Arabidopsis (rockcress) is a genus in the family Brassicaceae. They are small flowering plants related to cabbage and mustard. This genus is of great interest since it contains thale cress, one of the model organisms used for studying plant biology and the first plant to have its entire genome sequenced. Changes in thale cress are easily observed, making it a very useful model.
Pueraria is a genus of 15–20 species of legumes native to south, east, and southeast Asia and to New Guinea and northern Australia. The best known member is kudzu, also called Japanese arrowroot. The genus is named after 19th century Swiss botanist Marc Nicolas Puerari.
Meconopsis napaulensis, the Nepal poppy or satin poppy, is a plant of the family Papaveraceae. The plant contains beta-carbolines, which act as a psychedelic drug. However, its phytochemistry remains predominantly unstudied.
Widdringtonia wallichii, Clanwilliam cedar or Clanwilliam cypress, previously Widdringtonia cedarbergensis is a species of Widdringtonia native to South Africa, where it is endemic to the Cederberg Mountains northeast of Cape Town in Western Cape Province. Due to harsh weather conditions, like limited rainfall and frequent wildfires, growth is limited. Ring width almost correlates with rainfall due to such harsh environmental conditions It is threatened by habitat loss and protected in South Africa under the National Forest Act of 1998.
Widdringtonia schwarzii is a species of Widdringtonia native to South Africa, where it is endemic to the Baviaanskloof and Kouga Mountains west of Port Elizabeth in Eastern Cape Province; it occurs on dry rocky slopes and crags at 600–1,200 m altitude. It is threatened by habitat loss, particularly by wildfire. The Willowmore cypress is a protected tree in South Africa.
Ligusticum striatum is a flowering plant native to India, Kashmir, and Nepal in the carrot family best known for its use in traditional Chinese medicine where it is considered one of the 50 fundamental herbs. It is known by the common name Szechuan Lovage. It contains the phytoprogestogens 3,8-dihydrodiligustilide and riligustilide.
Castanopsis wallichii is a species of plant in the family Fagaceae. It is a tree found in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Horsfieldia wallichii is a species of plant in the family Myristicaceae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Memecylon wallichii is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Sorbus wallichii is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. It is found in China, India, and Nepal.
Tylophora is a former genus of climbing plants or vines, first described as a genus in 1810. The genus was originally erected by Robert Brown for four species he described in Australia. It was synonymized with Vincetoxicum in 2018, a decision accepted by Plants of the World Online as of February 2023.
Brahmaea wallichii, also known as the owl moth, is a moth from the family Brahmaeidae, the Brahmin moths, and one of its largest species. It is found in the north of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, China, Taiwan, and Japan. The owl moth is nocturnal. The wingspan is about 90–160 millimetres.
Apostasia wallichii, commonly known as the yellow grass orchid, is a species of orchid that is native to India, Japan, China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern Australia. It has many arching, dark green, grass-like leaves and up to forty small, star-like yellow flowers arranged on a branched flowering stem. It mainly grows in wet forest and rainforest.
Dombeya wallichii is a flowering shrub of the family Malvaceae known by the common names pinkball, pink ball tree, and tropical hydrangea.
Rhododendron wallichii (簇毛杜鹃) is a rhododendron species native to northeastern India, eastern Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, and southern Xizang in China, where it grows at altitudes of 3,000–4,300 m (9,800–14,100 ft). Growing to 2–4 m (6.6–13.1 ft) in height, it is an evergreen shrub with leathery leaves that are elliptic to oblong-obovate, 7–12 by 2.5–5 cm in size. The flowers are purple-red to white, with red spots. Some authorities consider it a synonym of Rhododendron campanulatum.
Diospyros wallichii is a tree in the family Ebenaceae. It is named for the Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich.
Wallichii, a specific epithet honouring Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich, may refer to:
Allium wallichii is a plant species native to India, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Myanmar, and parts of China. It grows at elevations of 2300–4800 m.
Hemidesmus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1810. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent.
- Hemidesmus cordatus(Poir.) Schult. - India
- Hemidesmus indicus(L.) R. Br. ex Schult. - Pakistan, India, Bangladesh
- Hemidesmus indicus var. pubescensHook.f., syn of Finlaysonia wallichii(Wight) Venter
- Hemidesmus pubescensWight & Arn., syn of Finlaysonia wallichii(Wight) Venter
- Hemidesmus wallichiiWight, syn of Finlaysonia wallichii(Wight) Venter
Tylecodon wallichii is a species of succulent plant in the genus Tylecodon belonging to the family Crassulaceae. The species is named in honour of Nathaniel Wallich, early 19th century Danish plant hunter, botanist and physician.
