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Brassavola cucullata, common name daddy long-legs orchid, is a species of orchid native to Mexico (from Sinaloa and San Luis Potosí south to Chiapas and the Yucatán Peninsula), Belize, Central America, the West Indies and northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guinea).
Brassavola is a genus of 21 orchids (family Orchidaceae). They were named in 1813 by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown. The name comes from the Italian nobleman and physician Antonio Musa Brassavola. This genus is abbreviated B. in trade journals. These species are widespread across Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and South America. [1]
Salvinia or watermosses [1] is a genus of free-floating aquatic ferns in the family Salviniaceae.The genus is named in honor of 17th-century Italian naturalist Anton Maria Salvini, and the generic name was first published in 1754 by French botanist Jean-François Séguier in Plantae Veronenses, a description of the plants found around Verona. [2]
The upper side of the floating leaves is highly water repellent and possesses highly complex and species-specific very distinctive hairs. [4] Some species present multicellular free-standing hairs of 0.3–3 mm length (e. g. S. cucullata) while on others, two hairs are connected at the tips (e.g. S. oblongifolia).
The American Farm Bureau said last week that its members “support the goals of security and ensuring fair trade with our North American neighbors and China, but, unfortunately, we know from ...
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When put together they mean "chalk-shark", which refers to chalk deposits from which the species' type specimens were found in. [11] The type species name appendiculata is a feminine form of the Latin word appendiculātus (having an appendage), a reference to the thick bulged roots found in C. appendiculata teeth. [10]
Cold-water immersion includes a broad range of actions that allow for exposure to cold water. Authors of the current review note that it has become more popular in recent years among athletes and ...