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Opercularia (plant)
''Opercularia'' is a genus of perennial and subshrub flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. There are about 15 species, all of which are endemic to Australia. Many of the species have an unpleasant odour. Species include: *''Opercularia acolytantha'' *''Opercularia apiciflora'' *''Opercularia aspera'' – coarse stinkweed *''Opercularia diphylla'' *''Opercularia echinocephala'' – bristly-headed stinkweed *''Opercularia hirsuta'' – silky-haired stinkweed *''Opercularia hispidula'' – hairy stinkweed, hispid stinkweed *''Opercularia liberiflora'' *''Opercularia ovata'' *''Opercularia rubioides'' *''Opercularia scabrida'' *''Opercularia spermacocea'' *''Opercularia vaginata'' – dog weed *''Opercularia varia'' – variable stinkweed *''Opercularia volubilis'' – twining stinkweed References Opercularia (plant), Rubiaceae genera {{Rubioideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opercularia Echinocephala
''Opercularia echinocephala'' (bristly headed stinkweed) is a species of flowering plant, plant within the genus ''Opercularia (plant), Opercularia'', in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. Description ''O. echinocephala'' is a spreading perennial from 0.1 to 1.3 m high which grows on flat plains and river banks on sands and lateritic soils. Its green/ pink flowers are seen from August to November. It is found in the IBRA regions of Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain and Warren (biogeographic region), Warren. Taxonomy It was first described by George Bentham, Bentham in 1867 as ''Opercularia echinocephala''. No synonyms are listed by Australian Plant Name Index, APNI, nor by Plants of the World online. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q15479178 Opercularia (plant), echinocephala Flora of Western Australia Taxa named by George Bentham Plants described in 1867 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opercularia Hispidula
''Opercularia'' may refer to: * ''Opercularia'' (ciliate), a genus of sessiline peritrich ciliates * ''Opercularia'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opercularia Vaginata
''Opercularia vaginata'' (dogweed) is a species of plant within the genus '' Opercularia'', in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. Description ''O. vaginata'' is a spreading or erect perennial which grows to a height of 0.45 m on sandy, granitic and lateritic soils, and coastal limestone. Its green or green-yellow flowers are seen from July to December. Distribution It is found in Beard's provinces of Eremaean Province and the South-West Province, or the later classification of IBRA regions of Avon Wheatbelt, Coolgardie (biogeographic region), Esperance Plains, Gascoyne, Geraldton Sandplains, Jarrah Forest, Mallee (biogeographic region), Murchison (biogeographic region), Swan Coastal Plain, Warren and Yalgoo (biogeographic region). Taxonomy It was first described by Jacques Labillardiere in 1804 as ''Opercularia vaginata'' in de Jussieu De Jussieu, the name of a French family which came into prominence towards the close of the six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opercularia Spermacocea
''Opercularia'' may refer to: * ''Opercularia'' (ciliate), a genus of sessiline peritrich ciliates * ''Opercularia'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. For twenty years he served as director of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, succeeding his father, William Jackson Hooker, and was awarded the highest honours of British science. Biography Early years Hooker was born in Halesworth, Suffolk, England. He was the second son of the famous botanist Sir William Jackson Hooker, Regius Professor of Botany, and Maria Sarah Turner, eldest daughter of the banker Dawson Turner and sister-in-law of Francis Palgrave. From age seven, Hooker attended his father's lectures at Glasgow University, taking an early interest in plant distribution and the voyages of explorers like Captain James Cook. He was educated at the Glasgow High School and went on to study medicine at Glasgow University, graduating M.D. in 1839. This degree qualified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opercularia Ovata
''Opercularia ovata'' is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae The Rubiaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the coffee, madder, or bedstraw family. It consists of terrestrial trees, shrubs, lianas, or herbs that are recognizable by simple, opposite leaves with interpetiolar stipules .... Description Range Habitat Ecology Etymology Taxonomy References ovata {{Rubiaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Von Mueller
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (german: Müller; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Victoria (Australia) by Governor Charles La Trobe in 1853, and later director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne. He also founded the National Herbarium of Victoria. He named many Australian plants. Early life Mueller was born at Rostock, in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After the early death of his parents, Frederick and Louisa, his grandparents gave him a good education in Tönning, Schleswig. Apprenticed to a chemist at the age of 15, he passed his pharmaceutical examinations and studied botany under Professor Ernst Ferdinand Nolte (1791–1875) at Kiel University. In 1847, he received his degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Kiel for a thesis on the plants of the southern regions of Schleswig. Mueller's sister Ber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opercularia Liberiflora
''Opercularia'' may refer to: * ''Opercularia'' (ciliate), a genus of sessiline peritrich ciliates * ''Opercularia'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
