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Paubrasilia echinata is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is a Brazilian timber tree commonly known as Pernambuco wood or brazilwood [ 6 ] ( Portuguese : pau-de-pernambuco , pau-brasil ; [ 6 ] Tupi : ybyrapytanga [ 7 ] ) and is the national tree of ...
In Brazil, field trials of fast growing GM eucalyptus are currently underway, they were set to conclude in 2015–2016 with commercialization to result. [34] FuturaGene, a biotechnology company owned by Suzano, a Brazilian pulp and paper company, has been leading this research. Stanley Hirsch, chief executive of FuturaGene has stated: "Our ...
In addition to growth by cell division, a plant may grow through cell elongation. This occurs when individual cells or groups of cells grow longer. Not all plant cells grow to the same length. When cells on one side of a stem grow longer and faster than cells on the other side, the stem bends to the side of the slower growing cells as a result.
Even though rapid modernization has strained these structures, there remains an expectation that children will take care of their parents and older generations. Co-housing is centuries old in the ...
By and large, the Northeast and Southeast -- both of which tend to have higher population density and higher general cost of living -- are harder places to grow old.
Planning for retirement has a new look in 2024, thanks to changes brought about by Congress. Retirement savers this year will find fresh things to consider when it comes to rainy day savings, 401 ...
Brazilin is a naturally occurring, homoisoflavonoid, red dye obtained from the wood of Paubrasilia echinata, Biancaea sappan, Caesalpinia violacea, and Haematoxylum brasiletto (also known as Natural Red 24 and CI 75280). [1] Brazilin has been used since at least the Middle Ages to dye fabric, and has been used to make paints and inks as well.
Sesbania grandiflora is a leguminous tree of family Fabaceae.It is fast-growing and soft-wooded, and it grows to heights of 5–20 metres (16–66 feet). The leaves are regular and rounded, and grow to 15–30 cm (6–12 in) long, with leaflets in 10–20 pairs or more and an odd one.