Convolvulaceae, known commonly as the bindweed or morning glory family, is a family of about 60 genera and more than 1,650 species of mostly herbaceous vines, but also trees, shrubs and herbs, and also including the sweet potato and a few other food tubers.
The term ceroid cactus is used to describe any of the species of cacti with very elongated bodies, including columnar growth cacti and epiphytic cacti. The name is from the Latin cēreus, wax taper, referring to the stiff, upright form of the columnar species. Some species of ceroid cacti were known as torch cactus or torch-thistle, supposedly due to their use as torches by Native Americans in the past.
Cereus repandus, the Peruvian apple cactus, is a large, erect, thorny columnar cactus found in South America. It is also known as giant club cactus, hedge cactus, cadushi, and kayush.
Cyclamen repandum, the spring sowbread, is a species of flowering plant of the family Primulaceae, native to southern Europe and some Mediterranean islands. It is the most widespread of a group of cyclamens with wide, heart-shaped leaves, often coarsely toothed or lobed, and late spring-blooming flowers with long, slender petals.
Acrocercops telestis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Bihar).
Cereus is a genus of cacti including around 33 species of large columnar cacti from South America. The name is derived from Greek (κηρός) and Latin words meaning "wax", "torch" or "candle". The genus Cereus was one of the first cactus genera to be described; the circumscription varies depending on the authority. The term "cereus" is also sometimes used for a ceroid cactus, any cactus with a very elongated body, including columnar growth cacti and epiphytic cacti.
Polemius Silvius was the author of an annotated Julian calendar that attempted to integrate the traditional Roman festival cycle with the new Christian holy days. His calendar, also referred to as a laterculus or fasti, dates to around 448–449. He was active in southeastern Gaul.
Nausibius is a genus of beetles in the family Silvanidae, containing the following species:
Thaumatopsis repandus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1880. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington.
Thanasimus is a genus of checkered beetles in the family Cleridae. There are about six described species in Thanasimus.
Neochodaeus repandus is a species of sand-loving scarab beetle in the family Ochodaeidae. It is found in North America.
Silinae is a subfamily of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. There are about 6 genera and more than 180 described species in Silinae.
Polemius canadensis is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. It is found in North America.
Polemius is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. There are about 16 described species in Polemius.
Polemius limbatus is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. It is found in North America.
Polemius laticornis is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. It is found in North America.
Synstrophus repandus is a species of polypore fungus beetle in the family Tetratomidae. It is found in North America.
Synstrophus is a genus of polypore fungus beetles in the family Tetratomidae. There are at least two described species in Synstrophus.
Nausibius repandus is a species of silvanid flat bark beetle in the family Silvanidae. It is found in North America.
Proteides mercurius, the mercurial skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
