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Talinum Latifolium
''Talinum'' is a genus of herbaceous succulent plants in the family Talinaceae (formerly in the family Portulacaceae) whose common names include fameflower. It includes 27 species native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Indian subcontinent, and Myanmar. Several species bear edible leaves, and ''Talinum fruticosum'' is widely grown in tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. ''Talinum paniculatum'' is grown as an ornamental plant. Species 27 species are accepted. * '' Talinum albiflorum'' * '' Talinum ankaranense'' * '' Talinum arnotii'' * '' Talinum aurantiacum'' Engelm. * '' Talinum boivinianum'' * '' Talinum bosseri'' * '' Talinum afrum'' ( Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. * '' Talinum crispatulum'' * '' Talinum dauphinense'' * '' Talinum domingense'' * ''Talinum fruticosum'' ( L.) Juss. * '' Talinum grevei'' * '' Talinum humbertii'' * '' Talinum latifolium'' * '' Talinum lineare'' * '' Talinum microphyllum'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talinum Fruticosum
''Talinum fruticosum'' is a herbaceous perennial plant that is native to Mexico, the Caribbean, West Africa, Central America, and much of South America. Common names include Ceylon spinach, waterleaf, cariru, Gbure, Surinam purslane, Philippine spinach, Florida spinach, potherb fameflower, sweetheart, and Kutu bataw in Ghana from the Akan language It is widely grown in tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. Description The plant grows erect, reaching a height of . It bears small, pink flowers and broad, fleshy leaves. Uses As a leaf vegetable, ''T. fruticosum'' is rich in vitamins, including vitamins A and C, and minerals such as iron and calcium . Because it is high in oxalic acid, consumption should be avoided or limited by those suffering from kidney disorders, gout, and rheumatoid arthritis . It is cultivated in West Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the warmer parts of North and South America. In Brazil it is grown along the banks of the Amazon River, and is con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talinum Latifolium
''Talinum'' is a genus of herbaceous succulent plants in the family Talinaceae (formerly in the family Portulacaceae) whose common names include fameflower. It includes 27 species native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Indian subcontinent, and Myanmar. Several species bear edible leaves, and ''Talinum fruticosum'' is widely grown in tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. ''Talinum paniculatum'' is grown as an ornamental plant. Species 27 species are accepted. * '' Talinum albiflorum'' * '' Talinum ankaranense'' * '' Talinum arnotii'' * '' Talinum aurantiacum'' Engelm. * '' Talinum boivinianum'' * '' Talinum bosseri'' * '' Talinum afrum'' ( Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. * '' Talinum crispatulum'' * '' Talinum dauphinense'' * '' Talinum domingense'' * ''Talinum fruticosum'' ( L.) Juss. * '' Talinum grevei'' * '' Talinum humbertii'' * '' Talinum latifolium'' * '' Talinum lineare'' * '' Talinum microphyllum'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Laurent De Jussieu
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (; 12 April 1748 – 17 September 1836) was a French botanist, notable as the first to publish a natural classification of flowering plants; much of his system remains in use today. His classification was based on an extended unpublished work by his uncle, the botanist Bernard de Jussieu. Life Jussieu was born in Lyon, France, in 1748, as one of 10 children, to Christophle de Jussieu, an amateur botanist. His father's three younger brothers were also botanists. He went to Paris in 1765 to be with his uncle Bernard de Jussieu, Bernard and to study medicine, graduating with a doctorate in 1770, with a thesis on animal and vegetable physiology. His uncle introduced him to the Jardin du Roi, where he was appointed as a botany List of academic ranks, Demonstrator and deputy to L. G. Le Monnier, professor of botany there in 1770. Le Monnier had succeeded Antoine-Laurent's uncle Antoine in 1759. Lectures by eminent botanists, including the Jusssieu dynasty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy". Many of his writings were in Latin; his name is rendered in Latin as and, after his 1761 ennoblement, as . Linnaeus was the son of a curate and was born in Råshult, in the countryside of Småland, southern Sweden. He received most of his higher education at Uppsala University and began giving lectures in botany there in 1730. He lived abroad between 1735 and 1738, where he studied and also published the first edition of his ' in the Netherlands. He then returned to Sweden where he became professor of medicine and botany at Uppsala. In the 1740s, he was sent on several journeys through Sweden to find and classify plants and animals. In the 1750s and 1760s, he co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talinum Domingense
''Talinum'' is a genus of herbaceous succulent plants in the family Talinaceae (formerly in the family Portulacaceae) whose common names include fameflower. It includes 27 species native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Indian subcontinent, and Myanmar. Several species bear edible leaves, and ''Talinum fruticosum'' is widely grown in tropical regions as a leaf vegetable. ''Talinum paniculatum'' is grown as an ornamental plant. Species 27 species are accepted. * '' Talinum albiflorum'' * '' Talinum ankaranense'' * '' Talinum arnotii'' * '' Talinum aurantiacum'' Engelm. * '' Talinum boivinianum'' * '' Talinum bosseri'' * '' Talinum afrum'' ( Thunb.) Eckl. & Zeyh. * '' Talinum crispatulum'' * '' Talinum dauphinense'' * '' Talinum domingense'' * ''Talinum fruticosum'' ( L.) Juss. * ''Talinum grevei'' * ''Talinum humbertii'' * ''Talinum latifolium'' * '' Talinum lineare'' * '' Talinum microphyllum'' * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eckl
Eckl is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bob Eckl (1917–1961), American football player * Franz Eckl (1896–1966), Austrian footballer * J. B. Eckl, Canadian songwriter, producer, and recording artist {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thunb
Carl Peter Thunberg, also known as Karl Peter von Thunberg, Carl Pehr Thunberg, or Carl Per Thunberg (11 November 1743 – 8 August 1828), was a Swedish naturalist and an "apostle" of Carl Linnaeus. After studying under Linnaeus at Uppsala University, he spent seven years travelling in southern Italy and Asia, collecting and describing people and animals new to European science, and observing local cultures. He has been called "the father of South African botany", "pioneer of Occidental Medicine in Japan", and the "Japanese Linnaeus". Early life Thunberg was born and grew up in Jönköping, Sweden. At the age of 18, he entered Uppsala University where he was taught by Carl Linnaeus, regarded as the "father of modern taxonomy". Thunberg graduated in 1767 after 6 years of studying. To deepen his knowledge in botany, medicine and natural history, he was encouraged by Linnaeus in 1770 to travel to Paris and Amsterdam. In Amsterdam and Leiden Thunberg met the Dutch botanist and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
