Hesperomeles obtusifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Hesperomeles |
Species: | H. obtusifolia |
Binomial name | |
Hesperomeles obtusifolia | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Hesperomeles obtusifolia is a species of plant native to South America. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant. The fruits of this species are edible, eaten freshly picked from the tree. [3]
Peperomia is one of the two large genera of the family Piperaceae. Most of them are compact, small perennial epiphytes growing on rotten wood. More than 1500 species have been recorded, occurring in all tropical and subtropical regions of the world, though concentrated in Central America and northern South America. A limited number of species are found in Africa.
Manú National Park is a national park and biosphere reserve located in the regions of Madre de Dios and Cusco in Peru. It protects diverse ecosystems such as lowland rainforests, cloud forests and Andean grasslands.
Senna obtusifolia, the Chinese senna, American sicklepod or sicklepod, is a plant in the genus Senna, sometimes separated in the monotypic genus Diallobus. It grows wild in North, Central, and South America, Asia, Africa, and Oceania, and is considered a particularly serious weed in many places. It has a long-standing history of confusion with Senna tora and that taxon in many sources actually refers to the present species.
Abrotanella is a genus in the family Asteraceae, of 22 species, native to Australia, New Zealand and southern South America.
Grevillea thelemanniana, the spider-net grevillea or hummingbird bush, is a small, spreading shrub endemic to Western Australia.
Buxus obtusifolia is a species of plant in the family Buxaceae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
Cecropia obtusifolia is a species of plant in the family Urticaceae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Mexico and Panama. Common Names include trumpet tree, pop-a-gun, tree-of-laziness, and snakewood tree. In Central America it is known as Guarumo. Though impressive silhouetted against the sky, it is an invasive species in the islands of Hawaii.
Helicostylis is a genus of plants in the family Moraceae.
Metalepis is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1866. It is native to northern South America, Central America, Mexico, Florida, and the West Indies.
Grevillea obtusifolia, the obtuse-leaved grevillea, is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It grows up to between 0.5 and 1.5 metres in height and up to 5 metres in width. It produces pink to red flowers between August and November in its native range.
Bidens laevis is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names larger bur-marigold and smooth beggarticks. It is native to South America, Mexico, and the southern and eastern United States. It grows in wetlands, including estuaries and riverbanks.
Leucoanthocyanidin (flavan-3,4-diols) are colorless chemical compounds related to anthocyanidins and anthocyanins. Leucoanthocyanins can be found in Anadenanthera peregrina and in several species of Nepenthes including N. burbidgeae, N. muluensis, N. rajah, N. tentaculata, and N. × alisaputrana.
Huarpea is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.
Ziziphus obtusifolia is a species of flowering plant in the buckthorn family known by several common names, including lotebush, graythorn, gumdrop tree, and Texas buckthorn.
Hesperomeles is a genus of South American evergreen trees of the family Rosaceae that has sometimes been included along with Pyracantha in the genus Osteomeles. However, Osteomeles notably have compound leaves, and recent molecular phylogenetics suggests that Hesperomeles is only distantly related to Osteomeles, and is instead sister to the Crataegus—Mespilus clade.
Asketanthera is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1878. It is native to the West Indies.
Protea obtusifolia is a species of Protea. It is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
Gamochaeta simplicicaulis, the simple-stem cudweed or simple-stem everlasting, is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It is native to South America and has become naturalized in Australia, New Zealand, and the southeastern United States.
Hypochaeris microcephala, the smallhead cat's ear, is a species of plants in the dandelion tribe within the sunflower family. It is native to South America and naturalized in parts of North America.
Cecarria is a monotypic genus in the family Loranthaceae. The sole species is Cecarria obtusifolia, a hemiparasitic aerial shrub.