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The insect is called a tiger mosquito as it has stripes, as does a tiger. Ae. albopictus is an epidemiologically important vector for the transmission of many viral pathogens , including the yellow fever virus , dengue fever , and Chikungunya fever , [ 3 ] as well as several filarial nematodes such as Dirofilaria immitis . [ 4 ]
Smooth sumac has a spreading, open habit, growing up to 3 metres (10 ft) tall. [4] The bark is smooth and gray to brown. [4] The leaves are alternate, 30–50 centimetres (12–20 in) long, compound with 11–31 oppositely paired leaflets. Each leaflet is 5–13 cm (2–5 in) long, with a serrated margin. [4] The leaves turn scarlet in the fall.
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Sumac was used as a treatment for several different ailments in medieval medicine, primarily in Middle Eastern and South Asian countries (where sumac was more readily available than in Europe). An 11th-century shipwreck off the coast of Rhodes , excavated by archeologists in the 1970s, contained commercial quantities of sumac drupes .
Possibly extinct in the Philippines after land reclamation projects in Malabon of the Tullahan River habitat. Populations reported in Indonesia and Singapore: Parantica davidi: David's tiger Endemic to the Philippines Phloeomys cumingi: Southern Luzon giant tailed cloud rat Endemic to Catanduanes Island and Southern Luzon Pithecophaga jefferyi
It is commonly known as Mysore sumac [2] or Indian sumac [3] (ചിപ്പമരം in Malayalam). Description. Leaves are trifoliate or rarely 5-foliate. It ...
Use these tips to care for mums indoors as dormant plants or as houseplants.
Rhus trilobata is a North American shrub in the sumac genus (Rhus) with the common names skunkbush sumac, [1] sourberry, skunkbush, [2] and three-leaf sumac. Description [ edit ]