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Anaphalis javanica, the Javanese edelweiss, is a species of flowering plant native to Indonesia. It is found mostly in mountainous regions of Java, southern Sumatra, southern Sulawesi and Lombok. [3] Although a mature plant can reach eight metres in height, most specimens are less than a metre tall. [4] It is a pioneer in recent volcanic land. [5]
Synonyms. Umbelliferae. Apiaceae ( / eɪpiːˈeɪsiˌaɪ, - siːˌiː /) or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus Apium, and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants, with more than 3,800 species in about ...
Description. The candlenut grows to a height of up to 30 m (98 ft), with wide spreading or pendulous branches. The leaves are pale green, simple, and ovate or heart-shaped on mature shoots, but may be three-, five-, or seven-lobed on saplings. [5] They are up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long and 13 cm (5.1 in) wide and young leaves are densely clothed in ...
Aloe vera ( / ˈæloʊ ( i) vɛrə, vɪər -/) [ 3] is a succulent plant species of the genus Aloe. [ 4] It is widely distributed, and is considered an invasive species in many world regions. [ 4][ 5] An evergreen perennial, it originates from the Arabian Peninsula, but also grows wild in tropical, semi-tropical, and arid climates around the ...
t. e. C4 carbon fixation or the Hatch–Slack pathway is one of three known photosynthetic processes of carbon fixation in plants. It owes the names to the 1960s discovery by Marshall Davidson Hatch and Charles Roger Slack. [1] C 4 fixation is an addition to the ancestral and more common C 3 carbon fixation. The main carboxylating enzyme in C 3 ...
Description. Papaveraceae are known for diverse and colorful flowers with distinctive sepals. The plants may be annual, biennial, or perennial. Usually herbaceous, a few species form shrubs or evergreen trees. All parts contain a well-developed system of latex ducts called "laticifers", that produce milky latex, a watery white, yellow or red juice.
Binomial name. Sapindus rarak. Candolle. Sapindus rarak is a species of soapberry. It is a deciduous tree up to 42 metres (138 ft) tall native to south and east Asia (from India and Sri Lanka in the west to south China and Taiwan in the north and to Indonesia in the south). Its species name is derived from the Malaysian name rerak or rerek.
The Annonaceae are a family of flowering plants consisting of trees, shrubs, or rarely lianas [3] commonly known as the custard apple family [4] [3] or soursop family. With 108 accepted genera and about 2400 known species, [5] it is the largest family in the Magnoliales.