Abutilon

Abutilon

room maple belongs to the family Malvaceae (Malvaceae), as well as a popular house plant hibiscus. Rhode abutilon includes about 150 species of annual and perennial herbs, shrubs or small trees. In nature they are found in the tropics and subtropics of America, Australia, Asia and Africa. Another name for this plant - Kanatnikov of it gets tough fiber used for the production of ropes and other woven products.

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Kalanchoe

Kalanchoes are characterized by opening their flowers by growing new cells on the inner surface of the petals to force them outwards, and on the outside of the petals to close them.In traditional medicine, Kalanchoe species have been used to treat ailments such as infections, rheumatism and inflammation. Kalanchoe extracts also have immunosuppressive effects. Kalanchoe pinnata has been recorded in Trinidad and Tobago as being used as a traditional treatment for hypertension.A variety of bufadienolide compounds have been isolated from various Kalanchoe species. Five different bufadienolides have been isolated from Kalanchoe daigremontiana. Two of these, daigremontianin and bersaldegenin 1,3,5-orthoacetate, have been shown to have a pronounced sedative effect. They also have the strong positive inotropic effect associated with cardiac glycosides, and with greater doses an increasing effect on the central nervous system.
Kalanchoe also written Kalanchöe or Kalanchoë, is a genus of about 125 species of tropical, succulent flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, mainly native to the Old World. Only one species of this genus originates from the Americas, 56 from southern & eastern Africa and 60 species in Madagascar. It is also found in south-eastern Asia until China.Most are shrubs or perennial herbaceous plants, but a few are annual or biennial. The largest, Kalanchoe beharensis from Madagascar, can reach 6 m (20 ft) tall, but most species are less than 1 m (3 ft) tall.

The genus was first described by the botanist Michel Adanson in 1763. Adanson cited Camellus as his source for the name.the name came from the Chinese name "Kalanchauhuy".
Kamel's species was most likely Kalanchoe ceratophylla as he describes the plant as having deeply divided leaves.In common with other Crassulaceae (such as the genera Tylecodon, Cotyledon and Adromischus), some Kalanchoe species contain bufadienolide cardiac glycosides which can cause cardiac poisoning, particularly in grazing animals. This is a particular problem in the native range of many Kalanchoe species in the Karoo region of South Africa, where the resulting animal disease is known as krimpsiekte (shrinking disease) or as cotyledonosis. Similar poisonings have also occurred in Australia. Kalanchoe ceratophylla is called  (apparently 'Buddhist temple herb') in China, not very close in pronunciation: qiélán cài or jia lan cai depending on the romanisation (but the Cantonese 'gaa laam choi' may be closer). The genus Bryophyllum was described by Salisbury in 1806 and the genus Kitchingia was created by Baker in 1881. Kitchingia is now regarded as a synonym for Kalanchoe, whereas some botanists treat Bryophyllum as a separate genus.

Bufadienolide compounds isolated from Kalanchoe pinnata include bryophillin A which showed strong anti-tumor promoting activity, and bersaldegenin-3-acetate and bryophillin C which were less active. Bryophillin C also showed insecticidal properties.These plants are cultivated as ornamental houseplants and rock or succulent garden plants.They are popular because of their ease of propagation, low water requirements, and wide variety of flower colors typically borne in clusters well above the phylloclades. The section Bryophyllum - formerly an independent genus - contains species such as the "Air-plant" Kalanchoe pinnata. In these plants, new individuals develop vegetatively as plantlets, also known as bulbils or gemmae, at indentations in phylloclade margins. These young plants eventually drop off and take root. No males have been found of one species of this genus which does flower and produce seeds, and it is commonly called, the Mother of Thousands; the Kalanchoe daigremontiana is thus an example of asexual reproduction. These plants are the food plant of the caterpillars of Red Pierrot butterfly. The butterfly lays its eggs on phylloclades, and after hatching, caterpillars burrow into phylloclades and eat their inside cells. This plant is known to the Chinese as "thousands and millions of red and purple" , and is commonly purchased during the Chinese New Year for decorative purposes.

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Aloe

Aloe also written Aloë, is a genus containing over 500 species of flowering succulent plants. The most widely known species is Aloe vera, or "true aloe", so called because, though probably extinct in the wild, it is cultivated as the standard source of so-called "aloe vera" for assorted pharmaceutical purposes.Other species, such as Aloe ferox, also are cultivated or harvested from the wild for similar applications.The circumscription of the genus has varied widely.Most Aloe species have a rosette of large, thick, fleshy leaves. Aloe flowers are tubular, frequently yellow, orange, pink, or red, and are borne, densely clustered and pendant, at the apex of simple or branched, leafless stems. Many species of Aloe appear to be stemless, with the rosette growing directly at ground level; other varieties may have a branched or unbranched stem from which the fleshy leaves spring. They vary in color from grey to bright-green and are sometimes striped or mottled. Some aloes native to South Africa are tree-like (arborescent). Many genera, such as Lomatophyllum, have been brought into synonymy. Species at one time placed in Aloe, such as Agave americana, have been moved to other genera.The APG III system (2009) places the genus in the family Xanthorrhoeaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae. In the past, it has been assigned to the family Aloaceae (now included in the Xanthorrhoeaceae) or to a broadly circumscribed family Liliaceae (the lily family). The plant Agave americana, which is sometimes called "American aloe", belongs to the Asparagaceae, a different family.
The APG III system (2009) places the genus in the family Xanthorrhoeaceae, subfamily Asphodeloideae. In the past it has also been assigned to the families Liliaceae and Aloeaceae, as well as the family Asphodelaceae, before this was merged into the Xanthorrhoeaceae.
The genus is native to tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar, Jordan, the Arabian Peninsula, and various islands in the Indian Ocean (Mauritius, Comoros). A few species have also become naturalized in other regions (Mediterranean, India, Australia, North and South America).

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Spathiphyllum

Spathiphyllum

They are evergreen herbaceous perennial plants with large leaves 12–65 cm long and 3–25 cm broad. The flowers are produced in a spadix, surrounded by a 10–30 cm long, white, yellowish, or greenish spathe. The plant does not need large amounts of light or water to survive.
Spathiphyllum is a genus of about 40 species of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas and southeastern Asia. Certain species of Spathiphyllum are commonly known as Spath or peace lilies.
Schott's description of the genus refers to Spatha foliaris persistens, where spatha is a spathe, and foliaris is an adjective modifying spathe, meaning relating to a leaf, and persistens means continuing or persisting. Phyllum also means a leaf.

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Sansevieriya

Sansevieria - Asparagus genus of the family; includes about 66 species of evergreen perennials bessteblevyh from dry, rocky areas in tropical and subtropical Africa, Madagascar, India, Indonesia and South Floridy.Neprihotlivoe houseplant that the Soviet Union also called "pike tail", "Teschin language" and "Snakeskin" . Trifasciata Latin name means "three-band."Responds well to the summer is not too abundant watering (once a week), reduce watering in winter (up to 2-3 times a week). Transplant better in the spring, at this time should be propagated plants. During the growth period Fertilizer spend watering, using a liquid fertilizer for indoor plants, fertilization is carried out not more than once a month.
Growth conditions
Plants contain the winter at a temperature not lower than 14-16 degrees. Photophilous. Resistant to increased dryness of the air. Care common. Transplantation every 2-3 years. It is recommended to grow in a shallow bowl. It grows well on lit windows, and under a fairly strong Shadowed not very demanding on the temperature conditions (can grow in warm and cool place).
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Reproduction
Propagated by dividing rhizomes and leaf cuttings mandatory podvyalivaniem slice the air. Long sheet is cut into pieces 5-6 cm long. and obliquely planted in the sand. A few weeks later the leaves take root and give small roots and new leaves.The ease of cultivation: Beginners
Lighting: Bright light
Humidity: Low
This hardy plant deserved its reputation as indestructible. It grows in the sun and in the shade, tolerate dry air, drafts, watering is rare, it does not need repotting. However, it does not tolerate waterlogging and soil for a long stay at about 0 degrees. Which can be grown without sunlight using LB lamp for 16 hours per day.

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