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Solenangis Impraedicta
''Solenangis impraedicta'' is an orchid that was described in early 2024. It was found in central Madagascar where it is pollinated by hawkmoths. Scientists noted how this orchid has an extremely long nectar spur A nectar spur is a hollow extension of a part of a flower. The spur may arise from various parts of the flower: the sepals, petals, or hypanthium, and often contain tissues that secrete nectar Nectar, (nectaries). Nectar spurs are present in many ..., measuring in at about long. Description The flowers are 2 cm wide. The spur is 33 cm long. Taxonomy It was published by Tariq Stévart, João N. M. Farminhão, Marie Savignac, Simon Verlynde, and Brigitte Ramandimbisoa in 2024.Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-ac). ''Solenangis impraedicta'' Stévart, Farminhão, Savignac, Verlynde & Ramand. Tropicos. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/100545321 Etymology The specific epithet ''impraedicta'' means unpredicted. Ecology Pollination It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tariq Stévart
Tariq () is an Arabic word and given name. Etymology The word is derived from the Arabic verb , ('), meaning "to strike", and into the agentive conjugated doer form , ('), meaning "striker". It became popular as a name after Tariq ibn Ziyad, a Muslim military leader who conquered Iberia in the Battle of Guadalete in 711 AD. It is also the name of a Quranic chapter. In literature and placenames Ṭariq is used in classical Arabic to refer to a visitor at night (a visitor "strikes" the house door). Due to the heat of travel in the Arabian Peninsula, visitors would generally arrive at night. The use of the word appears in several places including the Quran, where ṭāriq is used to refer to the brilliant star at night, because it comes out visiting at night, and this is the common understanding of the word nowadays due to the Qur'an. It can also be found in many poems. For example, from the famous poets Imru' al-Qais and Jarir ibn Atiyah. Gibraltar is the Spanish derivation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |