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Persoonia Chamaepitys
''Persoonia chamaepitys'', commonly known as the prostrate- or mountain geebung, is a shrub endemism, endemic to New South Wales in eastern Australia. It has a prostrate habit, reaching only high but spreading up to across, with bright green spine-like leaves and small yellow flowers appearing in summer and autumn. Description A prostrate shrub, ''Persoonia chamaepitys'' reaches to around high and spreads up to across. The new growth is hairy. The tiny spine-like leaves measure 0.7–1.9 cm long and 0.5–1 mm wide. Flowering occurs over spring and summer (October to January), the small yellow flowers arising from or near the ends of branchlets. Taxonomy It was first described by Allan Cunningham (botanist), Allan Cunningham in 1825. The origin of the type specimen is unknown. The species name is derived from the Ancient Greek words ''chamae'' "ground hugging", and ''pitys'' "pine", from resemblance of the foliage to that of pines. In 1870, George Bentham publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Cunningham (botanist)
Allan Cunningham (13 July 1791 – 27 June 1839) was an English botanist and explorer, primarily known for his travels in Australia to collect plants. Early life Cunningham was born in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, the son of Allan Cunningham (head gardener at Wimbledon Park House), who came from Renfrewshire, Scotland, and his English wife Sarah (née Juson/Jewson née Dicken). Allan Cunningham was educated at a Putney private school, Reverend John Adams Academy and then went into a solicitor's office (a Lincoln's Inn Conveyancer). He afterwards obtained a position with William Townsend Aiton superintendent of Kew Gardens, and this brought him in touch with Robert Brown and Sir Joseph Banks. Brazil and Australia (New South Wales) On Banks' recommendation, Cunningham went to Brazil with James Bowie between 1814 and 1816 collecting specimens for Kew Gardens. On 28 September 1816 he sailed for Sydney where he arrived on 20 December 1816. He established himself at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budawang Range
The Budawang Range, commonly called The Budawangs, a rugged mountain range within the Budawang National Park and the Morton National Park, are part of a spur off the Great Dividing Range and are located in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. The highest mountain in the range is Mount Budawang that has an elevation of above sea level. Location and features Commmencing between the headwaters of the Clyde and Endrick rivers, The Budawangs extend in a generally south southwest direction for about to Mount Budawang about southeast of . The range consists of mountains and escarpments, generally at an elevation of , forming most of the western watershed of the Clyde River. The range comprises a series of hills extending generally west northwest from the north end of Budawang Range near Sassafras for about to above the junction of the Shoalhaven and Endrick rivers. The Pigeon House Range forms the watershed between the northeast waters of Endrick River and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proteales Of Australia
Proteales is an order (biology), order of flowering plants consisting of three (or four) families. The Proteales have been recognized by almost all taxonomists. The representatives of the Proteales are very different from each other. The order contains plants that do not look alike at all. What they have in common is seeds with little or no endosperm. The ovules are often Atrophy, atropic. Families In the classification system of Rolf Dahlgren, Dahlgren the Proteales were in the superorder Proteiflorae (also called Proteanae). The APG II system of 2003 also recognizes this order, and places it in the clade eudicots with this circumscription: * order Proteales :* family Nelumbonaceae :* family Proteaceae [+ family Platanaceae] with "+ ..." = optionally separate family (that may be split off from the preceding family). The APG III system of 2009 followed this same approach, but favored the narrower circumscription of the three families, firmly recognizing three families in Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora Of New South Wales ...
*''The Flora that are native to New South Wales, Australia''. :*''Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic''. *The categorisation scheme follows the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, in which :* Jervis Bay Territory, politically a Commonwealth of Australia territory, is treated as part of New South Wales; :* the Australian Capital Territory, politically a Commonwealth of Australia territory, is treated as separate but subordinate to New South Wales; :* Lord Howe Island, politically part of New South Wales, is treated as subordinate to Norfolk Island. {{CatAutoTOC New South Wales Biota of New South Wales New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Currawong
Currawongs are three species of medium-sized passerine birds belonging to the genus ''Strepera'' in the family Artamidae native to Australia. These are the grey currawong (''Strepera versicolor''), pied currawong (''S. graculina''), and black currawong (''S. fuliginosa''). The common name comes from the call of the familiar pied currawong of eastern Australia and is onomatopoeic. They were formerly known as crow-shrikes or bell-magpies. Despite their resemblance to crows and ravens, they are only distantly related to the corvidae, instead belonging to an Afro-Asian radiation of birds of superfamily Malaconotoidea. They are not as terrestrial as the magpie and have shorter legs. They are omnivorous, foraging in foliage, on tree trunks and limbs, and on the ground, taking insects and larvae (often dug out from under the bark of trees), fruit, and the nestlings of other birds. They are distinguishable from magpies and crows by their comical flight style in amongst foliage, appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phalangeriformes
Phalangeriformes is a paraphyletic suborder of about 70 species of small to medium-sized arboreal marsupials native to Australia, New Guinea, and Sulawesi. The species are commonly known as possums, gliders, and cuscus. The common name "possum" for various Phalangeriformes species derives from the creatures' resemblance to the opossums of the Americas (the term comes from Powhatan language ''aposoum'' "white animal", from Proto-Algonquian *''wa·p-aʔɬemwa'' "white dog"). However, although opossums are also marsupials, Australasian possums are more closely related to other Australasian marsupials such as kangaroos. Phalangeriformes are quadrupedal diprotodont marsupials with long tails. The smallest species, indeed the smallest diprotodont marsupial, is the Tasmanian pygmy possum, with an adult head-body length of and a weight of . The largest are the two species of bear cuscus, which may exceed . Phalangeriformes species are typically nocturnal and at least partia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kangaroo
Kangaroos are four marsupials from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning "large foot"). In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the red kangaroo, as well as the antilopine kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo, and western grey kangaroo. Kangaroos are indigenous to Australia and New Guinea. The Australian government estimates that 42.8 million kangaroos lived within the commercial harvest areas of Australia in 2019, down from 53.2 million in 2013. As with the terms " wallaroo" and "wallaby", "kangaroo" refers to a paraphyletic grouping of species. All three terms refer to members of the same taxonomic family, Macropodidae, and are distinguished according to size. The largest species in the family are called "kangaroos" and the smallest are generally called "wallabies". The term "wallaroos" refers to species of an intermediate size. There are also the tree-kangaroos, another type of macropod, which inhabit the tropi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leioproctus Raymenti
''Leioproctus'' is a genus in the plaster bee family Colletidae. Its members are primarily found in Australasia and temperate South America, and include the most common native bees in New Zealand. Species It includes the following species: *''Leioproctus abdominalis'' (Smith, 1879) *''Leioproctus abdominis'' Michener, 1965 *''Leioproctus abnormis'' (Cockerell, 1916) *''Leioproctus acaciae'' (Rayment, 1939) *''Leioproctus advena'' (Smith, 1862) *''Leioproctus albopilosus'' (Rayment, 1930) *''Leioproctus albovittatus'' (Cockerell, 1929) *''Leioproctus alienus'' (Smith, 1853) *''Leioproctus alismatis'' (Ducke, 1908) *''Leioproctus alleynae'' (Rayment, 1935) *''Leioproctus alloeopus'' Maynard, 1991 *''Leioproctus amabilis'' (Smith, 1879) *''Leioproctus andinus'' (Herbst, 1923) *''Leioproctus antennatus'' (Smith, 1879) *''Leioproctus anthracinus'' Michener, 1989 *''Leioproctus apicalis'' (Cockerell, 1921) *''Leioproctus argentifrons'' (Smith, 1879) *''Leioproctus arnauellus'' Michen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hylaeus (bee)
''Hylaeus'' is a large (over 500 species) and diverse cosmopolitan genus within the bee family Colletidae. This genus is also known as the yellow-faced bees or masked bees. This genus is the only truly globally distributed colletid, occurring on all continents except Antarctica. Description The genus of bees consists of generally small, black and yellow/white wasp-like species. The resemblance to wasps is enhanced by the absence of a scopa, which is atypical among bees. The body form of this genus is described as hylaeiform - slender, the hairs inconspicuous without magnification; scopa inconspicuous or absent. Males have an intermediate glossal shape with a small to distinct median apical glossal point. ''Hylaeus'' carry pollen in the crop, rather than externally, and regurgitate it into the cell where it will be used as larval food. Like most colletids, the liquid provisions are sealed inside a membranous cellophane-like cell lining. Nests are typically in dead twigs or plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalicodoma
''Chalicodoma'' is a subgenus of the bee genus ''Megachile'' in the family Megachilidae. Species * '' Megachile albocristata'' * ''Megachile albonotata'' * '' Megachile alborufa'' * '' Megachile apennina'' * '' Megachile atrocastanea'' * '' Megachile baetica'' * '' Megachile brunissima'' * '' Megachile canescens'' * ''Megachile cressa'' * '' Megachile creutzburgi'' * '' Megachile desertorum'' * '' Megachile difficilis'' * '' Megachile duala'' * '' Megachile formosa'' * '' Megachile fuerteventurae'' * '' Megachile fulvohirta'' * '' Megachile gessorum'' * ''Megachile heinii'' * '' Megachile hirsuta'' * '' Megachile hungarica'' * '' Megachile imperialis'' * '' Megachile incerta'' * '' Megachile insolita'' * '' Megachile jeanneli'' * '' Megachile karatauensis'' * '' Megachile karooensis'' * '' Megachile kashmirensis'' * '' Megachile ladakhensis'' * '' Megachile lefebvrei'' * ''Megachile leonum'' * '' Megachile lucidifrons'' * '' Megachile magadiensis'' * ''Megachile manicata'' * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sclerophyll
Sclerophyll is a type of vegetation that is adapted to long periods of dryness and heat. The plants feature hard leaves, short internodes (the distance between leaves along the stem) and leaf orientation which is parallel or oblique to direct sunlight. The word comes from the Greek ''sklēros'' (hard) and ''phyllon'' (leaf). The term was coined by A.F.W. Schimper in 1898 (translated in 1903), originally as a synonym of xeromorph, but the two words were later differentiated. Sclerophyllous plants occur in many parts of the world, but are most typical of areas with low rainfall or seasonal droughts, such as Australia, Africa, and western North and South America. They are prominent throughout Australia, parts of Argentina, the Cerrado biogeographic region of Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil, and in the Mediterranean biomes that cover the Mediterranean Basin, California, Chile, and the Cape Province of South Africa. In the Mediterranean basin, holm oak, cork oak and olives are ty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Victoria, New South Wales
Mount Victoria (postcode: 2786) is a small township in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. It is the westernmost village in the City of Blue Mountains, located about west-northwest by road from the Sydney central business district and at an altitude of about . The settlement had a population of 823 people at the 2011 Census. History Mount Victoria is located on an escarpment plateau extension of Mount York, the site of a camp on the original Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson crossing of the Blue Mountains in 1813. The area was originally marked as ''One Tree Hill'' on an early map dating from 1834 by the Surveyor General, Sir Thomas Mitchell. This is why when the township was established in 1866 it was known as ''One Tree Hill''. After the road across the Blue Mountains was constructed a toll bar was opened about east from the present township in 1849 and the area was also known as ''Broughton's Waterhole Toll Bar''. Coaches were charged at the toll accordi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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