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Hippomane
''Hippomane'' is a genus of plants in the Euphorbiaceae described by Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to the West Indies, Central America, Mexico, Florida, Venezuela, Colombia, and Galápagos. Derivation of name The name of the genus references the Greek name ''hippomanes'' (applied by Theophrastus to an unidentified plant said to poison horses, sending them mad) - this being a compound of the Greek elements ἵππος (= ) ''horse'' and μανία (= mania) ''insanity / frenzy'' - hence "sending horses insane".Quattrocchi, Umberto (2012). ''CRC World dictionary of medicinal and poisonous plants: common names, scientific names, eponyms, synonyms and etymology''. CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group. Volume III E-L pps. 484-5. Species ;Accepted Species # ''Hippomane horrida'' Urb. & Ekman. - Barahona Province, Barahona in Dominican Republic, Dominican Rep # ''Hippomane mancinella'' L. - West Indies, Mexico, Central America, Florida Keys, Venezuela, Colombia, Galápag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippomane Mancinella
The manchineel tree (''Hippomane mancinella'') is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). Its native range stretches from tropical southern North America to northern South America. The name ''manchineel'' (sometimes spelled ''manchioneel'' or ''manchineal''), as well as the specific epithet ''mancinella'', are from Spanish language, Spanish ('little apple'), from the superficial resemblance of its fruit and leaves to those of an apple tree. It is also called beach apple. A present-day Spanish name is , 'little apple of death'. This refers to the fact that manchineel is one of the most toxic trees in the world: it has milky-white sap that contains numerous toxins and can cause blistering. The sap is present in every part of the tree—bark, leaves, and fruit. Description ''Hippomane mancinella'' grows up to tall. It has reddish-grayish bark, small greenish-yellow flowers, and shiny green leaves. The leaves are simple, alternate, very finely serrated o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippomane Spinosa
''Hippomane spinosa'' is a plant species in the family Euphorbiaceae. It was described by Linnaeus in 1753. In Haitian Creole, the plant is known as ('zombie apple'), and in Dominican Spanish, it is known as ('chamomile'). Like the related manchineel (''H. mancinella''), its toxicity makes it resistant to deforestation by locals. Distribution and habitat The plant is endemic to the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...). It is found in the Hispaniolan dry forests ecoregion. See also * References {{Taxonbar, from=Q17813109 Hippomaneae Flora of the Dominican Republic Flora of Haiti Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippomaneae
Hippomaneae is a tribe of flowering plants of the family Euphorbiaceae. It comprises 2 subtribes and 33 genera Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s .... Genera See also * Taxonomy of the Euphorbiaceae References External links Euphorbiaceae tribes {{Euphorbiaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hippomane Horrida
''Hippomane horrida'' is a plant species in the Euphorbiaceae first described for science in 1929. It is endemic to Barahona Province in the Dominican Republic in the West Indies The West Indies is an island subregion of the Americas, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island country, island countries and 19 dependent territory, dependencies in thr ....Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q17813104 Hippomaneae Endemic flora of the Dominican Republic Plants described in 1929 Taxa named by Erik Leonard Ekman Taxa named by Ignatz Urban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapium
''Sapium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is widespread across most of Latin America and the West Indies. Many Old World species were formerly included in the genus, but recent authors have redistributed all the Old World species into other genera. Species are known commonly as milktrees.''Sapium''. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Description These are s and s. They produce . The leaves are alternately ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapium Glandulosum
''Sapium glandulosum'' is a species of tree in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to the Neotropics from Mexico and the Caribbean south to Argentina, and it has been cultivated elsewhere.''Sapium''. Malesian Euphorbiaceae Descriptions. National Herbarium Nederland. It is the most common ''Sapium'' species. Its common names include gumtree, milktree, ''leche de olivo'', and ''olivo macho''.''Sapium glandulosum''. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. This is a species of tree up to 30 meters tall, usually with some buttress roots and multiple trunks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphorbiaceae Genera
Euphorbiaceae (), the spurge family, is a large family of flowering plants. In English, they are also commonly called euphorbias, which is also the name of the type genus of the family. Most spurges, such as '' Euphorbia paralias'', are herbs, but some, especially in the tropics, are shrubs or trees, such as '' Hevea brasiliensis''. Some, such as '' Euphorbia canariensis'', are succulent and resemble cacti because of convergent evolution. This family has a cosmopolitan global distribution. The greatest diversity of species is in the tropics; however, the Euphorbiaceae also have many species in nontropical areas of all continents except Antarctica. Description The leaves are alternate, seldom opposite, with stipules. They are mainly simple, but where compound, are always palmate, never pinnate. Stipules may be reduced to hairs, glands, or spines, or in succulent species are sometimes absent. The plants can be monoecious or dioecious. The radially symmetrical flowers are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
