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Psychotrieae
Psychotrieae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae and contains about 2114 species in 17 genera. Its representatives are found in the tropics and subtropics. Several genera are Myrmecophytes (ant plants) Genera Currently accepted names * '' Amaracarpus'' (30 sp.) - Seychelles, from Andaman Islands to northern Vanuatu * '' Anthorrhiza'' (9 sp.) - Papua New Guinea * '' Apomuria'' (12 sp.) - Madagascar * '' Calycosia'' (8 sp.) - New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Society Islands * '' Cremocarpon'' (9 sp.) - Comoros, Madagascar * '' Dolianthus'' (13 sp.) - New Guinea * '' Gillespiea'' (1 sp.) - Fiji * '' Hydnophytum'' (94 sp.) - Indo-China to southwestern Pacific region * ''Myrmecodia'' (27 sp.) - from Vietnam to northern Australia * '' Myrmephytum'' (5 sp.) - Philippines, Sulawesi, New Guinea * ''Psychotria'' (1874 sp.) - tropics and subtropics * '' Ronabea'' (3 sp.) - Tropical America * '' Squamellaria'' (4 sp.) - Fiji * '' Streblosa'' (25 sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae () is a family (biology), family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with Petiole (botany), interpetiolar stipules and sympetalous actinomorphic flowers. The family contains about 14,100 species in about 580 genera, which makes it the fourth-largest angiosperm family. Rubiaceae has a cosmopolitan distribution; however, the largest species diversity is concentrated in the tropics and subtropics. Economically important genera include ''Coffea'', the source of coffee; ''Cinchona'', the source of the antimalarial alkaloid quinine; ornamental cultivars (''e.g.'', ''Gardenia'', ''Ixora'', ''Pentas''); and historically some dye plants (''e.g.'', ''Rubia''). Description The Rubiaceae are morphologically easily recognizable as a coherent group by a combination of characters: opposite or whorled leaves that are simple and entire, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amaracarpus
''Amaracarpus'' is a genus of shrubs, treelets or trees in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl Ludwig Blume in 1826. Most of the species are endemic to New Guinea but a few have wider ranges in Southeast Asia from Myanmar (Burma) and the Andaman Islands across Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Melanesia, Christmas Island, Queensland and Vanuatu. One species also occurs in the Seychelles. Several species were published years ago but are today not represented by any type specimens or other known existing material. Species * '' Amaracarpus acuminatus'' S.Moore - New Guinea * '' Amaracarpus anomalus'' Wernham - New Guinea * '' Amaracarpus attenuatus'' Merr. & L.M.Perry - New Guinea * '' Amaracarpus belensis'' Merr. & L.M.Perry - Seram, New Guinea * '' Amaracarpus brassii'' Merr. & L.M.Perry - New Guinea * '' Amaracarpus braunianus'' (Warb. ex Boerl.) Valeton - New Guinea * '' Amaracarpus calcicola'' Merr. & L.M.Perry - New Guinea * '' Amaracarpus c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthorrhiza
''Anthorrhiza'' is a genus of myrmecophytic flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ..., including the Louisiade Archipelago. It is one of five ant-plant genera in the family Rubiaceae, the others being '' Hydnophytum'', '' Myrmecodia'', '' Myrmephytum'', and '' Squamellaria''. Species * '' Anthorrhiza areolata'' C.R.Huxley & Jebb * '' Anthorrhiza bracteosa'' C.R.Huxley & Jebb * '' Anthorrhiza caerulea'' C.R.Huxley & Jebb * '' Anthorrhiza camilla'' Jebb * '' Anthorrhiza chrysacantha'' C.R.Huxley & Jebb * '' Anthorrhiza echinella'' C.R.Huxley & Jebb * '' Anthorrhiza mitis'' C.R.Huxley & Jebb * '' Anthorrhiza recurvispina'' C.R.Huxley & Jebb * '' Anthorrhiza stevensii'' C.R.Huxley & Jebb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calycosia
''Calycosia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Asa Gray in 1860. The genus is found in New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Fiji, Samoa, and the Society Islands. Species * '' Calycosia callithrix'' A.C.Sm. - Viti Levu * '' Calycosia kajewskii'' Merr. & L.M.Perry - Solomons * '' Calycosia lageniformis'' (Gillespie) A.C.Sm. - Viti Levu * ''Calycosia macrocyatha'' Fosberg - Fiji * '' Calycosia mamosei'' W.N.Takeuchi - Papua New Guinea * '' Calycosia petiolata'' A.Gray - Fiji (Viti Levu, Ovalau) * '' Calycosia sessilis'' A.Gray - Samoa * '' Calycosia trichocalyx'' (Drake) Drake Drake may refer to: Animals and creatures * A male duck * Drake (mythology), a term related to and often synonymous with dragon People and fictional characters * Drake (surname), a list of people and fictional characters with the family ... - Tahiti References External links ''Calycosia'' in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae Psychotrieae T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apomuria
''Psychotria'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the coffee family Rubiaceae, with over 1,600 species. The genus has a pantropical distribution and members of the genus are small understorey trees in tropical forests. Some species are endangered or facing extinction due to deforestation, especially species of central Africa and the Pacific. Many species, including ''Psychotria viridis'', produce the psychedelic chemical dimethyltryptamine (DMT). Selected species * '' Psychotria abdita'' * '' Psychotria acutiflora'' * '' Psychotria adamsonii'' * '' Psychotria alsophila'' * '' Psychotria angustata'' * '' Psychotria atricaulis'' * '' Psychotria beddomei'' * '' Psychotria bimbiensis'' * '' Psychotria bryonicola'' * '' Psychotria camerunensis'' * '' Psychotria capensis'' * '' Psychotria carronis'' * '' Psychotria carthagenensis'' * '' Psychotria cathetoneura'' * '' Psychotria cernua' * '' Psychotria chalconeura'' * '' Psychotria chimboracensis'' * '' Psychotria clarendonensi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelis Eliza Bertus Bremekamp
Cornelis Eliza Bertus Bremekamp (7 February 1888 in Dordrecht – 21 December 1984) was a Dutch botanist. He received his education at the University of Utrecht, and performed as a botanical researcher in Indonesia and South Africa. In South Africa he collaborated with German botanist Herold Georg Wilhelm Johannes Schweickerdt (1903–1977). From 1924 to 1931 he was a professor at Transvaal University in Pretoria, where he conducted studies of the genus '' Pavetta''. During this time period he collected plants from northern Transvaal, Rhodesia, and Mozambique. A portion of his career was spent at the herbarium in Utrecht, where he specialized in studies of Rubiaceae and Acanthaceae. Eponymy '' Bremekampia'' (Acanthaceae) '' Batopedina'' (Rubiaceae) '' Toddaliopsis bremekampii'' (Rutaceae The Rutaceae () is a family (biology), family, commonly known as the rue [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, fourth largest island, the List of island countries, second-largest island country, and the List of countries and dependencies by area, 46th largest country overall. Its capital and List of cities in Madagascar, largest city is Antananarivo. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana, Madagascar split from Africa during the Early Jurassic period, around 180 million years ago, and separated from the Indian subcontinent approximately 90 million years ago. This isolation allowed native plants and animals to evolve in relative seclusion; as a result, Madagascar is a biodiversity hotspot and one of the world's 17 megadiverse countries, with over 90% of its wildlife of Madagascar, wildlife being endemic. The island has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asa Gray
Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botany, botanist of the 19th century. His ''Darwiniana'' (1876) was considered an important explanation of how religion and science were not necessarily mutually exclusive. Gray was adamant that a genetic connection must exist between all members of a species. He was also strongly opposed to the ideas of hybridization within one generation and special creation in the sense of its not allowing for evolution. He was a strong supporter of Darwin, although Gray's theistic evolution was guided by a Creator. As a professor of botany at Harvard University for several decades, Gray regularly visited, and corresponded with, many of the leading natural scientists of the era, including Charles Darwin, who held great regard for him. Gray made several trips to Europe to collaborate with leading European scientists of the era, as well as trips to the southern and western United States. He also built a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychotria Punctata
''Psychotria punctata'', the dotted wild coffee, is a species of plants in the family Rubiaceae. Distribution This species can be found from Southern Somalia to Mozambique and Comoros The Comoros, officially the Union of the Comoros, is an archipelagic country made up of three islands in Southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city is Moroni, .... References Catalogue of LifeThe Plant List punctata {{Psychotria-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is separated from Mainland Australia, Australia by the wide Torres Strait, though both landmasses lie on the same continental shelf, and were united during episodes of low sea level in the Pleistocene glaciations as the combined landmass of Sahul. Numerous smaller islands are located to the west and east. The island's name was given by Spanish explorer Yñigo Ortiz de Retez during his maritime expedition of 1545 due to the perceived resemblance of the indigenous peoples of the island to those in the Guinea (region), African region of Guinea. The eastern half of the island is the major land mass of the nation of Papua New Guinea. The western half, known as Western New Guinea, forms a part of Indonesia and is organized as the provinces of Pap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, to the northeast of Australia. It is directly adjacent to Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Bougainville, a part of Papua New Guinea to the west, Australia to the southwest, New Caledonia and Vanuatu to the southeast, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna, and Tuvalu to the east, and Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia to the north. It has a total area of 28,896 square kilometres (11,157 sq mi), and a population of 734,887 according to the official estimates for mid-2023. Its capital and largest city, Honiara, is located on the largest island, Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the wider area of the Solomon Islands (archipelago), Solomon Islands archipelago, which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the Autonomous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiji
Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about 110 are permanently inhabited—and more than 500 islets, amounting to a total land area of about . The most outlying island group is Ono-i-Lau. About 87% of the total population live on the two major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. About three-quarters of Fijians live on Viti Levu's coasts, either in the capital city of Suva, or in smaller urban centres such as Nadi (where tourism is the major local industry) or Lautoka (where the Sugarcane, sugar-cane industry is dominant). The interior of Viti Levu is sparsely inhabited because of its terrain. The majority of Fiji's islands were formed by Volcano, volcanic activity starting around 150 million years ago. Some geothermal activity still occurs today on the islands of Vanua Levu and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
