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Eriocaulaceae
The Eriocaulaceae are a family (biology), family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the order Poales, commonly known as the pipewort family. The family is large, with about 1207 known species described in seven genera. They are widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regions, particularly the Americas. Very few species extend to temperate regions, with only 16 species in the United States, mostly in the southern states from California to Florida, only two species in Canada, and only one species (''Eriocaulon aquaticum'') in Europe. They tend to be associated with wet soils, many growing in shallow water. This is also reported from the southern part of India and the regions of Western Ghats hot spots. The species are mostly herbaceous perennial plants, though some are annual plants; they resemble plants in the related families Cyperaceae (sedges) and Juncaceae (rushes), and like them, have rather small, wind-pollinated flowers grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eriocaulon
''Eriocaulon'' is a genus of about 400 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae, commonly known as pipeworts. Etymology The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek ἔριον, , meaning 'wool', and καυλός, , meaning 'stalk'. Description The species are mostly herbaceous perennial plants, though some are annual plants; they resemble plants in the related families Cyperaceae (sedges) and Juncaceae (rushes), and like them, have rather small, wind-pollinated flowers. Distribution and habitat The genus is widely distributed, with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical regions, particularly southern Asia and the Americas. A few species extend to temperate regions, with approximately 10 species in the United States, mostly in the southern states from California to Florida, and only two species in Canada; China has 35 species, also mostly southern. Only one species (''E. aquaticum'') occurs in Europe, where it is confine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poales
The Poales are a large order (biology), order of flowering plants in the monocotyledons, and includes families of plants such as the Poaceae, grasses, bromeliads, Juncaceae, rushes and Cyperaceae, sedges. 14 plant families are currently recognized by botanists to be part of Poales. Description The flowers are typically small, enclosed by bracts, and arranged in inflorescences (except in three species of the genus ''Mayaca'', which possess very reduced, one-flowered inflorescences). The flowers of many species are wind pollinated; the seeds usually contain starch. Taxonomy The APG IV system (2016) accepts the order within a monocot clade called commelinids, with 14 families.Huijun Wang, Zhigang Wu, Tao Li, Jindong Zhao, Phylogenomics resolves the backbone of Poales and identifies signals of hybridization and polyploidy, ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'', Volume 200, 2024, 108184, ISSN 1055-7903, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108184. The APG III system (2009) rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comanthera
''Comanthera'' is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae The Eriocaulaceae are a family (biology), family of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the order Poales, commonly known as the pipewort family. The family is large, with about 1207 known species described in seven genera. They are widely distri .... It is native to tropical South America. The name was first published in 1937 with one species ''(C. linderi,'' now called ''C. kegeliana).'' More recent authors Parra, L.R., Giulietti, A.M., Gomes de Andrade, M.J. & van den Berg, C. (2010). Reestablishment and new circumscription of ''Comanthera'' (Eriocaulaceae). Taxon 59: 1135-1146. reexamined the group and concluded that several other species should be transferred into ''Comanthera.'' Species #'' Comanthera aciphylla'' (Bong.) L.R.Parra & Giul. - Minas Gerais #'' Comanthera aurifibrata'' (Silveira) L.R.Parra & Giul. - Brazil, Colombia #'' Comanthera bahiensis'' (Moldenke) L.R.Parra & Giul. - Morro do Chapéu in Bahia #' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lachnocaulon
''Lachnocaulon'' (bogbutton) is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae. It contains 7 known species, native to Cuba and to the southeastern United States (from Texas to Virginia).Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Species * '' Lachnocaulon anceps'' (Walter) Morong - from Texas to Virginia; Isla de la Juventud in Cuba * '' Lachnocaulon beyrichianum'' Sporl. ex Körn - Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina * †'' Lachnocaulon cubense'' Ruhland - Cuba, apparently extinct * '' Lachnocaulon digynum'' Körn - from eastern Texas to the Florida Panhandle The Florida panhandle (also known as West Florida and Northwest Florida) is the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Florida. It is a Salient (geography), salient roughly long, bordered by Alabama on the west and north, Georgia (U.S. state ... * '' Lachnocaulon ekmanii'' Ruhland - Cuba * '' Lachnocaulon engler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actinocephalus
''Actinocephalus'' is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae, first described in 2004. The entire genus is endemic to Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... It was formerly regarded as part of the related genus '' Paepalanthus'', but recent studies have suggested that the two groups are better separated.Costa, Fabiane Nepomuceno. 2013. Novon 22(3): 285-288. Species * '' Actinocephalus aggregatus'' F.N.Costa - Minas Gerais * '' Actinocephalus bongardii'' (A.St.-Hil.) Sano - eastern + southern Brazil * '' Actinocephalus brachypus'' (Bong.) Sano - Minas Gerais * '' Actinocephalus cabralensis'' (Silveira) Sano - Minas Gerais * '' Actinocephalus callophyllus'' (Silveira) Sano - Minas Gerais * '' Actinocephalus ciliatus'' (Bong.) Sano - Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head (botany)
A pseudanthium (; : pseudanthia) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. The word is sometimes used for other structures that are neither a true flower nor a true inflorescence. Examples of pseudanthia include flower heads, composite flowers, or capitula, which are special types of inflorescences in which anything from a small cluster to hundreds or sometimes thousands of flowers are grouped together to form a single flower-like structure. Pseudanthia take various forms. The real flowers (the florets) are generally small and often greatly reduced, but the pseudanthium itself can sometimes be quite large (as in the heads of some varieties of sunflower). Pseudanthia are characteristic of the daisy and sunflower family (Asteraceae), whose flowers are differentiated into ray flowers and disk flowers, unique to this family. The disk flowers in the center of the pseudanthium are actinomorphic and the corolla is fused into a tube. Flowers on the periphery are zygomorphic and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyperaceae
The Cyperaceae () are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as wikt:sedge, sedges. The family (biology), family is large; botanists have species description, described some 5,500 known species in about 90 genus, generathe largest being the "true wikt:sedge, sedges" (genus ''Carex''), with over 2,000 species. Distribution Cyperaceae species are widely distributed with the centers of diversity for the group occurring in tropical Asia and tropical South America. While sedges grow in almost all environments, many thrive in wetlands or in poor soils. Community (ecology), Ecological communities dominated by sedges are known as s or as sedge meadows. Classification Some species superficially resemble the closely related Juncaceae , rushes and the more distantly related grasses. Features distinguishing members of the sedge family from grasses or rushes are stems with triangular cross-sections (with occasional exceptions, a notable example be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floralia (plant)
The Floralia was a festival of ancient Roman religion in honor of the goddess Flora, held on 27 April during the Republican era, or 28 April in the Julian calendar. The festival included ''Ludi Florae'', the "Games of Flora", which lasted for six days under the empire. The festival had a licentious, pleasure-seeking atmosphere. In contrast to many festivals which had a patrician character, the games of Flora were plebeian in nature. Flora Flora is one of the most ancient goddesses of Roman religion and was one of fifteen deities to have her own state-supported high priest, the ''flamen Florialis''. A goddess of flowers, vegetation, and fertility, she received sacrifices ''( piacula)'' in the sacred grove of the Arval Brothers, an archaic priesthood. Her altar at Rome was said to have been established by the Sabine king Titus Tatius during the semi-legendary Regal period. ''Flusalis'' (linguistically equivalent to ''Floralia'') was a month on the Sabine calendar, and Varro cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
