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Bergenia Scopulosa
''Bergenia'' (elephant-eared saxifrage, elephant's ears) is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Saxifragaceae, native to central Asia, from Afghanistan to China and the Himalayan region. Description They are clump-forming, rhizomatous, evergreen perennials with a spirally arranged rosette of leaves 6–35 cm long and 4–15 cm broad, and pink flowers produced in a cyme. The leaves are large, leathery, ovate or cordate, and often have wavy or saw-toothed edges. For most of the year, the leaves have a glossy green colour, but in cooler climates, they turn red or bronze in the fall. The flowers grow on a stem similar in colour to a rhubarb stalk and most varieties have cone-shaped flowers in varying shades of pink. These can range from almost white to ruby red and purple. The common names for ''Bergenia'' are pigsqueak (due to the sound produced when two leaves are rubbed together), elephant's ears (due to the shape of the leaves) and large rockfoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Moench
Conrad Moench (sometimes written Konrad Mönch; 15 August 1744 – 6 January 1805) was a German botanist, professor of botany at Marburg University from 1786 until his death. He wrote ''Methodus Plantas horti botanici et agri Marburgensis''; in 1794, an arranged account of plants in the fields and gardens of Marburg. Largely in this work, and in a supplement published in 1802, Moench published over 1,500 original scientific names of plants, including about 150 genera. The genera include '' Bergenia'', '' Echinacea'', '' Galactites'', '' Kniphofia'', '' Olearia'', and ''Sorghum''. The botanical genus '' Moenchia'' (family Caryophyllaceae Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family (biology), family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranth ...) is named in his honor. The standard botanical author abbreviation Moench is applied to plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodgersia
'' Rodgersia aesculifolia'' ''Rodgersia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Saxifragaceae family. ''Rodgersia'' are herbaceous perennials originating from east Asia. Taxonomy The review of the genus by Pan Jin-tang, in 1994 recognises five distinct species. * '' Rodgersia aesculifolia'' * '' Rodgersia henrici'' * '' Rodgersia pinnata'' * '' Rodgersia podophylla'' * '' Rodgersia sambucifolia'' Jin-tang further described the varieties ''R. aesculifolia'' var. ''aesculifolia'', ''R. aesculifolia'' var.''henrici'' (Franchet) C.Y.Wu, ''R. sambucifolia'' Hemsl.var. ''estrigosa'' J.T.Pan, ''R. pinnata'' Franch.var.''pinnata'' and ''R. pinnata'' var.''strigosa'' J.T.Pan. The garden ornamental '' Astilboides tabularis'' was formerly included in ''Rodgersia''. History of discovery The genus was designated by the American taxonomist, A.Gray, in 1885, who named it after the US Admiral, John Rodgers, commander of the expedition in which ''R. podophylla'' was discovered in the 1850 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergenia Stracheyi
''Bergenia stracheyi'' is a plant species in the genus '' Bergenia'' found in the Western Himalayas, from 2700 to 4700 m, Afghanistan and Tajikistan Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital city, capital and most populous city. Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, south, Uzbekistan to .... Bergenin and norbergenin are chemical compounds that can be isolated from rhizomes of ''B. stracheyi''.Immunomodulatory effect of bergenin and norbergenin against adjuvant-induced arthritis—A flow cytometric study Nighat Nazira, Surrinder Koulb, Mushtaq A. Qurishia, Sachin C. Tanejab, Sheikh F. Ahmadc, Sarang Banic and Ghulam N. Qazi, Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 112, Issue 2, 13 June 2007, pp. 401-405, Cultivars * ''Bergenia stracheyi 'Alba * ''Bergenia stracheyi 'Afghanica References External links stracheyi Plants described in 1868 {{Saxifragaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaanxi
Shaanxi is a Provinces of China, province in north Northwestern China. It borders the province-level divisions of Inner Mongolia to the north; Shanxi and Henan to the east; Hubei, Chongqing, and Sichuan to the south; and Gansu and Ningxia to the west. Shaanxi covers an area of over with about 37 million people, the 16th-largest in China. Xi'anwhich includes the sites of the former capitals Fenghao and Chang'anis the provincial capital and largest city in Northwest China and also one of the oldest cities in China and the oldest of the Historical capitals of China, Four Ancient Capitals, being the capital for the Western Zhou, Western Han, Sima Jin, Jin, Sui dynasty, Sui and Tang dynasty, Tang List of Chinese dynasties, dynasties. Xianyang, which served as the capital of the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC), is just north across the Wei River. The other Prefectures of China, prefecture-level prefecture-level city, cities into which the province is divided are Ankang, Baoji, Hanzho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergenia Scopulosa
''Bergenia'' (elephant-eared saxifrage, elephant's ears) is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Saxifragaceae, native to central Asia, from Afghanistan to China and the Himalayan region. Description They are clump-forming, rhizomatous, evergreen perennials with a spirally arranged rosette of leaves 6–35 cm long and 4–15 cm broad, and pink flowers produced in a cyme. The leaves are large, leathery, ovate or cordate, and often have wavy or saw-toothed edges. For most of the year, the leaves have a glossy green colour, but in cooler climates, they turn red or bronze in the fall. The flowers grow on a stem similar in colour to a rhubarb stalk and most varieties have cone-shaped flowers in varying shades of pink. These can range from almost white to ruby red and purple. The common names for ''Bergenia'' are pigsqueak (due to the sound produced when two leaves are rubbed together), elephant's ears (due to the shape of the leaves) and large rockfoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergenia Purpurascens
''Bergenia purpurascens'', the purple bergenia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae. It is a perennial herb and is native to Nepal, the eastern Himalayas, Assam, Tibet, south-central China, and Myanmar. The species, its putative variety ''Bergenia purpurascens'' var. ''delavayi'', and its cultivar 'Irish Crimson' have all gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit The Award of Garden Merit (AGM) is a long-established award for plants by the British Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). It is based on assessment of the plants' performance under UK growing conditions. It includes the full range of cultivated p .... A useful feature in the garden is the visual interest that its foliage provides by turning a deep beet red during the winter. The Latin specific epithet ''purpurascens'' is in reference to the foliage that is purple in color. References purpurascens Flora of South-Central China Flora of Tibet Flora of Assam (region) Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergenia Ligulata
''Bergenia ligulata'' (''Paashaanbhed'', ''Prashanbheda'', and other spellings in Ayurveda traditional Indian medicine) is a plant belonging to the family Saxifragaceae and the genus '' Bergenia''. It is plant is sometimes treated as a form of ''Bergenia ciliata''. It is mostly found in temperate regions of the Himalayas from Kashmir to Bhutan and in the Khasi Hills at elevation. Chemical constituents ''Bergenia ligulata'' contains a phenolic compound bergenin, and afzelechin Afzelechin is a flavan-3-ol, a type of flavonoid. It can be found in '' Bergenia ligulata'' ( ''paashaanbhed'' in Ayurveda traditional Indian medicine). It exists as at least two major epimers (afzelechin and epiafzelechin). Metabolism (2''R'',3' ..., a type of flavan-3-ol. References ligulata {{Saxifragaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergenia Pacumbis
''Bergenia'' (elephant-eared saxifrage, elephant's ears) is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Saxifragaceae, native to central Asia, from Afghanistan to China and the Himalayan region. Description They are clump-forming, rhizomatous, evergreen perennials with a spirally arranged rosette of leaves 6–35 cm long and 4–15 cm broad, and pink flowers produced in a cyme. The leaves are large, leathery, ovate or cordate, and often have wavy or saw-toothed edges. For most of the year, the leaves have a glossy green colour, but in cooler climates, they turn red or bronze in the fall. The flowers grow on a stem similar in colour to a rhubarb stalk and most varieties have cone-shaped flowers in varying shades of pink. These can range from almost white to ruby red and purple. The common names for ''Bergenia'' are pigsqueak (due to the sound produced when two leaves are rubbed together), elephant's ears (due to the shape of the leaves) and large rockfoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sichuan
Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China, occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau—between the Jinsha River to the west, the Daba Mountains to the north, and the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau to the south. Its capital city is Chengdu, and its population stands at 83 million. Sichuan neighbors Qinghai and Gansu to the north, Shaanxi and Chongqing to the east, Guizhou and Yunnan to the south, and Tibet to the west. During antiquity, Sichuan was home to the kingdoms of Ba and Shu until their incorporation by the Qin. During the Three Kingdoms era (220–280), Liu Bei's state of Shu was based in Sichuan. The area was devastated in the 17th century by Zhang Xianzhong's rebellion and the area's subsequent Manchu conquest, but recovered to become one of China's most productive areas by the 19th century. During World War II, Chongqing served as the temporary capital of the Republic of China, and was heavily bombed. It was one of the last mainland areas captured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergenia Emeiensis
''Bergenia'' (elephant-eared saxifrage, elephant's ears) is a genus of ten species of flowering plants in the family Saxifragaceae, native to central Asia, from Afghanistan to China and the Himalayan region. Description They are clump-forming, rhizomatous, evergreen perennials with a spirally arranged rosette of leaves 6–35 cm long and 4–15 cm broad, and pink flowers produced in a cyme. The leaves are large, leathery, ovate or cordate, and often have wavy or saw-toothed edges. For most of the year, the leaves have a glossy green colour, but in cooler climates, they turn red or bronze in the fall. The flowers grow on a stem similar in colour to a rhubarb stalk and most varieties have cone-shaped flowers in varying shades of pink. These can range from almost white to ruby red and purple. The common names for ''Bergenia'' are pigsqueak (due to the sound produced when two leaves are rubbed together), elephant's ears (due to the shape of the leaves) and large rockfoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergenia Crassifolia
''Bergenia crassifolia'' is a species of flowering plant of the genus '' Bergenia'' in the family Saxifragaceae. Common names for the species include heart-leaved bergenia,Tomasz Aniśko. ''When Perennials Bloom: An Almanac for Planning and Planting.'' Timber Press, 2008. p. 121. heartleaf bergenia, leather bergenia, winter-blooming bergenia,Ruth Rogers Clausen and Thomas Christopher. ''Essential Perennials: The Complete Reference to 2700 Perennials for the Home Garden.'' Timber Press, 2015. . p. 88. elephant-ears, elephant's ears, Korean elephant-ear, badan, pigsqueak, Siberian tea, and Mongolian tea. The species epithet ''crassifolia'' means "thick-leaved", while the epithet in the synonym ''Bergenia cordifolia'' means "cordate (heart-shaped) leaf" (although the leaves may also be described as spoon-shaped). The cultivar 'Rosa Zeiten' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Description It grows to about tall. The leaves are winter hardy in warmer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
