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Güeppi-Sekime National Park
Güeppi-Sekime National Park is a protected area located in the Peruvian region of Loreto, on the border with Ecuador. The park encompasses of forests in a landscape that features hills and seasonally flooded lowlands. History The Güeppi Reserved Zone was established in March 1997, initially covering . The name and the extension were modified and was granted a national park status in 2012. Climate The park has a warm and humid climate, with an average temperature of and precipitation between 2500 and 2800 mm. Ecology Flora Among the plant species found in the area are: ''Socratea exorrhiza'', '' Brownea grandiceps'', '' Calyptranthes bipennis, Salvinia auriculata, Cedrela odorata'', '' Phenakospermum guyannense, Mabea speciosa, Ilex inundata'', ''Warszewiczia coccinea,'' ''Ocotea javitensis'', ''Caryocar glabrum,'' ''Piper obliquum'', '' Pourouma cecropiifolia,'' '' Handroanthus serratifolius,'' ''Genipa spruceana, Annona'' spp.'', Lecythis ampla, Ophiocar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy for the Union" , national_anthem = "National Anthem of Peru" , march = "March of Flags" , image_map = PER orthographic.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Lima , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = Spanish , languages_type = Co-official languages , languages = , ethnic_groups = , ethnic_groups_year = 2017 , demonym = Peruvian , government_type = Unitary semi-presidential republic , leader_title1 = President , leader_name1 = Dina Boluarte , leader_title2 = First Vice President , lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handroanthus Serratifolius
''Handroanthus serratifolius'' is a species of tree, commonly known as yellow lapacho, pau d'arco, yellow poui, yellow ipe, pau d'arco amarelo, or ''ipê-amarelo''. Description It is a tree native to forests throughout Central and South America. This plant grows in the cerrado vegetation of Brazil, reaching up to French Guiana, Bolivia, Paraguay and Northern Argentina. It is one of the largest and strongest of tropical forest trees, growing up to tall while the base can be in diameter. Uses It is a commercially farmed hardwood notable for its extreme hardness and resistance to fire and pests. It is sometimes traded as an "ironwood", or just as "ipê" (the entire genus ''Tabebuia''), or as lapacho (properly ''Handroanthus serratifolius'') Chemistry The bark of ''Handroanthus serratifolius'' contains chemical compounds including lapachol, quercetin Quercetin is a plant flavonol from the flavonoid group of polyphenols. It is found in many fruits, vegetables, leaves, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trichomanes
''Trichomanes'' is a genus of ferns in the family Hymenophyllaceae, termed bristle ferns. The circumscription of the genus is disputed. All ferns in the genus are filmy ferns, with leaf tissue typically 2 cells thick. This thinness generally necessitates a permanently humid habitat, and makes the fronds somewhat translucent. Because of this membrane-like frond tissue, the plant is prone to drying out. “Filmy ferns” in the taxa Hymenophyllaceae grow in constantly wet environments. Many are found in cloud forests such as “Choco” in Colombia. There are also members of the taxa that can grow submersed in water. The name bristle fern refers to the small bristle that protrudes from the indusia of these ferns. Taxonomy The genus ''Trichomanes'' was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Its status, like other genera in the subfamily Trichomanoideae, remains disputed. The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I) accepts the genus as one of eight in the sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hevea Guianensis
''Hevea guianensis'' is a species of rubber tree in the genus '' Hevea'', belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to the rainforests of Ecuador, Venezuela, the Guyanas, Brazil, Colombia and Peru. It generally grows on well-drained soils or on those that are only lightly inundated, on river banks, in gallery forests, savannah forests and wooded slopes. Description ''H. guianensis'' is a large evergreen tree growing to a height of . Annual growth is in the form of vigorous short shoots on which flowers and foliage develop before the old leaves are shed. The leaves are tri-foliate (with three leaflets), the leaflets being folded back when the leaf emerges but becoming semi-erect as the leaf matures, the only species in the genus where this is the case. The variety ''lutea'' differs from the nominate race in having obovate leaflets instead of elliptical ones. The inflorescence is borne on the tip of the short shoots, there being separate male and female flowers. Each flowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedrelinga Cateniformis
''Cedrelinga'' is a genus of tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...s in the family Fabaceae. The only accepted species is ''Cedrelinga cateniformis'', called tornillo or cedrorana, which is native to South America. It is occasionally harvested for its straight-grained timber. References Mimosoids Monotypic Fabaceae genera Trees of Peru Trees of Brazil Trees of Ecuador Trees of Bolivia Trees of Colombia Trees of French Guiana Trees of Venezuela {{Mimosoideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calathea
''Calathea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Marantaceae. They are commonly called calatheas or (like their relatives) prayer plants. About 200 species formerly assigned to ''Calathea'' are now in the genus ''Goeppertia''. Calathea currently contains around 60 species. Native to the tropical Americas, many of the species are popular as pot plants due to their decorative leaves and, in some species, colorful inflorescences. The young leaves and bracts can retain pools of water called phytotelmata, that provide habitat for many invertebrates.Jalinsky, J., T.A. Radocy, R. Wertenberger, & C.S. Chaboo. 2014. Insect diversity in phytotelmata habitats of two host plants, Heliconia stricta Huber (Heliconiaceae) and Calathea lutea Schult (Marantaceae) in the south-east Amazon of Peru. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 87(3): 299–311. Description Foliage Calathea leaves are often large and colorfully patterned. The leaves are often variegated with bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ficus Schippii
''Ficus schippii'' is a species of plant in the family Moraceae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Peru. References Ficus, schippii Least concern plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Trees of Peru {{Moraceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astrocaryum Murumuru
''Astrocaryum murumuru'' (Portuguese common name: murumuru) is a palm native to Amazon Rainforest vegetation in Brazil, which bears edible fruits. ''Murumuru'' butter, extracted from the seeds of the plant, may be used as a moisturizer.One remarkable feature of this palm is that it is covered with spines up to twelve inches (30 centimeters) in length. The ''murumuru'' palm trees grow in Brazil and around the Amazon and are one of the dominant trees in this region. It has a thick trunk and a shuttlecock-shaped, bushy crown. The nutritious, edible fruits are an important local food source and materials made from the tree, fruit, and seed kernels are commercially significant to the region. Hammocks are made from the tree’s fibres. ''Murumuru'' butter is moisturizing (emollient). It is also film-forming and glossy. These qualities make it very protective. It contains vitamins and has a high content of oleic acid. The oil from the seeds is traditionally used to soften and pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hymenachne
''Hymenachne'' is a genus of widespread wetlands plants that is in the grass family. They may be known commonly as marsh grasses. They are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, the Americas, and the Pacific Islands.Clarkson, J. R., et al. (2011)A report of hybridisation in ''Hymenachne'' (Poaceae, Panicoideae) with description of ''Hymenachne'' × ''calamitosa'', a new species of hybrid origin from tropical Australia. ''Telopea'' 13(1-2), 105-14. A species from the Americas, ''H. amplexicaulis'', is well known in other parts of the world as an introduced and invasive species. ''Hymenachne'' is similar to genus ''Sacciolepis''. Both were formerly considered part of ''Panicum''.''Hymenachne''. Flora of China. ''Hymenachne'' |
Minquartia
''Minquartia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Olacaceae family containing the single species ''Minquartia guianensis'' (also called black manwood or huambula). It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. One of the phytochemicals it contains is lichexanthone Lichexanthone is an organic compound in the structural class of chemicals known as xanthones. Lichexanthone was first isolated and identified by Japanese chemists from a species of leafy lichen in the 1940s. The compound is known to occur in ma .... References Olacaceae Monotypic Santalales genera Near threatened plants Trees of Bolivia Trees of Brazil Trees of Colombia Trees of Costa Rica Trees of Ecuador Trees of French Guiana Trees of Guyana Trees of Nicaragua Trees of Panama Trees of Peru Trees of Suriname Trees of Venezuela Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Santalales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieffenbachia
''Dieffenbachia'' , commonly known as dumb cane or leopard lily, is a genus of tropical flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to the New World Tropics from Mexico and the West Indies south to Argentina. Some species are widely cultivated as ornamental plants, especially as houseplants, and have become naturalized on a few tropical islands. ''Dieffenbachia'' is a perennial herbaceous plant with straight stem, simple and alternate leaves containing white spots and flecks, making it attractive as indoor foliage. Species in this genus are popular as houseplants because of their tolerance of shade. The English names, dumb cane and mother-in-law's tongue (also used for '' Sansevieria'' species) refer to the poisoning effect of raphides, which can cause temporary inability to speak. ''Dieffenbachia'' was named by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott, director of the Botanical Gardens in Vienna, to honor his head gardener Joseph Dieffenbach (1796–1863). Species The World Checklis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiocaryon
''Ophiocaryon'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Sabiaceae Sabiaceae is a family of flowering plants that were placed in the order Proteales according to the APG IV system. It comprises three genera, '' Meliosma'', '' Ophiocaryon'' and '' Sabia'', with 66 known species, native to tropical to warm temper ... found mainly in the Guayana Shield and Amazon basin in South America. Species *'' Ophiocaryon neillii'' Aymard & Daly (Ecuador) *'' Ophiocaryon klugii'' Barneby (Brazil, Colombia, Peru) *'' Ophiocaryon heterophyllum'' (Benth.) Urban (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) *'' Ophiocaryon chironectes'' Barneby (Brazil-Guyana border *'' Ophiocaryon duckei'' Barneby (Brazil, Peru *'' Ophiocaryon paradoxum'' R. Schomburgk (Guyana) *'' Ophiocaryon maguirei'' Barneby (Guyana) References Eudicot genera Sabiaceae {{eudicot-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
