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Scadoxus
''Scadoxus'' is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the Amaryllidaceae, Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. The English names blood lily or blood flower are used for some of the species. The genus has close affinities with ''Haemanthus.'' Species of ''Scadoxus'' are grown as ornamental plants for their brilliantly coloured flowers, either in containers or in the ground in frost-free climates. Although some species have been used in traditional medicine, they contain poisonous alkaloids. Description Species of ''Scadoxus'' grow from bulbs or rhizomes. Bulbous species usually also have distinct rhizomes. Particularly in the non-bulbous species, the petiole (botany), petioles (leaf stalks) overlap to produce a false stem or pseudostem, which may be purple-spotted. The leaf blades are lanceolate to ovate with a thickened midrib. The leafless flowering stem (Scape (botany), scape) is also sometimes purple-spotted, and either appears from among the leaves or pushes thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scadoxus Multiflorus
''Scadoxus multiflorus'' (formerly ''Haemanthus multiflorus'') is a bulb, bulbous plant native to most of sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal to Somalia to South Africa. It is also native to Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman) and to the Seychelles. It is naturalized in Mexico and in the Chagos Archipelago.It is also found in Indian peninsula. It is grown as an ornamental plant for its brilliantly coloured flowers, either in containers or in the ground in where the climate is suitable. There are three recognized subspecies. Strongly toxic like other ''Scadoxus'' species, it has been used as a component of arrow poisons and Fish toxins, fishing poisons, as well as in traditional medicine. Common names, some of which are used for other species, include blood lily, ball lily, fireball lily, blood flower, Katherine-wheel, oxtongue lily, poison root and powderpuff lily. Description ''Scadoxus multiflorus'' grows from a "rhizomatous bulb", i.e. a bulb which also produces rhizom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scadoxus Membranaceus
''Scadoxus membranaceus'' is a flowering plant in the Amaryllidaceae family. It is a bulb, bulbous plant from South Africa (east Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal). The smallest of the species of ''Scadoxus'', it is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental plant where a minimum temperature of can be maintained. Description ''Scadoxus membranaceus'' is the smallest of the species in the genus ''Scadoxus''. It grows from a bulb from which three or four thin leaves appear. The leaf stalk (Petiole (botany), petiole) is long and the leaf blade long. The flowers are borne in an umbel about across on the end of a leafless stem (Scape (botany), scape). Bracts underneath the umbel (usually four) enclose it, more or less to the same height as the tips of the flowers. The bracts, which are usually coloured, persist throughout flowering and fruiting. Individual flowers are described as being green, pink or pale red in colour. The tepals are fused at the base forming a tube about a third of the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scadoxus Cyrtanthiflorus
''Scadoxus cyrtanthiflorus'' is a herbaceous plant endemic to the Rwenzori Mountains of east tropical Africa. Unusually for the genus ''Scadoxus'' its tubular blooms are pendant. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant in heated greenhouses. Description ''Scadoxus cyrtanthiflorus'' is a herbaceous plant growing from a relatively long rhizome. The bases of the leaves ( petioles) are tightly wrapped to form a pseudostem or false stem up to long. The blade of the leaf is elongated, lanceolate in shape. The flowers and leaves appear together. The flowers are borne in an umbel on a scape (leafless stem) long; the whole plant is up to tall. The flower bud begins growth inside the pseudostem but soon breaks through it to appear at the side. The bracts underneath the umbel soon wither. The umbel is made up of 10–25 individual flowers, each on a long pedicel (flower stalk). The flowers are directed downwards, unusually for the genus (only '' Scadoxus nutans'' shares this chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scadoxus Nutans
''Scadoxus nutans'' is a herbaceous plant endemic to southwest Ethiopia. Its red to pink flowers face downwards as the top of the flowering stem bends over, unlike any of the other species of ''Scadoxus''. It grows mainly as an epiphyte in tropical mountain forests, which are disappearing, making the species vulnerable to extinction. It is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental plant. Description ''Scadoxus nutans'' grows from a rhizome, with growth occurring mainly in spring and autumn. The whole plant is usually tall, occasionally as high as . The overlapping bases of the leaf stalks ( petioles) form a false stem or pseudostem, which emerges from the side of last year's pseudostem. The pseudostem is green, marked with brown spots, and is about long. The narrow leaf blades have wavy edges and spread out from the pseudostem, being up to long and wide. The flowers are borne on a leafless stalk ( scape), which is bent over during flowering so that the flowers face downwards. no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haemanthus
''Haemanthus'' is a Southern African genus of flowering plants in the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. Members of the genus are known as blood lily and paintbrush lily. There are some 22 known species, native to South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini. About 15 species occur in the winter rainfall region of Namaqualand and the Western Cape, the remainder being found in the summer rainfall region, with one species ''Haemanthus albiflos'' occurring in both regions. Description Most of the species have brush-like flowerheads enclosed in four or more membranous to fleshy spathe bracts which usually match the flower colour and, like sepals, protect the flowerheads from damage and desiccation. The flowers produce abundant nectar and pollen and a faint smell unattractive to humans. Fruits are mostly globose and when ripe, range through bright red, to pink, orange and white, and are usually aromatic. Three of the species'', H. albiflos'', ''H. deformis'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haemantheae
Haemantheae are a tribe of subfamily Amaryllidoideae (family Amaryllidaceae). They are herbaceous monocot perennial flowering plants with a predominantly African distribution. Three subtribes are proposed and six genera including the type genus, ''Haemanthus'', are included. They are characterised by the presence of baccate (berry) fruit. Taxonomy Phylogeny The placement of Haemantheae within subfamily Amaryllidoideae is shown in the following cladogram: Subdivision There are three subtribes, with six genera * Cliviinae D.Müll.-Doblies & U.Müll.-Doblies * Haemanthinae Pax * Gethyllidinae Meerow The subtribes are related as follows: Cliviinae: Two genera - ''Clivia'', ''Cryptostephanus'' Haemanthinae: Type - two genera, ''Haemanthus'', ''Scadoxus'' Gethyllidinae: Two genera - ''Apodolirion ''Apodolirion'' is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family ( Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae). It consists of 6 species d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clivia
''Clivia'' is a genus of monocot flowering plants native to southern Africa. They are from the family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. Common names are Natal lily or bush lily. They are herbaceous or evergreen perennial plants, with green, strap-like leaves. Individual flowers are more or less bell-shaped, occurring in umbels on a stalk above the foliage; colors typically range from yellow through orange to red. Many cultivars exist, some with variegated leaf patterns. Description Species of ''Clivia'' are found only in South Africa and Eswatini. They are typically forest undergrowth plants, adapted to low light (with the exception of '' C. mirabilis'' from the Western Cape). ''Clivia'' shares common features with the other members of the subfamily Amaryllidoideae. Individual flowers have three sepals and three petals, all very similar (although the sepals are typically narrower than the petals) and collectively called tepals. In ''Clivia'' the tepals are fused at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amaryllidaceae
The Amaryllidaceae are a family of herbaceous, mainly perennial and bulbous (rarely rhizomatous) flowering plants in the monocot order Asparagales. The family takes its name from the genus ''Amaryllis'' and is commonly known as the amaryllis family. The leaves are usually linear, and the flowers are usually bisexual and symmetrical, arranged in umbels on the stem. The petals and sepals are undifferentiated as tepals, which may be fused at the base into a floral tube. Some also display a corona. Allyl sulfide compounds produce the characteristic odour of the onion subfamily (Allioideae). The family, which was originally created in 1805, now contains about 1600 species, divided into about 70–75 genera, 17 tribes and three subfamilies, the Agapanthoideae (agapanthus), Allioideae (onions and chives) and Amaryllidoideae (amaryllis, daffodils, snowdrops). Over time, it has seen much reorganisation and at various times was combined with the related Liliaceae. Since 2009, a very broa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stamen
The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filament and an anther which contains ''sporangium, microsporangia''. Most commonly anthers are two-lobed and are attached to the filament either at the base or in the middle area of the anther. The sterile tissue between the lobes is called the connective, an extension of the filament containing conducting strands. It can be seen as an extension on the dorsal side of the anther. A pollen grain develops from a microspore in the microsporangium and contains the male gametophyte. The stamens in a flower are collectively called the androecium. The androecium can consist of as few as one-half stamen (i.e. a single locule) as in ''Canna (plant), Canna'' species or as many as 3,482 stamens which have been counted in the saguaro (''Carnegiea gigantea'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berry (botany)
In botany, a berry is a fleshy fruit without a stone (pit) produced from a single flower containing one ovary. Berries so defined include grapes, currants, and tomatoes, as well as cucumbers, eggplants (aubergines) and bananas, but exclude certain fruits that meet the culinary definition of berries, such as strawberries and raspberries. The berry is the most common type of fleshy fruit in which the entire outer layer of the ovary wall ripens into a potentially edible "pericarp". Berries may be formed from one or more carpels from the same flower (i.e. from a simple or a compound ovary). The seeds are usually embedded in the fleshy interior of the ovary, but there are some non-fleshy exceptions, such as peppers, with air rather than pulp around their seeds. Many berries are edible, but others, such as the fruits of the potato and the deadly nightshade, are poisonous to humans. A plant that bears berries is said to be bacciferous or baccate (a fruit that resembles a ber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apodolirion
''Apodolirion'' is a genus of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family ( Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Amaryllidoideae). It consists of 6 species distributed in South Africa. The name ''Apodolirion'' comes from the Greek and means "stemless flower" and describes the almost sessile flowers of these species. Species The list of ''Apodolirion '' species, with their complete scientific name, authority, and geographic distribution is given below.Royal Botanical Gardens, KewWorld Checklist of Monocotyledons: ''Apodolirion '' Accessed May 16, 2009. *'' Apodolirion amyanum'' D. Muller-Doblies *'' Apodolirion bolusii'' Baker *'' Apodolirion buchananii'' Baker *'' Apodolirion cedarbergense'' D. Muller-Doblies *'' Apodolirion lanceolatum'' ( L.f.) Benth. George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a di ... [...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] |
