General plants

General plants

Plants in general and their related subjects and terms.

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General plants

Family - Pteridaceae. Genus of 200-250 species of evergreen, semi-evergreen, and deciduous ferns, from tropical and subtropical areas of North and South America, but a few from temperate regions of ...

Ananas

Plants; General plants

Genus of 5 or 6 species of evergreen, terrestrial perennials (bromeliads) from South America. Most types of Ananas (Pineapple) produce pink flower-heads and these are followed by small aromatic but ...

Ampelopsis

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 25 species of woody, deciduous climbers and a few shrubs found in North America and Asia. Species include the pepper vine Ampelopsis arborea found in the USA.

Cyclamen

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 20 species of tuberous perennials found in habitats ranging from alpine woodland and damp woods to dry sands and maquis, from the Mediterranean east to Iran and south to Somalia. ...

Aeschynanthus

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 140 species, and many cultivars, of evergreen subshrubs, climbers, and trailing and semi-trailing perennials, most of which are epiphytic, grom subtropical forest in the Hymalayas, S, ...

Encyclia

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 150 species of mainly evergreen, epiphytic orchids from the US, Mexico, and the West Indies. They have fleshy pseudobulbs, which are rounded or elongated, and usually 2 narrowly oblong ...

Achimenes

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 25 species of winter-dormant, rhizomatous perennials, occuring in subtropical forest in Mexico and Central America. Achimenes are usually grown in hanging containers. These ...