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Dandelions secrete latex when the tissues are cut or broken, yet in the wild type, the latex content is low and varies greatly. Taraxacum kok-saghyz , the Russian dandelion, is a species that produced industrially useful amounts during WW2.
Taraxacum officinale, the dandelion or common dandelion, [6] is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the daisy family, Asteraceae. The common dandelion is well known for its yellow flower heads that turn into round balls of many silver-tufted fruits that disperse in the wind. These balls are called "clocks" in both British and American ...
Prosthechea cochleata is the national flower of Belize, where it is known as the black orchid. [53] Lycaste skinneri has a white variety (alba) that is the national flower of Guatemala, commonly known as Monja Blanca (White Nun). Panama's national flower is the Holy Ghost orchid (Peristeria elata), or 'the flor del Espiritu Santo'.
Epiphytic orchids are found on many positions of the host tree, depending on species requirements and size, some large species will grow in a fork, whereas some small species scramble through thin branches, other species will climb up the trunk etc. etc. The trees provide many habitats with different conditions of temperature, contact and light.
Bauhinia: orchid trees; Bauhinia purpurea: purple orchid tree Fabaceae (legume family (peas)) Bauhinia variegata: pink orchid tree Fabaceae (legume family (peas)) Caesalpinia: bird-of-paradise trees; Caesalpinia echinata: pau ferro; brazilwood; pau-brasil; pau de Pernambuco; ibirapitanga Fabaceae (legume family (peas)) Caesalpinia mexicana
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It refers to the "composite" nature of the capitula, which consist of a few or many individual flowers. [ citation needed ] The alternative (as it came later) name Asteraceae ( English: / ˌ æ s t ə ˈ r eɪ s i , - s i ˌ aɪ , - s i ˌ eɪ , - s i ˌ iː / ) comes to international scientific vocabulary from Neo-Latin , from Aster , the type ...
Dendrobium mirbelianum, commonly known as the dark-stemmed antler orchid [2] or mangrove orchid, [3] is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid in the family Orchidaceae. It has cylindrical, dark-coloured pseudobulbs with leathery, dark green leaves and up to twelve pale to dark brown flowers with a yellow labellum with dark red veins.