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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #135] What are the species of the Paeoniaceae family? Photo list

The family Paeoniaceae consists of perennial herbs or small shrubs. The leaves are alternate or basal, large, trifoliate, or somewhat pinnately compound, and lack stipules. The flowers are large, with 3-5 bluish-green sepals and petal-like petals without nectaries. Stamens are numerous. There is only one genus, Paeoniaceae, found in the Northern Hemisphere...

2022.11.30

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #130] What are the species of the Buxaceae family? Photo list

The Buxaceae family consists of shrubs or trees. The flowers are unisexual and monoecious. There are no petals, and the calyx has 4 to 12 lobes. There are 4 stamens opposite the calyx. The ovary has 3 superior chambers, rarely 2 or 4. The fruit is a capsule or drupe. There are approximately 100 species in 5 genera worldwide, with 2 genera and 3 species distributed in Japan. This article...

2022.11.29

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #129] What are the species of the family Trochodendronaceae? Photo List

The family Trochodendraceae is an evergreen small tree. Its leaves are alternate, simple, and lack stipules. The flowers are borne in short terminal racemes, with long pedicels, and are small, bisexual, and lack a perianth. There are numerous stamens and 5-10 carpels arranged in a single whorl, with the lower parts fused together...

2022.11.27

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #128] What are the species of the Proteaceae family? Photo list

The Proteaceae family consists entirely of evergreen plants, mostly woody, with some herbaceous. The flowers are bisexual, with a tubular perianth (without distinction between sepals and petals) that is four-lobed at the tip, each bearing a single stamen. The pistil is single, with a superior ovary, and develops into fruits such as nuts. The inflorescence is a raceme or spike...

2022.11.22

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #127] What are the species of the Platanaceae family? Photo list

The Platanaceae family consists of deciduous trees. They have a disjunct distribution in temperate regions of North America, southeastern Europe, Turkey, and near Vietnam (only one species). Some species are cultivated worldwide as street trees and park trees. The leaves are alternate. The flowers are unisexual, small, and wind-pollinated...

2022.11.22

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #126] What are the different types of Nelumbonaceae? Photo List

The Nelumbonaceae family are perennial aquatic plants. It includes the genus Nelumbo, and is the only extant family to include the North American native *Nelumbo lutea* and the widely distributed Asian *Nelumbo nucifera*. There are four fossil species...

2022.11.22

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #125] What are the species of the Melia family? Photo list

The family Sabiaceae consists of trees, shrubs, and sometimes climbing woody plants. Leaves are alternate, simple or pinnately compound, and lack stipules. They produce cymes or racemes, sometimes panicles. Flowers are usually bisexual, sometimes unisexual, and bilaterally symmetrical. Sepals are 2-5, sometimes fused at the base, and arranged in a tile-like pattern. Petals are 4...

2022.11.21

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #124] What are the species of the Ranunculaceae family? Photo list

The Ranunculaceae family mostly consists of perennial herbs, but some are annuals or biennials, and occasionally shrubs. Leaves can be alternate or opposite, and leaf shape varies considerably. Flowers are radially or bilaterally symmetrical, and many have sepals that resemble petals. Some petals are missing...

2022.11.18

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How can you best use Kaldi's sambal? Why do they use chili peppers native to Central and South America? I investigated this along with its history and food culture in Indonesia.

KALDI sells a spicy condiment called "Sambal" (JAN: 4515996938207) (as of November 13, 2022). Even after searching Japanese websites, I couldn't find a very good, traditional way to eat it, but it seems to be used in local cuisine...

2022.11.13

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[Seed Plant Encyclopedia #123] What are the species of the Berberidaceae family? Photo list

Berberidaceae are perennial herbs or shrubs. Their leaves are alternate and can be simple or compound. The sepals are arranged in groups of three in 3-4 whorls, or two in 4 whorls; the outer 1-2 whorls are smaller and fall off quickly during flowering, while the inner 2 whorls are larger and petal-like. The petals are 2 or...

2022.11.02

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