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Tavaresia Angolensis
''Tavaresia'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1902. It is native to southern Africa. ;Species # '' Tavaresia angolensis'' Welw. - Angola # '' Tavaresia barklyi'' (Dyer) N.E.Br. - South Africa # '' Tavaresia grandiflora'' Berger - South Africa # '' Tavaresia meintjesii'' R.A. Dyer - Limpopo ;formerly included ''Tavaresia thompsoniorum'' ''van Jaarsv. & R.Nagel,'' syn of × '' Staparesia thompsoniorum'' (van Jaarsv. & R.Nagel) G.D.Rowley ;Taxonomy Phylogenetic studies have shown the genus to be most closely related to the genus ''Huernia'', and to a widespread branch of stapeliads comprising the genera '' Orbea'', '' Piaranthus'' and ''Stapelia ''Stapelia'' is a genus of low-growing, spineless, stem succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa with a few from other parts of Africa. Several Asian and Latin American species were formerly included but they have all now been transfe ...''.P. Bruyns, C. Klak, P. Hanacek: ''Ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae (from ''Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison Members of the family are native to the European, Asian, African, Australian, and American tropics or subtropics, with some temperate members. The former family Asclepiadaceae (now known as Asclepiadoideae) is considered a subfamily of Apocynaceae and contains 348 genera. A list of Apocynaceae genera may be found here. Many species are tall trees found in tropical forests, but some grow in tropical dry (xeric) environments. Also perennial herbs from temperate zones occur. Many of these plants have milky latex, and many species are poisonous if ingested, the family being rich in genera containing alkaloids and cardiac glycosides, those containing the latter often finding use as arrow poisons. Some genera of Apocynaceae, such as '' Adenium'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavaresia Angolensis
''Tavaresia'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1902. It is native to southern Africa. ;Species # '' Tavaresia angolensis'' Welw. - Angola # '' Tavaresia barklyi'' (Dyer) N.E.Br. - South Africa # '' Tavaresia grandiflora'' Berger - South Africa # '' Tavaresia meintjesii'' R.A. Dyer - Limpopo ;formerly included ''Tavaresia thompsoniorum'' ''van Jaarsv. & R.Nagel,'' syn of × '' Staparesia thompsoniorum'' (van Jaarsv. & R.Nagel) G.D.Rowley ;Taxonomy Phylogenetic studies have shown the genus to be most closely related to the genus ''Huernia'', and to a widespread branch of stapeliads comprising the genera '' Orbea'', '' Piaranthus'' and ''Stapelia ''Stapelia'' is a genus of low-growing, spineless, stem succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa with a few from other parts of Africa. Several Asian and Latin American species were formerly included but they have all now been transfe ...''.P. Bruyns, C. Klak, P. Hanacek: ''Ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavaresia Barklyi
''Tavaresia'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1902. It is native to southern Africa. ;Species # ''Tavaresia angolensis'' Welw. - Angola # '' Tavaresia barklyi'' (Dyer) N.E.Br. - South Africa # '' Tavaresia grandiflora'' Berger - South Africa # '' Tavaresia meintjesii'' R.A. Dyer - Limpopo ;formerly included ''Tavaresia thompsoniorum'' ''van Jaarsv. & R.Nagel,'' syn of × '' Staparesia thompsoniorum'' (van Jaarsv. & R.Nagel) G.D.Rowley ;Taxonomy Phylogenetic studies have shown the genus to be most closely related to the genus ''Huernia'', and to a widespread branch of stapeliads comprising the genera ''Orbea'', ''Piaranthus'' and ''Stapelia ''Stapelia'' is a genus of low-growing, spineless, stem succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa with a few from other parts of Africa. Several Asian and Latin American species were formerly included but they have all now been transfe ...''.P. Bruyns, C. Klak, P. Hanacek: ''Evolu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavaresia Grandiflora
''Tavaresia'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1902. It is native to southern Africa. ;Species # ''Tavaresia angolensis'' Welw. - Angola # ''Tavaresia barklyi'' (Dyer) N.E.Br. - South Africa # '' Tavaresia grandiflora'' Berger - South Africa # '' Tavaresia meintjesii'' R.A. Dyer - Limpopo ;formerly included ''Tavaresia thompsoniorum'' ''van Jaarsv. & R.Nagel,'' syn of × '' Staparesia thompsoniorum'' (van Jaarsv. & R.Nagel) G.D.Rowley ;Taxonomy Phylogenetic studies have shown the genus to be most closely related to the genus ''Huernia'', and to a widespread branch of stapeliads comprising the genera ''Orbea'', ''Piaranthus'' and ''Stapelia ''Stapelia'' is a genus of low-growing, spineless, stem succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa with a few from other parts of Africa. Several Asian and Latin American species were formerly included but they have all now been transfe ...''.P. Bruyns, C. Klak, P. Hanacek: ''Evolut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tavaresia Meintjesii
''Tavaresia'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1902. It is native to southern Africa. ;Species # ''Tavaresia angolensis'' Welw. - Angola # ''Tavaresia barklyi'' (Dyer) N.E.Br. - South Africa # ''Tavaresia grandiflora'' Berger - South Africa # '' Tavaresia meintjesii'' R.A. Dyer - Limpopo ;formerly included ''Tavaresia thompsoniorum'' ''van Jaarsv. & R.Nagel,'' syn of × '' Staparesia thompsoniorum'' (van Jaarsv. & R.Nagel) G.D.Rowley ;Taxonomy Phylogenetic studies have shown the genus to be most closely related to the genus ''Huernia'', and to a widespread branch of stapeliads comprising the genera ''Orbea'', ''Piaranthus'' and ''Stapelia ''Stapelia'' is a genus of low-growing, spineless, stem succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa with a few from other parts of Africa. Several Asian and Latin American species were formerly included but they have all now been transfe ...''.P. Bruyns, C. Klak, P. Hanacek: ''Evoluti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huernia
The genus ''Huernia'' (family Apocynaceae, subfamily Asclepiadoideae) consists of perennial, stem succulents from Eastern and Southern Africa and Arabia, first described as a genus in 1810.Brown, Robert. 1810. On the Asclepiadeae 11 The flowers are five-lobed, usually somewhat more funnel- or bell-shaped than in the closely related genus ''Stapelia'', and often striped vividly in contrasting colors or tones, some glossy, others matte and wrinkled depending on the species concerned. Frequently the flowers are colored a variation of red, yellow or brown. To pollinate, the flowers attract flies by emitting a scent similar to that of carrion. The genus is considered close to the genera ''Stapelia'' and ''Hoodia''. Phylogenetic studies have shown the genus to be monophyletic, and most closely related to the genus '' Tavaresia'', and to a widespread branch of stapeliads comprising the genera '' Orbea'', '' Piaranthus'' and ''Stapelia''.P. Bruyns, C. Klak, P. Hanacek: ''Evolution of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orbea (plant)
''Orbea'' is a genus of flowering plants of the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1812. It is native to Africa.Leach, Leslie Charles. 1975. Kirkia 10(1): 289-291. ;Species ;Formerly included moved to other genera ''(Pachycymbium, Stisseria ''Stisseria'' is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1759. ;Species accepted ;formerly included moved to other genera ''(Duvalia, Gonostemon, Hoodia, Orbea, Quaqua, Tridentea ''Tridentea'' is a genus of su ...)'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q162376 Apocynaceae genera Asclepiadoideae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piaranthus
''Piaranthus'' is a succulent plant genus in the subfamily Asclepiadoideae, in the family Apocynaceae. It was first described in 1810. Its name comes from Greek and is descriptive of the fleshy, succulent flowers typical of the genus (''"piar-" = fat'', ''"-anthos" = flower''). Description The plants typically form flat, spreading mats of multiple offsetting stems. The stems are small, compact and four-edged. Tubercles (leaf remnants) appear along the four sides. The flowers are small, fleshy, and bear five independent petals in a star shape. They appear in clusters, each flower up-turned, on a tiny inflorescence that sprouts from the tip of the stem. Each stem usually only produces a maximum of one inflorescence. The flowers of different species are in a range of colours; most emit unpleasant odours, especially the darker red or brown coloured ones. The compact, mat-forming stems are very similar to those of the related genus '' Duvalia'', and the two are often confused when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stapelia
''Stapelia'' is a genus of low-growing, spineless, stem succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa with a few from other parts of Africa. Several Asian and Latin American species were formerly included but they have all now been transferred to other genera. The flowers of certain species, most notably ''Stapelia gigantea'', can reach 41 cm (16 inches) in diameter when fully open. Most ''Stapelia'' flowers are visibly hairy and generate the odor of rotten flesh when they bloom. Description The hairy, oddly textured and coloured appearance of many ''Stapelia'' flowers has been claimed to resemble that of rotting meat, and this, coupled with their odour, has earned the most commonly grown members of the genus ''Stapelia'' the common name of carrion flowers. A notable exception is the sweetly scented '' Stapelia flavopurpurea''. Such odours serve to attract various specialist pollinators including, in the case of carrion-scented blooms, blow flies of the diptera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asclepiadoideae
The Asclepiadoideae are a subfamily of plants in the family Apocynaceae. Formerly, they were treated as a separate family under the name Asclepiadaceae, e.g. by APG II, and known as the milkweed family. They form a group of perennial herbs, twining shrubs, lianas or rarely trees but notably also contain a significant number of leafless stem succulents. The name comes from the type genus ''Asclepias'' (milkweeds). There are 348 genera, with about 2,900 species. They are mainly located in the tropics to subtropics, especially in Africa and South America. The florally advanced tribe Stapelieae within this family contains the relatively familiar stem succulent genera such as ''Huernia, Stapelia'' and '' Hoodia''. They are remarkable for the complex mechanisms they have developed for pollination, which independently parallel the unrelated Orchidaceae, especially in the grouping of their pollen into pollinia. The fragrance from the flowers, often called "carrion", attracts flies. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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