| Gordonia villosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Theaceae |
| Genus: | Gordonia |
| Species: | G. villosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Gordonia villosa Macfad. | |
Gordonia villosa is a species of plant in the family Theaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Franklinia is a monotypic genus in the tea family, Theaceae. The sole species in this genus is a flowering tree, Franklinia alatamaha, commonly called the Franklin tree, and native to the Altamaha River valley in Georgia in the southeastern United States. It has been extinct in the wild since the early 19th century, but survives as a cultivated ornamental tree.
Gordonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Theaceae, related to Franklinia, Camellia and Stewartia. Of the roughly 40 species, all but two are native to southeast Asia in southern China, Taiwan and Indochina. The remaining species, G. lasianthus (Loblolly-bay), is native to southeast North America, from Virginia south to Florida and west to Louisiana; G. fruticosa is native to the tropical rainforests of Central and South America, from Costa Rica to Brazil.
Grewia villosa is a shrub, often scrambling and hardly exceeding 4 m in height. Leaves are fairly large, serrated and heart-shaped. It grows naturally, mainly in dry habitats. It is common in most of the semi-arid parts of Eastern Africa but may now be rare in parts of its natural distribution. Seen in Ein Gedi oasis in Israel, common in South Africa. Its ripe copper-coloured fruits are eaten in East Africa.
Nepenthes villosa, or the villose pitcher-plant, is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Mount Kinabalu and neighbouring Mount Tambuyukon in northeastern Borneo. It grows at higher elevations than any other Bornean Nepenthes species, occurring at elevations of over 3,200 m (10,500 ft). Nepenthes villosa is characterised by its highly developed and intricate peristome, which distinguishes it from the closely related N. edwardsiana and N. macrophylla.
Acaciella villosa is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Jamaica.
Scalesia villosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Karoo long-billed lark or Karoo longbill is a species of lark in the family Alaudidae. It is found in southern Africa in its natural habitat of subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
The Chinese nuthatch or snowy-browed nuthatch, is a species of bird in the family Sittidae. It is found in the Russian Far East, China, North Korea, and South Korea.
Villosa perpurpurea, the purple bean, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels.
Gordonia curtyana is a species of plant in the family Theaceae. It is endemic to Cuba. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Gordonia hirtella is a species of plant in the family Theaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Gordonia penangensis is a species of plant in the family Theaceae. It is a tree found in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Gordonia singaporeana is a species of plant in the family Theaceae. It is a tree found in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Isonandra villosa is a species of plant in the family Sapotaceae. It is native to Kerala and Tamil Nadu in India. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Kibatalia villosa is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is found in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Samyda villosa is a species of plant in the Salicaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.
Saurauia villosa is a species of plant in the Actinidiaceae family. It is endemic to the Mesoamerican countries of Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. It is a small tree found in cloud forests, as well as pine-oak forests and secondary forests.
Wikstroemia villosa, the hairy wikstroemia or hairy false ohelo, is a tropical species of plant in the Thymelaeaceae family.
The hairy-tailed antsangy is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found only in Madagascar.
Gordonia is an extinct genus of dicynodont therapsid from the Late Permian of Scotland. Fossils have been found from the Elgin sandstone of Cutties Hillock Quarry in Elgin, Moray. These are among the many amniote fossils referred to as the Elgin Reptiles. Gordonia was named in 1893 with four species: G. traquairi, G. duffiana, G. huxleyana, and G. juddiana. Currently, the only recognized species is the type G. traquairi. All other species are considered synonyms of the type.
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