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- ...plant]]s that have no persistent [[wood|woody stems]] above ground.<ref>''Flora of the British Isles'', Clapham, Tutin, and Warburg, 2nd edition</ref><ref ...book |last1=Carolin |first1=Roger C. |last2=Tindale |first2=Mary D. |title=Flora of the Sydney region |date=1994 |publisher=Reed |location=Chatswood, NSW |i ...14 KB (2,085 words) - 22:30, 3 January 2023
- * [[Curry Tree|Curry leaf]] – tropical to sub-tropical tree in the family Rutaceae, which is native to India. <!-- no references y * [[Eryngium foetidum]] (long coriander) – ''Eryngium foetidum'' is a tropical perennial and annual herb in the family Apiaceae. ...48 KB (6,636 words) - 23:18, 3 January 2023
- A common pest of grain legumes that is noticed in the tropical and subtropical Asia, Africa, Australia and Oceania are minuscule flies tha ...an excellent source of [[resistant starch]]; this is broken down by [[gut flora |bacteria]] in the [[large intestine]] to produce [[short-chain fatty acid] ...16 KB (2,355 words) - 20:36, 30 May 2025
- A common pest of grain legumes that is noticed in the tropical and subtropical Asia, Africa, Australia and Oceania are minuscule flies tha ...an excellent source of [[resistant starch]]; this is broken down by [[gut flora |bacteria]] in the [[large intestine]] to produce [[short-chain fatty acid] ...17 KB (2,475 words) - 20:36, 30 May 2025
- ...empting to collect all plant species in online databases, e.g. the [[World Flora Online]] and [[World Plants]] both list about 391,000 species.<ref name=WFO ...botanist [[Frederick Orpen Bower]] in his 1908 book ''The Origin of a Land Flora''. A recent alternative view, supported by genetic evidence, is that they e ...115 KB (15,185 words) - 14:48, 3 January 2023
- ...es and forests provide a habitat for many species of animals and plants. [[Tropical rainforest]]s are among the most [[Biodiversity|biodiverse]] habitats in th ...nt-39492977 |url-status=live }}</ref> The greatest number of these grow in tropical regions; many of these areas have not yet been fully surveyed by [[botanist ...121 KB (17,810 words) - 23:16, 3 January 2023
- ...the [[Latin]] name of the Italian goddess of flowers, [[Flora (mythology)|Flora]]. The early word for flower in English was ''blossom'',<ref>{{Cite book|la ...gle.com/books?id=8_DfMSS9r9cC |title=Diversity and Evolutionary Biology of Tropical Flowers |date=1996-07-25 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0- ...98 KB (14,226 words) - 10:12, 3 January 2023
- |publisher = International Institute of Tropical Forestry |title = Tropical Plant Database ...114 KB (14,880 words) - 23:34, 3 January 2023
- An older, even simpler system, used in some flora{{sfn|Cullen et al|2011}} uses only two categories, open and closed.<ref nam ...ww.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/life-sciences/series/european-garden-flora|ref={{harvid|Cullen et al|2011}}}} ...105 KB (15,126 words) - 08:09, 23 January 2023
- ...e cycles]]. Plant ecologists study the composition of local and regional [[flora]]s, their [[biodiversity]], genetic diversity and [[Fitness (biology)|fitne ...rs, [[climate]], and [[geography]] make up [[biomes]] like [[tundra]] or [[tropical rainforest]].{{sfn|Mauseth|2003|pp = 819–848}} ...127 KB (17,103 words) - 22:13, 3 January 2023