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Anhalonium
''Ariocarpus'' is a small genus of succulent, subtropical plants of the family Cactaceae. It comes from limestone hills of Rio Grande in the south of Texas (''Ariocarpus fissuratus'') and also the north and the center of Mexico (all other species including ''A. fissuratus'' forms known as ''A. loydii'' and ''A. fissuratus'' var. ''intermedius'') with strong sunshine exposures. ''Ariocarpus'' are endangered and quite rare in the wild. Description ''Ariocarpus'' species are very slow-growing. Plants have thick tuberous tap-roots, and are solitary or form small clusters of stems. The stems have tubercules (as is normal in cacti), but unusually these are triangular and in some species may resemble leaves. The areoles, when present, vary in appearance from grooves on the upper surface to round pads near the tips. Spines are only present in seedlings (except occasionally in '' Ariocarpus agavoides''). The funnel-shaped flowers are borne on a woolly structure at the apex. They vary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariocarpus Retusus
''Ariocarpus retusus'' is a species of cactus, from the genus ''Ariocarpus'', found mainly in Mexico. It is one of the largest and fastest-growing species in this genus known for a slow rate of growth. Despite its slow growth, often taking ten years to reach flowering age, the ''retusus'' is a desirable cactus for cultivation, having attractive flowers and an unusual form for a cactus. It is also one of the most easily cultivated species in the genus. Description ''Ariocarpus retusus'' has flattened, spherical shoots that are gray-green, blue-green, or yellow-green, growing to heights of 3 to 25 centimeters and diameters of 4 to 30 centimeters. The erect, spreading warts protrude from the soil, crowded at the base, and are somewhat pointed or sharp-tipped with rounded or flat tops. The warts measure 1.5 to 4 centimeters long and 1 to 3.5 centimeters wide, sometimes as long as they are wide or twice as long. Occasionally, areoles are present at the tips of the warts. The flowers are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariocarpus Scapharostrus (10328358976)
''Ariocarpus'' is a small genus of succulent, subtropical plants of the family Cactaceae. It comes from limestone hills of Rio Grande in the south of Texas (''Ariocarpus fissuratus'') and also the north and the center of Mexico (all other species including ''A. fissuratus'' forms known as ''A. loydii'' and ''A. fissuratus'' var. ''intermedius'') with strong sunshine exposures. ''Ariocarpus'' are endangered and quite rare in the wild. Description ''Ariocarpus'' species are very slow-growing. Plants have thick tuberous tap-roots, and are solitary or form small clusters of stems. The stems have tubercules (as is normal in cacti), but unusually these are triangular and in some species may resemble leaves. The areoles, when present, vary in appearance from grooves on the upper surface to round pads near the tips. Spines are only present in seedlings (except occasionally in '' Ariocarpus agavoides''). The funnel-shaped flowers are borne on a woolly structure at the apex. They vary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariocarpus Kotschoubeyanus
''Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus'' is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. Description The ''Ariocarpus koschoubeyanus'' usually grows alone and remains below the soil surface. Its dark olive-green shoots, which are flattened at the tip and slightly sunken in the middle, have a diameter of . The warts are spirally arranged, elongated at the base, becoming broadly triangular and tapering towards the tip. They measure long and wide. A woolly furrow extends across the middle of the areoles, and there are no thorns. The flowers are typically crimson red and in diameter, though there is at least one population with white flowers. The sepals are green or brownish, somewhat fleshy, and often split into two columns. The petals are lanceolate-spatulate, pointed, blunt, or edged. The stamens, style, and stigma are white. The elongated fruits are long. File:Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus flor cropped.jpg, Close up on flower File:IMG 3396-Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus.jpg, Leaves File:Arioca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariocarpus Fissuratus-IMG 4228
''Ariocarpus'' is a small genus of succulent, subtropical plants of the family Cactaceae. It comes from limestone hills of Rio Grande in the south of Texas (''Ariocarpus fissuratus'') and also the north and the center of Mexico (all other species including ''A. fissuratus'' forms known as ''A. loydii'' and ''A. fissuratus'' var. ''intermedius'') with strong sunshine exposures. ''Ariocarpus'' are endangered and quite rare in the wild. Description ''Ariocarpus'' species are very slow-growing. Plants have thick tuberous tap-roots, and are solitary or form small clusters of stems. The stems have tubercules (as is normal in cacti), but unusually these are triangular and in some species may resemble leaves. The areoles, when present, vary in appearance from grooves on the upper surface to round pads near the tips. Spines are only present in seedlings (except occasionally in '' Ariocarpus agavoides''). The funnel-shaped flowers are borne on a woolly structure at the apex. They vary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariocarpus Fissuratus
''Ariocarpus fissuratus'' (formerly known as ''Anhalonium fissuratus'') is a species of cactus found in small numbers in northern Mexico and Texas in the United States. Common names include living rock cactus, false peyote, chautle, dry whiskey and star cactus. Description This cactus, flattened to spherical bodies 1.5 to 10 cm high and up to 10 (rarely up to 15) cm in diameter, consists of many small tubercles growing from a large succulent tap root. They are usually solitary, almost always remain unbranched, rarely giving rise to side shoots from old areoles. The plant is greyish-green in color, but the flat forms in particular turn yellowish to brownish tint with age. Its growth rate is extremely slow. The spirally distributed warts are flattened, triangular to rhombic and sometimes overlap. The horny, hardened upper surface of each wart is almost completely split and furrowed transversely by a pronounced furrow that connects the areole and axilla. Due to the wool emergi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peyote
The peyote (; ''Lophophora williamsii'' ) is a small, spineless cactus which contains psychoactive alkaloids, particularly mescaline. is a Spanish word derived from the Nahuatl (), meaning "caterpillar cocoon", from a root , "to glisten". p. 246. See peyotl in Wiktionary. It is native to southern North America, primarily found in desert scrub and limestone-rich areas of northern Mexico and south Texas, particularly in the Chihuahuan Desert at elevations of 100–1500 meters. It flowers from March to May, and sometimes as late as September. Its flowers are pink or white, with thigmotactic anthers (like ''Opuntia''). It is a small, spineless cactus that grows in clusters, produces edible fruits, and contains psychoactive alkaloids—primarily mescaline—at concentrations of about 0.4% when fresh and up to 6% when dried. Peyote is a slow-growing cactus that can be cultivated more rapidly through techniques such as grafting, and while wild populations in regions like south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hordenine
Hordenine is an alkaloid of the phenethylamine class that occurs naturally in a variety of plants, taking its name from one of the most common, barley (''Hordeum'' species). Chemically, hordenine is the ''N''-methyl derivative of ''N''-methyltyramine, and the ''N'',''N''-dimethyl derivative of the well-known biogenic amine tyramine, from which it is biosynthetically derived and with which it shares some pharmacological properties (see below). , hordenine is widely sold as an ingredient of nutritional supplements, with sellers claiming that it stimulates the central nervous system and promotes weight loss by enhancing metabolism. In experiments in which animals are given sufficiently large doses parenterally (by injection), hordenine produces an increase in blood pressure as well as other disturbances of the cardiovascular, respiratory, and nervous systems. These effects are generally not reproduced by oral administration of the drug in test animals, and virtually no scientific rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Antoine Lemaire
Charles Antoine Lemaire (1 November 1800, in Paris – 22 June 1871, in Paris), was a French botanist and botanical author, noted for his publications on Cactaceae. Education Born the son of Antoine Charles Lemaire and Marie Jeanne Davio, he had an excellent early education, and acquired the reputation of being an outstanding scholar. He studied at the University of Paris and was appointed as Professor of Classical Literature there. At some stage his botanical interest was sparked and developed by his association with M. Neumann, horticulturist at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Museum of Natural History. Career He worked for some time as an assistant to M. Mathieu, at a nursery in Paris, building up a collection of Cactaceae, a group to which he would devote almost all of his life. In 1835, M. Cousin, a Parisian publisher, started a gardening journal and requested that he be its editor. For a number of years, he remained editor of ''Jardin Fleuriste'' and ''L'Horticu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariocarpus Bravoanus
''Ariocarpus bravoanus'' is a species of cactus which is endemism, endemic to San Luis Potosí in Mexico. It grows in dry shrubland habitat on limestone substrates. It is endangered due to Poaching, overcollecting. Description ''Ariocarpus bravoanus'' is a fleshy plant grows geophytically with gray-green bodies that are in diameter and that barely protrude from the soil surface. The flattened, triangular and somewhat pointed warts protrude only slightly from the base of the shoot. The variable areoles sometimes have a woolly furrow along the entire length of the mastoid or are formed as a woolly cushion near the tip of the mastoid. The magenta-colored flowers reach a diameter of . The mostly light brown fruits are inconspicuous. Subspecies , Plants of the World Online accepted two varieties: Distribution ''Ariocarpus bravoanus'' is found growing on xerophytic shrubland on limestone gravel plains in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí at elevations between 1500 and 2000 mete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
