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A sundew with a leaf bent around a fly trapped by mucilage. Mucilage is a thick gluey substance produced by nearly all plants and some microorganisms.These microorganisms include protists which use it for their locomotion, with the direction of their movement always opposite to that of the secretion of mucilage. [1]
Lidocaine is an antiarrhythmic medication of the class Ib type. [7] This means it works by blocking sodium channels thus decreasing the rate of contractions of the heart. [10] [7] When injected near nerves, the nerves cannot conduct signals to or from the brain. [8] Lidocaine was discovered in 1946 and went on sale in 1948. [11]
Viscum is a genus of about 70–100 species of mistletoes, native to temperate and tropical regions of Europe, Africa, Asia and Australasia. [1] Traditionally, the genus has been placed in its own family Viscaceae, but recent genetic research by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group shows this family to be correctly placed within a larger circumscription of the sandalwood family, Santalaceae.
It is used in horticulture as the flowers are showy and fragrant. [12] The bark of the plant is edible and is reportedly used as a substitute for cinnamon. The petals of the flower are also reportedly used in medicinal tea-making. Strong caution is advised however, as an alkaloid in the plant may lead to heart convulsions. The viscous substance ...
In flowering plants, the term is often used in reference to a stalk that sometimes supports a flower's ovary. In orchids , the stipe or caudicle is the stalk-like support of the pollinia . It is a non-viscid band or strap connecting the pollinia with the viscidium (the viscid part of the rostellum or beak).
Diagram of a blooming flower showing the position of the style In botany , the style of an angiosperm flower is an organ of variable length that connects the ovary to the stigma . [ 1 ] The style does not contain ovules; these are limited to the region of the gynoecium (female organs of the flower) called the "ovary".
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Brunfelsia latifolia, commonly known as yesterday-today-tomorrow and kiss me quick, is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family. Endemic to Brazil , [ 1 ] it is an evergreen shrub that becomes semi-deciduous in cooler areas and grows up to 1.8 meters (6 feet) in height.