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Ancylobothrys
''Ancylobothrys'' (sometimes spelled ''Ancylobotrys'') is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae found in tropical and southern Africa. , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: * ''Ancylobothrys amoena'' Henri Hua, Hua – W + C + E Africa * ''Ancylobothrys capensis'' (Daniel Oliver (botanist), Oliv.) Marcel Pichon, Pichon – Botswana, South Africa * ''Ancylobothrys petersiana'' (Johann Friedrich Klotzsch, Klotzsch) Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre, Pierre – E + C + S Africa, Comoros, Madagascar; naturalized in Mauritius * ''Ancylobothrys pumila'' Kevin Balkwill, K.Balkwill & R.A.Reddy – KwaZulu-Natal * ''Ancylobothrys pyriformis'' Pierre – C Africa * ''Ancylobothrys robusta'' Pierre – C Africa * ''Ancylobothrys scandens'' (Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher, Schumach. & Peter Thonning, Thonn.) Pichon – W + C Africa * ''Ancylobothrys tayloris'' (Otto Stapf (botanist), Stapf) Pichon – Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancylobothrys Capensis
''Ancylobothrys capensis'', the wild apricot, is a tangled, sprawling, multi-stemmed Southern African creeper of the family Apocynaceae. It is evergreen, often scrambling over rocks and other plants. New growth is covered in velvety, reddish-brown hairs. When damaged it exudes copious amounts of white latex. The leathery leaves are broadly elliptic, simple, opposite and erect, with prominent venation on both surfaces. Flowers are fragrant, about 40mm diameter, brilliant white when open and pinkish in bud. The round fruit are up to 50mm in diameter, khaki-green when immature, turning bright orange or yellow when ripe. The skin is thick, soft, brittle, and easily peeled. 3-4 seeds are embedded in a sweet and tasty acidic pulp. The species is common and occurs in rocky areas, particularly on quartzites throughout KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo Province, North West Province and Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ancylobothrys Petersiana
''Ancylobothrys petersiana'' grows as a climbing shrub up to tall. Its fragrant flowers feature a creamy or white corolla. Fruit is spherical, up to in diameter. Vernacular names include "climbing wild apricot". Habitat is woodland and rocky hillsides. ''A. petersiana'' is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa, the Comoros and Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ....Search for "Ancylobothrys petersiana", The fruit contains edible pulp with a sour taste around the many seeds. It can be eaten out of hand or prepared into a sweetened juice, and it is sold in local markets for this purpose. References Geoxyles petersiana Flora of Africa Plants described in 1861 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae (, from '' Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison. Notable members of the family include oleander, dogbanes, milkweeds, and periwinkles. The family is native to the European, Asian, African, Australian, and American tropics or subtropics, with some temperate members as well. The former family Asclepiadaceae (now known as Asclepiadoideae) is considered a subfamily of Apocynaceae and contains 348 genera. A list of Apocynaceae genera may be found here. Many species are tall trees found in tropical forests, but some grow in tropical dry ( xeric) environments. Also perennial herbs from temperate zones occur. Many of these plants have milky latex, and many species are poisonous if ingested, the family being rich in genera containing alkaloids and cardiac glycosides, those containing the latter oft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Oliver (botanist)
Daniel Oliver, FRS (6 February 1830, Newcastle upon Tyne – 21 December 1916) was an English botanist. Career He was Librarian of the Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1860 to 1890 and Keeper there from 1864 to 1890, and Professor of Botany at University College, London from 1861 to 1888. In 1864, while at UCL, he published ''Lessons in Elementary Botany'', based upon material left in manuscript by John Stevens Henslow, and illustrated by Henslow's daughter, Anne Henslow Barnard of Cheltenham. With a second edition in 1869 and a third in 1878 this book was reprinted until at least 1891. Oliver regarded this book as suitable for use in schools and for young people remote from the classroom and laboratory. He was elected a member of the Linnean Society, awarded their Gold Medal in 1893, and awarded a Royal Medal by the Royal Society in 1884. In 1895, botanist Tiegh published '' Oliverella'', a genus of flowering plants from East Africa, belonging to the family Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Pichon
Marcel Pichon (1921–1954) was a French botanist specialising in Apocynaceae. Publications * 1948. ''Classification des apocynacées. 1. Carissées et ambelaniées'' * 1948. ''Classification des apocynacées : . IX. Rauvolfiées, alstoniées, allamandées et tabernémontanoïdées'' * 1950. ''Classification des apocynacées. 25. Échitoïdées et supplément aux pluméroïdées'' * 1953. ''Monographie des landolphiées : Classification des apocynacées, XXXV'' References * Humbert, J-H; Léandri, J-D. 1955. ''Marcel Pichon, 1921 - 1954''. Taxon 4 (1) : 1-2 * Jaussaud, P; ÉR Brygoo. 2004. ''Du Jardin au Muséum en 516 biographies'', Muséum national d'histoire naturelle The French National Museum of Natural History ( ; abbr. MNHN) is the national natural history museum of France and a of higher education part of Sorbonne University. The main museum, with four galleries, is located in Paris, France, within the Ja ..., Paris, 2004, 630 pp. External links 20th-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
