Trees

The name would be Podocarpus spp. Family: Podocarpaceae.

The name would be Palaquium and Payena spp. Family: Sapotaceae.

The name would be Ocotea rodiaei. Family: Lauraceae.

apocynaceae. The taxonomic name is plumeria rubra.

Yes, red gum and forest red gum typically refer to the same tree species, Eucalyptus camaldulensis. It is a common eucalyptus tree found in forests and woodlands in Australia.

The name would be Heritiera spp. Family: Sterculiaceae.

The name would be Clorophora excelsa. Family: Moraceae.

Quinoa is called "ક્વિનોઆ" (kveenoa) in Gujarati.

Sweet Chestnut

Answer.

The Horse Chestnut (Aesculus Hippocastanum is the tree that supplies conkers.

The Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) sometimes called the Spanish Chestnut supplies the nuts we roast and eat around Christmas.

It is a sign that the money tree roots absorbed more water than needed. During the night, excess pressure of water in the roots may cause the tree to force extra liquid or xylem sap to exude through the leaves. Money trees really need a good drainage system and plenty of soil drying time between waterings.

Hardwood trees belong to the Angiosperm group and are classified under the botanical name Angiospermae. This group includes a wide variety of tree species known for producing wood that is typically harder and denser than that of softwood trees.

Yes, Ficus benjamina and Ficus lyrata belong to the same genus Ficus, but they are different species within the genus. They are not closely related in terms of their specific characteristics and growth habits.

Hokusai likely used a combination of red pigments, such as vermilion, madder, or red ochre, mixed with binding agents to paint the red maple leaves. His technique may have involved layering thin washes of red paint to create depth and achieve the desired color vibrancy. Additionally, Hokusai may have used different brush strokes, such as dry brush or wet-on-wet techniques, to capture the texture and movement of the leaves.

The Alamo was named after the Spanish term for the cottonwood tree, "álamo." These trees once grew near the mission in San Antonio, Texas.

Ancient farmers likely cleared trees and shrubs from loess lands to make way for agriculture. Removing vegetation would have allowed them to plant crops and utilize the fertile soil for farming. Additionally, the cleared land would have provided more space for cultivation and settlement.

InTrODUCTIOn

Rain tree (Samanea saman) is easily recognized by its char-

acteristic umbrella-shaped canopy. When grown in the

open, the tree usually reaches 15-25 m (50-80 ft) in height

with a canopy diameter wider than the tree is tall. Rain tree

is most important in the Pacific as a shade tree on small

farms, along roads, in parks and pastures. The wood has

limited use for carved bowls in local markets; it could be

developed more widely as a commercial timber, comparing

favorably to black walnut. A multitude of minor uses is

documented for rain tree, most of them of purely local sig-

nificance, but all could be explored for wider applicability.

Rain tree naturalizes freely almost everywhere it has been

introduced and is considered an invasive pest in Vanuatu

and Fiji. In many other places naturalized rain tree is not

considered a problem.

DISTrIbUTIOn

Native range

Extensive cultivation has obscured the native range of rain

tree. It is believed to be native in northern South America

(Colombia, the Caribbean slope and the Orinoco drainage

of Venezuela), and in Central America as far north as El

Salvador. It is now widespread from Mexico south to Peru,

Bolivia, and Brazil. In these areas, it occurs in low-eleva-

tion dry forests and grassland/savannah habitats.

Current distribution

Family 

Fabaceae (alt. Mimosaceae), legume family

Subfamily 

Mimosoideae

Non-preferred scientific names

Albizia saman (Jacquin) F. Mueller

Enterolobium saman (Jacquin) Prain ex King

Inga salutaris Kunth.

Inga saman (Jacquin) Willd

Mimosa saman Jacquin

Pithecellobium saman (Jacquin) Bentham

Common names

Pacific islands

filinganga (Northern Marianas)

gouannegoul, saman (French)

gumorni spanis (Yap)

kasia kula, mohemohe (Tonga)

marmar (New Guinea)

'ohai (Hawai'i)

rain tree, monkey pod, saman (English)

tamalini, tamaligi (Samoa)

trongkon-mames (Guam)

vaivai ni vavalangi, sirsa (Fiji)

Other regions

acacia, palo de China (Philippines)

algarrobo, algarrobo del país, carreto negro, delmont  Samanea saman (rain tree) 

Rain tree is cultivated and naturalized throughout the

tropics. In the Pacific, rain tree is known to occur on

the following islands: American Samoa (Tutuila), Com-

monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan,

Rota), Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae,

Pohnpei), Fiji (Kanacea, Taveuni, Vanua Levu, Viti Levu),

French Polynesia (Íles Tubuai [Rurutu], Tahiti, Marquesas,

Moorea, Raiatea), Guam, Hawai'i, Marshall Islands (Jaluit,

Kwajalein), Niue, Palau (Koror), Papua New Guinea, the

Philippines, Pitcairn, Rotuma, Samoa ('Upolu), and Tonga

(Tongatapu, 'Eua, Vava'u, Lifuka/Foa). The species is also

naturalized in a number of the Caribbean Islands includ-

ing Puerto Rico. It is almost certainly even more wide-

spread than the foregoing list indicates.

bOTAnICAL DeSCrIPTIOn

Preferred scientific name 

Samanea saman (Jacquin) Merrill

guannegoul, samán (Spanish)

gouannegoul, saman (French)

Size

Rain tree generally attains maximum heights of 15-25 m

(50-80 ft). In rare cases it can reach a height of 50 m (160

ft). The crown typically reaches 30 m (100 ft) in diameter.

Very large trees may reach 50-60 m (160-195 ft) in diam-

eter. Rain trees usually have a short, stout trunk of about

1-2 m (3-6.5 ft) in diameter at breast height (dbh), but the

trunk can attain 2-3 m (6.5-10 ft) dbh in exceptional cases.

Under dense planting conditions, trees may attain greater

height (to 40 m, 130 ft) with a narrower crown diameter

than when planted in the open.

Form

Rain tree has a distinctive, umbrella-shaped crown. The

crown is typically broad and domed; the horizontal spread

is greater than the height when grown in spacious, open

settings. Under plantation conditions, the crown is more

vase-shaped. Flowers

The tiny flowers (12-25 per head) are massed in pinkish

heads 5-6 cm (2-2.4 in) across and about 4 cm (1.6 in) in

rAIn Tree?

The name rain tree has been attributed to:

• The leaflets are light-sensitive and close together on

cloudy days (as well as from dusk to dawn), allowing

rain to fall through the canopy to the ground below.

• The grass is often much greener under a rain tree

than the surrounding grass.

• A steady drizzle of honeydew is often created by

sap-sucking insects.

• Nectaries on the leaf petioles excrete sugary juice

that sometimes falls from the tree like rain.

• During heavy flowering, stamens can drop from the

canopy like rain.

height. The long, bicolored stamens (white in lower half

and reddish above) give the whole inflorescence the ap-

pearance of a powder puff or feather duster held slightly

above the foliage. Thousands of heads are borne at the same

time, covering the tree in pinkish bloom. The central flower

in each head is larger, stalkless, has more petals, and is in-

capable of forming a fruit; this flower is a nectar-produc-

ing organ that attracts pollinators. Usually only one flower

per head (rarely two) is pollinated and forms a fruit.

Leaves

Leaves are alternately arranged along twigs and have a

prominent swelling (pulvinus) at the petiole base; stipules

are present and threadlike; the leaf blades are twice-even-

pinnately compound, arranged in 2-6 pairs of pinnae, each

pinna bearing 6-16 diamond-shaped leaflets, shiny green

above, dull and finely hairy beneath, 2-4 cm (0.8-1.6 in)

long and 1-2 cm (0.4-0.8 in) wide, the apical leaflets larg-

est. During dry periods trees are semi-deciduous, losing

their leaves for a short period. Where there is a definite dry

season, they may remain leafless for a period of weeks but

refoliate quickly if there is adequate moisture. This gives

the appearance that rain tree is "evergreen" in moister cli-

mates.

Fruit

Mature pods are black-brown, oblong, lumpy, 10-20 cm

long (4-8 in), 15-19 mm (0.6-0.8 in) wide, ca. 6 mm (0.25

in) thick, straight or slightly curved, not dehiscing but

eventually cracking irregularly, and filled with a sticky,

brownish pulp that is sweet and edible.

Top: Flowers and new leaves. Bottom: Fruit in varying stag-

es of ripeness. photos: C. ElEvitCh InTrODUCTIOn

Rain tree (Samanea saman) is easily recognized by its char-

acteristic umbrella-shaped canopy. When grown in the

open, the tree usually reaches 15-25 m (50-80 ft) in height

with a canopy diameter wider than the tree is tall. Rain tree

is most important in the Pacific as a shade tree on small

farms, along roads, in parks and pastures. The wood has

limited use for carved bowls in local markets; it could be

developed more widely as a commercial timber, comparing

favorably to black walnut. A multitude of minor uses is

documented for rain tree, most of them of purely local sig-

nificance, but all could be explored for wider applicability.

Rain tree naturalizes freely almost everywhere it has been

introduced and is considered an invasive pest in Vanuatu

and Fiji. In many other places naturalized rain tree is not

considered a problem.

DISTrIbUTIOn

Native range

Extensive cultivation has obscured the native range of rain

tree. It is believed to be native in northern South America

(Colombia, the Caribbean slope and the Orinoco drainage

of Venezuela), and in Central America as far north as El

Salvador. It is now widespread from Mexico south to Peru,

Bolivia, and Brazil. In these areas, it occurs in low-eleva-

tion dry forests and grassland/savannah habitats.

Current distribution

Family 

Fabaceae (alt. Mimosaceae), legume family

Subfamily 

Mimosoideae

Non-preferred scientific names

Albizia saman (Jacquin) F. Mueller

Enterolobium saman (Jacquin) Prain ex King

Inga salutaris Kunth.

Inga saman (Jacquin) Willd

Mimosa saman Jacquin

Pithecellobium saman (Jacquin) Bentham

Common names

Pacific islands

filinganga (Northern Marianas)

gouannegoul, saman (French)

gumorni spanis (Yap)

kasia kula, mohemohe (Tonga)

marmar (New Guinea)

'ohai (Hawai'i)

rain tree, monkey pod, saman (English)

tamalini, tamaligi (Samoa)

trongkon-mames (Guam)

vaivai ni vavalangi, sirsa (Fiji)

Other regions

acacia, palo de China (Philippines)

algarrobo, algarrobo del país, carreto negro, delmont  Samanea saman (rain tree) 

Rain tree is cultivated and naturalized throughout the

tropics. In the Pacific, rain tree is known to occur on

the following islands: American Samoa (Tutuila), Com-

monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan,

Rota), Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae,

Pohnpei), Fiji (Kanacea, Taveuni, Vanua Levu, Viti Levu),

French Polynesia (Íles Tubuai [Rurutu], Tahiti, Marquesas,

Moorea, Raiatea), Guam, Hawai'i, Marshall Islands (Jaluit,

Kwajalein), Niue, Palau (Koror), Papua New Guinea, the

Philippines, Pitcairn, Rotuma, Samoa ('Upolu), and Tonga

(Tongatapu, 'Eua, Vava'u, Lifuka/Foa). The species is also

naturalized in a number of the Caribbean Islands includ-

ing Puerto Rico. It is almost certainly even more wide-

spread than the foregoing list indicates.

bOTAnICAL DeSCrIPTIOn

Preferred scientific name 

Samanea saman (Jacquin) Merrill

guannegoul, samán (Spanish)

gouannegoul, saman (French)

Size

Rain tree generally attains maximum heights of 15-25 m

(50-80 ft). In rare cases it can reach a height of 50 m (160

ft). The crown typically reaches 30 m (100 ft) in diameter.

Very large trees may reach 50-60 m (160-195 ft) in diam-

eter. Rain trees usually have a short, stout trunk of about

1-2 m (3-6.5 ft) in diameter at breast height (dbh), but the

trunk can attain 2-3 m (6.5-10 ft) dbh in exceptional cases.

Under dense planting conditions, trees may attain greater

height (to 40 m, 130 ft) with a narrower crown diameter

than when planted in the open.

Form

Rain tree has a distinctive, umbrella-shaped crown. The

crown is typically broad and domed; the horizontal spread

is greater than the height when grown in spacious, open

settings. Under plantation conditions, the crown is more

vase-shaped. Flowers

The tiny flowers (12-25 per head) are massed in pinkish

heads 5-6 cm (2-2.4 in) across and about 4 cm (1.6 in) in

rAIn Tree?

The name rain tree has been attributed to:

• The leaflets are light-sensitive and close together on

cloudy days (as well as from dusk to dawn), allowing

rain to fall through the canopy to the ground below.

• The grass is often much greener under a rain tree

than the surrounding grass.

• A steady drizzle of honeydew is often created by

sap-sucking insects.

• Nectaries on the leaf petioles excrete sugary juice

that sometimes falls from the tree like rain.

• During heavy flowering, stamens can drop from the

canopy like rain.

height. The long, bicolored stamens (white in lower half

and reddish above) give the whole inflorescence the ap-

pearance of a powder puff or feather duster held slightly

above the foliage. Thousands of heads are borne at the same

time, covering the tree in pinkish bloom. The central flower

in each head is larger, stalkless, has more petals, and is in-

capable of forming a fruit; this flower is a nectar-produc-

ing organ that attracts pollinators. Usually only one flower

per head (rarely two) is pollinated and forms a fruit.

Leaves

Leaves are alternately arranged along twigs and have a

prominent swelling (pulvinus) at the petiole base; stipules

are present and threadlike; the leaf blades are twice-even-

pinnately compound, arranged in 2-6 pairs of pinnae, each

pinna bearing 6-16 diamond-shaped leaflets, shiny green

above, dull and finely hairy beneath, 2-4 cm (0.8-1.6 in)

long and 1-2 cm (0.4-0.8 in) wide, the apical leaflets larg-

est. During dry periods trees are semi-deciduous, losing

their leaves for a short period. Where there is a definite dry

season, they may remain leafless for a period of weeks but

refoliate quickly if there is adequate moisture. This gives

the appearance that rain tree is "evergreen" in moister cli-

mates.

Fruit

Mature pods are black-brown, oblong, lumpy, 10-20 cm

long (4-8 in), 15-19 mm (0.6-0.8 in) wide, ca. 6 mm (0.25

in) thick, straight or slightly curved, not dehiscing but

eventually cracking irregularly, and filled with a sticky,

brownish pulp that is sweet and edible.

Top: Flowers and new leaves. Bottom: Fruit in varying stag-

es of ripeness. photos: C. ElEvitCh

Gumnuts come from eucalyptus trees, which are also known as gum trees.

To whiten white towels, try soaking them in a mixture of hot water and oxygen-based bleach for a few hours before washing with laundry detergent. Make sure to follow the care instructions on the towels to avoid potential damage. Additionally, avoid using harsh chemicals or bleach on colored towels to prevent fading.

Plants in cold regions shed their leaves in a process called abscission, which typically occurs during autumn in response to decreasing daylight hours and cooler temperatures. This adaptation helps conserve energy and protect the plant from frost damage during winter.

The tree you are describing sounds like a honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos). It has large thorns on its branches and seed pods that are typically 6-8 inches long, containing several seeds. Honey locust trees are often found in North America.

Birches are considered to be broadleaf trees because they have flat, broad leaves, as opposed to needleleaf trees which have thin, needle-like leaves (such as pine or spruce trees).

The name of the plantation near Twelve Oaks in "Gone With the Wind" is Tara. It is the plantation owned by Scarlett O'Hara's family.

1. Multicellular organism
2. Autotrophs
3. Eukaryotic
4. Seed bearing plant
5. Produce seed
6. Naked seed
7. Contain green colour pigment, able to perform photosynthesis
8. Sporophylls are aggregated to form cones.
9. Root present
10. Leaves present
11. Stem present
12. Endosperm cell are haploid
13. Vascular tissue such as xylem lack vessels phloem lack companion cell
14. Usually perennial , evergren, and woody plant
15. Habitat : land
16. EX deodar, pinus,

From a lack of information provided about this quote's source, I can only assume it comes from Serj Tankian, having originally heard it in the song "Baby." It is certainly possible that it is a not only a disjointed piece of the song itself but a reference to the underlying theme that seems to hang behind the almost indecipherable lyrical exteriors of his songs. In this particular instance it could have a dual meaning, the deeper of which relates to his continuous theme of society's inability to correct its faults before the momentum of its "progress" carries it into the apocalypse - much more bluntly then Mr. Tankian might express it. Speaking to the leaves that fall in vain may be his way of making a metaphor of his implicitly futile attempts to mirror society's vices in his music, the aforementioned mirroring being an attempt to scare the bajeesus (polite for s***) out of people to get them to wake up and see that our world-wide civilization is headed for collapse. (I think this is a roughly accurate representation of the message in his songs.) In almost haiku fashion, he feels that he speaks to leaves that keep falling in spite of his urgings, though falling (which is in their nature) leads them to destruction.

I have no working theory as to how this phrase bears relevance to the individual song. Keep in mind that this is just a conjecture constructed from intuition. There is no empirical evidence to support that anything I have said is either true or false.