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Amherstia

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Amherstia nobilis (သော်ကကြီး; the Pride of Burma, in the Fabaceae family) is a tropical tree with large, showy flowers. [1]

31 relations: Bauhinia, Binomial nomenclature, Crimson, Detarioideae, Eudicots, Fabaceae, Fabales, Flower, Flowering plant, Fruit, Hand fan, Inflorescence, Lady Amherst's pheasant, Leaf, Leaflet (botany), Legume, Myanmar, Nathaniel Wallich, Orchidaceae, Ornamental plant, Petal, Pink, Plant, Plant stem, Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, Rosids, Scimitar, Stamen, Tree, Tropics, Yellow.

Bauhinia

Bauhinia is a genus of more than 500 species of flowering plants in the subfamily Cercidoideae and tribe Bauhinieae, in the large flowering plant family Fabaceae, with a pantropical distribution.

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Binomial nomenclature

Binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system") also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages.

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Crimson

Crimson is a strong, red color, inclining to purple.

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Detarioideae

The subfamily Detarioideae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae (legumes).

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Eudicots

The eudicots, Eudicotidae or eudicotyledons are a clade of flowering plants that had been called tricolpates or non-magnoliid dicots by previous authors.

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Fabaceae

The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, Article 18.5 states: "The following names, of long usage, are treated as validly published:....Leguminosae (nom. alt.: Fabaceae; type: Faba Mill.);...

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Fabales

The Fabales are an order of flowering plants included in the rosid group of the eudicots in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II classification system.

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Flower

A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms).

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Flowering plant

The flowering plants, also known as angiosperms, Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants, with 416 families, approximately 13,164 known genera and c. 295,383 known species.

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Fruit

In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) formed from the ovary after flowering.

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Hand fan

A handheld fan is an implement used to induce an airflow for the purpose of cooling or refreshing oneself.

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Inflorescence

An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches.

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Lady Amherst's pheasant

The Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) is a bird of the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae.

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Leaf

A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant and is the principal lateral appendage of the stem.

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Leaflet (botany)

A leaflet (occasionally called foliole) in botany is a leaf-like part of a compound leaf.

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Legume

A legume is a plant or its fruit or seed in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae).

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Myanmar

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia.

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Nathaniel Wallich

Nathaniel Wallich FRS (28 January 1786 – 28 April 1854) was a surgeon and botanist of Danish origin who worked in India, initially in the Danish settlement near Calcutta and later for the Danish East India Company and the British East India Company.

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Orchidaceae

The Orchidaceae are a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants, with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant, commonly known as the orchid family.

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Ornamental plant

Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design projects, as houseplants, for cut flowers and specimen display.

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Petal

Petals are modified leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers.

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Pink

Pink is a pale red color that is named after a flower of the same name.

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Plant

Plants are mainly multicellular, predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae.

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Plant stem

A stem is one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant, the other being the root.

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Plantae Asiaticae Rariores

Plantae Asiaticae Rariores is a horticultural work (alternative title Descriptions and figures of a select number of unpublished East Indian plants) published in 1830–1832 by the Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich.

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Rosids

The rosids are members of a large clade (monophyletic group) of flowering plants, containing about 70,000 species, more than a quarter of all angiosperms.

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Scimitar

A scimitar is a backsword or sabre with a curved blade, originating in the Middle East.

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Stamen

The stamen (plural stamina or stamens) is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower.

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Tree

In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, supporting branches and leaves in most species.

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Tropics

The tropics are a region of the Earth surrounding the Equator.

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Yellow

Yellow is the color between orange and green on the spectrum of visible light.

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Amherstia nobilis, Pride of Burma, Pride of burma.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amherstia

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