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Staurogyne
''Staurogyne'' is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. Description Species of the genus ''Staurogyne'' tend to have annual or perennial herbs. They may also have shrubs. The stems of ''Staurogyne'' tend to be short. Species The genus includes 150 accepted species, of which the most notable are: * ''Staurogyne bicolor'' * ''Staurogyne brachystachya'' * ''Staurogyne elegans'' * ''Staurogyne hirsuta'' * ''Staurogyne minarum'' * ''Staurogyne repens'' * ''Staurogyne sichuanica'' Distribution The genus is widely distributed in the equatorial regions of Africa, Asia and South America. References Staurogyne, Acanthaceae genera {{Acanthaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staurogyne Brachystachya
''Staurogyne'' is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae Acanthaceae () is a Family (biology), family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are Tropics, tropical Herbaceous plant, herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epip .... Description Species of the genus ''Staurogyne'' tend to have annual or perennial herbs. They may also have shrubs. The stems of ''Staurogyne'' tend to be short. Species The genus includes 150 accepted species, of which the most notable are: * '' Staurogyne bicolor'' * '' Staurogyne brachystachya'' * '' Staurogyne elegans'' * '' Staurogyne hirsuta'' * '' Staurogyne minarum'' * '' Staurogyne repens'' * '' Staurogyne sichuanica'' Distribution The genus is widely distributed in the equatorial regions of Africa, Asia and South America. References Acanthaceae genera {{Acanthaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staurogyne Minarum
''Staurogyne minarum'' is a species of flowering plant native to Brazilian cerrado ecoregion. It is a shrub native to Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ... state. References External links List of taxa in the Virtual Herbarium Of The New York Botanical Garden: ''Staurogyne minarum'' * List of taxa in the Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia: ''Staurogyne minarum'' minarum Endemic flora of Brazil Flora of Southeast Brazil Plants described in 1847 Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck {{Acanthaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staurogyne Repens
''Staurogyne repens'' is a plant in the family Acanthaceae Acanthaceae () is a Family (biology), family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are Tropics, tropical Herbaceous plant, herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epip ..., native to Brazil and Guyana. It was formally known as ''Ebermaiera repens''. It is widely used as a tropical aquarium plant, where it grows as a bright green carpet at the bottom of the tank. References Flora of Southern America Aquatic plants repens {{Acanthaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staurogyne Elegans
''Staurogyne elegans'' is a species of flowering plant native to Brazilian cerrado vegetation. It is a subshrub or shrub native to Minas Gerais state. This plant is cited in ''Flora Brasiliensis'' by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius Carl Friedrich Philipp (Karl Friedrich Philipp) von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botany, botanist and explorer. Between 1817 and 1820, he travelled 10,000 km through Brazil while collecting botanical specimens. His m .... References elegans Endemic flora of Brazil Flora of Southeast Brazil Plants described in 1847 Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck {{Acanthaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staurogyne Hirsuta
''Staurogyne hirsuta'' is a species of plant native to Brazilian cerrado vegetation. It is a subshrub endemic to Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius Carl Friedrich Philipp (Karl Friedrich Philipp) von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botany, botanist and explorer. Between 1817 and 1820, he travelled 10,000 km through Brazil while collecting botanical specimens. His m .... References hirsuta Endemic flora of Brazil Flora of Southeast Brazil Plants described in 1847 Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck {{Acanthaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae () is a Family (biology), family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are Tropics, tropical Herbaceous plant, herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epiphytes. Only a few species are distributed in temperate regions. The four main centres of distribution are Indonesia and Malaysia, Africa, Brazil, and Central America. Representatives of the family can be found in nearly every Habitat (ecology), habitat, including dense or open forests, scrublands, wet fields and valleys, sea coast and marine areas, swamps, and mangrove forests. Description Plants in this family have simple, opposite, decussated leaf, leaves with entire (or sometimes toothed, lobed, or spiny) margins, and without stipules. The leaves may contain cystoliths, calcium carbonate concretions, seen as streaks on the surface. The flowers are perfect, Floral symmetry, zygomorphic to nearly Floral symmetry, actinomorphic, and arran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staurogyne Bicolor
''Staurogyne bicolor'' is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss or habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species. The organisms once living there have either moved elsewhere, or are dead, leading to a decrease .... References Endemic flora of Cameroon bicolor Vulnerable plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Acanthaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staurogyne Sichuanica
''Staurogyne sichuanica'' is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after .... References Flora of China sichuanica Endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Acanthaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel Wallich
Nathaniel Wolff Wallich (28 January 1786 – 28 April 1854) was a surgeon and botanist of Danish origin who worked in India, initially in the Danish settlement near Calcutta and later for the Danish East India Company and the British East India Company. He was involved in the early development of the Calcutta Botanical Garden, describing many new plant species and developing a large herbarium collection which was distributed to collections in Europe. Several of the plants that he collected were named after him. Early life and education Nathaniel Wallich was born in Copenhagen in 1786 as Nathan Wulff Wallich. His father Wulff Lazarus Wallich (1756–1843) was a Sephardi_Jews, Sephardic Jewish merchant originally from the Holstein, Holsatian town Altona, Hamburg, Altona near Hamburg, who settled in Copenhagen late in the 18th century. His mother was Hanne née Jacobson (1757–1839). Wallich attended the Royal Danish Academy of Surgery, Royal Academy of Surgeons in Copenhagen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nees
Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (14 February 1776 – 16 March 1858) was a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher. He was a contemporary of Goethe and was born within the lifetime of Linnaeus. He described approximately 7,000 plant species (almost as many as Linnaeus himself). His last official act as president of the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina was to admit Charles Darwin as a member. He was the author of numerous monographs on botany and zoology and majority of his best-known works deal with fungi. Biography Nees von Esenbeck was born in Schloss Reichenberg near Reichelsheim (Odenwald) in Hesse, Germany. He showed an early interest in science and, after receiving his primary education in Darmstadt, went on to the University of Jena and obtained his degree in biology (natural history) and medicine in 1800. He practiced as a physician for Francis I (Erbach-Erbach), but he had developed a great inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
