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Cyphostigma Pulchellum
''Cyphostigma'' is a genus of plants. It contains only one accepted species, ''Cyphostigma pulchellum'', endemic to Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ....Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne. References Alpinioideae Zingiberaceae genera Monotypic Zingiberales genera Endemic flora of Sri Lanka {{Zingiberales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or, in scientific literature, as an ''endemite''. Similarly, many species found in the Western ghats of India are examples of endemism. Endemism is an important concept in conservation biology for measuring biodiversity in a particular place and evaluating the risk of extinction for species. Endemism is also of interest in evolutionary biology, because it provides clues about how changes in the environment cause species to undergo range shifts (potentially expanding their range into a larger area or bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. It shares a maritime border with the Maldives in the southwest and India in the northwest. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is the legislative capital of Sri Lanka, while the largest city, Colombo, is the administrative and judicial capital which is the nation's political, financial and cultural centre. Kandy is the second-largest urban area and also the capital of the last native kingdom of Sri Lanka. The most spoken language Sinhala language, Sinhala, is spoken by the majority of the population (approximately 17 million). Tamil language, Tamil is also spoken by approximately five million people, making it the second most-spoken language in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has a population of appr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpinioideae
Alpinioideae is a subfamily of plants in the family Zingiberaceae. Tribes & genera Tribe Alpinieae * ''Adelmeria'' * ''Aframomum'' * ''Alpinia'' * ''Amomum'' - synonym ''Elettariopsis'' * ''Aulotandra'' * ''Conamomum'' * ''Cyphostigma'' * ''Elettaria'' * ''Epiamomum'' * ''Etlingera'' * ''Geocharis (plant), Geocharis'' * ''Geostachys'' * ''Hornstedtia'' * ''Lanxangia'' * ''Leptosolena'' * ''Meistera'' Giseke * ''Plagiostachys'' * ''Renealmia'' * ''Siliquamomum'' * ''Sulettaria'' * ''Sundamomum'' * ''Vanoverberghia'' * ''Wurfbainia'' Giseke Tribe Riedelieae * ''Burbidgea'' * ''Pleuranthodium'' * ''Riedelia (plant), Riedelia'' * ''Siamanthus'' References External links * * {{taxonbar, from=Q5670571 Alpinioideae, Zingiberaceae Monocot subfamilies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zingiberaceae Genera
Zingiberaceae () or the ginger family is a Family (biology), family of flowering plants made up of about 50 genus, genera with a total of about 1600 known species of aromatic perennial plant, perennial herbaceous plant, herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes distributed throughout tropical Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Many of the family's species are important ornamental plant, ornamental, spice, or medicinal plants. Ornamental genera include the shell gingers (''Alpinia''), Siam or summer tulip (''Curcuma alismatifolia''), ''Globba'', ginger lily (''Hedychium''), ''Kaempferia'', torch-ginger ''Etlingera elatior'', ''Renealmia'', and ginger (''Zingiber''). Spices include ginger (''Zingiber''), galangal or Thai ginger (''Alpinia galanga'' and others), melegueta pepper (''Aframomum melegueta''), myoga (''Zingiber mioga''), korarima (''Aframomum corrorima''), turmeric (''Curcuma''), and cardamom (''Amomum'', ''Elettaria''). Evolution The earliest known fossils of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monotypic Zingiberales Genera
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispecific" or "monospecific" is sometimes preferred. In botanical nomenclature, a monotypic genus is a genus in the special case where a genus and a single species are simultaneously described. Theoretical implications Monotypic taxa present several important theoretical challenges in biological classification. One key issue is known as "Gregg's Paradox": if a single species is the only member of multiple hierarchical levels (for example, being the only species in its genus, which is the only genus in its family), then each level needs a distinct definition to maintain logical structure. Otherwise, the different taxonomic ranks become effectively identical, which creates problems for organizing biological diversity in a hierarchical system. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
