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Rhodochiton
''Rhodochiton'' is a genus of flowering plants within the family Plantaginaceae, native to southern Mexico and neighbouring Guatemala. They climb by means of twining leaf stalks. One of the three species, '' Rhodochiton atrosanguineus'', the purple bell vine, is grown as an ornamental plant. All three species are sometimes included in ''Lophospermum''. Description ''Rhodochiton'' species are herbaceous perennials. They have long climbing or sprawling stems, branching and becoming woody at the base with age. They cling by means of twining leaf stalks ( petioles). Their leaves are more or less heart-shaped, with pointed ends. The solitary flowers are carried on relatively long stalks ( peduncles) that are pendant, causing the flowers to hang downwards. The sepals, usually tinted rose or purple, are joined at the base and together form an expanded bell shape around the flower. The five petals are joined at the base to form a tube, light purple at the base and dark purple towards t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhodochiton Distribution
''Rhodochiton'' is a genus of flowering plants within the family Plantaginaceae, native to southern Mexico and neighbouring Guatemala. They climb by means of twining leaf stalks. One of the three species, '' Rhodochiton atrosanguineus'', the purple bell vine, is grown as an ornamental plant. All three species are sometimes included in ''Lophospermum''. Description ''Rhodochiton'' species are herbaceous perennials. They have long climbing or sprawling stems, branching and becoming woody at the base with age. They cling by means of twining leaf stalks ( petioles). Their leaves are more or less heart-shaped, with pointed ends. The solitary flowers are carried on relatively long stalks ( peduncles) that are pendant, causing the flowers to hang downwards. The sepals, usually tinted rose or purple, are joined at the base and together form an expanded bell shape around the flower. The five petals are joined at the base to form a tube, light purple at the base and dark purple tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhodochiton Atrosanguineus
''Rhodochiton atrosanguineus'' is a herbaceous perennial vine native to Mexico. It has been cultivated as an ornamental plant since at least 1836. Although the specific epithet is sometimes spelled ''atrosanguineum'', ''chiton'' in Greek is masculine, so the ending is correctly -''us''. ''Rhodochiton atrosanguineus'' has been known colloquially in the UK as the "black man's willy". Another common name is purple bell vine or simply purple bell. All ''Rhodochiton'' species are sometimes placed in the genus ''Lophospermum''. Description Its dangling flowers have a pink, bell-shaped calyx of sepals surrounding a protruding, tubular corolla of purple-black petals. It has somewhat hairy, heart-shaped leaves, often with purple venation. The vine can reach three metres in length in perfect conditions, but more-likely 1.5-2.5 metres. The seeds are 3mm across. Taxonomic history Wayne J. Elisens has outlined the somewhat confused taxonomic history of the name of this species. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lophospermum
''Lophospermum'' is a genus of herbaceous perennial climbers or scramblers, native to mountainous regions of Mexico and Guatemala. Those that climb use twining leaf stalks. Their flowers are tubular, in shades of red, violet and purple, the larger flowers being pollinated by hummingbirds. Now placed in the greatly expanded family Plantaginaceae, the genus was traditionally placed in the Scrophulariaceae. The close relationship with some other genera, particularly ''Maurandya'' and '' Rhodochiton'', has led to confusion over the names of some species. '' Lophospermum erubescens'' and '' Lophospermum scandens'' are cultivated as ornamental plants, as climbers or trailers. Various ''Lophospermum'' cultivars are grown, often under trade names such as "Lofos®". Description ''Lophospermum'' species are herbaceous perennial climbers with fibrous roots. They climb by means of twining leaf stalks ( petioles) rather than tendrils or twining stems. The long stems are branched, becoming wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurandya
''Maurandya'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae, native to Mexico and the south west United States (from California to central Texas). They sprawl or climb by means of twining leaf stalks. One of the four species, ''Maurandya barclayana'', is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant. The generic name is often misspelt as ''Maurandia''. Two of its species have at times been placed in the genera ''Epixiphium'' and ''Maurandella''. Description The species of ''Maurandya'' are either Herbaceous plant, herbaceous Perennial plant, perennials with fibrous roots or, in the case of ''Maurandya wislizeni, M. wislizeni'', an Annual plant, annual with a tap root. All are sprawlers or climbers, climbing by means of twining leaf stalks (Petiole (botany), petioles). The leaves are shaped like broad or narrow arrowheads, more rarely heart-shaped. The flower stalks (Peduncle (botany), peduncles) grow upwards and bear solitary flowers. The more-or-less triangular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhodochiton Nubicola
''Rhodochiton nubicola'' is a climbing or sprawling herbaceous perennial native to the state of Chiapas in Mexico and to Guatemala, where it grows in cloud forests at between . It has dangling flowers, with a bell-shaped calyx and dark purple petals forming a tube. Unlike the better known ''Rhodochiton atrosanguineus'', the petal tube is asymmetrical with two "lips". The species was first described by Wayne J. Elisens in 1985. The specific epithet ''nubicola'' is a noun derived from Latin ', cloud, and ', dweller, thus meaning "cloud dweller". It was transferred from the genus ''Lophospermum'' to ''Rhodochiton'' by David A. Sutton David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ... in 1988. References Plantaginaceae Plants described in 1985 {{Plantaginaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhodochiton Hintonii
''Rhodochiton hintonii'' is a climbing or sprawling herbaceous perennial native to the state of Guerrero in Mexico. It has dangling flowers, with a bell-shaped calyx and dark purple petals forming a tube. Unlike the better known ''Rhodochiton atrosanguineus'', the petal tube is asymmetrical with two "lips". The species was first described by Wayne J. Elisens in 1985. The specific epithet ''hintonii'' commemorates G.B. Hinton, described as a "pioneer plant collector in Mexico". It was transferred from the genus ''Lophospermum ''Lophospermum'' is a genus of herbaceous perennial climbers or scramblers, native to mountainous regions of Mexico and Guatemala. Those that climb use twining leaf stalks. Their flowers are tubular, in shades of red, violet and purple, the large ...'' to ''Rhodochiton'' by David A. Sutton in 1988. References Plantaginaceae Plants described in 1985 {{Plantaginaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabrya
''Mabrya'' is a genus of flowering plants in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. It consists of herbaceous perennials with brittle upright or drooping stems, found in dry areas of Mexico and the southern United States. Description Species of ''Mabrya'' are herbaceous perennials with fibrous roots. They have brittle stems, usually pendant and forming mats, although more upright in ''M. erecta''. The stems branch and become woody at the base with age. Unlike related genera, such as ''Maurandya'' and ''Lophospermum'', the leaf stalks ( petioles) are straight and do not twine. The leaves are rounded or kidney shaped, generally with broad, somewhat rounded teeth. The flowers are borne individually on stalks ( peduncles) that are usually horizontal or ascending. The sepals are joined at the base; where their margins become free, they curve back on themselves. Together the sepals form an urn-shaped calyx. The flowers consist of five petals joined at the base to form a tube. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne J
Wayne may refer to: People with the given name and surname * Wayne (given name) * Wayne (surname) Geographical Places with name ''Wayne'' may take their name from a person with that surname; the most famous such person was Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne from the former Northwest Territory during the American revolutionary period. Places in Canada * Wayne, Alberta Places in the United States Cities, towns and unincorporated communities: * Wayne, Illinois * Wayne City, Illinois * Wayne, Indiana * Wayne, Kansas * Wayne, Maine * Wayne, Michigan * Wayne, Nebraska * Wayne, New Jersey * Wayne, New York * Wayne, Ohio * Wayne, Oklahoma * Wayne, Pennsylvania * Wayne, West Virginia * Wayne, Lafayette County, Wisconsin * Wayne, Washington County, Wisconsin ** Wayne (community), Wisconsin Other places: * Wayne County (other) * Wayne Township (other) * Waynesborough, Gen. Anthony Wayne's early homestead in Pennsylvania * Wayne National Forest in southeastern Ohio * Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miocene
The Miocene ( ) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern marine invertebrates than the Pliocene has. The Miocene is preceded by the Oligocene and is followed by the Pliocene. As Earth went from the Oligocene through the Miocene and into the Pliocene, the climate slowly cooled towards a series of ice ages. The Miocene boundaries are not marked by a single distinct global event but consist rather of regionally defined boundaries between the warmer Oligocene and the cooler Pliocene Epoch. During the Early Miocene, the Arabian Peninsula collided with Eurasia, severing the connection between the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean, and allowing a faunal interchange to occur between Eurasia and Africa, including the dispersal of proboscideans into Eurasia. During the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paraphyly
In taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's last common ancestor and most of its descendants, excluding a few monophyletic subgroups. The group is said to be paraphyletic ''with respect to'' the excluded subgroups. In contrast, a monophyletic group (a clade) includes a common ancestor and ''all'' of its descendants. The terms are commonly used in phylogenetics (a subfield of biology) and in the tree model of historical linguistics. Paraphyletic groups are identified by a combination of synapomorphies and symplesiomorphies. If many subgroups are missing from the named group, it is said to be polyparaphyletic. The term was coined by Willi Hennig to apply to well-known taxa like Reptilia ( reptiles) which, as commonly named and traditionally defined, is paraphyletic with respect to mammals and birds. Reptilia contains the last common ancestor of reptiles and all descendants of that ancestor, including all extant reptiles as well as the extinct synapsids, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asarina
''Asarina'' is a flowering plant genus of only one species, ''Asarina procumbens Mill.'' Search for "Asarina", the trailing snapdragon, which is native to France and Spain and introduced in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Hungary. Originally placed in the Scrophulariaceae (figwort family), the genus has more recently been moved to the Plantaginaceae (plantain family). Species from North America formerly placed in the genus ''Asarina'' are now placed in '' Holmgrenanthe'', ''Lophospermum'', '' Mabrya'' and ''Maurandya'', as well as '' Neogaerrhinum''. ''Asarina'' is now regarded as exclusively an Old World genus. Description The single remaining species of the now monotypic genus, ''A. procumbens'' is a foetid, strongly pubescent, viscid subshrub of trailing/mat-forming habit reaching a height of only 10-20cm. The somewhat woody main stems give rise to lax creeping/cascading stems bearing opposite, long-petioled, hairy, lobed, reniform-to-cordate leaves with crenate and often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cymbalaria
''Cymbalaria'' is a genus of about 10 species of herbaceous perennial plants previously placed in the family Scrophulariaceae, but recently shown by genetic research to be in the much enlarged family Plantaginaceae. The genus is native to southern Europe. It is closely related to the genera ''Linaria'' and ''Antirrhinum'', differing in having creeping growth and flowers borne singly rather than in dense erect spikes. The common name toadflax is shared with ''Linaria'' and other related genera. The scientific name means "resembling a cymbal" for the somewhat rounded leaves. By far the best known species is ''Cymbalaria muralis'' (also called ivy-leaved toadflax, and Kenilworth ivy), native to southwest Europe. It has widely naturalised elsewhere and is commonly sold as a garden plant. ''C. muralis'' characteristically grows in sheltered crevices in walls and pathways, or in rocks and scree, making a trailing or scrambling plant up to 1 m long. Species list Accepted species are: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
