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The Canary Islands are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean, off the northwest coast of Africa.The Canary Islands are home to dozens of endemic species and subspecies of vascular plants, including the endemic genera Allagopappus, Bethencourtia, Dicheranthus, Gesnouinia, Gonospermum, Ixanthus, Parolinia, Pleiomeris, Rivasgodaya, Rutheopsis, Todaroa, and Vieraea. [1]
The etymological association of oleander with the bay laurel has continued into the modern day: in France the plant is known as "laurier rose", [12] while the Spanish term, "Adelfa", is the descendant of the original Ancient Greek name for both the bay laurel and the oleander, daphne, which subsequently passed into Arabic usage and thence to Spain.
Cascabela thevetia is an evergreen tropical shrub or small tree. Its leaves are willow-like, linear-lanceolate, and glossy green in color. They are covered in waxy coating to reduce water loss (typical of oleanders).
This category contains articles related to the native flora of the British Virgin Islands, in the eastern Virgin Islands group of the Leeward Islands archipelago in the eastern Caribbean. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic.
Islands of the Leeward Islands; Islands of the Windward Islands; Aruba; The Bahamas; Bermuda; The Cayman Islands; Cuba; Hispaniola Island, with the Dominican Republic and Haiti; Jamaica; The (former) Netherlands Antilles islands; Puerto Rico; The "Southwest Caribbean" (Caribbean Sea islands belonging to Colombia, Honduras, and Nicaragua) Turks ...
Sunshine, in the correct amounts, can be beneficial to your health. Too much, however, can cause serious health complications. Experts reveal how much you need.
Ohio's portion of Lake Erie contains at least 26 islands in the western basin, but the exact number of islands varies, depending on water levels, per the Ohio Sea Grant College Program.
Females may be wingless or winged , the production of the alate form occurs a higher rate in those regions where it is necessary for oleander aphid to migrate each year on to temporary hosts. [ 11 ] Oleander aphid has a wide range of hosts, but mainly feeds on plants in the dogbane family , including milkweeds , oleander and periwinkle . [ 9 ]