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Leptecophylla Mariannensis
''Leptecophylla mariannensis'' is a plant in the Ericaceae family (heath or heathers) and is only known to exist on the tiny island of Alamagan in the Mariana archipelago. The species was first collected in 1933 by Japanese botanist, Ryōzō Kanehira, who described it in 1934 as ''Cyathodes mariannensis'' in The Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) (植物學雜誌, ''Shokubutsugaku zasshi''). An isotype fragment, also collected in 1933, was named ''Styphelia mariannensis'', and reportedly found in mossy thickets and open places up to 700 meters elevation. Another specimen was collected from Alamagan in 1934 by Japanese botanist, Takahide Hosokawa. The latest known observation of the plant was by P.J.R Hill in 1955. It was not recorded during the 2017 botanical survey of Alamagan by the CNMI Division of Fish & WIldlife. In 1999, C.M. Weiller proposed that 12 species previously classified under the ''Cyathodes'' genus, including ''Cyathodes mariannensis,'' be reclassified to the new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryōzō Kanehira
was a Japanese botanist. Kanehira undertook botanical expeditions into Taiwan, Peru, Palau, Kiribati, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Philippines, and Papua New Guinea as well as describing the flora of Japan. His main collection and types are held at the herbarium of Kyushu University, with duplicate specimens distributed to A, B, BO, BISH, FU, GH, K, L, LA, NY, P, PNH, TI, US, and Z (Index Herbariorum acronyms). References * Brummitt, RK; EC Powell. 1992. '' Authors of Plant Names ''. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. An internationally important botanical research and education institution, it employs 1,10 .... External links Smithsonian Institution Libraries* 20th-century Japanese botanists 1882 births 1948 deaths {{Japan-botanist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ericaceae
The Ericaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acidic and infertile growing conditions. The family is large, with c.4250 known species spread across 124 genera, making it the 14th most species-rich family of flowering plants. The many well known and economically important members of the Ericaceae include the cranberry, blueberry, huckleberry, rhododendron (including azaleas), and various common heaths and heathers ('' Erica'', '' Cassiope'', '' Daboecia'', and ''Calluna'' for example). Description The Ericaceae contain a morphologically diverse range of taxa, including herbs, dwarf shrubs, shrubs, and trees. Their leaves are usually evergreen, alternate or whorled, simple and without stipules. Their flowers are hermaphrodite and show considerable variability. The petals are often fused ( sympetalous) with shapes ranging from narrowly tubular to funnelform or widely urn-shaped. The corollas are usually r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endemism
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere. For example, the Cape sugarbird is found exclusively in southwestern South Africa and is therefore said to be ''endemic'' to that particular part of the world. An endemic species can be also be referred to as an ''endemism'' or in scientific literature as an ''endemite''. For example ''Cytisus aeolicus'' is an endemite of the Italian flora. ''Adzharia renschi'' was once believed to be an endemite of the Caucasus, but it was later discovered to be a non-indigenous species from South America belonging to a different genus. The extreme opposite of an endemic species is one with a cosmopolitan distribution, having a global or widespread range. A rare alternative term for a species that is endemic is "precinctive", which applies t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alamagan
Alamagan is an island in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean, north of Guguan, north of Saipan, and south of Pagan. It is currently uninhabited. History Alamagan was once settled by the Chamorros, who left behind archaeological evidence including stone columns (called latte stones) and ceramics. From a European perspective, Alamagan was discovered in 1669 by the Spanish missionary Diego Luis de San Vitores, who named it ''Concepción'' (Immaculate Conception in Spanish). It is likely that it was previously visited in 1522 by the Spanish sailor Gonzalo de Vigo, a deserter from the Magellan expedition in 1521 and the first European castaway in the history of the Pacific. In 1695, Alamagan's natives were forcibly removed to Saipan, and three years later to Guam. Following the sale of the Northern Marianas by Spain to the German Empire in 1899, Alamagan was administered as part of German New Guinea. During this time, a private firm, the Pagan Society, owned by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Styphelia Mariannensis Specimen, 1933 Kanehira
''Styphelia'' is a genus of shrubs in the family Ericaceae, native from Indo-China through the Pacific to Australia. Most have minute or small leaves with a sharp tip, single, tube-shaped flowers arranged in leaf axils and with the ends of the petals rolled back with hairs in the inside of the tube. Description Plants in the genus ''Styphelia'' are usually erect or spreading shrubs that have egg-shaped, elliptical or oblong, more or less sessile leaves with many fine, almost parallel veins and a sharp point on the tip. The flowers are usually arranged singly in leaf axils with small bracts grading to larger bracteoles at the base and five, usually coloured sepals. The petals are fused to form a cylindrical tube with their tips rolled back. The inside of the petal tube is hairy and the five stamens and thread-like style extend beyond the end of the tube. The fruit is a drupe with a dry or slightly fleshy mesocarp and a hard endocarp. Taxonomy and naming The genus ''Styphelia'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptecophylla Mariannensis Specimen, 1934 Hosokawa
''Leptecophylla'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Epacridaceae family, a subfamily of Ericaceae. The genus is native to southeastern Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands. Some species in this genus were formerly classified within the genera ''Cyathodes'', ''Lissanthe'', ''Styphelia'' and ''Trochocarpa''. The genus is a harder, erect shrub with small sharply pointed leaves and the distinguishable pink berries (although they are also found to be red or white). The plant's fruit is edible, raw or cooked. The genus can grow anywhere between 30 cm to 3 meters in height depending on the species. , Plants of the World Online accepted 12 species: *''Leptecophylla abietina'' (Labill.) C.M.Weiller (Tasmania) *''Leptecophylla brassii'' (Sleumer) C.M.Weiller (New Guinea) *''Leptecophylla brevistyla'' (J.W.Moore) C.M.Weiller (Society Islands) *''Leptecophylla divaricata'' (Hook.f.) C.M.Weiller (eastern Tasmania) *''Leptecophylla juniperina'' (J.R.Forst. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Botanical Magazine (Tokyo)
The ''Journal of Plant Research'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of botany published on behalf of the by Springer Science+Business Media. Its predecessor, of Tokyo, first published in 1887, ran until volume 105 in 1992; during this period, over 4,900 plant names were first published in its pages. The journal obtained its current name in 1995. Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the '' Journal Citation Reports'', the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 2.629. See also *''Journal of Japanese Botany'' *''Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica'' References External links *Archiveat Biodiversity Heritage Library The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives. BHL operates as worldwide consortiumof natural history, botanical, research, and national libraries working toge ... (1887–1922, vol. 1–36) Archiveat J-STAGE (1887–1971, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Mariana Islands
The Northern Mariana Islands, officially the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI; ch, Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas; cal, Commonwealth Téél Falúw kka Efáng llól Marianas), is an unincorporated territory and commonwealth of the United States consisting of 14 islands in the northwestern Pacific Ocean.Lin, Tom C.W.Americans, Almost and Forgotten 107 California Law Review (2019) The CNMI includes the 14 northernmost islands in the Mariana Archipelago; the southernmost island, Guam, is a separate U.S. territory. The United States Department of the Interior cites a landmass of . According to the 2020 United States Census, 47,329 people were living in the CNMI at that time. The vast majority of the population resides on Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. The other islands of the Northern Marianas are sparsely inhabited; the most notable among these is Pagan, which for various reasons over the centuries has experienced major population flux, but formerly had resi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyathodes
''Cyathodes'' is a genus of shrubs within the family Ericaceae. A characteristic feature of the genus is a deeply five-cleft calyx. The genus was described by Jacques Labillardière based on floral characters like floral parts number, corolla shape, number of floral parts, locule number and number of seeds per locule. Species include: *'' Cyathodes dealbata'' R.Br. *'' Cyathodes glauca'' Labill. *'' Cyathodes petiolaris'' (DC. Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candolle ...) Druce *'' Cyathodes platystoma'' C.M.Weiller *'' Cyathodes straminea'' R.Br. A number of species formerly included in this genus are now placed in the genera '' Acrothamnus'', '' Leptecophylla'', '' Lissanthe'' and '' Planocarpa''. References Epacridoideae Ericaceae genera Taxa named by Jacques ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leptecophylla
''Leptecophylla'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Epacridaceae family, a subfamily of Ericaceae. The genus is native to southeastern Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands. Some species in this genus were formerly classified within the genera ''Cyathodes'', ''Lissanthe'', ''Styphelia'' and ''Trochocarpa''. The genus is a harder, erect shrub with small sharply pointed leaves and the distinguishable pink berries (although they are also found to be red or white). The plant's fruit is edible, raw or cooked. The genus can grow anywhere between 30 cm to 3 meters in height depending on the species. , Plants of the World Online accepted 12 species: *'' Leptecophylla abietina'' (Labill.) C.M.Weiller ( Tasmania) *'' Leptecophylla brassii'' (Sleumer) C.M.Weiller ( New Guinea) *'' Leptecophylla brevistyla'' (J.W.Moore) C.M.Weiller ( Society Islands) *'' Leptecophylla divaricata'' (Hook.f.) C.M.Weiller (eastern Tasmania) *'' Leptecophylla juniperina'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Endemic Plants In The Mariana Islands
Micronesia is a biodiversity hotspot with an exceptionally high richness of endemic plant species, 10 times higher than that of Hawaii. The Mariana Islands form an archipelago in the northwest of the Micronesian region. In 2012, Craig M. Costion and David H. Lorence compiled a list of Micronesian endemic plants, and assessed that the Mariana Islands had 22 endemic plant species (16 species in the southern Mariana Islands, of which 11 were isolated to Guam, and 5 species in the northern Mariana Islands). They concluded that there was an approximately 3% rate of endemism in the Mariana Islands (endemic species per km2), which is comparable to the rates in Hawaii (4%) and Tonga (2%) but lower than the 14% rate of endemism among all Micronesian islands. However, the number of known Marianas endemics has greatly expanded since then with new discoveries, taxonomic revisions, and improvements in digitized databases. Plants endemic to the Mariana Islands The following list includes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epacridoideae
Epacridoideae is a subfamily of the family Ericaceae. The name Styphelioideae Sweet is also used. The subfamily contains around 35 genera and 545 species. Many species are found in Australasia, others occurring northwards through the Pacific to Southeast Asia, with a small number in South America. Description The Epacridoideae form a well supported monophyletic group within the family Ericaceae, clearly diagnosable using a combination of morphological characters. These include a lignified leaf epidermis, dry, membrane-like (scarious) bracts on the inflorescence, and a persistent corolla. The stamens are also distinctive: there are fewer than twice the number of corolla lobes and their filaments are smooth. Some of these characters are individually present in other members of the family Ericaceae. Core members of the subfamily (i.e. excluding Prionoteae) also have parallel- or somewhat palmate-veined leaves and lack multicellular hairs. Taxonomy In 1810, Robert Brown treated the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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