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Nerieae
Nerieae is a tribe of flowering plants under subfamily Apocynoideae. It includes genera such as ''Adenium'' and ''Nerium''. Its species are cultivated all around the world. Genera *''Adenium'' *'' Alafia'' *''Farquharia'' *''Isonema'' *''Nerium'' *''Strophanthus ''Strophanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1802. It is native primarily to tropical Africa, extending to South Africa, with a few species in Asia from southern India to New Guinea and ...'' References Bibliography * * * External links * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q10599240 * Asterid tribes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerium
''Nerium oleander'' ( ), commonly known as oleander or rosebay, is a shrub or small tree cultivated worldwide in temperate and subtropical areas as an ornamental and landscaping plant. It is the only species currently classified in the genus ''Nerium'', belonging to subfamily Apocynoideae of the dogbane family Apocynaceae. It is so widely cultivated that no precise region of origin has been identified, though it is usually associated with the Mediterranean Basin. Nerium grows to tall. It is most commonly grown in its natural shrub form, but can be trained into a small tree with a single trunk. It is tolerant to both drought and inundation, but not to prolonged frost. White, pink or red five-lobed flowers grow in clusters year-round, peaking during the summer. The fruit is a long narrow pair of follicles, which splits open at maturity to release numerous downy seeds. Nerium is a poisonous plant but its bitterness renders it unpalatable to humans and most animals, so poiso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apocynoideae
Apocynoideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Apocynaceae (order Gentianales), also called the 'dogbane' or Asclepias, milkweed family, containing about 860 species across 78 genera. Several are of pharmacological interest; ''Strophanthus'' has furnished highly effective arrow poisons, due to their cardiac glycoside content. Apocynoideae also includes many popular landscaping and ornamental species, one of the best-known, and most infamous, being the Nerium, oleander (''Nerium oleander''); the subfamily also contains remarkable pachycaul genera like ''Adenium'' and ''Pachypodium''. Genera Gallery File:Adenium-obesum-001.jpg, ''Adenium obesum'' File:Aganonerion polymorphum.jpg, ''Urceola polymorpha'' File:Aganosma cymosa G.Don.jpg, ''Aganosma cymosa'' File:Alafia caudata subsp. latiloba S-1653.jpg, ''Alafia caudata'' subsp. latiloba File:Amphineurion marginatum (Roxb.) D.J.Middleton Apocynaceae (26195863217).jpg, ''Amphineurion marginatum'' File:Beaumontia gran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farquharia
''Farquharia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1912. It contains only one recognized species, ''Farquharia elliptica'', native to tropical western and central Africa (Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Republic of the Congo), is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is t ...). ;Formerly included *''Farquharia excelsa'' (Bojer) Hils. & Bojer. = '' Crateva excelsa'' Bojer References {{Taxonbar, from1=Q8960934, from2=Q15584317 Monotypic Apocynaceae genera Nerieae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank above genus, but below family and subfamily. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes. By convention, all taxa ranked above species are capitalized, including both tribe and subtribe. In zoology, the standard ending for the name of a zoological tribe is "-ini". Examples include the tribes Caprini (goat-antelopes), Hominini (hominins), Bombini (bumblebees), and Thunnini (tunas). The tribe Hominini is divided into subtribes by some scientists; subtribe Hominina then comprises "humans". The standard ending for the name of a zoological subtribe is "-ina". In botany, the standard ending for the name of a botanical tribe is "-eae". Examples include the tribes Acalypheae and Hyacintheae. The tribe Hyacintheae is divided into subtribes, including the subtribe Massoniinae. The standard ending for the name of a botanical subtribe is "-inae". In bacteriology, the form of tribe names is as in botany, e.g., Pseudomonadeae, based on the ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adenium
''Adenium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1819. It is native to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Cultivation and uses ''Adenium obesum'' is grown as a houseplant in temperate and tropical regions. Numerous Hybrid (biology), hybrids have been developed. Adeniums are appreciated for their colorful flowers and unusual thick caudex, caudices. They can be grown for many years in a pot and are commonly used for bonsai. Because seed-grown plants are not genetically identical to the mother plant, Cultivar, desirable varieties are commonly propagated by grafting. Genetically identical plants can also be propagated by Cutting (plant), cutting. Cutting-grown plants do not tend to develop a desirable thick caudex as quickly as seed-grown plants. The sap of ''Adenium boehmianum'', ''Adenium multiflorum, A. multiflorum'', and ''Adenium obesum, A. obesum'' contains toxic cardiac glycosides and is used as arrow poison throughout Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is a scientific centre for the study of plants, their diversity and conservation, as well as a popular tourist attraction. Founded in 1670 as a physic garden to grow medicinal plants, today it occupies four sites across Scotland—Edinburgh, Dawyck Botanic Garden, Dawyck, Logan Botanic Garden, Logan and Younger Botanic Garden Benmore, Benmore—each with its own specialist collection. The RBGE's living collection consists of more than 13,302 plant species (34,422 accessions),Rae D. et al. (2012) Catalogue of Plants 2012. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. whilst the herbarium contains in excess of 3 million preserved specimens. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. The Edinburgh site is the main garden and the headquarters of the public body, which is led by Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Regius Keeper Simon Milne. History The Edinburgh bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macmillan Publishing
Macmillan Publishers (occasionally known as the Macmillan Group; formally Macmillan Publishers Ltd in the United Kingdom and Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC in the United States) is a British publishing company traditionally considered to be one of the "Big Five" English language publishers (along with Penguin Random House, Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster). Founded in London in 1843 by Scottish brothers Daniel and Alexander MacMillan, the firm soon established itself as a leading publisher in Britain. It published two of the best-known works of Victorian-era children's literature, Lewis Carroll's ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865) and Rudyard Kipling's ''The Jungle Book'' (1894). Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Harold Macmillan, grandson of co-founder Daniel, was chairman of the company from 1964 until his death in December 1986. Since 1999, Macmillan has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Holtzbrinck Publishing Group with offices in 41 coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alafia (plant)
''Alafia'' is a genus of lianas or climbing shrubs found in tropical Africa and Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f .... The World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognises 26 species:Search for "Alafia", References Flora of Africa {{Apocynaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isonema
''Isonema'' is a genus of plant in the family Apocynaceae Apocynaceae (, from '' Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison. Notable mem ... first described as a genus in 1810. It is native to Africa. ;Species * '' Isonema buchholzii'' Engl. - Nigeria, Cameroon * '' Isonema infundibuliflorum'' Stapf - Cameroon, Gabon, Zaire * '' Isonema smeathmannii'' Roem. & Schult. - W Africa (Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone) References Apocynaceae genera {{Apocynaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strophanthus
''Strophanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1802. It is native primarily to tropical Africa, extending to South Africa, with a few species in Asia from southern India to New Guinea and southern China. The genus name is a compound of the Greek words στρόφος (''stróphos'') "twisted cord" and ἄνθος (''ánthos'') "flower", in reference to the Corolla (flower), corolla lobes which, in some species - notably ''S. petersianus'' (see below) - resemble long twisted ribbons or threads and can reach a length of 30–35 cm. This trait, in addition to colouring involving combinations of bright pinks, purples and oranges, combine to make the flowers among the most ornamental in the plant kingdom. The genus includes vines, shrubs, and small trees. The leaf, leaves are opposite or whorled, simple broad lanceolate, 2–20 cm long, with an entire margin. Several African tribes used ''Strophanthus'' as the principa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
