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Acrocomia Glaucensis
''Acrocomia'' is a genus of palms which is native to the Neotropics, ranging from Mexico in the north, through Central America and the Caribbean, and through South America south to Argentina. Description ''Acrocomia'' is a genus of spiny, pinnate-leaved palms which range from large trees to small palms with short, subterranean stems. The species bears branched inflorescences which are located among the leaves. The flowers are unisexual; female flowers are born near the base of the inflorescence, while male flowers are borne towards the tips. Fruits are large, single-seeded, and vary in colour from yellow, to orange, to brown. ''Acrocomia'' is considered to be at an early phase of development as an alternative and multipurpose crop. Species * ''Acrocomia aculeata'' ( Jacq.) Lodd. ex R.Keith - Mexico, Central America, West Indies, northern South America * ''Acrocomia crispa'' (Kunth) C. Baker ex. Becc. - Cuba * ''Acrocomia emensis'' (Toledo) Lorenzi - Brazil * ''Acrocomia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Friedrich Philipp Von Martius
Carl Friedrich Philipp (Karl Friedrich Philipp) von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botany, botanist and explorer. Between 1817 and 1820, he travelled 10,000 km through Brazil while collecting botanical specimens. His most important work was a comprehensive flora of Brazil, ''Flora Brasiliensis'', which he initiated in 1840 and was completed posthumously in 1906. Life Martius was born at Erlangen, the son of Prof Ernst Wilhelm Martius, court apothecary. He graduated PhD from University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, Erlangen University in 1814, publishing as his thesis a critical catalogue of plants in the university's botanical garden. After that he continued to devote himself to botanical study, and in 1817 he and Johann Baptist von Spix were sent to Brazil by Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, Maximilian I Joseph, the king of Bavaria. They travelled from Rio de Janeiro through several of the southern and eastern provinces of Brazil and travelled up the Amazon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrocomia Crispa
''Acrocomia crispa'', also known as the Cuban belly palm or corojo, a palm species which is endemic to Cuba. Formerly placed in its own genus, ''Gastrococos'', recent work found that that genus was nested within ''Acrocomia''. It is a tall, spiny palm with a trunk that is slender at the base, but swollen in the middle, giving it the name "Cuban belly palm" in English. The young palm tree stems are edible by humans and animals; the ripe fruit ripe is used to produce cooking oil and for animal feed. Description ''Acrocomia crispa'' is a single-stemmed palm tree with pinnately-compound leaves. Stems are tall, with a distinct, "spindle-shaped" bulge halfway up the stem. Trunks are densely spiny, but becomes smooth and grey as the trunk ages. Trees have 10-20 leaves which are up to with leaflets which are approximately opposite. Taxonomy The species was first described by as ''Cocos crispa'' by Carl Sigismund Kunth in 1816 based on an incomplete specimen collected by Alexande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrocomia
''Acrocomia'' is a genus of palms which is native to the Neotropics, ranging from Mexico in the north, through Central America and the Caribbean, and through South America south to Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt .... Description ''Acrocomia'' is a genus of Spine (botany), spiny, pinnate-leaved palms which range from large trees to small palms with short, subterranean stems. The species bears branched inflorescences which are located among the leaves. The flowers are Plant sexuality#Individual reproductive unit (a flower in angiosperms), unisexual; female flowers are born near the base of the inflorescence, while male flowers are borne towards the tips. Fruits are large, single-seeded, and vary in colour from yellow, to orange, to brown. ''Acrocomia'' i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrocomia Mexicana
''Acrocomia aculeata'' is a species of Arecaceae, palm native to the Neotropics. Common names Common names include grugru palm, ''gloo gloo'', ''corojo'', macaúba palm, coyol palm, and macaw palm; synonym (taxonomy), synonyms include ''A. lasiospatha, A. sclerocarpa'', and ''A. vinifera''. Description ''Acrocomia aculeata'' grows up to tall, with a trunk up to in diameter, characterized by numerous slender, black, viciously sharp long spines jutting out from the trunk. This palm tree usually grows up to 10 – 15 metres tall. The leaf, leaves are pinnate, long, with numerous slender, long leaflets. Petioles of the leaves are also covered with spines. The flowers are small, produced on a large branched inflorescence long. The fruit is a yellowish-green drupe in diameter. The inner fruit shell, also called endocarp, is very tough to break and contains usually one single, dark brown, nut-like seed in diameter. The inside of the seed, also called endosperm, is a dry whit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orator F
An orator, or oratist, is a public speaker, especially one who is Eloquence, eloquent or skilled. Etymology Recorded in English c. 1374, with a meaning of "one who pleads or argues for a cause", from Anglo-French ''oratour'', Old French ''orateur'' (14th century), Latin ''orator'' ("speaker"), from ''orare'' ("speak before a court or assembly; plead"), derived from a Proto-Indo-European base *''or-'' ("to pronounce a ritual formula"). The modern meaning of the word, "public speaker", is attested from c. 1430. History In ancient Rome, the art of speaking in public (''Ars Oratoria'') was a professional competence especially cultivated by politicians and lawyers. As the Ancient Greece, Greeks were still seen as the masters in this field, as in philosophy and most sciences, the leading Roman families often either sent their sons to study these subjects under a famous master in Greece (as was the case with the young Julius Caesar), or engaged a Greek teacher (under pay or as a sla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrocomia Media
''Acrocomia media'' is a species of palm which is native to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Description ''Acrocomia media'' is a pinnately leaved palm with a solitary, stout stem. It usually reaches a height of , sometimes growing up to tall, with a stem diameter of . Taxonomy American botanist George Proctor considered ''A. media'' to be a valid species on the basis of its shorter, more slender trunk, but other authors considered it a synonym of '' A. aculeata''. Common names ''Acrocomia media'' is commonly known as ''coroso'' or ''palma de coroso'' in Puerto Rico. References media Media may refer to: Communication * Means of communication, tools and channels used to deliver information or data ** Advertising media, various media, content, buying and placement for advertising ** Interactive media, media that is inter ... Trees of Puerto Rico Trees of the Virgin Islands Plants described in 1901 {{tree-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrocomia Intumescens
''Acrocomia intumescens'', the macaúba-barriguda tree, is a palm tree in the genus ''Acrocomia''. It is native to the Brazilian states of Alagoas, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba and Ceará. It occurs in the Atlantic Forest, both in the Zona da Mata and in the Caatinga moist-forest enclaves. This palm is one of two species that are locally known by the name of macaúba, macaíba, boicaiuva or coco-de-catarro, the other being ''Acrocomia aculeata''. The local names are derived from the Tupi word ''ma'kaí'ba'', meaning "yellow-coconut". Characteristics The plant has a solitary stem that grows up to ten meters high and is swollen in the middle, as described by the Latin specific epithet ''intumescens''. The palm leaves are compound, plicated and deciduous, and the inflorescence is panicle-like. Uses The plant is widely used in urban afforestation of squares and roads in Northeast Brazil, and its wood is widely used in civil constructions. The fruits have an edibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William James Hahn
William is a masculine given name of Germanic origin. It became popular in England after the Norman conquest in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will or Wil, Wills, Willy, Willie, Bill, Billie, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie). Female forms include Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a compound of *''wiljô'' "will, wish, desire" and *''helmaz'' "helm, helmet".Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João Barbosa Rodrigues
João Barbosa Rodrigues (June 22, 1842 – March 6, 1909) was considered one of Brazil's greatest botanists, known especially for his work on orchids and palms. For nearly two decades he was director of the Botanic Garden of Rio de Janeiro. Something of a polymath, he was a prolific botanical artist who also made contributions to his country's ethnography, geography, linguistics, zoology, and literature. Early life and education Rodrigues was born on June 22, 1842, in São Gonçalo do Sapucaí, Brazil, and was initially raised in Campanha, in the state of Minas Gerais, before the family returned to Rio de Janeiro in 1858. His father was a Portuguese merchant, and his mother was a Brazilian of Indian descent. He had several siblings: brothers João Baptista and Arthur and sisters Maria and Olympia. He showed early ability as a writer and he was always interested in natural science, particularly in collecting insects and plants. However, he went to the Central School of Engineeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrocomia Hassleri
''Acrocomia hassleri'' is a species of palm which is native to southern Brazil (State of Mato Grosso do Sul) and Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli .... References hassleri Flora of Brazil Flora of Paraguay Environment of Mato Grosso do Sul Plants described in 1900 {{Cocoseae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrocomia Glaucescens
''Acrocomia'' is a genus of palms which is native to the Neotropics, ranging from Mexico in the north, through Central America and the Caribbean, and through South America south to Argentina. Description ''Acrocomia'' is a genus of spiny, pinnate-leaved palms which range from large trees to small palms with short, subterranean stems. The species bears branched inflorescences which are located among the leaves. The flowers are unisexual; female flowers are born near the base of the inflorescence, while male flowers are borne towards the tips. Fruits are large, single-seeded, and vary in colour from yellow, to orange, to brown. ''Acrocomia'' is considered to be at an early phase of development as an alternative and multipurpose crop. Species * ''Acrocomia aculeata'' ( Jacq.) Lodd. ex R.Keith - Mexico, Central America, West Indies, northern South America * ''Acrocomia crispa'' (Kunth) C. Baker ex. Becc. - Cuba * '' Acrocomia emensis'' (Toledo) Lorenzi - Brazil * '' Acrocomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
