Archive for June, 2010

Parkinsonia

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

The Parkinsonia (Parkinsonia) are a genus of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpinioideae) within the legume family (Fabaceae). It has a disjoint area: the species native to semiarid regions of Africa and America.
Etymology
The generic name honors the Parkinsonia English physician and botanist John Parkinson.
Description
The Parkinsonia are within large shrubs or small trees, the height 5-12 meters. [...]

Sida cordifolia

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

The Sandmalve (Sida cordifolia L.), also known as Indian mallow, a plant of the species-rich genus Sida in the mallow family (Malvaceae) is. In the West Indies it has been cultivated for about 2000 years ago as a medicinal plant. She feels in the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa and Brazil well.
The perennial herbaceous [...]

Michelia

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Or boundary Michelia (Michelia) is a genus of flowering plants belonging to Magnoliaceae (Magnoliaceae).
The genus has about 50 species of trees and shrubs evergreen, native to tropical and subtropical Asia and Southeast Asia (Indomalaya), including southern China.
Pale yellow flowers of the imperial jade orchid (Michelia champaca).
Bach Ngoc Lan
They share a family Magnoliaceae; plant fossils belong [...]