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Schizopetalum Biseriatum
''Schizopetalon'' is a genus of plants in the family (biology), family Brassicaceae. It is native to western South America. ''Schizopetalon tenuifolium'' is found in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. Species *''Schizopetalum bipinnatifidum'' * ''Schizopetalum biseriatum'' * ''Schizopetalum fuegianum'' * ''Schizopetalum sanromani'' * ''Schizopetalum tenuifolium'' * ''Schizopetalon walkeri'' — small annual plant, having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers. References * External links ''Schizopetalum'' in Flora of Chile @ efloras.org Brassicaceae Brassicaceae genera Flora of northern Chile Flora of Peru {{Brassicales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Sims (taxonomist)
John Sims (13 October 1749 – 26 February 1831) was an English physician and botanist. He was born in Canterbury, Kent and was subsequently educated at the Quaker school in Burford, Oxfordshire, he then went on to study medicine at Edinburgh University. Later in life he moved to London (1766) where he worked as a physician, notably he was involved with the birth of Princess Charlotte in which both mother and baby died. He was the first editor of Curtis's Botanical Magazine. Early life Sims was born in Canterbury, Kent, the son of, Robert Courthope Sims (1720–1812), a physician, and Rebecca née Tritton (1723–c1781). His father was a member of the Society of Friends who published ''An Essay on the Nature and Constitution of Man'' . He was educated at the Quaker school in Burford, Oxfordshire, with additional instruction from his father. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University, obtaining his PhD in 1774. His dissertation was "De usu aquæ frigidæ interno." Career M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous plants, while some are shrubs. The leaves are simple (although are sometimes deeply incised), lack stipules, and appear alternately on stems or in rosettes. The inflorescences are terminal and lack bracts. The flowers have four free sepals, four free alternating petals, two shorter free stamens and four longer free stamens. The fruit has seeds in rows, divided by a thin wall (or septum). The family contains 372 genera and 4,060 accepted species. The largest genera are ''Draba'' (440 species), ''Erysimum'' (261 species), ''Lepidium'' (234 species), ''Cardamine'' (233 species), and ''Alyssum'' (207 species). The family contains the cruciferous vegetables, including species such as ''Brassica oleracea'' (cultivated as cabbage, kale, cauliflower, broccoli and collards), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southern subregion of a single continent called America. South America is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest. The continent generally includes twelve sovereign states: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela; two dependent territories: the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; and one internal territory: French Guiana. In addition, the ABC islands of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ascension Island (dependency of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, a British Overseas Territory), Bouvet Island ( dependency of Norway), Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atacama Desert
The Atacama Desert ( es, Desierto de Atacama) is a desert plateau in South America covering a 1,600 km (990 mi) strip of land on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes Mountains. The Atacama Desert is the driest nonpolar desert in the world, and the second driest overall, just behind some very specific spots within the McMurdo Dry Valleys as well as the only hot true desert to receive less precipitation than the polar deserts, and the largest fog desert in the world. Both regions have been used as experimentation sites on Earth for Mars expedition simulations. The Atacama Desert occupies , or if the barren lower slopes of the Andes are included. Most of the desert is composed of stony terrain, salt lakes (''salares''), sand, and felsic lava that flows towards the Andes. The desert owes its extreme aridity to a constant temperature inversion due to the cool north-flowing Humboldt ocean current and to the presence of the strong Pacific anticyclone. The most arid re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Chile covers an area of , with a population of 17.5 million as of 2017. It shares land borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the north-east, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chile also controls the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. It also claims about of Antarctica under the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The country's capital and largest city is Santiago, and its national language is Spanish. Spain conquered and colonized the region in the mid-16th century, replacing Inca rule, but failing to conquer the independent Mapuche who inhabited what is now south-central Chile. In 1818, after declaring in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schizopetalum Bipinnatifidum
''Schizopetalon'' is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae. It is native to western South America. ''Schizopetalon tenuifolium'' is found in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. Species *'' Schizopetalum bipinnatifidum'' * ''Schizopetalum biseriatum ''Schizopetalon'' is a genus of plants in the family (biology), family Brassicaceae. It is native to western South America. ''Schizopetalon tenuifolium'' is found in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. Species *''Schizopetalum bipinnatifidum' ...'' * '' Schizopetalum fuegianum'' * '' Schizopetalum sanromani'' * '' Schizopetalum tenuifolium'' * '' Schizopetalon walkeri'' — small annual plant, having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers. References * External links ''Schizopetalum'' in Flora of Chile @ efloras.org Brassicaceae Brassicaceae genera Flora of northern Chile Flora of Peru {{Brassicales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schizopetalum Biseriatum
''Schizopetalon'' is a genus of plants in the family (biology), family Brassicaceae. It is native to western South America. ''Schizopetalon tenuifolium'' is found in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. Species *''Schizopetalum bipinnatifidum'' * ''Schizopetalum biseriatum'' * ''Schizopetalum fuegianum'' * ''Schizopetalum sanromani'' * ''Schizopetalum tenuifolium'' * ''Schizopetalon walkeri'' — small annual plant, having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers. References * External links ''Schizopetalum'' in Flora of Chile @ efloras.org Brassicaceae Brassicaceae genera Flora of northern Chile Flora of Peru {{Brassicales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schizopetalum Fuegianum
''Schizopetalon'' is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae. It is native to western South America. ''Schizopetalon tenuifolium'' is found in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. Species *''Schizopetalum bipinnatifidum'' * ''Schizopetalum biseriatum ''Schizopetalon'' is a genus of plants in the family (biology), family Brassicaceae. It is native to western South America. ''Schizopetalon tenuifolium'' is found in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. Species *''Schizopetalum bipinnatifidum' ...'' * '' Schizopetalum fuegianum'' * '' Schizopetalum sanromani'' * '' Schizopetalum tenuifolium'' * '' Schizopetalon walkeri'' — small annual plant, having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers. References * External links ''Schizopetalum'' in Flora of Chile @ efloras.org Brassicaceae Brassicaceae genera Flora of northern Chile Flora of Peru {{Brassicales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schizopetalum Sanromani
''Schizopetalon'' is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae. It is native to western South America. ''Schizopetalon tenuifolium'' is found in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. Species *''Schizopetalum bipinnatifidum'' * ''Schizopetalum biseriatum'' * ''Schizopetalum fuegianum ''Schizopetalon'' is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae. It is native to western South America. ''Schizopetalon tenuifolium'' is found in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. Species *''Schizopetalum bipinnatifidum'' * ''Schizopet ...'' * '' Schizopetalum sanromani'' * '' Schizopetalum tenuifolium'' * '' Schizopetalon walkeri'' — small annual plant, having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers. References * External links ''Schizopetalum'' in Flora of Chile @ efloras.org Brassicaceae Brassicaceae genera Flora of northern Chile Flora of Peru {{Brassicales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schizopetalum Tenuifolium
''Schizopetalon'' is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae. It is native to western South America. ''Schizopetalon tenuifolium'' is found in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. Species *''Schizopetalum bipinnatifidum'' * ''Schizopetalum biseriatum'' * ''Schizopetalum fuegianum'' * ''Schizopetalum sanromani ''Schizopetalon'' is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae. It is native to western South America. ''Schizopetalon tenuifolium'' is found in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. Species *''Schizopetalum bipinnatifidum'' * ''Schizopet ...'' * '' Schizopetalum tenuifolium'' * '' Schizopetalon walkeri'' — small annual plant, having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers. References * External links ''Schizopetalum'' in Flora of Chile @ efloras.org Brassicaceae Brassicaceae genera Flora of northern Chile Flora of Peru {{Brassicales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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