Colona (plant)
''Colona'' is a genus of flowering plant in the Malvaceae ''sensu lato'' or Tiliaceae: now placed in the subfamily Grewioideae. It is found in south-east Asia. Species ''Plants of the World Online'' lists: * ''Colona aequilateralis'' (C.T.White & W.D.Francis) Merr. & L.M.Perry * ''Colona angusta'' (Pierre) Burret * ''Colona archboldiana'' Merr. & L.M.Perry * ''Colona auriculata'' (Desf.) Craib * ''Colona blancoi'' (Rolfe) Merr. * ''Colona borneensis'' (Merr.) Burret * ''Colona celebica'' (Blume) Burret * ''Colona discolor'' Merr. & L.M.Perry * ''Colona elobata'' Craib * ''Colona evecta'' (Pierre) Burret * ''Colona evrardii'' Gagnep. * ''Colona flagrocarpa'' (C.B.Clarke) Craib * ''Colona floribunda'' (Kurz) Craib * ''Colona grandiflora'' Kosterm. * ''Colona hamannii'' Riedl & Riedl-Dorn * ''Colona hirsuta'' (Warb.) Burret * ''Colona isodiametrica'' Burret * ''Colona jagori'' (Warb.) Burret * ''Colona javanica'' (Blume) Burret * ''Colona kodap'' Gagnep. * ''Colona kostermansiana'' ...
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Colona Auriculata
''Colona auriculata'' is a shrub species first described by René Louiche Desfontaines, Desfontaines, with its current name after William Grant Craib, Craib; the genus ''Colona (plant), Colona'' is in the family Malvaceae and now placed in the subfamily Grewioideae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. The species is distributed in Indonesia and throughout Indochina; in Vietnam it is frequently found in the provinces of and between Dong Nai Province, Dong Nai and Ba Ria - Vung Tau its common name is ''bồ an''. The roots are used in Cambodia to make antipyretic herbal medicines. Description ''Colona auriculata'' is a bushy plant typically 1-5m high, with trailing branches and irregular roots. Leaves are staggered, asymmetrical, densely pubescent on the underside (see illustration). Flowers are variable: mostly yellow with red flecks on petals. Flowering is usually in June - August. The spherical pods are approximately 20 mm in diameter, typically with ...
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Colona Evrardii
''Colona evrardii'' is a species small tree, in the family Malvaceae and now placed in the subfamily Grewioideae Grewioideae is a subfamily of the family Malvaceae and was first described by Hochreutiner. The group is named after its type genus, ''Grewia'', which is named for the English scientist Nehemiah Grew (1641-1712). It contains a number of genera .... No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life and the species can be found in Laos and Vietnam: where it may be called ''bồ an Evrard''. References Gagnepain F (1943) In: ''Bull. Soc. Bot. France'', 90: 67. Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) ''Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam'' vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN {{Taxonbar, from=Q15362052 Grewioideae Trees of Vietnam Flora of Indo-China Taxa named by François Gagnepain ...
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Colona Megacarpa
Colona may refer to: Places * Colona, a former sheep station near Yalata, South Australia * Colona, Colorado, United States * Colona, Illinois, United States Other uses * ''Colona'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Malvaceae * Edgardo Colona Don Edgardo Colona (1846–1904) was the stage name of Edgar Chalmers, a hard-working lesser tragedian in British theater. Colona grew up in Mexico, the son of a Scots mining engineer. He first appeared on a British stage at the age of eighteen, ...