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California Carnivores is a plant nursery in Sebastopol, California in the United States. [1] [2] Specializing in the cultivation of carnivorous plants, CC is home to one of the largest collections of imported carnivorous plants in North America, and possibly the world, with more than 1,000 types of imported plant and dozen of varieties for sale in the retail section of the nursery.
Aquilaria sinensis, known as incense tree, is a species of plant in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is endemic to China. [clarification needed] It is threatened by habitat loss. This medicinal plant is a source of fragrant wood, formed under a pathological condition, called agarwood.
Gyrinops walla [2] is a species of plant in the family Thymelaeaceae. It was described by Joseph Gaertner. The tree grows up to 15m high. Its bark is thin and brownish-grey color. Leaves are 1-6mm long and yellowish-white flower's pedicels are 3-4mm long. [3] Gyrinops walla is found in wet zone of Sri Lanka and very rarely in southwest India.
Aquilaria filaria, the palisan, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae. [1] It is native to the eastern Philippines, the Maluku Islands , and Western New Guinea . [ 2 ] A tree reaching 17 m (56 ft), it is a source of agarwood .
Projects are currently underway in some countries in southeast Asia to infect cultivated trees artificially to produce agarwood in a sustainable manner. [6] In Indonesia, for example, there have been proposals to encourage the planting of gahara , as it is known as locally, in eastern Indonesia, particularly in the province of Papua .
You can grow them in-ground in vegetable plots, in raised beds, or roomy pots or grow bags. These simple tips will help you grow your own carrots from seed and enjoy your best harvest yet. 1.
The Endemic flora of the State of California — native plants found within its borders, and nowhere else in nature.; The largest area of the state is in the Mediterranean climate floristic region, within the California Floristic Province — with the greatest number of endemic plants in North America.
Aquilaria malaccensis is the major source [6] of agarwood, a resinous heartwood, used for perfume and incense. [2] The resin is produced by the tree in response to infection by a parasitic ascomycetous mould, Phaeoacremonium parasitica , [ 7 ] a dematiaceous (dark-walled) fungus.