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Pittosporum
''Pittosporum'' ( or The first pronunciation is that expected for traditional English pronunciation of Latin, Anglo-Latin; the second is common in nurseries. ''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607) is a genus of about 250 species of flowering plants in the family Pittosporaceae. Plants in the genus ''Pittosporum'' are shrubs or trees with leaves arranged alternately along the stems. The flowers are arranged singly or in Cyme (botany), cymes, with white to yellow petals fused at the base forming a short tube, with stamens that are free from each other. The fruit is a Capsule (fruit), capsule with a single locule that opens to reveal angular seeds. Description Plants in the genus ''Pittosporum'' are shrubs or trees, occasionally spiny, with smooth-edged linear to lance-shaped or egg-shaped leaves with the narrower end towards the base, on a Petiole (botany), petiole. The flowers are borne on the ends of branches or in leaf axils, in cymes or clusters with sepals that are f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittosporum Angustifolium
''Pittosporum angustifolium'', commonly known as butterbush, weeping pittosporum, berrigan, native willow, native apricot, western pittosporum, apricot tree, bitter bush, cattle bush or poison berry tree, is a weeping shrub or tree that is endemic to mostly inland, continental Australia. It has oblong, linear or narrowly elliptic leaves, fragrant yellow to cream-coloured flowers arranged in leaf axils or on the ends of branches, and oval to spherical, yellowish Capsule (fruit), capsules with dark or orange-red seeds. Description ''Pittosporum angustifolium'' weeping shrub or tree up to about high. It has thick fissured, fibrous or flaky bark. Its leaves are arranged alternately, oblong, linear or narrowly elliptic, curved, long and wide on a Petiole (botany), petiole long. The flowers are Dioecy, dioecious, arranged singly or in small groups in leaf axils, or in clusters on the ends of branches, each flower on a Pedicel (botany), pedicel long. Male flowers are in groups of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittosporum Heterophyllum
''Pittosporum heterophyllum'', commonly known as Chinese Pittosporum, is a species of plant in the genus ''Pittosporum''. Native to China and Tibet, it is a broadleaf evergreen shrub that grows to a maximum of tall. It has long been grown in gardens ornamentally, especially as a hedge or screen, in temperate gardens for its densely packed green foliage and the fragrant white to yellow flowers it produces in spring. As a landscaping plant, it is known for being more cold hardy than '' Pittosporum tobira'' and can be grown in hardiness zone A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most widely ...s 7-9 on the USDA scale. References heterophyllum Flora of China Plants described in 1886 {{Apiales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittosporum Moluccanum
''Pittosporum moluccanum'', commonly known as the Atlas moth plant, is a small tree growing in found in the Northern Territory, Western Australia, as well as Taiwan, the Philippines and Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region .... Description ''Pittosporum moluccanum'' is a small, rounded, dioecious tree that grows to around 7 metres. It flowers in from February to August in dry in monsoonal northern Australia. Fruits are 1 to 2 centimeter long capsules that ripen with an orange-brown, inner bright yellow with a red placenta and seeds around 2–4 mm long. It is a host plant for the Atlas Moth. Taxonomy ''Pittosporum moluccanum was'' circumscribed by Bakker in 1957. It is described as a complex of species that extend from Taiwan, Philippines, Celebes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittosporum Cornifolium
''Pittosporum cornifolium'', known as tāwhiri karo in Māori, is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is an epiphytic plant endemic to the North Island and the Marlborough Sounds of the South Island The South Island ( , 'the waters of Pounamu, Greenstone') is the largest of the three major islands of New Zealand by surface area, the others being the smaller but more populous North Island and Stewart Island. It is bordered to the north by ..., New Zealand. In the wild it is considered rare and threatened, although it occurs more frequently on offshore islands in the north-east, along with '' P. kirkii'', the only other epiphytic member of the genus. Also grows well as a ground plant and is a popular garden ornamental with two recognised cultivars. Description and habitat ''Pittosporum cornifolium'' is an attractive hanging plant or shrub growing to tall, with leaves which are shiny dark green, arranged in wide verticils or whorls. Reddish buds appear over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology (biology), morphology, behaviour, or ecological niche. In addition, palaeontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. About 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a binomial nomenclature, two-part name, a "binomen". The first part of a binomen is the name of a genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name (zoology), specific name or the specific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traditional English Pronunciation Of Latin
The traditional English pronunciation of Latin, and Classical Greek words borrowed through Latin, is the way the Latin language was traditionally pronounced by speakers of English until the early 20th century. Although this pronunciation is no longer taught in Latin classes, it is still broadly used in the fields of biology, law, and medicine. In the Middle Ages speakers of English, from Middle English onward, pronounced Latin not as the ancient Romans did, but in the way that had developed among speakers of French. This traditional pronunciation then became closely linked to the pronunciation of English, and as the pronunciation of English changed with time, the English pronunciation of Latin changed as well. Until the beginning of the 19th century all English speakers used this pronunciation, including Roman Catholics for liturgical purposes.Brittain(1955) Following Catholic emancipation in Britain in 1829 and the subsequent Oxford Movement, newly converted Catholics pref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittosporum Coriaceum
''Pittosporum coriaceum'' is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to Macaronesia, and due to extinction in the Canary Islands, it is now restricted to the Portuguese Madeira Islands. ''Pittosporum coriaceum'' is a Critically endangered species due to habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... References coriaceum Flora of Madeira Critically endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Habitats Directive species {{Madeira-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittosporum Collinum
''Pittosporum collinum'' is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t .... References Endemic flora of New Caledonia collinum Vulnerable plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Apiales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittosporum Coccineum
''Pittosporum coccineum'' is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t .... References coccineum Endemic flora of New Caledonia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Apiales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittosporum Ceylanicum
''Pittosporum ceylanicum'' is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is 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, .... Culture Known as "කෙටිය - ketiya" in Sinhala. References * * * Endemic flora of Sri Lanka ceylanicum {{Apiales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pittosporum Brevispinum
''Pittosporum brevispinum'' is a species of plant in the Pittosporaceae family. It is endemic to New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t .... References Endemic flora of New Caledonia brevispinum Critically endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Apiales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
