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Zanthoxylum Dissitum
''Zanthoxylum dissitum'' is a woody plant native to China. It grows in upland thickets and open forests, forests, at 300–2600 m altitude. Description The plant is a woody Climbing vine; and its stems turn gray-white when old. The brownish red thorns on the branches are strong and straight, or hooked downward on the leaf shafts and midribs. The leaf has usually 5-9 leaflets, or seldom three; leaflets are alternate or nearly opposite, with various shapes, up to 20 cm in length, 1–8 cm in width or wider, with cracked teeth on the whole or on the edge of the leaf (Zanthoxylum bungeanum). The leaves are symmetrical on both sides, the thin side is slightly slanted, the top is tapered to a long tail, thick paper or nearly leathery, hairless, the midrib is sunken on the leaf surface, the oil spot is very small, and it is not easy to see under the enlarged lens; The petiole is 3–10 mm long. The inflorescences are axillary, usually no more than 10 cm long, with s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hemsley (botanist)
William Botting Hemsley (29 December 1843, in East Hoathly – 7 October 1924, in Kent) was an English botanist and 1909 Victoria Medal of Honour recipient. He was born in East Hoathly, Sussex and in 1860 started work at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew as an Improver, then Assistant for India in the Herbarium, finally Keeper of Herbarium and Library. He wrote a number of botanical works. In 1888, a genus of flowering plants from south-east Asia, belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae was named '' Hemsleya'' in his honour. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society Fellowship of the Royal Society (FRS, ForMemRS and HonFRS) is an award granted by the Fellows of the Royal Society of London to individuals who have made a "substantial contribution to the improvement of natural science, natural knowledge, incl ... in June 1889. Publications * * ''Biologica Centrali-Americana Botany. Vol. I '', 1879–1888 * Biologica Centrali-Americana Botany. Vol. III', 1882–1886 * ''Botan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zanthoxylum
''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the Family (biology), family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and Subtropics, subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in the subfamily Rutoideae#Zanthoxyleae, Rutoideae. Several of the species have yellow Wood#Heartwood and sapwood, heartwood, to which their generic name alludes. Several species are cultivated for their use as spices, notably including Sichuan pepper. Description Plants in the genus ''Zanthoxylum'' are typically dioecious shrubs, trees or woody climbers armed with Trichome#Plant trichomes, trichomes. The leaves are arranged alternately and are usually Pinnation, pinnate or Glossary of leaf morphology#trifoliate, trifoliate. The flowers are usually arranged in panicles and usually function as male or female flowers with four sepals and four petals, the sepals remaining attached to the fruit. Male flowers have f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Articles With 'species' Microformats
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