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Xyleborinus Exiguus
''Xyleborinus exiguus'', is a species of weevil widely distributed throughout the Old World tropics and introduced to African and South American countries. Distribution It is native to India, Andaman Islands, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia, Cook Islands, Micronesia, Fiji, Guam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mariana Islands, New Guinea, Niue Island, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti. It is also introduced to West African countries such as Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Zaire as well as in Central American countries: Costa Rica, and Panamá. Description This small, elongate-cylindrical beetle is about 1.8 to 2.0 mm long. This weevil can be identified by the declivital face with interstriae 2 which is unarmed by tubercles. Elytral apex is attenuate, with three pairs of large flattened tubercles. The declivital interstriae is flat, and the interstriae 2 is not impressed. A polyphagous s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Kingdom (biology), biological kingdom Animalia. With few exceptions, animals Heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, are Motility, able to move, can Sexual reproduction, reproduce sexually, and go through an ontogenetic stage in which their body consists of a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during Embryogenesis, embryonic development. Over 1.5 million Extant taxon, living animal species have been Species description, described—of which around 1 million are Insecta, insects—but it has been estimated there are over 7 million animal species in total. Animals range in length from to . They have Ecology, complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as zoology. Most living animal species are in Bilateria, a clade whose members have a Symmetry in biology#Bilate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinnamomum Iners
''Cinnamomum iners'' is a tree species in the family Lauraceae described by Reinwardt and Blume. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic I .... It occurs naturally in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, the Philippines and southern China. In Malay ''C. iners'' is called ''pokok medang teja''; in Vietnamese it may be called: ''quế rừng, quế giả, quế lá to, quế lợn, hậu phác'', or ''hậu phác nam''. Description ''Cinnamomum iners'' is an evergreen tree growing up to 20 m in height; the branches have opposite twigs, robust and angular, sometimes tetragonal, glabrescent. Leaves are subopposed, ovate to elliptic, measuring 120–350 mm long and 60–85 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triplochiton Scleroxylon
''Triplochiton scleroxylon'' is a tree of the genus '' Triplochiton'' of the family ''Malvaceae''. The timber is known by the common names African whitewood, abachi, obeche (in Nigeria), wawa (in Ghana), ayous (in Cameroon) and sambawawa (in Ivory Coast). The tree is the official state tree of Ekiti State, Nigeria. Description The species is distributed over the tropical areas of West Africa and Central Africa. Uses The timber yielded is typically pale yellow and is moderately soft and light for a hardwood. The timber is used in the manufacture of veneer, furniture, picture frames and mouldings. It is also used by guitar makers. Gibson and Fender Japan have used the wood to produce limited edition guitars. The tree is a host of the African silk moth, ''Anaphe venata'', whose caterpillars feed on the leaves and spin cocoons which are then used to make silk Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trichilia
''Trichilia'' is a flowering plant genus in the family Meliaceae. These plants are particularly diverse in sub-Saharan Africa and tropical South America. Several species are used in folk medicine and shamanism – e.g. '' T. rubescens'' against malaria, '' T. tocacheana'' as a hallucinogen, and '' T. catigua'' in the aphrodisiac and stimulant catuaba. '' T. emetica'' wood, also known as Natal mahogany or Cape mahogany is the traditional material of choice for Mozambique's famous ''psikhelekedana'' miniature artists. ''Trichilia dregeana'', or forest mahogany also yields timber and is also used in carvings, traditional African musical instruments, household implements, furniture, bats and canoes. Selected species: * ''Trichilia acuminata'' * ''Trichilia areolata'' * ''Trichilia blanchetii'' * ''Trichilia breviflora'' * ''Trichilia bullata'' * ''Trichilia casaretti'' * ''Trichilia catigua'' * ''Trichilia chirriactensis'' * ''Trichilia columata'' Guardi * ''Trichilia discolor' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terminalia Bialata ''
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Terminalia may refer to: * Terminalia (festival), a Roman festival to the god of boundaries Terminus * ''Terminalia'' (plant), a tree genus * Terminalia (insect anatomy), the terminal region of the abdomen in insects * ''Polyscias terminalia'', a plant species in the genus ''Polyscias ''Polyscias'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae. They bear pinnately compound leaves. In 2003, a checklist and nomenclator was published for Araliaceae.David G. Frodin and Rafaël Govaerts. 2003. ''World Checklist and Bibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symphonia Globulifera
''Symphonia globulifera'', commonly known as boarwood, is a timber tree abundant in Central America, the Caribbean, South America and Africa. This plant is also used as a medicinal plant and ornamental plant. Common names Common trade names of the wood of the ''Symphonia globulifera'' are: chewstick, chestick, manni, manil, azufre, and Árbol de Leche Maria. Distribution ''Symphonia globulifera'' is abundant in the Americas (from Mexico and the Caribbean south to Ecuador) and Africa (from Liberia east to Uganda and south to Angola). Population genetics ''S. globulifera'' is highly structured across Mesoamerica and the Caribbean, while the eastern foothills of the Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ... show little diversity. See also * List of plants of Amazon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staudtia Stipitata
Staudtia stipitata is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. Commonly known as Bokapi, M'bonda (Cameroon), Niove, M'boun (Gabon), Kamashi or Nkafi (Zaire Zaire (, ), officially the Republic of Zaire (french: République du Zaïre, link=no, ), was a Congolese state from 1971 to 1997 in Central Africa that was previously and is now again known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Zaire was, ...) it produces red brown to yellow brown wood with a fine grain. References Myristicaceae {{Myristicaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samanea Saman
''Samanea saman'', also sometimes known as the rain tree, is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, now in the Mimosoid clade and is native to Central and South America. Its range extends from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil, but it has been widely introduced to South and Southeast Asia, as well as the Pacific Islands, including Hawaii. Common names include ''saman'', ''rain tree'' and ''monkeypod'' (see also below). It is often placed in the genus '' Samanea'', which by yet other authors is subsumed in ''Albizia'' entirely. Description Saman is a wide-canopied tree with a large symmetrical umbrella-shaped crown. It usually reaches a height of and a diameter of . The leaves fold in rainy weather and in the evening, hence the names ''rain tree'' and ''five o'clock tree'' ("Pukul Lima" in Malay). The tree has pinkish flowers with white and red stamens, set on heads with around 12–25 flowers per head. These heads may number in the thousands, covering th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quercus
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably '' Lithocarpus'' (stone oaks), as well as in those of unrelated species such as '' Grevillea robusta'' (silky oaks) and the Casuarinaceae (she-oaks). The genus ''Quercus'' is native to the Northern Hemisphere, and includes deciduous and evergreen species extending from cool temperate to tropical latitudes in the Americas, Asia, Europe, and North Africa. North America has the largest number of oak species, with approximately 160 species in Mexico of which 109 are endemic and about 90 in the United States. The second greatest area of oak diversity is China, with approximately 100 species. Description Oaks have spirally arranged leaves, with lobate margins in many species; some have serrated leaves or entire leaves with smooth mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pterocarpus Dalbergoides
''Pterocarpus'' is a pantropical genus of trees in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyly, monophyletic ''Pterocarpus'' clade within the Dalbergieae. Most species of ''Pterocarpus'' yield valuable timber traded as padauk (or padouk); other common names are mukwa or narra. ''Pterocarpus santalinus, P. santalinus'' also yields the most precious red sandalwood in China known as Zitan. The wood from the narra tree (''Pterocarpus indicus, P. indicus'') and the Burmese padauk tree (''Pterocarpus macrocarpus, P. macrocarpus'') is marketed as amboyna when it has grown in the burl form. The scientific name is Latinized Ancient Greek and means "wing fruit", referring to the unusual shape of the legume, seed pods in this genus. Uses Padauk wood is obtained from several species of ''Pterocarpus''. All padauks are of African or Asian origin. Padauks are valued for their toughness, stability in use, and decorativeness, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parkia Speciosa
''Parkia speciosa'', the bitter bean, twisted cluster bean or stink bean, is a plant of the genus ''Parkia'' in the family Fabaceae. It bears long, flat edible beans with bright green seeds the size and shape of plump almonds which have a rather peculiar smell, similar to, but stronger than that of the shiitake mushroom, due to sulfur-containing compounds also found in shiitake, truffles and cabbage. Botanical description The petai tree can grow to about 30 metres. It bears flowers in a light bulb-shaped mass at the end of long stalks. The flowers secrete a nectar that attracts bats and other pollinators. The fruits emerge as long, twisted, translucent pods in a cluster of seven or eight pods. When those pods are mature, within them will reside the petai beans or seeds. Use in cooking The beans of other ''Parkia'' species (for example, ''Parkia javanica'' and ''Parkia singularis'') are also popular as culinary ingredient in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Laos, sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hevea Brasiliensis
''Hevea brasiliensis'', the Pará rubber tree, ''sharinga'' tree, seringueira, or most commonly, rubber tree or rubber plant, is a flowering plant belonging to the spurge family Euphorbiaceae originally native to the Amazon basin, but is now pantropical in distribution due to introductions. It is the most economically important member of the genus ''Hevea'' because the milky latex extracted from the tree is the primary source of natural rubber. Description ''H. brasiliensis'' is a tall deciduous tree growing to a height of up to in the wild, but cultivated trees are usually much smaller because drawing off the latex restricts the growth of the tree. The trunk is cylindrical and may have a swollen, bottle-shaped base. The bark is some shade of brown, and the inner bark oozes latex when damaged. The leaves have three leaflets and are spirally arranged. The inflorescence include separate male and female flowers. The flowers are pungent, creamy-yellow and have no petals. The frui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
