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Guibourtia
''Guibourtia'' is a flowering plant genus in the family Fabaceae, also known by the common names as Rhodesian copalwood, African Rosewood, amazique, bubinga, kevazingo, and ovangkol. Description ''Guibourtia'' contains 16 species that are native to tropical regions of Africa (13 species) and South America (3 species).International Legume Database & Information Service''Guibourtia'' They occur in swampy or periodically inundated forests, as well as near rivers or at lakeshores. The trees grow to 40–50 m tall, with a trunk diameter of 1–2 m, often with a heavily buttressed trunk.Translated from the German Wikipedia article Guibourtia Species ;Africa *'' Guibourtia arnoldiana'' (De Wild. & T.Durand) J.Léonard – benge, benzi, bubinga, essingang, kevazingo, m'penze, mbenge, mutenye, olive walnut, ovang, waka *'' Guibourtia carrissoana'' (M.A.Exell) J.Léonard – African rosewood *'' Guibourtia coleosperma'' (Benth.) J.Léonard – African rosewood, false mopane, Rhodesian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guibourtia Tessmannii
''Guibourtia tessmannii'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is a medium to large-sized tree and is native to Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. The timber has an attractive appearance and has many uses, and the bark is used in traditional medicine. Description ''Guibourtia tessmannii'' is a fairly large tree with a dense, rounded crown, growing to a height of about . The trunk is straight and cylindrical, often with tall slender buttresses. It can be up to in diameter and is usually devoid of branches for about half of the tree's height. The greyish or brownish bark has circular scaly patches which become detached, leaving orange depressions. The leaves are arranged spirally and are pinnate, with one pair of ovate or elliptical leaflets, each up to in length. The inflorescence is a terminal or axillary panicle with thick stems clad in red hairs. The flowers are small, whitish and fragrant, with four sepals, no petals, ten stamens and a superior ovary. They ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Joseph Bennett
John Joseph Bennett (8 January 1801 – 29 February 1876) was a British physician and botanist. He was the younger brother of the zoologist Edward Turner Bennett. Life and work Bennett was born in Tottenham and was educated in Enfield where his contemporaries included John Reeve. He then studied at the Middlesex Hospital and received his medical degree in 1825. Along with his brother he lived on Cavendish Square where they met and assisted John Edward Gray. A plant was named a ''Bennettia'' by Gray but it was found to be a synonym of '' Saussurea''. His brother was working on an edition of Gilbert White's book when he died and it had to be completed by John. He became an assistant to Robert Brown keeper of the Banksian herbarium and library at the British Museum from 1827 to 1858, when he succeeded Brown as Keeper of the Botanical Department. He was elected to the Linnean Society in 1828 and served as its secretary from 1840 to 1860. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Socie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guibourtia Copallifera
''Guibourtia'' is a flowering plant genus in the family (biology), family Fabaceae, also known by the common names as Rhodesian copalwood, African Rosewood, amazique, bubinga, kevazingo, and ovangkol. Description ''Guibourtia'' contains 16 species that are native to tropical regions of Africa (13 species) and South America (3 species).International Legume Database & Information Service''Guibourtia'' They occur in swampy or periodically inundated forests, as well as near rivers or at lakeshores. The trees grow to 40–50 m tall, with a trunk diameter of 1–2 m, often with a heavily buttress root, buttressed trunk.Translated from the German Wikipedia article :de:Guibourtia, Guibourtia Species ;Africa *''Guibourtia arnoldiana'' (De Wild. & T.Durand) J.Léonard – benge, benzi, bubinga, essingang, kevazingo, m'penze, mbenge, mutenye, olive walnut, ovang, waka *''Guibourtia carrissoana'' (M.A.Exell) J.Léonard – African rosewood *''Guibourtia coleosperma'' (Benth.) J.Léonard – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arts And Crafts
The Arts and Crafts movement was an international trend in the Decorative arts, decorative and fine arts that developed earliest and most fully in the British Isles and subsequently spread across the British Empire and to the rest of Europe and America. Initiated in reaction against the perceived impoverishment of the decorative arts and the conditions in which they were produced, the movement flourished in Europe and North America between about 1880 and 1920. Some consider that it is the root of the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style), Modern Style, a British expression of what later came to be called the Art Nouveau movement. Others consider that it is the incarnation of Art Nouveau in England. Others consider Art and Crafts to be in opposition to Art Nouveau. Arts and Crafts indeed criticized Art Nouveau for its use of industrial materials such as iron. In Japan, it emerged in the 1920s as the Mingei movement. It stood for traditional craftsmanship, and often used Medi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inlay
Inlay covers a range of techniques in sculpture and the decorative arts for inserting pieces of contrasting, often colored materials into depressions in a base object to form Ornament (art), ornament or pictures that normally are flush with the matrix. A great range of materials have been used both for the base or matrix and for the inlays inserted into it. Inlay is commonly used in the production of decorative furniture, where pieces of colored wood, precious metals or even diamonds are inserted into the surface of the carcass using various matrices including clear coats and varnishes. Inlay (guitar), Lutherie inlays are frequently used as decoration and marking on musical instruments, particularly the smaller String instrument, strings. Perhaps the most famous example of furniture inlay is that of André-Charles Boulle (1642–1732) which is known as Boulle work and evolved in part from inlay produced in Italy during the late 15th century at the ''studiolo'' for Federico da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guibourtia Hymenaefolia
''Guibourtia'' is a flowering plant genus in the family Fabaceae, also known by the common names as Rhodesian copalwood, African Rosewood, amazique, bubinga, kevazingo, and ovangkol. Description ''Guibourtia'' contains 16 species that are native to tropical regions of Africa (13 species) and South America (3 species).International Legume Database & Information Service''Guibourtia'' They occur in swampy or periodically inundated forests, as well as near rivers or at lakeshores. The trees grow to 40–50 m tall, with a trunk diameter of 1–2 m, often with a heavily buttressed trunk.Translated from the German Wikipedia article Guibourtia Species ;Africa *'' Guibourtia arnoldiana'' (De Wild. & T.Durand) J.Léonard – benge, benzi, bubinga, essingang, kevazingo, m'penze, mbenge, mutenye, olive walnut, ovang, waka *'' Guibourtia carrissoana'' (M.A.Exell) J.Léonard – African rosewood *'' Guibourtia coleosperma'' (Benth.) J.Léonard – African rosewood, false mopane, Rhodesian c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guibourtia Sousae
''Guibourtia sousae'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr .... References sousae Flora of Mozambique Data deficient plants Endemic flora of Mozambique Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Detarioideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guibourtia Schliebenii
''Guibourtia schliebenii'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found in Mozambique and Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t .... References schliebenii Flora of Mozambique Flora of Tanzania Vulnerable plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Detarioideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guibourtia Pellegriniana
''Guibourtia'' is a flowering plant genus in the family Fabaceae, also known by the common names as Rhodesian copalwood, African Rosewood, amazique, bubinga, kevazingo, and ovangkol. Description ''Guibourtia'' contains 16 species that are native to tropical regions of Africa (13 species) and South America (3 species).International Legume Database & Information Service''Guibourtia'' They occur in swampy or periodically inundated forests, as well as near rivers or at lakeshores. The trees grow to 40–50 m tall, with a trunk diameter of 1–2 m, often with a heavily buttressed trunk.Translated from the German Wikipedia article Guibourtia Species ;Africa *'' Guibourtia arnoldiana'' (De Wild. & T.Durand) J.Léonard – benge, benzi, bubinga, essingang, kevazingo, m'penze, mbenge, mutenye, olive walnut, ovang, waka *'' Guibourtia carrissoana'' (M.A.Exell) J.Léonard – African rosewood *'' Guibourtia coleosperma'' (Benth.) J.Léonard – African rosewood, false mopane, Rhodesian c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
