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Dogfennel (Eupatorium capillifolium)

Dogfennel ( Eupatorium capillifolium ) is a species of plant in the Asteraceae, an annual herb, up to 2 meters tall, with several stems branching from the base and stout, the base covered with green thread-like leaves branching out from the stem in a fractal pattern. E. capillifolium has leaves with a sour odor similar to dill pickles. The flowers have a mild odor. This species thrives on roadsides, fields and disturbed areas. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Subfamily: Asteroideae Tribe: Eupatorieae Subtribe: Eupatoriinae Genus: Eupatorium L. in Sp. Pl.: 836 (1753) Species: Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam.) Small ex Porter & Britton in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 311 (1894) HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS Artemisia capillifolia Lam. in Encycl. 1: 267 (1783) HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS Artemisia tenuifolia Willd. in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 1819 (1803) Chrysocoma capillacea Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 101 (1803) Eupat...

Formosa lily (Lilium formosanum)

Taiwanese lily or formosa lily ( Lilium formosanum ) is a species of plant in the Liliaceae, herbaceous, erect, up to 150 cm tall, with small, round, and 2-4 cm diameter bulbs, consisting of white to yellowish lanceolate scales. L. formosanum has smooth to papillose stems and sometimes purple shades. Leaves are distributed radially around the stem. Leaves are linear or narrow and lanceolate, up to 20 cm long and up to 1.5 cm wide. Each unit has 1-5 flowers, funnel-shaped, fragrant in umbels. Hermaphroditic flowers consist of 3 flowers. Six flower bracts are identical, broadly spatulate and up to 16 cm long. The flower base color is pure white and the outer part is purple. Each flower contains 3 carpels and 6 stamens. Anthers are about 12 mm long and pollen is yellow. Filaments are very long, about 12 cm long. Nectar fruits are green and have papillose stalks on both sides. Seeds mature in capsules, slender and up to 9 cm long. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: ...

Mossman mahogany (Goniocheton arborescens)

Mossman mahogany ( Goniocheton arborescens ) is a species of plant in the Meliaceae, a small to large tree, up to 20-30 meters tall, flowering and fruiting when only 1 meter high, the trunk has a diameter of up to 45 cm, the bark is gray-brown, smooth or with light cracks. The leaves are opposite, 5 pairs or 10 pieces and petioles 0.5-1 cm long. The leaves are up to 18 cm long, up to 9 cm wide, a main vein in the middle with many small pinnate veins, a pointed tip, dark green upper side, lighter and glabrous underside. The inflorescence is an axillary thyrse measuring up to 8 cm covered with small yellow-brown hairs. Flowers about 10 mm long, creamy green to white, usually 5 petals 10 mm long and 2.2 mm wide. Stamen tubes arise from the base of the petals, 10 anthers 1 mm long at the distal end. The capsule fruit is round and slightly flat, up to 3 cm in diameter, bald, bright red and contains 5 seeds. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida...

Large-leaved uvaria (Uvaria littoralis)

Kalak or large-leaved uvaria ( Uvaria littoralis ) is a species of plant in Annonaceae, shrub or small tree, erect, woody, young branches are blackish brown with white spots, growing in clumps on the shaded forest floor, in teak forests, clay soil, limestone and rocky rocks. U. littoralis has leaves in rows along the branches, zigzag, very short stalks and sitting alternately. The leaf blade is up to 25 cm long, up to 10 cm wide, pointed tip, heart base, a main vein in the middle with many small pinnate veins. Fan-shaped flowers, blood red, yellow center. Fruits grow at the end of the bunch and radial with a 1-2 cm long stalk. Young fruit is round and yellow, ripe fruit is oval or elongated and red to blackish blue. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Magnoliales Family: Annonaceae Subfamily: Annonoideae Tribe: Uvarieae Genus: Uvaria L. in Sp. Pl.: 536 (1753) Species: Uvaria littoralis (Blume) Blume in Fl. Javae 21-22: 26 ...