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Kappia
''Chlorocyathus '' is a genus of plants in the Apocynaceae, first described in 1887. It is native to southern Africa. ;Species # '' Chlorocyathus lobulata'' (Venter & R.L.Verh.) Venter - Bathurst District in Cape Province of South Africa # '' Chlorocyathus monteiroae'' Oliv. - Maputo Bay (formerly Delagoa Bay) in southern Mozambique ;formerly included moved to ''Raphionacme ''Raphionacme'' is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1842. The genus is found primarily in Africa, with one species on the Arabian Peninsula.Miller, Anthony G. & Biagi, J. A. 1988. Notes from the Royal Botani ...'' *''Chlorocyathus welwitschii'' (Schltr. & Rendle) Bullock, synonym of '' Raphionacme welwitschii'' Schltr. & Rendle References {{Taxonbar, from=Q15970822 Periplocoideae Apocynaceae genera Taxa named by Daniel Oliver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlorocyathus Lobulata
''Chlorocyathus lobulata'' is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. Hendrik J. T. Venter and Rudolf L. Verhoeven, the botanists who first formally described the species named it, using the synonym ''Raphionacme lobulata'', after the distinctive lobes of the corona of its flowers. Description It is a woody climbing plant. It has slender roots with succulent tubers that are 5–20 centimeters in diameter. The tubers are grey outside, white inside and exude a white latex when cut. Its slender, hairless stems are up to 12 meters long and pale mauve to red when young but turn grey when older. Its leaves are positioned opposite one another on the stems. Its hairless, egg-shaped to elliptical leaves are 6–7 by 2–3.5 centimeters. The upper surface of the leaves are glossy and dark green and the margins are rolled downward. The undersides of the leaves are pale green. The tips of the leaves are pointed or gradually narrowing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Periplocoideae
Periplocoideae is a subfamily of the dogbane plant family, Apocynaceae. It was not divided into tribes as of 2014. Genera In 2014, the subfamily was circumscribed to contain the following genera: *'' Atherandra'' Decne. *'' Baroniella'' Costantin & Gallaud *'' Baseonema'' Schltr. & Rendle *'' Batesanthus'' N.E.Br. *'' Buckollia'' Venter & R.L.Verh. *'' Camptocarpus'' Decne. *'' Cryptolepis'' R.Br. *'' Cryptostegia'' R.Br. *'' Decalepis'' Wight & Arn. *'' Ectadium'' E.Mey. *'' Epistemma'' D.V.Field & J.B.Hall *'' Finlaysonia'' Wall. *'' Gymnanthera'' R.Br. *'' Hemidesmus'' R.Br. *'' Ischnolepis'' Jum. & H.Perrier *''Kappia'' Venter, A.P.Dold & R.L.Verh., syn. of '' Chlorocyathus'' Oliv. *'' Maclaudia'' Venter & R.L.Verh. *''Mondia'' Skeels *''Myriopteron ''Myriopteron'' is a species of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1844. It contains only one known species, ''Myriopteron extensum'', native to Southeast Asia, India, and southern China Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chlorocyathus Monteiroae
''Chlorocyathus monteiroae'' is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is native to Angola, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. Daniel Oliver, the botanist who first formally described the species named it after Rose Monteiro who collected the specimen he examined from Maputo Bay (then known as Delagoa Bay). Description It is a woody climbing plant. Its roots have rounded to cylindrical tubers that are 10–30 by 3–7 centimeters. The tubers exude a white latex when cut. Its slender, branching stems are up to 8 meters long are covered in soft hairs. Its leaves are positioned opposite one another on the stems. Its fleshy, egg-shaped to elliptical leaves are 10–60 by 5–30 millimeters and covered both surfaces in soft hairs. The leaves are dark green above and pale green below. The tips of the leaves are pointed to blunt and the bases are wedge-shaped to blunt. Its petioles are 1–10 millimeters long. Adjacent petioles have ridges bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Oliver (botanist)
Daniel Oliver, FRS (6 February 1830, Newcastle upon Tyne – 21 December 1916) was an English botanist. Career He was Librarian of the Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 1860 to 1890 and Keeper there from 1864 to 1890, and Professor of Botany at University College, London from 1861 to 1888. In 1864, while at UCL, he published ''Lessons in Elementary Botany'', based upon material left in manuscript by John Stevens Henslow, and illustrated by Henslow's daughter, Anne Henslow Barnard of Cheltenham. With a second edition in 1869 and a third in 1878 this book was reprinted until at least 1891. Oliver regarded this book as suitable for use in schools and for young people remote from the classroom and laboratory. He was elected a member of the Linnean Society, awarded their Gold Medal in 1893, and awarded a Royal Medal by the Royal Society in 1884. In 1895, botanist Tiegh published '' Oliverella'', a genus of flowering plants from East Africa, belonging to the family Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae (, from '' Apocynum'', Greek for "dog-away") is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, because some taxa were used as dog poison. Notable members of the family include oleander, dogbanes, milkweeds, and periwinkles. The family is native to the European, Asian, African, Australian, and American tropics or subtropics, with some temperate members as well. The former family Asclepiadaceae (now known as Asclepiadoideae) is considered a subfamily of Apocynaceae and contains 348 genera. A list of Apocynaceae genera may be found here. Many species are tall trees found in tropical forests, but some grow in tropical dry ( xeric) environments. Also perennial herbs from temperate zones occur. Many of these plants have milky latex, and many species are poisonous if ingested, the family being rich in genera containing alkaloids and cardiac glycosides, those containing the latter oft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surface area.Sayre, April Pulley (1999), ''Africa'', Twenty-First Century Books. . With nearly billion people as of , it accounts for about of the world's human population. Demographics of Africa, Africa's population is the youngest among all the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. Based on 2024 projections, Africa's population will exceed 3.8 billion people by 2100. Africa is the least wealthy inhabited continent per capita and second-least wealthy by total wealth, ahead of Oceania. Scholars have attributed this to different factors including Geography of Africa, geography, Climate of Africa, climate, corruption, Scramble for Africa, colonialism, the Cold War, and neocolonialism. Despite this lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cape Province
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope (), commonly referred to as the Cape Province () and colloquially as The Cape (), was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa. It encompassed the old Cape Colony, as well as Walvis Bay, and had Cape Town as its capital. In 1994, the Cape Province was divided into the new Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces, along with part of the North West. History When the Union of South Africa was formed in 1910, the original Cape Colony was renamed the Cape Province. It was by far the largest of South Africa's four provinces, as it contained regions it had previously annexed, such as British Bechuanaland (not to be confused with the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana), Griqualand East (the area around Kokstad) and Griqualand West (area around Kimberley). As a result, it encompassed two-thirds of South Africa's territory, and covered an area of approximately . At the time of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini; and it encloses Lesotho. Covering an area of , the country has Demographics of South Africa, a population of over 64 million people. Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament of South Africa, Parliament, is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is regarded as the judicial capital. The largest, most populous city is Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town and Durban. Cradle of Humankind, Archaeological findings suggest that various hominid species existed in South Africa about 2.5 million years ago, and modern humans inhabited the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maputo Bay
Maputo () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,088,449 (as of 2017) distributed over a land area of . The Metropolitan Maputo, Maputo metropolitan area includes the neighbouring city of Matola, and has a total population of 2,717,437. Maputo is a port city, with an economy centered on commerce. It is noted for its vibrant cultural scene and distinctive, eclectic architecture. Maputo was formerly named Lourenço Marques (; until 1976). Maputo is situated on Maputo Bay, a large natural bay on the Indian Ocean, near where the rivers Tembe, Mbuluzi, Matola and Infulene converge. The city consists of seven administrative divisions, which are each subdivided into Quarter (urban subdivision), quarters or ''bairros''. The city is surrounded by Maputo Province, but is administered as a self-contained, separate Provinces of Mozam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delagoa Bay
Delagoa is a marine ecoregion along the eastern coast of Africa. It extends along the coast of Mozambique and South Africa from the Bazaruto Archipelago (21°14’ S) to Lake St. Lucia in South Africa (28° 10' S) in South Africa's Kwazulu-Natal province. It adjoins the Bight of Sofala/Swamp Coast ecoregion to the north, and the Natal ecoregion to the south. It has Africa's southernmost tropical coral reefs and mangrove forests. It is the southernmost Indo-Pacific ecoregion, marking the transition from the tropical Indo-Pacific to Temperate Southern Africa. Geography The dominant shoreline feature in the ecoregion is sandy beaches backed by coastal dunes. The dunes can reach up to 120 meters in height, and older dunes are vegetated. Behind the coastal dunes are lagoons, including river estuaries, closed saline lagoons, and salt lakes. The warm Agulhas Current runs southward parallel to the coast. Habitat types Seagrass meadows are found in sheltered waters behind coastal i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Africa to the south and southwest. The sovereign state is separated from the Comoros, Mayotte, and Madagascar by the Mozambique Channel to the east. The capital and largest city is Maputo. Between the 7th and 11th centuries, a series of Swahili port towns developed on that area, which contributed to the development of a distinct Swahili culture and dialect. In the late medieval period, these towns were frequented by traders from Somalia, Ethiopia, Egypt, Arabia, Persia, and India. The voyage of Vasco da Gama in 1498 marked the arrival of the Portuguese Empire, Portuguese, who began a gradual process of colonisation and settlement in 1505. After over four centuries of Portuguese Mozambique, Portuguese rule, Mozambique Mozambican War of Indepen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raphionacme
''Raphionacme'' is a plant genus in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1842. The genus is found primarily in Africa, with one species on the Arabian Peninsula.Miller, Anthony G. & Biagi, J. A. 1988. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 45(1): 61 Species ;Species ;formerly included transferred to other genera ''( Buckollia, Chlorocyathus, Schlechterella )'' Gallery Flowers Raphionacme angolensis flower.jpg, '' Raphionacme angolensis'' File:Raphionacme galpinii 1157.jpg, ''Raphionacme galpinii'' in bud File:Raphionacme galpinii 1DS-II 3-3049.jpg, ''Raphionacme galpinii'' in bloom File:Raphionacme hirsuta00.jpg, ''Raphionacme hirsuta'' File:Raphionacme hirsuta 1DS-II 3-1217.jpg, ''Raphionacme hirsuta'' File:Raphionacme hirsuta 1DS-II 3-1201.jpg, ''Raphionacme hirsuta'' Fruits File:Raphionacme hirsuta 5Dsr 6959.jpg, ''Raphionacme hirsuta'' File:Raphionacme hirsuta 1DS-II 3-7189.jpg, ''Raphionacme hirsuta'' single fruit Caudex/tuber File:Raphionac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
