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The Isles of Scilly (/ ˈsɪli / SIL-ee; Standard Written Form: Syllan, Enesek Syllan, or Enesow Syllan) [6] are a small archipelago off the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. One of the islands, St Agnes, is over four miles (six kilometres) further south than the most southerly point of the British mainland at Lizard Point.
At the end of a year, Billboard will publish an annual list of the 100 most successful songs throughout that year on the Hot 100 chart based on the information. For 2023, the list was published on November 21, calculated with data from November 19, 2022, to October 21, 2023. [2] This means, only 49 weeks, making the dates coincide with the ...
Plant breeding. Plant breeding is the science of changing the traits of plants in order to produce desired characteristics. [1] It has been used to improve the quality of nutrition in products for humans and animals. [2] The goals of plant breeding are to produce crop varieties that boast unique and superior traits for a variety of applications.
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (/ ˌ æ n dʒ i ə ˈ s p ər m iː /), [5] [6] commonly called angiosperms.They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of broad-leaved trees, shrubs and vines, and most aquatic plants.
Papaver somniferum, commonly known as the opium poppy[2] or breadseed poppy, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is the species of plant from which both opium and poppy seeds are derived and is also a valuable ornamental plant grown in gardens. Its native range was east of the Mediterranean Sea, but has since been ...
Diasperus tenellus (Roxb.) Kuntze. Phyllanthus nummulariaefolius Croizat. Phyllanthus tenellus is a herbaceous plant in the leafflower family, Phyllanthaceae. It is commonly called Mascarene Island leaf flower[1] as it is native to the Mascarene Islands. [3] It is often a weed in flower beds, gardens, roadsides, and other disturbed areas.
Flowers are axillary, solitary, bell-shaped, 3–6 cm long, orange (darkening when dried). It has a thick tuberous root, from which hollow, scrambling stems about 3 m are produced each year. The fruit is a large ovate, fleshy berry, orange when ripe, and edible. [1] The species is bird pollinated by passerine species such as the chiffchaff. [2]
Lakshadweep is an archipelago of 36 islands and islets that includes 12 atolls, three reefs and five submerged banks. [ 5 ][ 31 ] The islands occupy a total land area of approximately 32.62 km 2 (12.59 sq mi) and only ten of the islands are inhabited. [ 2 ][ 32 ] The islands are located between the Arabian Sea to the west and the Laccadive Sea ...