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Tetramelaceae
The Tetramelaceae are a family of plants in the order Cucurbitales, containing two genera of mostly Asian, large trees, ''Octomeles'' and ''Tetrameles'', each with a single species. These genera were formerly placed in the Datiscaceae,van Steenis CGGJ (1953) Datiscaceae. ''Fl. Males., Ser. I, Spermat.'' 4: 382–387. but genetic studies confirmed that they do not form a natural clade with the other members of that family. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q132333 Tetramelaceae, Rosid families Taxa described in 1965 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cucurbitales
The Cucurbitales are an order of flowering plants, included in the rosid group of dicotyledons. This order mostly belongs to tropical areas, with limited presence in subtropical and temperate regions. The order includes shrubs and trees, together with many herbs and climbers. One major characteristic of the Cucurbitales is the presence of unisexual flowers, mostly pentacyclic, with thick pointed petals (whenever present). The pollination is usually performed by insects, but wind pollination is also present (in Coriariaceae and Datiscaceae). The order consists of roughly 2600 species in eight families. The largest families are Begoniaceae (begonia family) with around 1500 species and Cucurbitaceae (gourd family) with around 900 species. These two families include the only economically important plants. Specifically, the Cucurbitaceae (gourd family) include some food species, such as squash, pumpkin (both from '' Cucurbita''), watermelon (''Citrullus vulgaris''), and cucumb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetrameles Nudiflora
''Tetrameles'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Tetramelaceae with one species, ''Tetrameles nudiflora''. It grows as a large deciduous tree and is found across southern Asia from India through southeast Asia, Malesia, and into northern Australia. The largest tree in Thailand is of this species, and was measured on February 29, 2016 by dendrologist Marc Meyer using a Nikon Forestry 500/pro laser. Its height is exactly 64.20 meters (210ft 7in) with a girth of exactly 24.20 meters ( 25ft 6in). Taxonomy Robert Brown described ''Tetrameles nudiflora'' in 1844, from material collected in Java. It is the only species in its genus ''Tetrameles'', and together with '' Octomeles sumatrana'' comprise the only two species in the family Tetramelaceae. They were previously classified in the Datiscaceae but found genetically to not form a natural clade with the other members of that family. Description ''Tetrameles nudiflora'' grows as a large dioecious tree, capable of growing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octomeles
''Octomeles'' is a monotypic genus of plant in family Tetramelaceae. The sole species is ''Octomeles sumatrana'', sometimes written ''O. sumatranum''. ''Octomeles sumatrana'', commonly called Benuang, or Ilimo, is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and the Solomon Islands. It and ''Tetrameles nudiflora'' are the only two species in the family Tetramelaceae. They were previously classified in the Datiscaceae but found genetically not to form a natural clade with the other members of that family. Description The tree is dioecious and large, reaching up to in height and up to diameter above the buttresses. A pioneer species, it regenerates quickly in disturbed habitats such as logged forest and previously cultivated land. It has been known to grow as much as in height and up to diameter at breast height (DBH) in just four years. Also, like other pioneer species, it is relatively short lived; even the emergent titans rarely exceeding 85 y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetrameles
''Tetrameles'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Tetramelaceae with one species, ''Tetrameles nudiflora''. It grows as a large deciduous tree and is found across southern Asia from India through southeast Asia, Malesia, and into northern Australia. The largest tree in Thailand is of this species, and was measured on February 29, 2016 by dendrologist Marc Meyer using a Nikon Forestry 500/pro laser. Its height is exactly 64.20 meters (210ft 7in) with a girth of exactly 24.20 meters ( 25ft 6in). Taxonomy Robert Brown described ''Tetrameles nudiflora'' in 1844, from material collected in Java. It is the only species in its genus ''Tetrameles'', and together with '' Octomeles sumatrana'' comprise the only two species in the family Tetramelaceae. They were previously classified in the Datiscaceae but found genetically to not form a natural clade with the other members of that family. Description ''Tetrameles nudiflora'' grows as a large dioecious tree, capable of growing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetramelaceae
The Tetramelaceae are a family of plants in the order Cucurbitales, containing two genera of mostly Asian, large trees, ''Octomeles'' and ''Tetrameles'', each with a single species. These genera were formerly placed in the Datiscaceae,van Steenis CGGJ (1953) Datiscaceae. ''Fl. Males., Ser. I, Spermat.'' 4: 382–387. but genetic studies confirmed that they do not form a natural clade with the other members of that family. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q132333 Tetramelaceae, Rosid families Taxa described in 1965 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Datiscaceae
The Datiscaceae are a family of dicotyledonous plants, containing two species of the genus ''Datisca''. Two other genera, ''Octomeles'' and ''Tetrameles'', are now classified in the family Tetramelaceae. Datiscaceae are large herbaceous plants, with alternate and pinnate leaves. They are actinorhizal plants, that host nitrogen-fixing bacteria in their roots, and are the only ones that are non-woody, although non-actinorrhizal plants also fix nitrogen, such as the legumes. Species The genus ''Datisca'' contains two or three species; two from Asia and one from North America. The species '' Datisca cannabina'' is found in Crete and Turkey, and closely related '' Datisca nepalensis'' is found in the Himalayas, and is sometimes included in ''D. cannabina''. It grows to about 2.0 m tall, and in May to August it produces small greenish-yellow flowers. This species is strictly dioecious Dioecy ( ; ; adj. dioecious, ) is a characteristic of certain species that have distinct uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ta Prohm
Ta Prohm (, UNGEGN: , ALA-LC: ; "Ancestor Brahma") is the modern name of a temple near the city of Siem Reap, Cambodia, approximately one kilometre east of Angkor Thom and on the southern edge of the East Baray. It was built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th century and early 13th century and was originally called Rajavihara (, UNGEGN: , ALA-LC: ; "Royal Monastery"). It was founded by the Khmer King Jayavarman VII as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery and center of learning dedicated to his mother. Almost 80,000 people were required to maintain or attend at the temple, including over 2,700 officials and 615 dancers. The temple is referred to as the "Tomb Raider Temple" or the "Angelina Jolie Temple" due to its depiction in the film '' Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'' (2001). The temple was built without mortar and, after it was abandoned, trees took root in the loosened stones. The trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings have made it one of the most popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plant
Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with cyanobacteria to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water, using the green pigment chlorophyll. Exceptions are parasitic plants that have lost the genes for chlorophyll and photosynthesis, and obtain their energy from other plants or fungi. Most plants are multicellular organism, multicellular, except for some green algae. Historically, as in Aristotle's biology, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi. Definitions have narrowed since then; current definitions exclude fungi and some of the algae. By the definition used in this article, plants form the clade Viridiplantae (green plants), which consists of the green algae and the embryophytes or land plants (hornworts, liverworts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosid Families
The rosids are members of a large clade (monophyletic group) of flowering plants, containing about 70,000 species, more than a quarter of all angiosperms. The clade is divided into 16 to 20 orders, depending upon circumscription and classification. These orders, in turn, together comprise about 140 families. Fossil rosids are known from the Cretaceous period. Molecular clock estimates indicate that the rosids may have originated in the Aptian or Albian stages of the Cretaceous, between 125 and 99.6 million years ago. Today's broadleaved forests are dominated by rosid species, which in turn help with diversification in many other living lineages. Additionally, rosid herbs and shrubs are a significant part of arctic/alpine and temperate floras. The clade also includes some aquatic, desert and parasitic plants. Name The name is based upon the name " Rosidae", which had usually been understood to be a subclass. In 1967, Armen Takhtajan showed that the correct basis for the name "R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
