Plants were essential for early humans' survival and development. Indigenous peoples in South America, Africa, and New Guinea had extensive plant knowledge. Plants provided food, shelter, medicine, tools, and magic
Type is a specimen or group of specimens associated with an organism's scientific name. Types are crucial for taxonomists and scientific nomenclature. Types can be physical specimens, illustrations, or descriptions
Saponaria is a genus of flowering plants in Caryophyllaceae family. Native to Asia and Europe, commonly known as soapworts. Contains 30-40 species, with 39 accepted by Plants of the World Online
Senna is a large genus of flowering plants in legume family. Contains about 260-350 species, with 50 cultivated species. Plants are shrubs, small trees or perennial herbs. Leaves are paripinnate with up to 25 pairs of leaflets
Acacia is a genus of about 1,084 species of shrubs and trees. Plants have bipinnate leaves with small stipules. Flowers are golden-yellow to pale creamy-white with 4-5 sepals. Fruit is variably-shaped pod containing seeds with fleshy aril
Flora refers to all plant life in a region or time. Term comes from Latin goddess Flora, goddess of plants and fertility. Corresponding terms are fauna for animals and funga for fungi