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San Juan Botanical Garden
The San Juan Botanical Garden, officially known as the Botanical Garden of the University of Puerto Rico, is located in the Caribbean city of San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico. This lush “urban garden” of native and exotic flora serves as a laboratory for the study, conservation and enrichment of plants, trees, flowers, grasses and many other plants. Seventy-five acres are landscaped and open to the general public as well as researchers. The entrance is located off the south side of the intersection of Highway 1 and Road 847 in Río Piedras. The “Bosque Urbano del Nuevo Milenio” ( Nuevo Milenio State Forest), a project for the conservation and growth of the urban forest, is on the eastern side of the Botanical Garden. Background The botanical garden, proposed in 1959, was endorsed by the Council of Higher Education of Puerto Rico on 12 September 1969. On the initiative of Mr. Arturo Roque and supported by the President of the University, Dr. Jaime Benítez, the Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyrtostachys Renda
''Cyrtostachys renda'', also known by the common names red sealing wax palm and lipstick palm, is a Arecaceae, palm that is native to Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo in Indonesia. It is the only species of the genus ''Cyrtostachys'' that can be found to the west of the Wallace Line, the faunal boundary separating the biogeographic realms of Asia and Wallacea. ''Cyrtostachys renda''s Binomial nomenclature, name is Etymology, derived from several words: the Greek (language), Greek prefix κυρτό- (''cyrto-'') meaning bent or curved, the Greek word σταχυς (''stachys'') meaning "an ear of grain",Umberto Quattrocchi. 2000''CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names''volume I, page 91. CRC Press: Boca Raton; New York; Washington, DC;, USA. London, UK. (set). and "renda" a Malayan languages, Malayan Aboriginal word for palm, which happens to be homonymous to the Portuguese (language), Portuguese word "renda," meaning income. Because of its bright red crownshafts and Leaf#Basi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
