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Dionysia (plant)
''Dionysia'' is a genus containing 61 species of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Primulaceae. They are small, cushion-forming alpine plant, alpines native plant, native to mountains of Iran, Iraq, Turkey, sauth Turkmenistan, northwestern Pakistan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and parts of Oman. They are usually evergreen perennial plant, perennials with felted leaves, covered with bright yellow or pink, five-petalled flowers in spring. They are often difficult to cultivate if the correct conditions are not provided. Most species of ''Dionysia'' are cushion plants that grow in dry mountain environments, but some species are taller and prefer moist environments. In many species, the leaves are covered with an aromatic wax. The leaves are very drought resistant in some species and are reinforced with stone cells (Sclereid, sclerids) either around the nerves or freely in the leaf tissue. These species blooms profusely in early spring with yellow, purple, violet or pink flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Fenzl
Eduard Fenzl (1808, in Krummnußbaum – 1879, in Vienna) was an Austrian botanist. Life and contributions An obituary notes " ewas Professor of Botany and Director of the Imperial Botanical Cabinet, a member of the Vienna Academy of Sciences, and Vice-President of the Vienna Horticultural Society." Fenzl made contributions towards Karl Friedrich Philipp von Martius's '' Flora Brasiliensis'' and to Stephan Endlicher's '' Enumeratio plantarum quas in Novae Hollandiae'', etc. He was the author of ''Pugillus plantarum novarum Syriæ et Tauri occidentalis primus'' (1842). The plant genus '' Fenzlia'' is named in his honor. Supplement by |
Dionysia Aretioides 'Bevere' 2
The Dionysia (; Greek: Διονύσια) was a large festival in ancient Athens in honor of the god Dionysus, the central events of which were processions and sacrifices in honor of Dionysus, the theatrical performances of dramatic tragedies and, from 487 BC, comedies. It was the second-most important festival after the Panathenaia. The Dionysia actually consisted of two related festivals, the Rural Dionysia and the City Dionysia, which took place in different parts of the year. Rural Dionysia Origins The Dionysia was originally a rural festival in Eleutherae, Attica ( – ''Dionysia ta kat' agrous''), celebrating the cultivation of vines. Archaeological evidence suggests that theatres for the Rural Dionysia had been constructed as early as the 6th century BCE , but the festival is generally believed to have been celebrated even before that. This "rural Dionysia" was held during the winter, in the month of Poseideon (the month straddling the winter solstice, i.e., Dec. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
