Planet earth has an amazing range of diversity among the living thing and the habits they live have caused species to evolve and adapted to their environments. A minuscule amount of this diversity will be explored by taking a closer look at Thaumoctopus mimicus, the mimic octopus, and Amorphophallus titanum, the titan arum. The first animal, the mimic octopus, has acquired the unique adaption of being able to impersonate characteristic of other species as a mechanism of self defense. The mimic octopus’
2. LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Origin and Distribution Tannia was originated in tropical America, but currently grown widely as a subsistence food crop in Asia, Africa and Polynesia (Bown, 2000). From five crops which are under sub family aroid the only tannia originated from Central & South America others originated from South-east Asia (Lebot, 2009). When the Europeans arrived, it was further known to have been grown from Southern Mexico to Bolivia in the Latin America. Only during the 19th century,
During the Art Deco era the calla lily became one of the most popular flowers around. Whether in florist shops or on artist canvases the calla lily became a recurring theme. Like many flowers before it the calla lily came to be more than a flower on its own but it represented the idea of femininity. The calla lily was used by artists such as Tamara de Lempicka, Diego Rivera and Georgia O’Keeffe as a symbol of femininity and feminism. Through examining their works, in relation to their own lives and
The Skunk Cabbage is a species from the Arum family and is located in the Eastern and Western North America. In the Eastern North America, the Skunk Cabbage is known as Symplocarpus foetidus, and in the Western North America, it is known as Lysichiton americanus. It is seen plants in the Arum family are monocotyledon flowering plants where the flowers are borne on a spadix, which is enclosed by a leaf-like bract called a spathe (Ito-Inaba et al., 2009). This plant was given the name Skunk Cabbage
What are aroids? What is taro? Aroid, or taro, is the common name for the highly divers members of the Araceae family of plants which consists of over 100 genera and around 3750 species. Several of its family members, such as Anthurium, Caladium, Dieffenbachia and Philodendron, are among the world’s most popular ornamental plants. Plants of the Araceae family belong or are related to the arum family, and although widely known as aroids, if aroids are referred to as food, these are commonly referred
crops are the major staples. Therefore, more emphasis should be directed toward such root crops as taro, which is a staple food in many developing nations of Asia, Africa, and the Pacific. Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott), a member of the Araceae family, is an ancient crop grown throughout the humid tropics for its edible corms and leaves, as well as for its traditional uses. In the Pacific, the crop attained supreme importance in the diets of the inhabitants. Quantitatively it has become
Yam is composed mainly of starch (75-84% of the dry weight) with small amounts of proteins, lipids and most vitamins and is very rich in minerals (Shin et al., 2012). It is a good source of inulin, which is a form of sugar with low calorie value with immense benefits to diabetics. Its phyto-nutritional profile comprises of dietary fiber, and antioxidants, in addition to traces of minerals and vitamins (Slavin et al., 2011). Plant carbohydrates mainly include celluloses, gums and starches. The
Part A: Introduction: Common name : Duckweed (Duck Weed) Latin name : Spirodela; Landoltia; Lemna; Wolffiella; Wolffia Family name : Araceae Common duckweed is a very small light green free-floating, seed bearing plant. Duckweed has 1 to 3 leaves, or fronds, of 1/16 to 1/8 inch in length. A single root (or root-hair) protrudes from each frond. Duckweeds tend to grow in dense colonies in quiet water, undisturbed by wave action. A lot of the time more than one species of duckweed will be growing
The scientific field of the biological control of alien invasive plants (AIP) has developed rapidly over the last 100 years in various countries (Morin et al. 2013) but, are some countries performing better than others? Biological control looks to diminish the negative consequences of alien invasive plants. For example, biological control reduces alterations of biotic and abiotic processes produced by AIP occurring within the ecosystem (Richardson and van Wilgen 2004). Major sites of invasion like