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Cat's Claw
Cat's claw or cat's claws (also ''uña de gato'' or ''unha de gato'' in Spanish or Portuguese) is a common name for several plants: * ''Acacia greggii'', a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico * ''Acacia plumosa'', a plant species native to Brazil * ''Carpobrotus edulis'', or ''uña de gato'' (Spanish: "cat's claw"), a plant species in the family Aizoaceae * ''Dolichandra unguis-cati'', or cat's claw creeper, a Central American climbing vine of the family Bignoniaceae * ''Grevillea alpina'', a shrub species native to Australia * ''Martynia annua'', a plant species endemic to Brazil * ''Mimosa nuttallii'' (formerly ''Schrankia nuttalli''), a plant native to the Midwestern United States * ''Uncaria guianensis'', a plant species found in Guyana and used in traditional medicine * ''Uncaria rhynchophylla'', a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine * ''Uncaria tomentosa'', a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acacia Greggii
''Senegalia greggii'', formerly known as ''Acacia greggii'', is a species of tree in the genus ''Senegalia'' native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, from the extreme south of Utah south through southern Nevada, southeast California, Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas to Baja California, Sinaloa and Nuevo León in Mexico. The population in Utah at 37°10' N is the northernmost naturally occurring ''Senegalia'' species anywhere in the world. Common names include acacia bush, catclaw acacia, catclaw mesquite, Gregg's catclaw, paradise flower, wait-a-minute bush, and wait-a-bit tree; these names mostly come from the fact that the tree has numerous hooked prickles with the shape and size of a cat's claw which tend to hook onto passers-by; the hooked person must stop ("wait a minute") to remove the prickles carefully to avoid injury or shredded clothing. (The common name "cat's claw" is also used to refer to several other plant species, including ''Uncaria to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acacia Plumosa
''Senegalia lowei'', also commonly known as feathery acacia, is a plant native to Brazil, which is also called unha de gato, Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ... for "cat's claw". References lowei Flora of Brazil {{Mimosoideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carpobrotus Edulis
''Carpobrotus edulis'' is a ground-creeping plant with succulent leaves in the genus '' Carpobrotus'', native to South Africa. Its common names include hottentot-fig, sour fig, ice plant or highway ice plant. Description ''Carpobrotus edulis'' is a creeping, mat-forming succulent species. It grows year round, with individual shoot segments growing more than 1 m (3 ft) per year. It can grow to at least 50 m (165 ft) in diameter. The leaves are a dull-green or yellow-green colour. They are only very slightly curved and have serrated sides near the tips. The yellow flowers are produced from April to October, and range from in diameter. Two of the calyx lobes are longer, extending further than the petals. The flowers open in the morning in bright sunlight and close at night. The receptacle is somewhat wedge-shaped, tapering down to the pedicel. The fruit is multi-chambered, ripening from green to yellow. The species is easily confused with its close relative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolichandra Unguis-cati
''Dolichandra unguis-cati'', commonly known as cat's claw creeper, funnel creeper, or cat's claw trumpet, is a rapidly growing climbing vine belonging to the family Bignoniaceae. It affects all plant layers of the forest ecosystem spreading rapidly both vertically and horizontally. Description ''Dolichandra unguis-cati'' is a liana with semipersistent foliage and woody stems that can reach a height of . Thin and small aerial roots are used for climbing. Leaves are dark green, opposite and bifoliate. Leaflets have a length of . Long primary roots extend beneath the soil surface, producing large tubers long.Plantinvasivekruger - Bignoniacea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grevillea Alpina
The Australian flowering shrub ''Grevillea alpina'' has several common names, including mountain grevillea, alpine grevillea, and cat's claws. It is not limited to alpine environments, and in fact is less common at high elevation than low. The species is variable in appearance, with five general forms described: small-flowered, Grampians, Northern Victorian, Goldfields, and Southern Hills forms. It is found in dry forests and woodlands across Victoria and into southern New South Wales. Some forms of the plant are low to the ground, and some become a spreading shrub. The flowers come in many colours, from white to green to shades of red and pink, or a pattern of several colours. The curled flowers are in length. It is attractive to nectar-feeding insects and birds. Description There is considerable variation in the form, leaves and flowers of the species. Plants are between in height. The leaves may be linear, oblong or elliptic and are generally between long and wide. Both su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martynia Annua
''Martynia'' is a monotypic genus in the Martyniaceae family consisting of a single species, ''Martynia annua'' L., which is commonly known as cat's claw, tiger's claw, iceplant. or Devil's claw. However, the name 'iceplant' may also refer to members of the unrelated plant family Aizoaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, and has been introduced throughout the tropics. It is now quite common in rural areas of India. ''Martynia'' is used for making beads and ornaments, and has a history of folk medicine uses in the Indian subcontinent. Description ''Martynia'' is an erect, somewhat shrubby annual plant about tall, covered with glandular hairs, and has ovate, mucilaginous leaves wide and long. The leaves are opposite, and have red petioles. They resemble sticky rhubarb. Its flowers are pale pink and tubular, and have nectar guides and purple spots. Fruits become blackened when ripe and have hooked spines at the tip, lending its name "cat's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimosa Nuttallii
''Mimosa nuttallii'', the Nuttall's sensitive-briar, catclaw brier, or sensitive brier, is an herbaceous perennial legume in the subfamily Mimosoideae native to the central United States. It has a trailing semi-woody vine covered with small recurved prickles that can be painful to bare skin. The ribbed stems of this plant usually grow to or more and are branched. Plants rarely reach more than in height. The frond-like leaves are alternate with prickly stalks. The bipinnate leaf blades are divided into four to nine pairs of small segments, and these are again divided into 8–15 pairs of tiny leaflets. Leaflets are elliptic and glabrous with a prominent midrib. Like a few other species of ''Mimosa'' (such as ''M. pudica''), the leaves exhibit nyctinastic movement, folding up quickly when touched or disturbed. It is also said that the roots of ''M. nuttallii'' give off an acrid, garlic-like smell when disturbed. This may be an additional defense mechanism of the plant. The ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uncaria Guianensis
''Uncaria guianensis'', the cat's claw, is a plant species in the genus ''Uncaria'' found in the Amazon biome. Other names for the plant include ''uña de gato'', ''Paraguayo'' and ''vincaria''. ''Uncaria guianensis'' contains many phytochemicals ((-)-epicatechin, alkaloid, beta-Sitosterol, campesterol, campherol, catechol, catechutannic acid, chlorogenic acid, ellagic acid, gallic acid, hyperin, oleanolic acid, rutin, stigmasterol, ursolic acid) and proanthocyanidin B1 and proanthocyanidin B2 Procyanidin B2 is a B type proanthocyanidin. Its structure is (−)- Epicatechin-(4β→8)-(−)-epicatechin. Procyanidin B2 can be found in ''Cinchona pubescens'' (Chinchona: in the rind, bark, and cortex), in ''Cinnamomum verum'' (Ceylon cinnamo ..., Proanthocyanidin-B2 B type proanthocyanidins, in the root. References< ...
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Uncaria Rhynchophylla
''Uncaria rhynchophylla'' () or the cat's claw herb is a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine. (+)-Catechin and (-)-epicatechin are found in the plant as well as the alkaloid rhynchophylline. References External links * Uncaria, rhynchophylla Plants used in traditional Chinese medicine {{Cinchonoideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
