to refer to the flowers of an artificial garden in the seventeenth century. The distinction between vegetation (the general appearance of a community) and flora (the taxonomic composition of a community) was first made by Jules Thurmann (1849). Prior to this, the two terms were used indiscriminately.Thurmann, J. (1849). ''Essai de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
