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Hyperion (tree) Hyperion is a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in California that is the world's tallest known living tree, measuring 115.92 m (380.3 ft). [4] Hyperion was discovered on August 25, 2006, by naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor. [5] The tree was verified as standing 115.55 m (379.1 ft) tall by Stephen Sillett.
Johannesteijsmannia lanceolata is a medium-sized palm that grows in the forest understory with lance-shaped leaves and no visible stem. It grows to a maximum 3.5 metres (11 ft) in height, with the crown of the plant growing to a maximum width of 5 metres (16 ft). [3]
Redwood cone scales begin to open mid November, with seeds dispersing by the wind. Sequoia sempervirens (/ səˈkwɔɪ.ə ˌsɛmpərˈvaɪrənz /) [3] is the sole living species of the genus Sequoia in the cypress family Cupressaceae (formerly treated in Taxodiaceae). Common names include coast redwood, coastal redwood and California redwood.
Elaeis guineensis is a species of palm commonly just called oil palm but also sometimes African oil palm or macaw-fat. [3] It is the principal source of palm oil.It is native to west and southwest Africa, specifically the area between Angola and The Gambia; the species name, guineensis, refers to the name for the area called Guinea, and not the modern country Guinea now bearing that name.
1,487 m 3 (52,500 cu ft) Date seeded. 700 - 300 BC. General Sherman is a giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) tree located at an elevation of 2,109 m (6,919 ft) above sea level in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in Tulare County, in the U.S. state of California. By volume, it is the largest known living single-stem tree on Earth.
Hypericum / ˌhaɪˈpiːrɪkəm / is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae (formerly considered a subfamily of Clusiaceae). [3][4] The genus has a nearly worldwide distribution, missing only from tropical lowlands, deserts and polar regions. [5] Many Hypericum species are regarded as invasive species and noxious weeds.
Moringa oleifera is a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree of the family Moringaceae, native to the Indian subcontinent and used extensively in South and Southeast Asia. [2] Common names include moringa, [3] drumstick tree[3] (from the long, slender, triangular seed-pods), horseradish tree[3] (from the taste of the roots, which resembles ...
Hypericum perforatum, commonly known as St John's wort (sometimes perforate St John's wort or common St John's wort), is a flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae.It is a perennial plant that grows up to one meter tall, with many yellow flowers that have clearly visible black glands around their edges, long stamens (male reproductive organs), and three pistils (female reproductive organs).