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Dermatiscum Pusillum
''Dermatiscum'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The genus contains two species found in South Africa and North America. References Caliciales Caliciales genera Lichen genera Taxa named by William Nylander (botanist) Taxa described in 1867 {{Caliciales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isalo National Park
Isalo National Park is a National Park in the Ihorombe Region of Madagascar, in the southwestern corner of the Province of Fianarantsoa. The closest town is Ranohira, and the closest cities are Toliara and Ihosy. It is a sandstone landscape that has been dissected by wind and water erosion into rocky outcrops, plateaus, extensive plains and up to deep canyons. There are permanent rivers and streams as well as many seasonal watercourses. Elevation varies between . History and significance Isalo National Park was created in 1962 and has been administered by the Madagascar National Parks authority since 1997. The Bara people have traditionally inhabited this area, a nomadic people subsisting on cattle (zebu) farming. There are burial sites of the Bara people and some older burial sites of the Sakalava. Isalo is primarily within the Madagascar dry deciduous forests, dry deciduous forests ecoregion, an ecoregion in which natural vegetation has been reduced by almost 40% of its origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
