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Salpiglossis sinuata, the painted tongue, [2] scalloped tube tongue, velvet trumpet flower, palito amargo ( Spanish : bitter little stick - from the extreme bitterness of its leaves [3]) or panza de burro ( Spanish : donkey's paunch), is a flowering plant belonging to the subfamily Cestroideae of the nightshade family Solanaceae, native to ...
Denture-related stomatitis is a common condition where mild inflammation and redness of the oral mucous membrane occurs beneath a denture. In about 90% of cases, Candida species are involved, [ 4] which are normally a harmless component of the oral microbiota in many people. Denture-related stomatitis is the most common form of oral candidiasis ...
Originally described as Cactus latispinus in 1824 by English naturalist Adrian Hardy Haworth, it gained its current name in 1922 with the erection of the genus Ferocactus by American botanists Britton and Rose. [3] The species name is derived from the Latin latus "broad", and spinus "spine". Ferocactus recurvus is a former name for the species. [3]
Dracunculus vulgaris is a species of aroid flowering plant in the genus Dracunculus and the arum family Araceae. Common names include the common dracunculus, dragon lily, dragon arum, black arum and vampire lily. In Greece, part of its native range, the plant is called drakondia, the long spadix being viewed as a small dragon hiding in the spathe.
Teeth blackening or teeth lacquering is a custom of dyeing one's teeth black. It was most predominantly practiced in Southeast Asian and Oceanic cultures, particularly among Austronesian , Austroasiatic , and Kra–Dai-speaking peoples .
Calothamnus sanguineus, commonly known as silky-leaved blood flower, is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. The Noongar peoples know the plant as Boolgalla. [2] It is an erect to spreading shrub with short, cylindrical leaves and red or white flowers with an unusual arrangement of ...
Hibiscus syriacus is a hardy deciduous shrub. It is upright and vase-shaped, reaching 2–4 m (7–13 feet) in height, bearing large trumpet-shaped flowers with prominent yellow-tipped white stamens. [ 12] The flowers are often pink in color, but can also be dark pink (almost purple), light pink or white. Individual flowers are short-lived ...
Adelinia grandis, previously known as Cynoglossum grande, is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known as Pacific hound's tongue. [1] It is the only species in the genus Adelinia. The genus name of Adelinia is in honour of Adeline Etta Cohen (b. 2014), daughter of the American botanist and author of the plant, James I.Cohen.