The Celastraceae, are a family of 96 genera and 1,350 species of herbs, vines, shrubs and small trees, belonging to the order Celastrales. The great majority of the genera are tropical, with only Celastrus, Euonymus and Maytenus widespread in temperate climates, and Parnassia (bog-stars) found in alpine and arctic climates.
Epimedium, also known as barrenwort, bishop's hat, fairy wings, horny goat weed, or yin yang huo, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Berberidaceae. The majority of the species are endemic to China, with smaller numbers elsewhere in Asia, and a few in the Mediterranean region.
Christmasberry can refer to any one of several shrubs or small trees, as well as their colorful fruit:
Polystichum is a genus of ferns in the family Dryopteridaceae, subfamily Dryopteridoideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016. The genus has about 500 species and has a cosmopolitan distribution. The highest diversity is in eastern Asia, with about 208 species in China alone; the region from Mexico to Brazil has at least 100 additional species; Africa, North America, and Europe have much lower diversity. Polystichum species are terrestrial or rock-dwelling ferns of warm-temperate and montane-tropical regions. They often are found in disturbed habitat such as road cuts, talus slopes, and stream banks.
Graptophyllum is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae.
Chorizema is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae. They are small, evergreen shrubs and climbers native to scrub habitats in Australia, valued in cultivation for their pea-like flowers. Most species do not tolerate frost, and in temperate regions require the protection of glass.
Mount Blackwood is a mountain located within the boundaries of the Mackay Regional Council in Central Queensland, Australia and has an elevation of 639m. It is covered in dense tropical rainforest and is home to the Mount Blackwood Holly, a species of shrub endemic to the area. It also has the Pioneer Valley close to the region. Also nearby mountains are Mt Jukes, Mt Ossa and Mt Brampton.
Graptophyllum ilicifolium, otherwise known as the Mount Blackwood holly, is a large rainforest shrub which grows in granitic soils. It has shiny, dark green leaves which resemble those of the unrelated holly, and grows best in moist, semi-shaded, well-drained, well-mulched soils. The shrub grows to 5 metres in height and has leaves 7.5 to 10 centimetres long which are shiny, noticeably veined, dark green in colour and have a spinous margin. The flowers are red and in short clusters, each about 2 to 2.5 centimetres in length.
Gastrolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. There are over 100 species in this genus, and all but two are native to the south west region of Western Australia.
Glyptopetalum is a genus of plant in the family Celastraceae.
Podolobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, commonly known as Shaggy Peas. The genus is native to eastern Australia. The genus was formally described by botanist Robert Brown in Hortus Kewensis in 1811.
Podolobium ilicifolium, the Prickly Shaggy-pea is a shrub found in eastern and southern Australia. It is a common plant, found in dry or moist eucalyptus forest, often on clay or sandstone based soils. It grows to three metres tall.
Chorizema ilicifolium, known as the holly flame pea is a shrub of the pea family which is endemic to the southern coastline of Western Australia.,
Environmentally Endangered Lands Programs are bond funded wildland conservation efforts in Florida, USA.
Pseudocharis minima, the lesser wasp moth, is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1867. It is found on Cuba and in Florida and southern Texas. The habitat consists of pine rocklands, tropical hammocks and the ecotone between hammocks and salt marshes.
Pseudocarpidium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae first described in 1906. It is native the West Indies.
- Pseudocarpidium avicennioides(A.Rich.) Millsp. - eastern Cuba
- Pseudocarpidium domingense(Urb. & Ekman) Moldenke - Hispaniola
- Pseudocarpidium ilicifolium (A.Rich.) Millsp. - Cuba
- Pseudocarpidium multidens(Urb.) Moldenke - eastern Cuba
- Pseudocarpidium neglectaBisse - Cuba
- Pseudocarpidium pungensBritton - eastern Cuba
- Pseudocarpidium rigens(Griseb.) Britton - eastern Cuba
- Pseudocarpidium shaferiBritton - eastern Cuba
- Pseudocarpidium wrightiiMillsp. - Bahamas, Cuba
Nephrotheca is a genus of plants in the calendula tribe within the sunflower family.
