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Brachylaena Ramiflora
''Brachylaena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster, or composite, family, Asteraceae or Compositae. Several are endemism, endemic to Madagascar, and the others are distributed in mainland Africa, especially the southern regions.Beentje, H. J. (2000)The genus ''Brachylaena'' (Compositae: Mutisieae).''Kew Bulletin'' 55 (1): 1-41. These are trees and shrubs with alternately arranged leaves. One of these, ''Brachylaena merana'' of Madagascar, is the tallest of all composites ('daisy trees") at up to , and ''Brachylaena huillensis'' of East Africa is of similar height (but see also ''Strobocalyx arborea''). They are dioecy, dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on separate individuals. The pseudanthium, flower heads are somewhat disc-shaped. Heads with female flowers are larger and produce larger pappus (flower structure), pappi. ''B. huillensis'' is the only widespread species, growing as a dominance (ecology), dominant tree in ''Brachylaena'' woodlands and a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachylaena Discolor
''Brachylaena discolor'' is a species of flowering plant in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is native to Africa, where it occurs in Mozambique, South Africa, and Eswatini.''Brachylaena discolor''. Flora Zambesiaca. Its common names include coast silver oak and coastal silver oak.Jodamus, N South African National Biodiversity Institute. 2003.Csurhes, S Weed Risk Assessment: Coastal silver oak. Biosecurity Queensland. 2011. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodland
A woodland () is, in the broad sense, land covered with woody plants (trees and shrubs), or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the '' plurale tantum'' woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (see differences between British, American and Australian English explained below). Some savannas may also be woodlands, such as ''savanna woodland'', where trees and shrubs form a light canopy. Woodlands may support an understory of shrubs and herbaceous plants including grasses. Woodland may form a transition to shrubland under drier conditions or during early stages of primary or secondary succession. Higher-density areas of trees with a largely closed canopy that provides extensive and nearly continuous shade are often referred to as forests. Extensive efforts by conservationist groups have been made to preserve woodlands from urbanization and agriculture. For example, the woodlands of Northwest Indiana ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachylaena
''Brachylaena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster, or composite, family, Asteraceae or Compositae. Several are endemic to Madagascar, and the others are distributed in mainland Africa, especially the southern regions.Beentje, H. J. (2000)The genus ''Brachylaena'' (Compositae: Mutisieae).''Kew Bulletin'' 55 (1): 1-41. These are trees and shrubs with alternately arranged leaves. One of these, '' Brachylaena merana'' of Madagascar, is the tallest of all composites ('daisy trees") at up to , and '' Brachylaena huillensis'' of East Africa is of similar height (but see also '' Strobocalyx arborea''). They are dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on separate individuals. The flower heads are somewhat disc-shaped. Heads with female flowers are larger and produce larger pappi. ''B. huillensis'' is the only widespread species, growing as a dominant tree in ''Brachylaena'' woodlands and a common species in some eastern African forests. It provides critical habitat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachylaena Rotundata
''Brachylaena rotundata'' is an occasionally deciduous Southern African shrub or small tree growing to some 8m in height and of the family Asteraceae. It occurs in eastern Botswana, Transvaal, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe, growing in open woodland, on rocky koppies and slopes, and on stream banks. Kew Kew () is a district in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its population at the 2011 census was 11,436. Kew is the location of the Royal Botanic Gardens ("Kew Gardens"), now a World Heritage Site, which includes Kew Palace. Kew is ... accepts ''Brachylaena rotundata'' S. Moore as a species while 'Flora of Mozambique' treats it as a variety of ''Brachylaena discolor'' DC. It bears attractive foliage, green on the upper surface and silver-grey on the lower, leaves turning slightly reddish in autumn. This species produces a dense and strong creamy-brown timber, but not of any useful size or straightness. References External linksSANBI [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachylaena Uniflora
''Brachylaena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster, or composite, family, Asteraceae or Compositae. Several are endemic to Madagascar, and the others are distributed in mainland Africa, especially the southern regions.Beentje, H. J. (2000)The genus ''Brachylaena'' (Compositae: Mutisieae).''Kew Bulletin'' 55 (1): 1-41. These are trees and shrubs with alternately arranged leaves. One of these, '' Brachylaena merana'' of Madagascar, is the tallest of all composites ('daisy trees") at up to , and '' Brachylaena huillensis'' of East Africa is of similar height (but see also '' Strobocalyx arborea''). They are dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on separate individuals. The flower heads are somewhat disc-shaped. Heads with female flowers are larger and produce larger pappi. ''B. huillensis'' is the only widespread species, growing as a dominant tree in ''Brachylaena'' woodlands and a common species in some eastern African forests. It provides critical habitat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachylaena Ramiflora
''Brachylaena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster, or composite, family, Asteraceae or Compositae. Several are endemism, endemic to Madagascar, and the others are distributed in mainland Africa, especially the southern regions.Beentje, H. J. (2000)The genus ''Brachylaena'' (Compositae: Mutisieae).''Kew Bulletin'' 55 (1): 1-41. These are trees and shrubs with alternately arranged leaves. One of these, ''Brachylaena merana'' of Madagascar, is the tallest of all composites ('daisy trees") at up to , and ''Brachylaena huillensis'' of East Africa is of similar height (but see also ''Strobocalyx arborea''). They are dioecy, dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on separate individuals. The pseudanthium, flower heads are somewhat disc-shaped. Heads with female flowers are larger and produce larger pappus (flower structure), pappi. ''B. huillensis'' is the only widespread species, growing as a dominance (ecology), dominant tree in ''Brachylaena'' woodlands and a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachylaena Perrieri
''Brachylaena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster, or composite, family, Asteraceae or Compositae. Several are endemic to Madagascar, and the others are distributed in mainland Africa, especially the southern regions.Beentje, H. J. (2000)The genus ''Brachylaena'' (Compositae: Mutisieae).''Kew Bulletin'' 55 (1): 1-41. These are trees and shrubs with alternately arranged leaves. One of these, '' Brachylaena merana'' of Madagascar, is the tallest of all composites ('daisy trees") at up to , and '' Brachylaena huillensis'' of East Africa is of similar height (but see also '' Strobocalyx arborea''). They are dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on separate individuals. The flower heads are somewhat disc-shaped. Heads with female flowers are larger and produce larger pappi. ''B. huillensis'' is the only widespread species, growing as a dominant tree in ''Brachylaena'' woodlands and a common species in some eastern African forests. It provides critical habitat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachylaena Neriifolia
''Brachylaena neriifolia'', commonly known as the Cape silver oak, water white alder or waterwitels, is a small tree which is native to river valleys in southern Africa. It grows up to about 6 metres and is usually found along river banks or other moist areas. The leaves of this dioecious Dioecy ( ; ; adj. dioecious, ) is a characteristic of certain species that have distinct unisexual individuals, each producing either male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproduction is ... tree are lanceolate, and it bears cream-coloured flowers. References Brachylaena Afromontane flora Trees of South Africa {{asteraceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachylaena Microphylla
''Brachylaena'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster, or composite, family, Asteraceae or Compositae. Several are endemic to Madagascar, and the others are distributed in mainland Africa, especially the southern regions.Beentje, H. J. (2000)The genus ''Brachylaena'' (Compositae: Mutisieae).''Kew Bulletin'' 55 (1): 1-41. These are trees and shrubs with alternately arranged leaves. One of these, '' Brachylaena merana'' of Madagascar, is the tallest of all composites ('daisy trees") at up to , and '' Brachylaena huillensis'' of East Africa is of similar height (but see also '' Strobocalyx arborea''). They are dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on separate individuals. The flower heads are somewhat disc-shaped. Heads with female flowers are larger and produce larger pappi. ''B. huillensis'' is the only widespread species, growing as a dominant tree in ''Brachylaena'' woodlands and a common species in some eastern African forests. It provides critical habitat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
