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Cereus Repandus
''Cereus repandus'' (syn. ''Cereus peruvianus''), the Peruvian apple cactus, is a large, erect, spiny columnar cactus found in South America. It is also known as giant club cactus, hedge cactus, ''cadushi'' (in Papiamento and Wayuu language, WayuunaikiVillalobos ''et al.'' (2007)), and ''kayush''. ''Cereus repandus'' is grown mostly as an ornamental plant, but has some local culinary importance. The Wayuu from the La Guajira Peninsula of Colombia and Venezuela also use the inner cane-like wood of the plant in wattle and daub construction. Description With an often tree-like appearance, its cylindrical gray-green to blue stems can reach in height and 10–20 cm in diameter as a self-supporting plant. There are nine to ten rounded ribs that are up to 1 centimeter high. The small areoles on it are far apart. The gray, needle-like thorns are very variable. They are often numerous, but can also be missing entirely. The longest thorns are up to 5 centimeters long. The large, cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Miller
Philip Miller Royal Society, FRS (1691 – 18 December 1771) was an English botany, botanist and gardener of Scottish descent. Miller was chief gardener at the Chelsea Physic Garden for nearly 50 years from 1722, and wrote the highly popular ''The Gardeners Dictionary''. Life Born in Deptford or Greenwich, Miller was chief gardener at the Chelsea Physic Garden from 1722 until he was pressured to retire shortly before his death. According to the botanist Peter Collinson (botanist), Peter Collinson, who visited the physic garden in July 1764 and recorded his observation in his commonplace books, Miller "has raised the reputation of the Chelsea Garden so much that it excels all the gardens of Europe for its amazing variety of plants of all orders and classes and from all climates..." He wrote ''The Gardener's and Florists Dictionary or a Complete System of Horticulture'' (1724) and The Gardeners Dictionary, ''The Gardener's Dictionary containing the Methods of Cultivating and Im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, warm valleys, high-altitude Andean plateaus, and snow-capped peaks, encompassing a wide range of climates and biomes across its regions and cities. It includes part of the Pantanal, the largest tropical wetland in the world, along its eastern border. It is bordered by Brazil to the Bolivia-Brazil border, north and east, Paraguay to the southeast, Argentina to the Argentina-Bolivia border, south, Chile to the Bolivia–Chile border, southwest, and Peru to the west. The seat of government is La Paz, which contains the executive, legislative, and electoral branches of government, while the constitutional capital is Sucre, the seat of the judiciary. The largest city and principal industrial center is Santa Cruz de la Sierra, located on the Geog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Fruits
A desert is a landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions create unique biomes and ecosystems. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About one-third of the land surface of the Earth is arid or Semi-arid climate, semi-arid. This includes much of the Polar regions of Earth, polar regions, where little precipitation occurs, and which are sometimes called polar deserts or "cold deserts". Deserts can be classified by the amount of precipitation that falls, by the temperature that prevails, by the causes of desertification or by their geographical location. Deserts are formed by weathering processes as large variations in temperature between day and night strain the Rock (geology), rocks, which consequently break in pieces. Although rain seldom occurs in deserts, there are occasional downpours that can result in flash floods. Rain falling on hot rocks can cause them to shatter, and the resulting frag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropical Agriculture
Worldwide more human beings gain their livelihood from agriculture than any other endeavor; the majority are self-employed subsistence farmers living in the tropics. While growing food for local consumption is the core of tropical agriculture, cash crops (normally crops grown for export) are also included in the definition. When people discuss the tropics, it is normal to use generalized labels to group together similar tropical areas. Common terms would include the humid-tropics (rainforests); the arid-tropics (deserts and dry areas); or monsoon zones (those areas that have well defined wet/dry seasons and experience monsoons). Such labeling is very useful when discussing agriculture, because what works in one area of the world will normally work in a similar area somewhere else, even if that area is on the opposite side of the globe. Most temperate zone agricultural techniques are inappropriate for tropical areas. The second half of the 20th century saw many attempts to dupli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cereus (plant)
''Cereus'' ( "serious") is a genus of Cactus, cacti (family Cactaceae) including around 33 species of large columnar cacti from South America. The name is derived from Greek language, Greek (κηρός) and Latin words meaning "wax", "torch" or "candle". ''Cereus'' was one of the first cactus genera to be described; the circumscription varies depending on the authority. The term "cereus" is also sometimes used for a ceroid cactus, any cactus with a very elongated body, including columnar growth cacti and epiphytic cacti. Description ''Cereus'' are shrubby or treelike, often attaining great heights (''Cereus hexagonus, C. hexagonus, Cereus lamprospermus, C. lamprospermus, Cereus trigonodendron, C. trigonodendron'', ''Cereus ingens, C. ingens'' up to ). Most stems are angled or distinctly ribbed, ribs long, usually well developed and have large areoles, usually bearing spines. Cephalium is not present; ''Cereus mortensenii, C. mortensenii'' develops pseud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stenocereus Griseus
''Stenocereus griseus'', also known as the Mexican organ pipe, dagger cactus, pitaya, and pitayo de mayo, is a species of cactus. Description ''Stenocereus griseus'' is a tree-shaped cactus that grows to 6-9 meters tall with a clear trunk and upright green stems, about 9-12 centimeters in diameter, with six to ten ribs below the areoles. It bears one to three central spines up to 1.5 centimeters long, the longest of which reaches 4 centimeters, and six to eleven marginal spines measuring 6-10 millimeters long. This species produces white, funnel-shaped flowers that bloom at night and last until midday, with bent-back flower bracts. The flowers are about 10 centimeters long. Its spherical to elongated fruits are white, yellowish green, to red or dark purple, up to 5 centimeters in diameter, and covered with thorns that shed when ripe. The flesh is red. File:Stenocereus griseus - Jardín Botánico Canario Viera y Clavijo - Gran Canaria.jpg, Habit File:Stenocereus griseus (1).jpg, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Edible Cacti
This is a list of edible plants in the family Cactaceae. * ''Acanthocereus tetragonus'' - sword pear * ''Browningia candelaris'', p. 134 * ''Carnegiea gigantea -'' saguaro * ''Cereus repandus'' - hedge cactus * ''Cochemiea'' ** ''Cochemiea grahamii, C. grahamii'' ** ''Cochemiea macdougallii, C. macdougalii'' ** ''Cochemiea mainiae, C. mainiae'' ** ''Cochemiea thornberi, C. thornberi'' * ''Corryocactus'' ** ''Corryocactus brevistylus, C. brevistylis'' ** ''Corryocactus erectus, C. erectus'' ** ''Corryocactus pulquiensis, C. pulquiensis'' * ''Coryphantha'' - beehive cacti ** ''Coryphantha recurvata, C. recurvata'' ** ''Coryphantha robbinsorum, C. robbinsorum'' * ''Disocactus anguliger'' - zig zag cactus (grows edible fruit with a taste similar to kiwifruit) * ''Echinocereus'' - strawberry cacti or hedgehog cacti ** ''Echinocereus bonkerae, E. bonkerae'' - short-spined strawberry cactus ** ''Echinocereus boyce-thompsonii, E. boyce-thompsonii'' ** ''Echinocereus brandegeei, E. brande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cereus Hexagonus
''Cereus hexagonus'' or lady of the night cactus is a species of columnar cactus found in northern South America. Description ''Cereus hexagonus'' grows like a tree with erect shoots that branch out from near the base and can reach heights of growth of up to 15 metres. The cylindrical, segmented, glaucous light green shoots have a diameter of up to 12 centimeters and more. There are four to seven thin, wavy ribs that are 3 to 5 centimeters high. The areoles on it are small. The thorns are missing on young shoots or there are only a few. Older shoots have 8 to 10 or more unequal spines per areole. The initially brown thorns become lighter later. They are 5 to 6 centimeters long. The white flowers are 20 to 25 centimeters long. The 5.5 to 13 centimeters long, egg-shaped fruits are light red. They contain white or pink flesh. Distribution ''Cereus hexagonus'' is distributed in Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela and northerm Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cereus Hildmannianus
''Cereus hildmannianus'' is a species of cactus from southern South America. Its distribution is uncertain but probably includes Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina., pp. 144–145 This cactus thrives in diverse habitats such as forests, savannas, and grasslands, preferring well-draining soils and demonstrating adaptability to both drought and occasional flooding. Description ''Cereus hildmannianus'' has a tree-like growth habit with a distinct trunk after which it branches freely up to high. Its stems are up to across, have 4–6 ribs and are divided into segments. The cylindrical, segmented, blue-green to cloudy green shoots are often blue-green in colour when young, becoming duller green with age. Stems are usually spineless (except in subspecies ''uruguayensis''). They have a diameter of up to 15 centimeters. There are four to six sharp-edged ribs that are up to 3.5 centimeters high. The areoles on it are small. Thorns are usually not formed. Flowers The white flowers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cereus Jamacaru
''Cereus jamacaru'', known as mandacaru or cardeiro, is a cactus native to central and eastern Brazil. It often grows up to high. Description The plants have wooded stem succulent trees that reach about 9 m (up to 15 m) in height with segmented stems and form large crowns. The trunks reach a diameter of 45 cm with 4 to 6 slightly wavy notches and more in old age. The segmented twigs have four to six ribs 8 to 20 cm long and 5 to 7 radials 1.5 cm long, sometimes up to ten ribs due to ribs that have been pushed in with age. The ribs, which are initially about 3.5 cm high, become higher with advancing age. Yellow to brown areoles stand on them at a distance of 2 to 4 cm. These carry about 15 to 20 yellowish to brownish spines, which are divided into 7 to 9 radial spines and 6 to 13 central spines. It is not uncommon for the total number of thorns to be reached over the course of many years. The thorns that form later are particularly tough and up to 10 cm long. The flowers ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cereus Forbesii
''Cereus forbesii'' is a species of columnar cactus whose native range is Bolivia to N. Central Argentina. Common hybrids include ''C. forbesii'' 'Ming Thing' (a '' monstrose'' form) and 'Spiralis', with its vertically spiraling growth habit. Description ''C. forbesii'' is a columnar, branching, colony-forming cactus which can grow up to in height, with a mature circumference of around ; however, due to weather, natural breakage, self-propagation and other growth-limiting factors, it is more frequently observed at a height of about . Larger specimens have been noted as exceeding tall. The cylindrical, glaucoma shoots are initially blue-green and later turn light green, with a diameter of 5 to 8 centimeters. The columns are composed of 4-8 blunt, compressed ribs. The gray areoles are small. The (mostly singular) central spine, which occasionally forms two or three, is strong, yellowish-brown and up to long. The five surrounding radial spines reach a length of up to . The flowe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward F
Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Saxon England, but the rule of the Norman and Plantagenet dynasties had effectively ended its use amongst the upper classes. The popularity of the name was revived when Henry III named his firstborn son, the future Edward I, as part of his efforts to promote a cult around Edward the Confessor, for whom Henry had a deep admiration. Variant forms The name has been adopted in the Iberian peninsula since the 15th century, due to Edward, King of Portugal, whose mother was English. The Spanish/Portuguese forms of the name are Eduardo and Duarte. Other variant forms include French Édouard, Italian Edoardo and Odoardo, German, Dutch, Czech and Romanian Eduard and Scandinavian Edvard. Short forms include Ed, Eddy, Eddie, Ted, Teddy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
