Bourreria Microphylla
''Bourreria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as strongbark or strongback. The generic name was chosen by Patrick Browne to honour German pharmacist Johann Ambrosius Beurer. The genus is native to the tropical Americas and to eastern Africa and Madagascar. American species are distributed from Mexico to northern South America, and in the Caribbean and Florida in the United States. The center of diversity is in the Caribbean, Central America,Gottschling, M. and J. S. Miller. (2007)A revision of ''Bourreria'' (Boraginales, Ehretiaceae) in South America.''Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden'' 94(4) 734-44. and Mexico.Campos Ríos, G. M. (2005)Revisión del género ''Bourreria'' P. Browne (Boraginaceae) en México.''Polibotánica'' 19, 39-103. (Spanish) The eastern African species range from Ethiopia to Mozambique and to Madagascar, the Comoro Islands, and Mauritius. Species 52 species are accepted. *'' Bo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bourreria Ovata
''Bourreria succulenta'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. It is a tree native to Caribbean islands including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the Lesser Antilles, and to Florida, southern Mexico, and northern Venezuela. It is known by several synonyms, including ''Bourreria baccata'' and ''B. velutina''. Common name In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often con ...s include cherry, currant tree, poisonberry, chink, and bodywood. References succulenta Near threatened plants Flora of the Caribbean Flora of Florida Flora of Southeastern Mexico Flora of Southwestern Mexico Flora of Venezuela Plants described in 1763 Taxa named by Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Boraginaceae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mauritius
Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon (Cargados Carajos shoals). The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, along with nearby Réunion (a French overseas department), are part of the Mascarene Islands. The main island of Mauritius, where the population is concentrated, hosts the capital and largest city, Port Louis. The country spans and has an exclusive economic zone covering approximately . The 1502 Portuguese Cantino planisphere has led some historians to speculate that Arab sailors were the first to discover the uninhabited island around 975, naming it ''Dina Arobi''. Called ''Ilha do Cirne'' or ''Ilha do Cerne'' on early Portuguese maps, the island was visited by Portuguese sailors in 1507. A Dutch fleet, under the command of Admiral Van War ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bourreria Franciscoi
''Bourreria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the borage family, Boraginaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as strongbark or strongback. The generic name was chosen by Patrick Browne to honour German pharmacist Johann Ambrosius Beurer. The genus is native to the tropical Americas and to eastern Africa and Madagascar. American species are distributed from Mexico to northern South America, and in the Caribbean and Florida in the United States. The center of diversity is in the Caribbean, Central America,Gottschling, M. and J. S. Miller. (2007)A revision of ''Bourreria'' (Boraginales, Ehretiaceae) in South America.''Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden'' 94(4) 734-44. and Mexico.Campos Ríos, G. M. (2005)Revisión del género ''Bourreria'' P. Browne (Boraginaceae) en México.''Polibotánica'' 19, 39-103. (Spanish) The eastern African species range from Ethiopia to Mozambique and to Madagascar, the Comoro Islands, and Mauritius. Species 52 species are accepted. *'' Bo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |