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Montgomery County Landscape Plant List
9020 Airport Road Conroe, TX 77303 (936) 539-7824 MONTGOMERY COUNTY LANDSCAPE PLANT LIST Scientific Name Common Name Size Habit Light Water Native Wildlife Comments PERENNIALS Abelmoschus ‘Oriental Red’ Hibiscus, Oriental Red 3 x 3 D F L N Root hardy, reseeds Abutilon sp. Flowering Maple Var D F M N Acalypha pendula Firetail Chenille 8" x 8" E P H N Acanthus mollis Bear's Breeches 3 x 3 D S M N Root hardy Acorus gramineus Sweet Flag 1 x 1 E P M N Achillea millefolium var. rosea Yarrow, Pink 2 x 2 E F/P M N BF Butterfly nectar plant Adiantum capillus-veneris Fern, Maidenhair 1 x 1 E P/S H Y Dormant when dry Adiantum hispidulum Fern, Rosy Maidenhair 1 x 1 D S H N Agapanthus africanus Lily of the Nile 2 x 2 E P M N Agastache ‘Black Adder’ Agastache, Black Adder 2 x 2 D F M N BF, HB Butterfly/hummingbird nectar plant Ageratina havanensis Mistflower, Fragrant 3 x 3 D F/P L Y BF Can take poor drainage Ageratina wrightii Mistflower, White 2 x 2 D F/P L Y BF Butterfly nectar plant Ajuga reptans Bugle Flower 6" x 6" E P/S M N Alocasia sp. Taro Var D P M N Aggressive in wet areas Aloysia virgata Almond Verbena 8 x 5 D S L N BF Very fragrant, nectar plant Alpinia sp. Gingers, Shell 6 x 6 E F/P M N Amsonia tabernaemontana Texas Blue Star 3 x 3 D P M Y Can take poor drainage Andropogon gerardii Bluestem, Big 3 to 8 D F/P L Y Andropogon glomeratus Bluestem, Brushy 2 to 5 D F/P L Y Andropogon ternarius Bluestem, Splitbeard 1 to 4 D F/P L Y Anisacanthus wrightii Flame Acanthus 3 x 3 D F L Y HB Hummingbird nectar plant Aquilegia chrysantha Columbine, Yellow 2 x 1 E P/S M Y Dormant when dry, reseeds Aquilegia canadensis Columbine, Red 1 x 1 E P/S M Y Dormant when dry, reseeds Ardisia crenata Ardisia 1 x 1 E P/S M N Ardisia japonica Ardisia 2 x 2 E P/S M N Artemisia sp. -
1 History of Vitaceae Inferred from Morphology-Based
HISTORY OF VITACEAE INFERRED FROM MORPHOLOGY-BASED PHYLOGENY AND THE FOSSIL RECORD OF SEEDS By IJU CHEN A DISSERTATION PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 2009 1 © 2009 Iju Chen 2 To my parents and my sisters, 2-, 3-, 4-ju 3 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I thank Dr. Steven Manchester for providing the important fossil information, sharing the beautiful images of the fossils, and reviewing the dissertation. I thank Dr. Walter Judd for providing valuable discussion. I thank Dr. Hongshan Wang, Dr. Dario de Franceschi, Dr. Mary Dettmann, and Dr. Peta Hayes for access to the paleobotanical specimens in museum collections, Dr. Kent Perkins for arranging the herbarium loans, Dr. Suhua Shi for arranging the field trip in China, and Dr. Betsy R. Jackes for lending extant Australian vitaceous seeds and arranging the field trip in Australia. This research is partially supported by National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants award number 0608342. 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS page ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...............................................................................................................4 LIST OF TABLES...........................................................................................................................9 LIST OF FIGURES .......................................................................................................................11 ABSTRACT...................................................................................................................................14 -
BID Africa 2017 – Small Grant Template Final Narrative Report
<BID project id> <Start and end date of the reporting period> BID Africa 2017 – Small Grant Template Final narrative report Instructions Fill the template below with relevant information. please indicate the reason of the delay and expected date of completion. Use the information included in your project Full proposal (reproduced in annex III of your BID contract) as a baseline from which to complete this template The information provided below must correspond to the financial information that appears in the financial report Sources of verification are for example direct links to relevant digital documents, news/newsletters, brochures, copies of agreements with data holding institutions, workshop related documents, pictures, etc. Please provide access to all mentioned sources of verification by either providing direct link or sending a copy of the documents. This report must first be sent as a Word document to [email protected] and be pre-approved by GBIFS Once this report is pre-approved in writing by GBIFS, it must be signed by the BID project coordinator and sent by post to: The Global Biodiversity Information Facility Secretariat (GBIFS) Universitetsparken 15 DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark Template 1. Table of Contents 1. Table of Contents ...................................................................................................... 1 2. Project Information..................................................................................................... 3 3. Overview of results ................................................................................................... -
Re-Vegetation and Rehabilitation Plan
APPENDIX A RE-VEGETATION AND REHABILITATION PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITIONAL BIDVEST TANK TERMINAL (BTT) RAIL LINE AT SOUTH DUNES, WITHIN THE PORT OF RICHARDS BAY, KWAZULU-NATAL November 2016 Prepared for: Prepared by: Transnet National Ports Authority Acer (Africa) Environmental Consultants P O Box 181 P O Box 503 Richards Bay Mtunzini 3900 3867 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................................... ii 1. PURPOSE .................................................................................................................................... 1 2. SCOPE ......................................................................................................................................... 1 3. LEGISLATION AND STANDARDS .............................................................................................. 1 3.1 National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act 107 of 1998) ................................... 2 3.2 Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act 43 of 1983 ..................................................... 2 3.3 Environment Conservation Act 73 of 1989 ......................................................................... 2 3.4 National Forests Act, 1998 (Act 84 of 1998) ...................................................................... 2 3.5 Natal Nature Conservation Ordinance (Ordinance 15 of 1974) ......................................... 3 4. DEVELOPMENT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................ -
Phylogenetic Analysis of Vitaceae Based on Plastid Sequence Data
PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF VITACEAE BASED ON PLASTID SEQUENCE DATA by PAUL NAUDE Dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree MAGISTER SCIENTAE in BOTANY in the FACULTY OF SCIENCE at the UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG SUPERVISOR: DR. M. VAN DER BANK December 2005 I declare that this dissertation has been composed by myself and the work contained within, unless otherwise stated, is my own Paul Naude (December 2005) TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents Abstract iii Index of Figures iv Index of Tables vii Author Abbreviations viii Acknowledgements ix CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Vitaceae 1 1.2 Genera of Vitaceae 6 1.2.1 Vitis 6 1.2.2 Cayratia 7 1.2.3 Cissus 8 1.2.4 Cyphostemma 9 1.2.5 Clematocissus 9 1.2.6 Ampelopsis 10 1.2.7 Ampelocissus 11 1.2.8 Parthenocissus 11 1.2.9 Rhoicissus 12 1.2.10 Tetrastigma 13 1.3 The genus Leea 13 1.4 Previous taxonomic studies on Vitaceae 14 1.5 Main objectives 18 CHAPTER 2 MATERIALS AND METHODS 21 2.1 DNA extraction and purification 21 2.2 Primer trail 21 2.3 PCR amplification 21 2.4 Cycle sequencing 22 2.5 Sequence alignment 22 2.6 Sequencing analysis 23 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 3 RESULTS 32 3.1 Results from primer trail 32 3.2 Statistical results 32 3.3 Plastid region results 34 3.3.1 rpL 16 34 3.3.2 accD-psa1 34 3.3.3 rbcL 34 3.3.4 trnL-F 34 3.3.5 Combined data 34 CHAPTER 4 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS 42 4.1 Molecular evolution 42 4.2 Morphological characters 42 4.3 Previous taxonomic studies 45 4.4 Conclusions 46 CHAPTER 5 REFERENCES 48 APPENDIX STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF DATA 59 ii ABSTRACT Five plastid regions as source for phylogenetic information were used to investigate the relationships among ten genera of Vitaceae. -
Acanthaceae), a New Chinese Endemic Genus Segregated from Justicia (Acanthaceae)
Plant Diversity xxx (2016) 1e10 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Plant Diversity journal homepage: http://www.keaipublishing.com/en/journals/plant-diversity/ http://journal.kib.ac.cn Wuacanthus (Acanthaceae), a new Chinese endemic genus segregated from Justicia (Acanthaceae) * Yunfei Deng a, , Chunming Gao b, Nianhe Xia a, Hua Peng c a Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Sustainable Utilization, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, People's Republic of China b Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technology Research Center for Wild Plant Resources Development and Application of Yellow River Delta, Facultyof Life Science, Binzhou University, Binzhou, 256603, Shandong, People's Republic of China c Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, People's Republic of China article info abstract Article history: A new genus, Wuacanthus Y.F. Deng, N.H. Xia & H. Peng (Acanthaceae), is described from the Hengduan Received 30 September 2016 Mountains, China. Wuacanthus is based on Wuacanthus microdontus (W.W.Sm.) Y.F. Deng, N.H. Xia & H. Received in revised form Peng, originally published in Justicia and then moved to Mananthes. The new genus is characterized by its 25 November 2016 shrub habit, strongly 2-lipped corolla, the 2-lobed upper lip, 3-lobed lower lip, 2 stamens, bithecous Accepted 25 November 2016 anthers, parallel thecae with two spurs at the base, 2 ovules in each locule, and the 4-seeded capsule. Available online xxx Phylogenetic analyses show that the new genus belongs to the Pseuderanthemum lineage in tribe Justi- cieae. -
ACANTHACEAE 爵床科 Jue Chuang Ke Hu Jiaqi (胡嘉琪 Hu Chia-Chi)1, Deng Yunfei (邓云飞)2; John R
ACANTHACEAE 爵床科 jue chuang ke Hu Jiaqi (胡嘉琪 Hu Chia-chi)1, Deng Yunfei (邓云飞)2; John R. I. Wood3, Thomas F. Daniel4 Prostrate, erect, or rarely climbing herbs (annual or perennial), subshrubs, shrubs, or rarely small trees, usually with cystoliths (except in following Chinese genera: Acanthus, Blepharis, Nelsonia, Ophiorrhiziphyllon, Staurogyne, and Thunbergia), isophyllous (leaf pairs of equal size at each node) or anisophyllous (leaf pairs of unequal size at each node). Branches decussate, terete to angular in cross-section, nodes often swollen, sometimes spinose with spines derived from reduced leaves, bracts, and/or bracteoles. Stipules absent. Leaves opposite [rarely alternate or whorled]; leaf blade margin entire, sinuate, crenate, dentate, or rarely pinnatifid. Inflo- rescences terminal or axillary spikes, racemes, panicles, or dense clusters, rarely of solitary flowers; bracts 1 per flower or dichasial cluster, large and brightly colored or minute and green, sometimes becoming spinose; bracteoles present or rarely absent, usually 2 per flower. Flowers sessile or pedicellate, bisexual, zygomorphic to subactinomorphic. Calyx synsepalous (at least basally), usually 4- or 5-lobed, rarely (Thunbergia) reduced to an entire cupular ring or 10–20-lobed. Corolla sympetalous, sometimes resupinate 180º by twisting of corolla tube; tube cylindric or funnelform; limb subactinomorphic (i.e., subequally 5-lobed) or zygomorphic (either 2- lipped with upper lip subentire to 2-lobed and lower lip 3-lobed, or rarely 1-lipped with 3 lobes); lobes ascending or descending cochlear, quincuncial, contorted, or open in bud. Stamens epipetalous, included in or exserted from corolla tube, 2 or 4 and didyna- mous; filaments distinct, connate in pairs, or monadelphous basally via a sheath (Strobilanthes); anthers with 1 or 2 thecae; thecae parallel to perpendicular, equally inserted to superposed, spherical to linear, base muticous or spurred, usually longitudinally dehis- cent; staminodes 0–3, consisting of minute projections or sterile filaments. -
Volume 3: Operational Phase Empr
Volume 3: Operational Phase EMPr Sibaya 5: EIA 5809 August 2014 Tongaat Hulett Developments (Pty) Ltd Volume 3: Operational Phase EMPr 286854 SSA RSA 10 1 EMPr Vol 3 August 2014 Volume 3: Operational Phase EMPr Sibaya 5: EIA 5809 Sibaya 5: EIA 5809 August 2014 Tongaat Hulett Developments (Pty) Ltd PO Box 22319, Glenashley, 4022 Mott MacDonald PDNA, 635 Peter Mokaba Ridge (formerly Ridge Road), Durban 4001, South Africa PO Box 37002, Overport 4067, South Africa T +27 (0)31 275 6900 F +27 (0) 31 275 6999 W www.mottmacpdna.co.za Sibaya 5: EIA 5809 Contents Chapter Title Page 1 Introduction 1 1.1 General ___________________________________________________________________________ 1 1.2 Node 5 – Site Location & Development Proposal ___________________________________________ 1 2 Operational Phase EMPr 2 3 Contact Details 4 Appendices 6 Appendix A. Landscape & Rehabilitation Plan _______________________________________________________ 7 286854/SSA/RSA/10/1 August 2014 EMPr Vol 3 Volume 3: Operational Phase EMPr Sibaya 5: EIA 5809 1 Introduction 1.1 General This document should be reviewed in conjunction with the Environmental Scoping Report and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (EIA 5809). It is the intention that this document addresses the issues pertaining to the planning and development of the roads and infrastructure of Node 5 of the Sibaya Precinct. 1.2 Node 5 – Site Location & Development Proposal Node 5 comprises the development area to the east of the M4 above the southern portion of Umdloti (west of the Mhlanga Forest). It consists of commercial/ mixed use sites, 130 room hotel/ resort as well as low and medium density residential sites. -
Asystasia Gangetica Subsp. Micrantha, a New Record of an Exotic Plant in the Northern Territory
Northern Territory Naturalist (2016) 27: 29–35 Short Note Asystasia gangetica subsp. micrantha, a new record of an exotic plant in the Northern Territory John O. Westaway1, Lesley Alford2, Greg Chandler1 and Michael Schmid2 1 Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy, Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, 1 Pederson Road, Marrara, NT 0812, Australia Email: [email protected] 2 Veg North, PO Box 124, Nightcliff, NT 0814, Australia Abstract An herbaceous weed of the acanthus family, Asystasia gangetica subspecies micrantha, sometimes known as Chinese Violet, was found naturalised in Darwin in April 2015 and was immediately eradicated. Although cultivated as an ornamental, this plant is regarded as an invasive weed in eastern Australia where it has been established for 15 years, and is a recognised problem weed in neighbouring tropical countries. Identification and taxonomic aspects of this species are briefly discussed, as is its distribution in Australia and overseas, and its possible means of arrival in Darwin. Introduction Asystasia gangetica subspecies micrantha (Nees) Ensermu is a target weed species of the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy which means that it has been identified as a plant that, if introduced, is likely to have substantial detrimental impacts on agricultural production and the environment. Asystasia gangetica subsp. micrantha is also on the Alert List for Environmental Weeds (Australian Government Department of Environment 2000), a list of non-native plants that threaten biodiversity and cause other environmental damage. Asystasia gangetica subsp. micrantha is a form of Chinese Violet and belongs to the large, predominantly tropical plant family Acanthaceae. It is a perennial herb that can grow in a mat-forming habit and smother more desirable ground plants, thus potentially affecting agriculture or reducing biodiversity. -
No. 34 March 2016
No. 34 March 2016 Sansevieria 34/2016 pages 14 - 26 The Genus Sansevieria: An Introduction to Molecular (DNA) Analysis and Preliminary Insights to Intrageneric Relationships Andrew S. Baldwin*, Robert H. Webb** *Department of Life Science, Mesa Community College, Mesa, Arizona **School of Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Contact: [email protected] All photos by the Author Summary species? So, in this article, pretend that the genus San- Molecular biology, particularly as it involves the analysis sevieria, and the use of molecular biology, is on trial and of DNA, is growing in importance within plant taxon- you are the jury: will you vote for conviction or acquittal? omy to resolve how families and genera are related and to even resolve plant species from one another. Here, we Biogeography review some of the concepts of molecular biology with As the readers of this journal are well aware, Sansevieria an emphasis on how it may help to unravel certain long- is a cosmopolitan genus that occurs in Africa, the Middle debated issues within the genus Sansevieria as well as the East, and the Asian subcontinent. The diversity in form placement of this genus among other related genera. We is rather astonishing, ranging from tiny little plants, provide some preliminary data and offer a few insights some with stout, spiky leaves and others with thin, flat but caution against jumping to any conclusions about ones, to formidable shrubs 2-4 m in height. What holds Sansevierias without considerable additional data. this group of plants together within the genus Sansevier- ia are the similar flowers and seeds, but some believe that Introduction the flowers and seeds aren’t so unique to exclude larger, A well-respected succulent plant and cactus collector related plants currently within the genus Dracaena (Bos, and researcher from England reportedly refers to DNA 1984), and some molecular data bear this out (Lu and as “Damned Nasty Answers” because he doesn’t particu- Morden, 2014). -
Review and Advances in Style Curvature for the Malvaceae Cheng-Jiang Ruan*
® International Journal of Plant Developmental Biology ©2010 Global Science Books Review and Advances in Style Curvature for the Malvaceae Cheng-Jiang Ruan* Key Laboratory of Biotechnology & Bio-Resources Utilization, Dalian Nationalities University, Dalian City, Liaoning 116600, China Correspondence : * [email protected] ABSTRACT The flowers of the Malvaceae with varying levels of herkogamy via style curvature have long intrigued evolutionary botanists. This review covers the flower opening process, approach herkogamy, style curvature and character evolution based on molecular phylogenetic trees, adaptive significances of style curvature and the mating system in some portions of the genera in this family. Hermaphroditic flowers of some species have showy petals and pollen and nectar rewards to pollinators. Approach herkogamy, in which stigmas are located on the top of a monadelphous stamen, has evolved as a mechanism to reduce the frequency of intra-floral self-pollination or the interference between male-female organs. Protandrous or monochogamous flowers in the fields open at about 5-7 days and 1-2 days respectively, and pollination is conducted by insects and birds. Interestingly, un-pollinated styles in some species curve when pollination fails. According to our observations and published or internet data, this curvature occurs in 23 species distributed in eight genera of four tribes (Malvavisceae, Ureneae, Hibisceae, Malveae) and appears to have evolved at least eight times. A shift to use style curvature is associated with a shift to annual or perennial herbs, and an unpredictable pollinator environment is likely an important trigger for this evolution. The adaptive significances of style curvature in the Malvaceae include delayed selfing, promotion of outcrossing or reduction in intrafloral male-female interference, sometimes two or three of which simultaneously occur in style curvature of one species (e.g., Kosteletzkya virginica). -
Seed Dispersal and Frugivory: Ecological Consequences for Tree
Seed Dispersal and Frugivory: Ecological Consequences for Tree Populations and Bird Communities Von der Fakultät für Mathematik, Informatik und Naturwissenschaften - Fachbereich 1 - der Rheinisch - Westfälischen Technischen Hochschule Aachen zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften genehmigte Dissertation vorgelegt von Diplom-Biologin Bärbel Bleher aus Urach, jetzt Bad Urach Berichter: Universitätsprofessor Dr. rer. nat. Ingolf Schuphan Universitätsprofessor Dr. rer. nat. Hermann Wagner Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 13. September 2000 If I know a song of Africa, of the giraffe and the African new moon lying on her back, of the plows in the fields and the sweaty faces of the coffee pickers, does Africa know a song of me? Will the air over the plain quiver with a color that I have had on, or the children invent a game in which my name is, or the full moon throw a shadow over the gravel of the drive that was like me, or will the eagles of the Ngong Hills look out for me? T. Blixen dedicated to my parents CONTENTS 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1 1.2 SEED DISPERSAL BY ANIMALS AND CONSEQUENCES FOR PLANTS 1 1.2 FRUIT AVAILABILITY AND CONSEQUENCES FOR FRUGIVOROUS ANIMALS 2 1.3 RELEVANCE FOR CONSERVATION 3 1.4 AIMS OF THESIS 4 2. SEED DISPERSAL BY BIRDS IN A SOUTH AFRICAN AND A MALAGASY COMMIPHORA SPECIES 7 2.1 INTRODUCTION 7 2.2 THE TREES 8 2.3 STUDY SITES 9 2.4 METHODS 10 2.4.1 FRUGIVORE DIVERSITY 10 2.4.2 TREE OBSERVATIONS 10 2.4.3 FRUIT TRAPS 10 2.5 RESULTS 11 2.6 DISCUSSION 16 2.7 SUMMARY 19 3.