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Strephonema
''Strephonema'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Combretaceae. Its native range is Western and Western Central Tropical Africa Although tropical Africa is mostly familiar to the West for its rainforests, this biogeographic realm of Africa is far more diverse. While the tropics are thought of as regions with hot moist climates, which are caused by latitude and the tropi .... Species: *'' Strephonema mannii'' *'' Strephonema polybotryum'' *'' Strephonema pseudocola'' *'' Strephonema sericeum'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q9080081 Combretaceae Myrtales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strephonema Pseudocola
''Strephonema pseudocola'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Combretaceae. It is a tree found in the forests of tropical West Africa. It was first described from the Ivory Coast. Description ''Strephonema pseudocola'' is a large tree growing to a height of about . The leaves are alternate, simple and entire, the apex drawn out into a point. The white flowers are much larger than those of other members of the genus. They are bisexual, with parts in fives, and have a pedicel. The receptacle is cup-shaped, with the ovary visible inside at the base; this means that as the fruit develops, the remains of the calyx, petals and stamens are at the base of the fruit, whereas, in other genera of the family Combretaceae, they are at the top. The succulent fruit is some wide and long, rough, with a sharp apex and a warty appearance; it resembles a gall, and contains a single, large seed with two cotyledons; the fruit is similar in appearance to a kola nut. Distribution ''Strepho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strephonema Mannii
''Strephonema'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Combretaceae. Its native range is Western and Western Central Tropical Africa. Species: *'' Strephonema mannii'' *'' Strephonema polybotryum'' *''Strephonema pseudocola ''Strephonema pseudocola'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Combretaceae. It is a tree found in the forests of tropical West Africa. It was first described from the Ivory Coast. Description ''Strephonema pseudocola'' is a large tree ...'' *'' Strephonema sericeum'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q9080081 Combretaceae Myrtales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strephonema Polybotryum
''Strephonema'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Combretaceae. Its native range is Western and Western Central Tropical Africa. Species: *''Strephonema mannii'' *'' Strephonema polybotryum'' *''Strephonema pseudocola ''Strephonema pseudocola'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Combretaceae. It is a tree found in the forests of tropical West Africa. It was first described from the Ivory Coast. Description ''Strephonema pseudocola'' is a large tree ...'' *'' Strephonema sericeum'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q9080081 Combretaceae Myrtales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strephonema Sericeum
''Strephonema'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Combretaceae. Its native range is Western and Western Central Tropical Africa. Species: *''Strephonema mannii'' *''Strephonema polybotryum'' *''Strephonema pseudocola ''Strephonema pseudocola'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Combretaceae. It is a tree found in the forests of tropical West Africa. It was first described from the Ivory Coast. Description ''Strephonema pseudocola'' is a large tree ...'' *'' Strephonema sericeum'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q9080081 Combretaceae Myrtales genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combretaceae
The Combretaceae, often called the white mangrove family, are a family of flowering plants in the order Myrtales. The family includes about 530 species of trees, shrubs, and lianas in ca 10 genera. The family includes the leadwood tree, ''Combretum imberbe''. Three genera, ''Conocarpus'', ''Laguncularia'', and ''Lumnitzera'', grow in mangrove habitats (mangals). The Combretaceae are widespread in the subtropics and tropics. Some members of this family produce useful construction timber, such as idigbo from ''Terminalia ivorensis''. The commonly cultivated ''Quisqualis indica'' is now placed in the genus ''Combretum''. Many plants in the Quisqualis species contain the Non-proteinogenic amino acid excitotoxin Quisqualic acid, a potent AMPA agonist.Excitotoxic cell death and delayed rescue in human neurons derived from NT2 cells, M Munir, L Lu and P Mcgonigl, Journal of Neuroscience, Vol 15, 7847–7860 White mangroves The family name comes from the type genus ''Combretum''; it also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hook
A hook is a tool consisting of a length of material, typically metal, that contains a portion that is curved or indented, such that it can be used to grab onto, connect, or otherwise attach itself onto another object. In a number of uses, one end of the hook is pointed, so that this end can pierce another material, which is then held by the curved or indented portion. Some kinds of hooks, particularly fish hooks, also have a barb, a backwards-pointed projection near the pointed end of the hook to ensure that once the hook is embedded in its target, it can not easily be removed. Variations * Bagging hook, a large sickle or reaping hook used for harvesting grain * Bondage hook, used in sexual bondage play * Cabin hook, a hooked bar that engages into an eye screw, used on doors * Cap hook, hat ornament of the 15th and 16th centuries * Cargo hook (helicopter), different types of hook systems for helicopters * Crochet hook, used for crocheting thread or yarn * Drapery hook, for ha ... [...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] |
Tropical Africa
Although tropical Africa is mostly familiar to the West for its rainforests, this biogeographic realm of Africa is far more diverse. While the tropics are thought of as regions with hot moist climates, which are caused by latitude and the tropical rain belt, the geology of areas, particularly mountain chains, and geographical relation to continental and regional scale winds impact the overall areas , also, making the tropics run from arid to humid in West Africa. The area is currently experiencing the negative effects of rapid human population growth.Zinkina J., Korotayev A.br>Explosive Population Growth in Tropical Africa: Crucial Omission in Development Forecasts (Emerging Risks and Way Out). ''World Futures'' 70/2 (2014): 120–139 Overview Tropical rainforests are moist forests of semi-deciduous plants distributed across nine West African countries. Institute for Sea Research conducted a temperature record dating back 700,000 years. Several conservation and development dem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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