Economic Botany

Radiator Plants (Peperomia): Distribution, Characteristics Importance and Diseases

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Radiator Plants Distribution,
Peperomia species (e.g. Radiator plant, Rat tail) are found in tropical and subtropical climates all over the world, but the genus has the most diversity in the Americas, where it can be found in a wide range of environments from the southern United States to Argentina and Chile. The Andes and Amazon regions are home to many indigenous species. Southern Asia (around 100 species), Africa (around 20 species), Madagascar (around 40 species), and Australia and New Zealand (less than 20 species) have the most diversity.

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Swiss Cheese Plant: Origin, Definition, Characteristics, and Diseases

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Monstera deliciosa (monstera) is a climber that can be cultivated on a stake or pole in its natural state. Many garden centres sell it as a popular houseplant that is grown as a cluster of numerous vines to give a full shrub-like look. Monstera grows up to 36″ broad and has dark green leathery foliage with deep lobing. Fenestrations (natural holes) form near the midrib of the leaf and radiate outward, increasing in size as the leaf becomes larger, giving the plant a swiss cheese appearance. Variegata, albo variegata, and Thai constellation are some of the most popular varieties. Seedlings in the natural develop towards darker places, indicating the base of a larger tree that the plant will eventually climb.

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Carnivorous Plants: Trapping mechanisms Evolution, Distribution and Uses

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Pither plant
Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants with a pitfall trap, a deep depression filled with liquid that they use to catch their prey. Pitfall traps have evolved widely as a result of epiascidiation, with selection pressure favoring more deeply cupped leaves throughout time. The pitcher trap originated in three eudicot lineages and one monocot branch separately, demonstrating convergent evolution. Some pitcher plant families (such as Nepenthaceae) are classified as clades dominated by flypaper traps, implying that some pitchers may have evolved from the common ancestors of today’s flypaper traps via mucilage loss.

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Aloe Vera: Classification, Distribution, Characteristics, and Medicinal uses

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Distribution
The Aloe plant thrives in hot, humid climates and cannot withstand frigid temperatures. The majority of Aloe is grown in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, Florida, and Southern California in the United States. the southern United States of America, Southeast Asia, and the West Indies. Aloe is grown in about 250 different species all over the world. Aloe barbadensis Miller and Aloe arborescens are the only two species that are commercially produced.

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Nelumbo nucifera: Classification, Origin, Characteristics, Cultivation, and Medicinal Uses

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The aquatic perennial Nelumbo nucifera belongs to the Nelumbonaceae family and is known by a variety of names (e.g. Indian lotus, Chinese water lily, and Sacred lotus). The lotus blossom is often featured in religious writings and art, as well as literature and oral traditions of numerous Asian nations, as a symbol of beauty and purity in both Hindu and Buddhist religions. The lotus is known as Nadro in Kashmir, and the Shia people of Kashmir celebrate the Nadru festival on March 21st each year. Lotus seeds are offered as a vegetable or as a raw material for Ayurvedic medication manufacture in Indian markets (kamal gotta). The alkaloid in lotus seeds and roots is said to be beneficial to health. Lotus is a significant and widely cultivated cash crop in many Asian countries, owing to the high edible and medicinal benefits of its leaves, seeds, and rhizomes.

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Maize Plant: Origin, Taxonomy,  Morphology, Seed Production, Planting, and Uses

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uses of Maize
1. Maize is important for industrial purposes as well as animal feed in SSA, where it is directly used by the majority of the population as food, drinks, animal feeds and cooking energy.
2. Maize is processed into a variety of products, including starch, corn syrup, sweeteners, oil, beverages, glue, alcohol, and fuel ethanol.
3. Because maize seedlings have inadequate root and shoot systems, they must rely on nutrients stored in the caryopsis beneath the earth.
4. The seedling begins to capture more sunlight and manufacture its food as the leaves develop and the roots expand (photosynthesis).

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