Environment & Biology

Reference articles, profiles and guides about Zimbabwe. 327 articles

• Asteraceae-Sunflower familyDescription of the family: Herbs, suffrutices, shrubs or (rarely) climbers or trees. Leaves alternate, less often opposite. Stipules 0, but false stipules occur in a few species (for example: Vernonia...Environment & Biology15 October 2016
• Asclepiadoideae-Milkweed and Stapeliad familyDescription of the family: Perennial herbs or shrubs, sometimes twining or scrambling, often succulent and often with milky sap. Stipules usually 0. Leaves mainly opposite or whorled, rarely alternate...Environment & Biology15 October 2016
• Secamonoideae-Milkweed and stapeliad familyDescription of the family: Perennial herbs or shrubs, sometimes twining or scrambling, often succulent and often with milky sap. Stipules usually 0. Leaves mainly opposite or whorled, rarely alternate...Environment & Biology15 October 2016
• Arecaceae-Palm familyDescription of the family: Trees or shrubs. Leaves alternate, usually very large and in terminal rosettes, with a sheathing base; petiole or rhachis often prickly; lamina pinnate or costapalmate. Plan...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• PeriplocoideaeThe subfamily periplocoideae contains the genera which were formerly included in the family periplocaceae. It is nowadays combined with other subfamilies, containing the former apocynaceae sensu stric...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• Apocynaceae-subfamily PeriplocoideaeDescription of the family: Herbs, shrubs or climbers with milky or clear latex. Leaves opposite. Stipules 0 (but stipule-like frills present in Mondia). Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic, usually arrang...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• Apiaceae-Carrot familyDescription of the family: Herbs, rarely shrubs or small trees (Heteromorpha and Steganotaenia). Stipules 0. Leaves alternate, usually compound, occasionally simple.Flowers arranged in simple or more....Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• Annonaceae-Custard-apple familyDescription of the family: Trees, shrubs, shrublets or lianes. Stipules 0. Leaves alternate, held in one plane in two rows, entire, aromatic when crushed. Flowers solitary or paired to fasciculate or....Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• Anacardiaceae-Rhus FamilyDescription of the family: Trees, shrubs or suffrutices; dioecious, monoecious or polygamous, sometimes producing latex. Stipules 0. Leaves mostly compound, sometimes simple (Lannea p.p., Ozoroa, Mang...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• Amaryllidaceae-Amaryllis or vlei-lily familyDescription of the family: Herbs with bulbs or rhizomes. Leaves in a basal rosette or fan. Scape leafless, solid or hollow. Inflorescence of 1-many flowers in an umbel-like inflorescence, subtended by...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• Amaranthaceae-Amaranth or pigweed familyDescription of the family: Annual or perennial herbs, sometimes woody at the base or, rarely, small shrubs (Psilotrichum scleranthum). Stipules 0. Leaves simple, alternate or opposite. Inflorescence v...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• Agavaceae-Sisal familyDescription of the family: Monocarpic or perennial plants. Stems short or 0, sometimes trunk-like. Leaves large, borne in rosettes, often succulent, usually hard, leathery and spine-tipped. Infloresce...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• Acanthaceae- Barleria familyDescription of the family: Herbs, shrubs or sometimes climbers. Stipules 0. Leaves opposite, usually entire, less often toothed. Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic or zygomorphic. Bracts and bracteoles u...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• HoneyguidesType: Aves Order: Piciformes Diet: Wax Size: Weight: Protection Status: Least Concern General Background: Honeyguides are parasitic birds that lay their eggs in other birds’ nests. Honeyguides love to...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• Herons, Bitterns & EgretsOther Name: Shona Name: Ndebele Name: Type: Aves Order: Ciconiiformes Diet: Size: Weight: Protection Status: Least Concern General Background: Herons are a large, worldwide family of long-legged wadin...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• HamerkopOther Name Shona Name: Ndebele Name: Type: Aves Order: Pelecaniformes Diet: Fish and insects Size: Medium sized wading bird measuring 47 – 56 cm in length Weight: Weighing around 415 – 430 grams Prote...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• GullsOther Name Shona Name: Ndebele Name: Type: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Size: Medium to large Weight: Protection Status: General Background: There are 55 species worldwide and 3 species are found in Zi...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• GuineafowlShona Name: Ndebele Name: Type: Aves Order: Galliformes Diet: Omnivore Size: Large 40cm – 71cm Weight: 0.7kg – 1.6kg Lifespan: 10 – 20 years Protection Status: Least Concern General Background: The bi...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• GrebesOther Names Shona Name: Ndebele Name: Type: Aves Order: Podicipediformes Diet: Size: Small to medium birds Weight: Protection Status: Least Concern General Background: Grebes are freshwater diving bir...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• FlycatchersOther Names Shona Name: Ndebele Name: Type: Aves Order: Passeriformes Diet: Insects Size: Weight: Protection: General Background: There are 274 species worldwide and 33 species which are found in Zimb...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• FlamingosOther Names Shona Name: Ndebele Name: Type: Aves Order: Phoenicopteriforme Diet: Fish Size: 1 to 1.5m tall Weight: Protection Status: General Background: There are 6 species worldwide and 2 species wh...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• Ducks,Geese & SwansNdebele Name: Shona Name: Type: Aves Order: Anseriformes Diet: Size: Weight: Protection Status: General Background: The anatidae family includes ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and s...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• DrongosOther Names Ndebele Name: Shona Name: Type: Aves Order: Passeriformes Diet: Insects which they flycatch or take from the ground Size: Weight: Protection Status: General Background: The drongos are a f...Environment & Biology14 October 2016
• DikkopsOther Names Shona Name: Ndebele Name: Type: Aves Order: Charadriiformes Diet: Size: Weight: Protection Status: General Background: Dikkops are plover-like birds with large heads and eyes, long legs, f...Environment & Biology14 October 2016