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Nothoscordum Setaceum
''Nothoscordum'' is a genus of New World plants in the onion tribe within the Amaryllis family. It is probably paraphyletic.Michael F. Fay, Paula J. Rudall, and Mark W. Chase. 2006. "Molecular studies of subfamily Gilliesioideae (Alliaceae)". ''Aliso'' 22(''Monocots: Comparative Biology and Evolution''):367-371. ISSN 0065-6275. The genus is native to North and South America, though a few species have become naturalized in various parts of the Old World. Taxonomy Species The Plant List lists 87 species,, search for "Nothoscordum" although other authorities suggest only 20. # ''Nothoscordum achalense'' Ravenna - Córdoba in Argentina # ''Nothoscordum albitractum'' Ravenna - Jujuy in Argentina # ''Nothoscordum altillanense'' Ravenna & Biurrun - La Rioja in Argentina # ''Nothoscordum andicola'' Kunth - Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile, northern Argentina # ''Nothoscordum andinum'' (Poepp.) Kunth ex Fuentes - Mendoza + San Juan in Argentina, central Chile # ''Noth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunth
Carl Sigismund Kunth (18 June 1788 – 22 March 1850), also Karl Sigismund Kunth or anglicized as Charles Sigismund Kunth, was a German botanist. He is known for being one of the first to study and categorise plants from the American continents, publishing ''Nova genera et species plantarum quas in peregrinatione ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi collegerunt Bonpland et Humboldt'' (7 vols., Paris, 1815–1825). Born in Leipzig, Kunth became a merchant's clerk in Berlin in 1806. After meeting Alexander von Humboldt, who helped him attend lectures at the University of Berlin, Kunth became interested in botany. Kunth worked as Humboldt's assistant in Paris from 1813 to 1819. He classified plants that had been collected by Humboldt and Aimé Bonpland during their journey through the Americas. When Kunth returned to Berlin in 1820, he became Professor of Botany at the University of Berlin, as well as the Vice President of the Berlin botanical garden. In 1829, he was elected me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy for the Union" , national_anthem = "National Anthem of Peru" , march = "March of Flags" , image_map = PER orthographic.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Lima , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = Peruvian Spanish, Spanish , languages_type = Co-official languages , languages = , ethnic_groups = , ethnic_groups_year = 2017 , demonym = Peruvians, Peruvian , government_type = Unitary state, Unitary Semi-presidential system, semi-presidential republic , leader_title1 = President of Peru, President ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahia
Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest by area. Bahia's capital is the city of Salvador (formerly known as "Cidade do São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos", literally "City of the Saint Savior of the Bay of All the Saints"), on a spit of land separating the Bay of All Saints from the Atlantic. Once a monarchial stronghold dominated by agricultural, slaving, and ranching interests, Bahia is now a predominantly working-class industrial and agricultural state. The state is home to 7% of the Brazilian population and produces 4.2% of the country's GDP. Name The name of the state derives from the earlier captaincy of Bahia de Todos os Santos, named for Bay of All Saints (' in modern Portuguese), a major feature of its coastline. The bay itself was named by the explorer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothoscordum Bahiense
''Nothoscordum'' is a genus of New World plants in the onion tribe within the Amaryllis family. It is probably paraphyletic.Michael F. Fay, Paula J. Rudall, and Mark W. Chase. 2006. "Molecular studies of subfamily Gilliesioideae (Alliaceae)". ''Aliso'' 22(''Monocots: Comparative Biology and Evolution''):367-371. ISSN 0065-6275. The genus is native to North and South America, though a few species have become naturalized in various parts of the Old World. Taxonomy Species The Plant List lists 87 species,, search for "Nothoscordum" although other authorities suggest only 20. # '' Nothoscordum achalense'' Ravenna - Córdoba in Argentina # ''Nothoscordum albitractum'' Ravenna - Jujuy in Argentina # '' Nothoscordum altillanense'' Ravenna & Biurrun - La Rioja in Argentina # '' Nothoscordum andicola'' Kunth - Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile, northern Argentina # '' Nothoscordum andinum'' (Poepp.) Kunth ex Fuentes - Mendoza + San Juan in Argentina, central Chile # '' Nothoscordum a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uruguay
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast. It is part of the Southern Cone region of South America. Uruguay covers an area of approximately and has a population of an estimated 3.4 million, of whom around 2 million live in the metropolitan area of its capital and largest city, Montevideo. The area that became Uruguay was first inhabited by groups of hunter–gatherers 13,000 years ago. The predominant tribe at the moment of the arrival of Europeans was the Charrúa people, when the Portuguese first established Colónia do Sacramento in 1680; Uruguay was colonized by Europeans late relative to neighboring countries. The Spanish founded Montevideo as a military stronghold in the early 18th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothoscordum Arenarium
''Nothoscordum'' is a genus of New World plants in the onion tribe within the Amaryllis family. It is probably paraphyletic.Michael F. Fay, Paula J. Rudall, and Mark W. Chase. 2006. "Molecular studies of subfamily Gilliesioideae (Alliaceae)". ''Aliso'' 22(''Monocots: Comparative Biology and Evolution''):367-371. ISSN 0065-6275. The genus is native to North and South America, though a few species have become naturalized in various parts of the Old World. Taxonomy Species The Plant List lists 87 species,, search for "Nothoscordum" although other authorities suggest only 20. # '' Nothoscordum achalense'' Ravenna - Córdoba in Argentina # ''Nothoscordum albitractum'' Ravenna - Jujuy in Argentina # '' Nothoscordum altillanense'' Ravenna & Biurrun - La Rioja in Argentina # '' Nothoscordum andicola'' Kunth - Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile, northern Argentina # '' Nothoscordum andinum'' (Poepp.) Kunth ex Fuentes - Mendoza + San Juan in Argentina, central Chile # '' Nothoscordum a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world; and the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of . It borders all other countries and territories in South America except Ecuador and Chile and covers roughly half of the continent's land area. Its Amazon basin includes a vast tropical forest, ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Catarina (state)
Santa Catarina (, ) is a state in the South Region of Brazil. It is the 7th smallest state in total area and the 11th most populous. Additionally, it is the 9th largest settlement, with 295 municipalities. The state, with 3.4% of the Brazilian population, generates 3.8% of the national GDP. Santa Catarina is bordered by Paraná to the north, Rio Grande do Sul to the south, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Argentine province of Misiones to the west. The coastline is over 450 km, i.e., about half of Portugal's mainland coast. The seat of the state executive, legislative and judiciary powers is the capital Florianópolis. Joinville, however, is the most populous city in the state. Besides Espírito Santo, Santa Catarina is the only state whose capital is not the most populous city. South of the Tropic of Capricorn, situated in the planet's southern temperate zone, the state has a humid subtropical climate (''Cfa'') in the east and west and an oceanic climate (''Cfb' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothoscordum Aparadense
''Nothoscordum'' is a genus of New World plants in the onion tribe within the Amaryllis family. It is probably paraphyletic.Michael F. Fay, Paula J. Rudall, and Mark W. Chase. 2006. "Molecular studies of subfamily Gilliesioideae (Alliaceae)". ''Aliso'' 22(''Monocots: Comparative Biology and Evolution''):367-371. ISSN 0065-6275. The genus is native to North and South America, though a few species have become naturalized in various parts of the Old World. Taxonomy Species The Plant List lists 87 species,, search for "Nothoscordum" although other authorities suggest only 20. # '' Nothoscordum achalense'' Ravenna - Córdoba in Argentina # ''Nothoscordum albitractum'' Ravenna - Jujuy in Argentina # '' Nothoscordum altillanense'' Ravenna & Biurrun - La Rioja in Argentina # '' Nothoscordum andicola'' Kunth - Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile, northern Argentina # '' Nothoscordum andinum'' (Poepp.) Kunth ex Fuentes - Mendoza + San Juan in Argentina, central Chile # '' Nothoscordum a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Juan Province, Argentina
San Juan Province () is a province of Argentina, located in the western part of the country. Neighbouring provinces are, moving clockwise from the north, La Rioja, San Luis and Mendoza. It borders with Chile to the west. The province has an area of 89,651 km2, covering a mountainous region with scarce vegetation, fertile oases and turbulent rivers. Throughout the entire province there are an important number of paleontological sites. Similar to other regions in Argentina, agriculture is one of the most important economic activities, highlighting wine production and olive oil. Additionally, a variety of fruits and vegetables are produced in the fertile valleys irrigated by artificial channels in the western part, close to the Andes mountain range. This is the second province in volume of wine production at the national level and in South America, and possesses outstanding varietal wines. It is also an important center of mining and oil production. History Before the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mendoza Province
Mendoza, officially Province of Mendoza, is a province of Argentina, in the western central part of the country in the Cuyo region. It borders San Juan to the north, La Pampa and Neuquén to the south, San Luis to the east, and the republic of Chile to the west; the international limit is marked by the Andes mountain range. Its capital city is the homonymous city of Mendoza. Covering an area of 148,827 km2, it is the seventh biggest province of Argentina with 5.35% of the country's total area. The population for 2010 is 1,741,610 inhabitants, which makes it the fourth most populated province of the country, or 4.35% of the total national population. History Pre-Columbian times Archeological studies have determined that the first inhabitants in the area date from the Holocene, but there are few remains of those people to know their habits. The earliest sites of human occupation in Mendoza Province, Agua de la Cueva and Gruta del Indio, are 12,000–13,000 years old. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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