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Salpiglossis
''Salpiglossis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the subfamily Cestroideae of family Solanaceae. It is closely related to the genus ''Reyesia'', with which it makes up the tribe Salpiglossideae. Species in the genus ''Salpiglossis'' are found in Mexico, Argentina and Chile. Taxonomy The genus name Salpiglossis is a compound of the Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ... words for "trumpet" σαλπινξ ( ''salpinx'' ) and "tongue" γλώσσα ( ''glossa'' ). The relatively large flowers of '' Salpiglossis sinuata'' ( the species in general cultivation ) are prettily veined and come in a pleasing range of colours. The species grows to an average height of 75 cm. The following species are recognised in the genus ''Salpiglossis'': *'' Salpiglos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salpiglossis Sinuata
''Salpiglossis sinuata'', the painted tongue, scalloped tube tongue, velvet trumpet flower, palito amargo ( Spanish : ''bitter little stick'' - from the extreme bitterness of its leaves) or panza de burro ( Spanish : ''donkey's paunch'' ), is a flowering plant belonging to the subfamily Cestroideae of the nightshade family Solanaceae, native to southern Chile. Description ''Salpiglossis sinuata'' is an annual or short-lived perennial herbaceous plant growing to tall, rarely up to tall. The leaves are long, elliptic to lanceolate, with a wavy, lobed or toothed margin. The flowers have a five-lobed funnel-shaped corolla, up to long and diameter, each lobe with a notched apex, velvety in texture, either violet or orange, and have contrasting darker stripes along each petal. Cultivation and uses Of the two species in its genus, ''Salpiglossis sinuata'' is the more commonly grown as an ornamental plant for gardens. It was introduced to the northern hemisphere in the 1820s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salpiglossis Arniatera
''Salpiglossis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the subfamily Cestroideae of family Solanaceae. It is closely related to the genus ''Reyesia'', with which it makes up the tribe Salpiglossideae. Species in the genus ''Salpiglossis'' are found in Mexico, Argentina and Chile. Taxonomy The genus name Salpiglossis is a compound of the Greek words for "trumpet" σαλπινξ ( ''salpinx'' ) and "tongue" γλώσσα ( ''glossa'' ). The relatively large flowers of ''Salpiglossis sinuata'' ( the species in general cultivation ) are prettily veined and come in a pleasing range of colours. The species grows to an average height of 75 cm. The following species are recognised in the genus ''Salpiglossis'': *'' Salpiglossis arniatera'' (B.L.Rob.) D'Arcy *''Salpiglossis sinuata ''Salpiglossis sinuata'', the painted tongue, scalloped tube tongue, velvet trumpet flower, palito amargo ( Spanish : ''bitter little stick'' - from the extreme bitterness of its leaves) or pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salpiglossis Spinescens
''Salpiglossis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the subfamily Cestroideae of family Solanaceae. It is closely related to the genus ''Reyesia'', with which it makes up the tribe Salpiglossideae. Species in the genus ''Salpiglossis'' are found in Mexico, Argentina and Chile. Taxonomy The genus name Salpiglossis is a compound of the Greek words for "trumpet" σαλπινξ ( ''salpinx'' ) and "tongue" γλώσσα ( ''glossa'' ). The relatively large flowers of ''Salpiglossis sinuata'' ( the species in general cultivation ) are prettily veined and come in a pleasing range of colours. The species grows to an average height of 75 cm. The following species are recognised in the genus ''Salpiglossis'': *''Salpiglossis arniatera'' (B.L.Rob.) D'Arcy *''Salpiglossis sinuata ''Salpiglossis sinuata'', the painted tongue, scalloped tube tongue, velvet trumpet flower, palito amargo ( Spanish : ''bitter little stick'' - from the extreme bitterness of its leaves) or pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cestroideae
Cestroideae (syn. Browallioideae) is a subfamily of the plant family Solanaceae, the nightshades. It currently contains the three tribes and seven genera, as follows: *Browallieae Hunz. **''Browallia'' L. **'' Streptosolen'' (Benth.) Miers *Cestreae Don **''Cestrum'' L. **''Sessea'' Ruiz & Pav. **'' Vestia'' Willd. *Salpiglossideae (Benth.) Hunz. **''Reyesia'' Gay **''Salpiglossis'' Ruiz & Pav. With the (current) exceptions of the genera ''Sessea'' and ''Reyesia'', the subfamily furnishes many colourful garden plants of considerable horticultural merit. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. . Gallery File:IMG 7246-Browallia speciosa.jpg, ''Browallia speciosa'' File:Streptosolen closeup.jpg, '' Streptosolen jamesonii'' File:Cestrum aurantiacum 3.jpg, '' Cestrum aurantiacum'' File:Cestrum elegans (7).jpg, ''Cestrum elegans'' flowers in extreme close-up. File:Vestia foetida (14096215513).jpg, ''Vestia foetida'' File:Salpiglo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reyesia
''Reyesia'' is a small genus of four species of flowering plants belonging to the subfamily Cestroideae of the nightshade family Solanaceae. It is closely related to the genus '' Salpiglossis'', which provides the ornamental species '' Salpiglossis sinuata''. Together, the genera ''Reyesia'' and ''Salpiglossis'' form the tribe Salpiglossideae within the Cestroideae. Historically, the species now placed in ''Reyesia'' have been held by some authors to belong to ''Salpiglossis'', but are currently placed in a genus of their own by virtue of their tiny flowers and peculiar androecium (see description below). ''The Biology and Taxonomy of the Solanaceae'' edited by Hawkes, J.G., Lester, R.N. and Skelding, A.D. (Linnean Society Symposium Series Number 7) Published for the Linnean Society of London by Academic Press 1979 p. 77.Armando T. Hunziker: ''The Genera of Solanaceae''. A.R.G. Gantner Verlag K.G., Ruggell, Liechtenstein 2001. pp. 374–377. Description Annuals or subshrubs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solanaceae
The Solanaceae , or nightshades, are a family of flowering plants that ranges from annual and perennial herbs to vines, lianas, epiphytes, shrubs, and trees, and includes a number of agricultural crops, medicinal plants, spices, weeds, and ornamentals. Many members of the family contain potent alkaloids, and some are highly toxic, but many—including tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, bell and chili peppers—are used as food. The family belongs to the order Solanales, in the asterid group and class Magnoliopsida ( dicotyledons). The Solanaceae consists of about 98 genera and some 2,700 species, with a great diversity of habitats, morphology and ecology. The name Solanaceae derives from the genus ''Solanum''. The etymology of the Latin word is unclear. The name may come from a perceived resemblance of certain solanaceous flowers to the sun and its rays. At least one species of ''Solanum'' is known as the "sunberry". Alternatively, the name could originate from the Latin verb ''sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hipólito Ruiz López
Hipólito Ruiz López (August 8, 1754 in Belorado, Burgos, Spain – 1816 in Madrid), or Hipólito Ruiz, was a Spanish botanist known for researching the floras of Peru and Chile during an expedition under Carlos III from 1777 to 1788. During the reign of Carlos III, three major botanical expeditions were sent to the New World; Ruiz and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez were the botanists for the first of these expeditions, to Peru and Chile. Background After studying Latin with an uncle who was a priest, at the age of 14 Ruiz López went to Madrid to study logic, physics, chemistry and pharmacology. He also studied botany at the Migas Calientes Botanical Gardens (now the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid), under the supervision of Casimiro Gómez Ortega (1741–1818) and Antonio Palau Verdera (1734–1793). Ruiz had not yet completed his pharmacology studies when he was named the head botanist of the expedition. The French physician Joseph Dombey was named as his assistant, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tribe (botany)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank above genus, but below family and subfamily. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes. By convention, all taxonomic ranks from genus upwards are capitalized, including both tribe and subtribe. In zoology, the standard ending for the name of a zoological tribe is "-ini". Examples include the tribes Caprini (goat-antelopes), Hominini (hominins), Bombini (bumblebees), and Thunnini (tunas). The tribe Hominini is divided into subtribes by some scientists; subtribe Hominina then comprises "humans". The standard ending for the name of a zoological subtribe is "-ina". In botany, the standard ending for the name of a botanical tribe is "-eae". Examples include the tribes Acalypheae and Hyacintheae. The tribe Hyacintheae is divided into subtribes, including the subtribe Massoniinae. The standard ending for the name of a botanical subtribe is "-inae". In bacteriology, the form of tribe names is as in botany, e.g., Pseudomonadeae, based on the gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Language
Greek ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of lasting impo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Gutenberg
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