A Review Of The Wild Relatives Of Some Favorite Food Plants
Pensoft Publishers A new extensive study offers a complete revision and a new species from the vining Solanum species (the Dulcamaroid clade) The Solanaceae, also called the potato or nightshade family, includes a wide range of flowering...
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The Comfort Outlet is proud to provide new details on the latest Chili Technology Products, more specifically the ChiliCloud Pillows and the ChiliBed. Chili Technology is constantly advancing and The Comfort Outlet is happy to be able to provide new details as they are released. Lawrenceville, NJ (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 As summer rolls around, the need for temperature regulation rises as well. This is why The Comfort Outlet is excited to provide details on the latest Chili Technology in...
The Banyan Tree Project hosts a series of Twitter chats premiering videos from “Taking Root: Our Stories, Our Community” in honor of National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Follow @BTPMay19 and #BTPchat on Twitter to talk about HIV #withoutshame. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 13, 2013 To commemorate May 19th, 2013—the 9th annual National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day—the Banyan Tree Project is hosting a series of Twitter chats throughout...
Global Goods Inc. presents an ultra hydrating lotion with a unique blend of exotic ingredients like Coconut Water, Coconut Oil, Agave Nectar and Mexican Vanilla for all skin types. Highland, UT (PRWEB) April 17, 2013 Global Goods Inc., a leading producer of organic cold pressed coconut oil and Agave Nectar, is proud to introduce its newest product line Cocavé (co-cah-vey) Body Cream. Cocavé blends three exotic ingredients that work together to nourish your skin; Coconut Oil,...
Aloe Vera Benefits, Health Tips and Much More Added to the One-Stop Source for Aloe Vera Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) April 12, 2013 Aloe Vera benefits have been lauded and celebrated by thousands of people for hundreds of years. Today, natural Aloe Vera creams, gels and juices are being produced in massive quantities at a rapid rate. Their popularity prompts many natural health and healing enthusiasts to search for new Aloe Vera benefits they have yet to experience. Now, an online leader in Aloe...
DUBLIN, April 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets announces the addition of AOCS Press' book "Cocoa Butter and Related Compounds [http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/wnv8sl/cocoa_butter_and ]" to its catalogue. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130307/600769 ) This book covers the progress of 10 years of studies on cocoa butter. Descriptions of several aspects, including physical characteristics such as rheology, hardness, melt...
Apricot Lane, a leading retail franchise specializing in women’s apparel, accessories and gift items announced today its projected growth for the remaining three quarters of the year. Currently with 80 stores operating in 35 states across the country, Apricot Lane already has 22 new franchisees committed to open in 2013 – and it’s still just the first quarter. Vacaville, CA (PRWEB) March 28, 2013 The spring fashion season always helps increase awareness of the Apricot Lane brand as...
WASHINGTON, March 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) and Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprungli are providing a financial gift to the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service's Sustainable Perennial Crops Laboratory (SPCL) to support genetics research on fine-flavor cocoa varieties found in Ecuador. The research may help ensure long term supply of cocoa and chocolate products that contain prized flavor attributes. WCF President Bill...
Nerium is excited to announce being the featured company in the new issue of Success from Home magazine. Addison, TX (PRWEB) March 11, 2013 Nerium International has been highlighted in an array of publications, including being the youngest company to ever be featured in industry leader Success from Home Magazine; in November of 2012, Nerium was highlighted in the inaugural issue of Beautiful You magazine. This weekend, they announced to thousands of attendees at the company’s Spring...
Bel Marra Health, who offers high-quality, specially formulated vitamins and nutritional supplements, is reporting on new research outlining the potential for a chocolate drought by the year 2014. Toronto, ON (PRWEB) March 08, 2013 Bel Marra Health, who offers high-quality, specially formulated vitamins and nutritional supplements, is reporting on new research outlining the potential for a chocolate drought by the year 2014. As Bel Marra Health reports in its article...
COLLINGWOOD, New Zealand, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- New Zealand based company, HealthPost, began life over 25 years ago as a mail-order catalog business re-selling third party health supplements. While this is a tradition they continue to this day, the business has undergone radical change in the quarter century since it opened. Most notably, HealthPost has begun manufacturing a comprehensive range of 'own-label' supplements under their own 'BioBalance' brand. Executive Director,...
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The Coontie (Zamia pumila) is a species of woody plant native to the West Indies and Cuba. It was the first species described for the genus. It is found in a variety of habitats that has well-drained sands or loamy soils. It prefers filtered light to partial shade. It is now isolated to central Cuba and the Dominican Republic. It was once abundant in southern Puerto Rico and Haiti, but are now extinct due to extensive land use. This plant has reddish seed cones with a unique sharp tip. The...
The Chinese Prickly Ash or Flatspine Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum simulans) is a species of flowering plant native to eastern China and Taiwan. It is one of several plants of Zanthoxylum from which Sichuan Pepper is produced. It is a small spreading tree that grows to 23 feet tall. Its leaves are 2.75 to 5 inches long and pinnate (having parts of a leaf arranged on both sides of the stem). Each leaf has 7 - 11 small leaflets that are each 1.25 to 2 inches long. There are numerous spines on the...
Bursera simaruba or Gumbo-limbo is a tree indigenous to the southeastern United States, Mexico, Brazil and Venezuela. Growing nearly 100 feet tall, this slender tree has a diameter of only 3-5 feet and features shiny crimson leaves growing in a spiral pattern. Each leaf has 7-11 smaller leaflets growing symmetrically along a center stalk. It is often referred to as the Tourist Tree because its red peeling bark resembles a sunburnt tourist. While fruits are produced year round, the...
Paurotis Palm (Acoelorrhaphe wrightii) also known as Everglades Palm, Madiera Palm, and Silver Saw Palmetto, is a single species of plant from the genus Acoelorrhaphe. It is native to Central America, southeastern Mexico, the Caribbean, the Bahamas, and extreme southern Florida. It was once plentiful in Florida, but many plants were taken for the nursery trade. It is now protected in Florida in the wild. It grows in swamps and forests that flood periodically. The species is named after the...
The Blue Spruce or Colorado Spruce (Picea pungens), is a species of spruce native to western North America, from southeast Idaho and southwest Wyoming, south through Utah and Colorado to Arizona and New Mexico. It grows at high altitudes from 6,000 to 10,000 feet in altitude, though unlike Engelmann Spruce in the same area, it does not reach the alpine tree-line. It is most commonly found growing along stream sides in mountain valleys, where moisture levels in the soil are greater than the...
