Grias, the Glossary
Grias is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae, described by Linnaeus in 1759.[1]
Table of Contents
18 relations: Carl Linnaeus, Cauliflory, Central America, Flower, Flowering plant, Fruit, Glossary of leaf morphology, Grias cauliflora, Grias colombiana, Grias haughtii, Grias longirachis, Grias multinervia, Jamaica, Leaf, Lecythidaceae, Pichincha Province, South America, Tree.
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,Blunt (2004), p. 171.
Cauliflory
Cauliflory is a botanical term referring to plants that flower and fruit from their main stems or woody trunks, rather than from new growth and shoots.
Central America
Central America is a subregion of North America.
Flower
A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae).
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Flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae, commonly called angiosperms.
Fruit
In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering (see Fruit anatomy).
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Glossary of leaf morphology
The following terms are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants.
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Grias cauliflora
Grias cauliflora, the anchovy pear,"anchovy pear" in The New Encyclopædia Britannica.
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Grias colombiana
Grias colombiana is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. Grias and Grias colombiana are Lecythidaceae stubs.
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Grias haughtii
Grias haughtii is a species of woody plant in the Monkeypot family Lecythidaceae. Grias and Grias haughtii are Lecythidaceae stubs.
Grias longirachis
Grias longirachis is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. Grias and Grias longirachis are Lecythidaceae stubs.
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Grias multinervia
Grias multinervia is a species of rainforest tree in the Monkeypot Family Lecythidaceae. Grias and Grias multinervia are Lecythidaceae stubs.
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Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At, it is the third largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the island containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and south-east of the Cayman Islands (a British Overseas Territory).
Leaf
A leaf (leaves) is a principal appendage of the stem of a vascular plant, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis.
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Lecythidaceae
The Lecythidaceae comprise a family of about 20 genera and 250–300 species of woody plants native to tropical South America, Africa (including Madagascar), Asia and Australia.
Pichincha Province
Pichincha is a province of Ecuador located in the northern Sierra region; its capital and largest city is Quito.
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South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere.
Tree
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves.
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