this botanical is the stuff of legends. One story of its discovery describes a feverish traveler, close to death, drinking water from a pool where cinchona trees had fallen into the water. Feeling restored, he realized the tree must have had curative properties. Another describes...
The major tree species of this type of forest are the rubber plant, trees of the family Dipterocarpaceae, rasamala, screw pine, breadfruit tree, palms, tree ferns, and bamboo. In the belt between 1,300-1,500 m and 2,600-3,000 m there are tropical mountain forests, in which the ...
trees will do, synthetics are not good enough. today, over half of the world's commercial rubber is produced in malaysia and indonesia, while the amazon's rubber industry produces much of the world's four million tons. adding ammonia to rubber produces latex which is used for surgical ...
‘Bosona’is a type of forest with densely populated plant species with many tall trees, making the home of wild animals. An example of such vegetation in the study area is ‘Bosona Komto’ (Komto Forest), which is found in Komto Kebele. ‘Daggala’is the term used to refer to se...
The Cycadales, characteristic of dry tropical areas, contain many species which are small trees. The Pinales, found throughout the world, supply much of the wood, paper, and building products of commerce. They populate at least one-third of all existing forest and include the pines (Pinus),...
This is particularly true for the north- ern plant accessions of Whapmagoostui, which lies in the transitional taiga forest region. Taiga is located between two dis- tinct ecosystems, the boreal forest and the tundra, and changes in environment, climate, and species composition may play an im...
sessions. By the end of the evening I found myself amongst a large group of people around my own age, mainly post-docs and PhD students. Conversation turned to careers and it so happened that I was the only one with a secure position, which prompted an immediate question. What was the...
Vegetative and reproductive phenology of Cinchona micrantha (Rubiaceae) in a humid forest in Jaen, Perudoi:10.15446/caldasia.v44n3.88298Franklin Fernndez ZarateAnnick Estefany Huaccha Castillo
More studies are needed to investigate the medicinal plants sold in Ecuadorian markets [80–85] to determine which medicinal plant species are most sold and how these are related to local health disorders. This is par- ticularly true for the southern region of the country and specifically for ...
“Native peoples developed medicines from a variety of plants and trees and introduced these treatments to the world. Modern pharmacology (the science of drugs) began when the medicine quinine was brought from Peru to Europe in the 1600s. Named for the Quechua word for cinchona tree bark (quin...