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Agastache
''Agastache'' () is a genus of aromatic flowering herbaceous perennial plants in the family Lamiaceae. It contains 22 species, mainly native to North America, one species native to eastern Asia. The common names of the species are a variety of fairly ambiguous and confusing " hyssops" and "mints"; as a whole the genus is known as giant hyssops or hummingbird mints. Description Most species are very upright, tall, with stiff, angular stems clothed in toothed-edged, lance-shaped leaves ranging from long and 0.5–11 cm broad depending on the species. Upright spikes of tubular, two-lipped flowers develop at the stem tips in summer. The flowers are usually white, pink, mauve, or purple, with the bracts that back the flowers being of the same or a slightly contrasting color. Taxonomy ''Agastache'' derives from the Ancient Greek words () "very much" and () "ear of grain", describing the flower spikes. The genus was established in 1762 by Jan Frederik Gronovius in the second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyssopus (plant)
''Hyssopus'' (hyssop) is a genus of herbaceous or semi-woody plants in the family Lamiaceae, native from the east Mediterranean to central Asia as far east as Mongolia. They are aromatic, with erect branched stems up to 60 cm long covered with fine hairs at the tips. The leaves are narrow oblong, 2–5 cm long. The small blue flowers are borne on the upper part of the branches during summer. By far the best-known species is the herb hyssop (''H. officinalis''), widely cultivated outside its native area in the Mediterranean. Though commonly called "''hyssop''", anise hyssop (''Agastache foeniculum''; also called blue giant hyssop) and all ''Agastache'' species are not members of ''Hyssopus''. However, both genera are in the mint family. ;Species # '' Hyssopus ambiguus'' ( Trautv.) Iljin ex Prochorov. & Lebel - Altai Republic of Russia, Kazakhstan # '' Hyssopus cuspidatus'' Boriss. - Altai Republic, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang, Mongolia # '' Hyssopus latilabiatus'' C.Y.Wu & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamiaceae
The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle, or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil (herb), basil, mentha, mint, rosemary, Salvia officinalis, sage, savory (herb), savory, marjoram, oregano, Hyssopus officinalis, hyssop, thyme, lavender, and perilla, as well as traditional medicines such as catnip, ''Salvia'', Monarda, bee balm, Leonotis leonurus, wild dagga, and Leonurus japonicus, oriental motherwort. Some species are shrubs, trees (such as teak), or, rarely, vines. Many members of the family are widely cultivated, not only for their aromatic qualities, but also their ease of cultivation, since they are readily propagated by stem cuttings. Besides those grown for their edible leaves, some are grown for decorative foliage. Others are grown for seed, such as ''Salvia hispanica'' (chia), or for their edible tubers, such as ''Plectr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mentheae
Mentheae is the largest tribe of plants in the family Lamiaceae. It includes herbs such as sage, hyssop, mint, bee balm and thyme. Genera Subtribe Lycopinae * '' Lycopus'' (21 living species) Subtribe Menthinae * '' Acanthomintha'' * '' Blephilia'' * '' Bystropogon'' * '' Clinopodium'' * '' Conradina'' * '' Cuminia'' * ''Cunila'' * '' Cyclotrichium'' * ''Dicerandra'' * '' Drymosiphon'' * '' Eriothymus'' * '' Glechon'' * '' Gontscharovia'' * ''Hedeoma'' * '' Hesperozygis'' * '' Hoehnea'' * '' Killickia'' (treated as part of Micromeria by Harley et al. 2004) * '' Kurzamra'' * ''Mentha'' * ''Micromeria'' * '' Minthostachys'' * ''Monarda'' * '' Monardella'' * ''Obtegomeria'' * ''Origanum'' * '' Pentapleura'' * '' Piloblephis'' * '' Pogogyne'' * '' Poliomintha'' * ''Pycnanthemum'' * '' Rhabdocaulon'' * ''Rhododon'' * '' Saccocalyx'' * ''Satureja'' * '' Stachydeoma'' * '' Thymbra'' * ''Thymus'' * ''Zataria'' * '' Ziziphora'' Subtribe Nepetinae * ''Agastache'' * '' Cedronella'' * ''Drac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyssop
''Hyssopus officinalis'' or hyssop is a shrub in the Lamiaceae or mint family native to Southern Europe, the Middle East, and the region surrounding the Caspian Sea. Due to its purported properties as an antiseptic, cough reliever, and expectorant, it has been used in traditional herbal medicine. Description Hyssop is a brightly coloured shrub or subshrub that ranges from in height. The stem is woody at the base, from which grow a number of upright branches. Its leaves are lanceolate, dark green, and from long. During the summer, hyssop produces pink, blue (ssp. aristadus), or, more rarely, white fragrant (ssp. f. albus) flowers. These give rise to small oblong tetra-achenes. History A plant called hyssop has been in use since classical antiquity. Its name is a direct adaptation from the Greek ὕσσωπος (). The Hebrew word אזוב ('' ezov'', ''esov'', or ''esob'') and the Greek word ὕσσωπος probably share a common (but unknown) origin. The name hyssop a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepetoideae
Nepetoideae is a subfamily of plants in the family Lamiaceae. , the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website (APweb) accepted the following genera: The format of the authorities is not the IPNI standard. * '' Acanthomintha'' (A. Gray) Bentham & J. D. Hooker * ''Aeollanthus'' Sprengel * ''Agastache'' Gronovius * ''Alvesia'' Welwitsch * '' Anisochilus'' Bentham * '' Asterohyptis'' Epling * '' Basilicum'' Moench * '' Benguellia'' G. Taylor * '' Blephilia'' Rafinesque * '' Bystropogon'' L'Héritier * '' Cantinoa'' Harley & J. F. B. Pastore * ''Capitanopsis'' S. Moore * '' Catoferia'' (Bentham) Bentham * '' Cedronella'' Moench * '' Cleonia'' L. * ''Clinopodium'' L. * ''Coleus'' Loureiro * '' Collinsonia'' L. * '' Condea'' Adanson * '' Conradina'' A. Gray * '' Cuminia'' Colla * ''Cunila'' L. * '' Cyanocephalus'' (Bentham) Harley & J. F. B. Pastore * '' Cyclotrichium'' (Boissier) Manden. & Scheng. * ''Dicerandra'' Bentham * ''Dracocephalum'' L. * '' Drepanocaryum'' Pojarkova * '' Elsholtzia'' Willd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mentha
''Mentha'', also known as mint (from Greek , Linear B ''mi-ta''), is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is estimated that 13 to 24 species exist, but the exact distinction between species is unclear. Hybridization occurs naturally where some species' ranges overlap. Many hybrids and cultivars are known. The genus has a subcosmopolitan distribution, growing best in wet environments and moist soils. Description Mints are aromatic, almost exclusively perennial herbs. They have wide-spreading underground and overground stolons and erect, square, branched stems. Mints will grow tall and can spread over an indeterminate area. Due to their tendency to spread unchecked, some mints are considered invasive. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, from oblong to lanceolate, often downy, and with a serrated margin. Leaf colors range from dark green and gray-green to purple, blue, and sometimes pale yellow. The flowers are produced in long bracts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cladistic
Cladistics ( ; from Ancient Greek 'branch') is an approach to biological classification in which organisms are categorized in groups ("clades") based on hypotheses of most recent common ancestry. The evidence for hypothesized relationships is typically shared derived characteristics ( synapomorphies) that are not present in more distant groups and ancestors. However, from an empirical perspective, common ancestors are inferences based on a cladistic hypothesis of relationships of taxa whose character states can be observed. Theoretically, a last common ancestor and all its descendants constitute a (minimal) clade. Importantly, all descendants stay in their overarching ancestral clade. For example, if the terms ''worms'' or ''fishes'' were used within a ''strict'' cladistic framework, these terms would include humans. Many of these terms are normally used paraphyletically, outside of cladistics, e.g. as a ' grade', which are fruitless to precisely delineate, especially when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morphology (biology)
Morphology (from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) "form", and λόγος (lógos) "word, study, research") is the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features. This includes aspects of the outward appearance (shape, structure, color, pattern, size), as well as the form and structure of internal parts like bones and organs, i.e., anatomy. This is in contrast to physiology, which deals primarily with function. Morphology is a branch of life science dealing with the study of the overall structure of an organism or taxon and its component parts. History The etymology of the word "morphology" is from the Ancient Greek (), meaning "form", and (), meaning "word, study, research". While the concept of form in biology, opposed to function, dates back to Aristotle (see Aristotle's biology), the field of morphology was developed by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1790) and independently by the German anatomist and physiologist Karl Fried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Frederik Gronovius
Jan Frederik Gronovius (also seen as Johann Frederik and Johannes Fredericus) (10 February 1690 in Leiden – 10 July 1762 in Leiden) was a Dutch botanist notable as a patron of Carl Linnaeus, Linnaeus. John Clayton (botanist), John Clayton, a plant collector in Virginia sent him many specimens, as well as manuscript descriptions, in the 1730s. Without Clayton's knowledge, Gronovius used the material in his ''Flora Virginica'' (1739–43, 2nd ed. 1762). He was the son of Jakob Gronovius and grandson of Johann Friedrich Gronovius, both classical scholars. In 1719, he married Margaretha Christina Trigland, who died in 1726, and Johanna Susanna Alensoon in 1729. His son Laurens Theodorus Gronovius, Laurens Theodoor Gronovius (1730–1777) was also a botanist. References External links Clayton herbarium page with Gronovius picture J. F. Gronovius: ''Flora Virginica'' 1745 on GoogleBooks {{DEFAULTSORT:Gronovius, Jan Frederik 1690 births 1762 deaths 18th-century Dutch botan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
