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Tetrapogon Ferrugineus
''Tetrapogon'' is a genus of grasses. The name ''Tetrapogon'' derives from the Greek roots ''tetra-'' and ''pogon'', meaning "four" and "beard", respectively, in reference to the tufts of hairs on the plant. The species in this genus are distributed across Africa and through the Middle East as far east as India. ; Species * '' Tetrapogon bidentatus'' Pilg. - Tanzania, Kenya * '' Tetrapogon cenchriformis'' (A.Rich.) Pilg. - Africa + Arabia from Cape Verde to Saudi Arabia to Tanzania * '' Tetrapogon ferrugineus'' (Renvoize) S.M.Phillips - Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia * '' Tetrapogon tenellus'' Chiov. - India * '' Tetrapogon tetrastachys'' Hack. ex Hook.f. - Indian Subcontinent; Arabian Peninsula; Africa from Djibouti to Mpumalanga * ''Tetrapogon villosus'' Desf. - - Africa + southwest Asia from Canary Islands to Turkmenistan to Uganda ; formerly included see ''Chloris In Greek mythology, the name Chloris (; Greek Χλωρίς ''Chlōrís'', from χλωρός ''chlōrós'', meaning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetrapogon Villosus
''Tetrapogon'' is a genus of Poaceae, grasses. The name ''Tetrapogon'' derives from the Greek language, Greek roots :wikt:tetra-, ''tetra-'' and ''pogon'', meaning "four" and "beard", respectively, in reference to the tufts of hairs on the plant. The species in this genus are distributed across Africa and through the Middle East as far east as India. ; Species * ''Tetrapogon bidentatus'' Pilg. - Tanzania, Kenya * ''Tetrapogon cenchriformis'' (A.Rich.) Pilg. - Africa + Arabia from Cape Verde to Saudi Arabia to Tanzania * ''Tetrapogon ferrugineus'' (Renvoize) S.M.Phillips - Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia * ''Tetrapogon tenellus'' Chiov. - India * ''Tetrapogon tetrastachys'' Hack. ex Hook.f. - Indian Subcontinent; Arabian Peninsula; Africa from Djibouti to Mpumalanga * ''Tetrapogon villosus'' Desf. - - Africa + southwest Asia from Canary Islands to Turkmenistan to Uganda ; formerly included see ''Chloris (plant), Chloris'' * ''Tetrapogon flabellatus - Chloris flabellata'' * ''Tetrapog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetrapogon Ferrugineus
''Tetrapogon'' is a genus of grasses. The name ''Tetrapogon'' derives from the Greek roots ''tetra-'' and ''pogon'', meaning "four" and "beard", respectively, in reference to the tufts of hairs on the plant. The species in this genus are distributed across Africa and through the Middle East as far east as India. ; Species * '' Tetrapogon bidentatus'' Pilg. - Tanzania, Kenya * '' Tetrapogon cenchriformis'' (A.Rich.) Pilg. - Africa + Arabia from Cape Verde to Saudi Arabia to Tanzania * '' Tetrapogon ferrugineus'' (Renvoize) S.M.Phillips - Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia * '' Tetrapogon tenellus'' Chiov. - India * '' Tetrapogon tetrastachys'' Hack. ex Hook.f. - Indian Subcontinent; Arabian Peninsula; Africa from Djibouti to Mpumalanga * ''Tetrapogon villosus'' Desf. - - Africa + southwest Asia from Canary Islands to Turkmenistan to Uganda ; formerly included see ''Chloris In Greek mythology, the name Chloris (; Greek Χλωρίς ''Chlōrís'', from χλωρός ''chlōrós'', meaning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chloris (plant)
''Chloris'' is a widespread genus of monophyletic grasses belonging to the family Poaceae, known generally as windmill grass or finger grass. The genus is found worldwide, but especially in the tropical and subtropical regions, and more often in the Southern Hemisphere. The species are variable in morphology, but in general, the plants are less than 0.5 m in height. They bear inflorescences shaped like umbels, with several plumes lined with rows of spikelets. The genus is characterized by the series of sterile florets above the lowest fertile ones, spikes usually 4–10 in numbers (occasionally 1–2), approximated or in a slightly separated series of 10–20 spikes, rarely an indefinite numbers of terminal spikes (then usually up to 50 or rarely more, as seen in ''Chloris roxburghiana'' Schultes). In India, 11 species are known to occur in which only two are endemic viz. ''Chloris wightiana'' Nees ex Steud. and ''Chloris bournei'' Rangachariar & Tadulingam. The genus was named f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate. It has a population of around 49 million, of which 8.5 million live in the capital and largest city of Kampala. Uganda is named after the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south of the country, including the capital Kampala and whose language Luganda is widely spoken throughout the country. From 1894, the area was ruled as a protectorate by the United Kingdom, which established administrative law across the territory. Uganda gained independence from the UK on 9 Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest and the Caspian Sea to the west. Ashgabat is the capital and largest city. The population is about 6 million, the lowest of the Central Asian republics, and Turkmenistan is one of the most sparsely populated nations in Asia. Turkmenistan has long served as a thoroughfare for other nations and cultures. Merv is one of the oldest oasis-cities in Central Asia, and was once the biggest city in the world. It was also one of the great cities of the Islamic world and an important stop on the Silk Road. Annexed by the Russian Empire in 1881, Turkmenistan figured prominently in the Russian Civil War#Anti-Bolshevik movement, anti-Bolshevik movement in Central Asia. In 1925, Turkmenistan became a constituent republic of the Sovi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocco. They are the southernmost of the autonomous communities of Spain. The islands have a population of 2.2 million people and they are the most populous special territory of the European Union. The seven main islands are (from largest to smallest in area) Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera, and El Hierro. The archipelago includes many smaller islands and islets, including La Graciosa, Alegranza, Isla de Lobos, Montaña Clara, Roque del Oeste, and Roque del Este. It also includes a number of rocks, including those of Salmor, Fasnia, Bonanza, Garachico, and Anaga. In ancient times, the island chain was often referred to as "the Fortunate Isles". The Canary Islands are the southernmost regio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area of , about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8.7% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the first civilizations. Its 4.7 billion people constitute roughly 60% of the world's population. In general terms, Asia is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. The border of Asia with Europe is a historical and cultural construct, as there is no clear physical and geographical separation between them. It is somewhat arbitrary and has moved since its first conception in classical antiquity. The division of Eurasia into two continents reflects East–West cultural, ling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It constitutes 6.5% of South Africa's land area. It shares borders with the South African provinces of Limpopo to the north, Gauteng to the west, the Free State to the southwest, and KwaZulu-Natal to the south. The capital is Mbombela. Mpumalanga was formed in 1994, when the area that was the Eastern Transvaal was merged with the former bantustans KaNgwane, KwaNdebele and parts of Lebowa and Gazankulu. Although the contemporary borders of the province were only formed at the end of apartheid, the region and its surroundings has a history that extends back thousands of years. Much of its history, and current significance is as a region of trade. History Precolonial Era Archeological sites in the Mpumalanga region indicate settlem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djibouti
Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area of . In antiquity, the territory, together with Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somaliland, was part of the Land of Punt. Nearby Zeila, now in Somaliland, was the seat of the medieval Adal and Ifat Sultanates. In the late 19th century, the colony of French Somaliland was established following treaties signed by the ruling Dir Somali sultans with the French, and its railroad to Dire Dawa (and later Addis Ababa) allowed it to quickly supersede Zeila as the port for southern Ethiopia and the Ogaden. It was renamed the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas in 1967. A decade later, the Djiboutian people voted for independence. This officially marked the establishment of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate. At , the Arabian Peninsula is the largest peninsula in the world. Geographically, the Arabian Peninsula includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Yemen, as well as the southern portions of Iraq and Jordan. The largest of these is Saudi Arabia. In the classical era, the southern portions of modern-day Syria, Jordan, and the Sinai Peninsula were also considered parts of Arabia (see Arabia Petraea). The Arabian Peninsula formed as a result of the rifting of the Red Sea between 56 and 23 million years ago, and is bordered by the Red Sea to the west and southwest, the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to the northeast, the Levant and Mesopotamia to the north and the Arabian S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a physiographical region in Southern Asia. It is situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas. Geopolitically, it includes the countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka."Indian subcontinent". '' New Oxford Dictionary of English'' () New York: Oxford University Press, 2001; p. 929: "the part of Asia south of the Himalayas which forms a peninsula extending into the Indian Ocean, between the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Historically forming the whole territory of Greater India, the region is now divided into three countries named Bangladesh, India and Pakistan." The terms ''Indian subcontinent'' and ''South Asia'' are often used interchangeably to denote the region, although the geopolitical term of South Asia frequently includes Afghanistan, which may otherwise be classified as Central Asian.John McLeod, The history of India', page 1, Greenwood Publishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetrapogon Tetrastachys
''Tetrapogon'' is a genus of grasses. The name ''Tetrapogon'' derives from the Greek roots ''tetra-'' and ''pogon'', meaning "four" and "beard", respectively, in reference to the tufts of hairs on the plant. The species in this genus are distributed across Africa and through the Middle East as far east as India. ; Species * '' Tetrapogon bidentatus'' Pilg. - Tanzania, Kenya * '' Tetrapogon cenchriformis'' (A.Rich.) Pilg. - Africa + Arabia from Cape Verde to Saudi Arabia to Tanzania * ''Tetrapogon ferrugineus'' (Renvoize) S.M.Phillips - Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia * '' Tetrapogon tenellus'' Chiov. - India * '' Tetrapogon tetrastachys'' Hack. ex Hook.f. - Indian Subcontinent; Arabian Peninsula; Africa from Djibouti to Mpumalanga * ''Tetrapogon villosus'' Desf. - - Africa + southwest Asia from Canary Islands to Turkmenistan to Uganda ; formerly included see ''Chloris In Greek mythology, the name Chloris (; Greek Χλωρίς ''Chlōrís'', from χλωρός ''chlōrós'', meaning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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