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* Pleiospilos, a genus of South African succulent plants of which are sometimes called Split Rock Plants, especially Pleiospilos nelii.
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Agapanthus, native to South Africa, is the sole genus of the subfamily.
* Any member of the genus Eunectes, a group of large, aquatic snakes found in South America
In Central and South America, the alligator family is represented by five species of the genus Caiman, which differs from the alligator by the absence of a bony septum between the nostrils, and the ventral armour is composed of overlapping bony scutes, each of which is formed of two parts united by a suture.
Plants of the genus Amaryllis are known as belladonna lily, Jersey lily, naked lady, amarillo or, in South Africa, March lily.
At the time both South African and South American plants were placed in the same genus ; subsequently they were separated into two different genera.
* Paroaria, a South American genus of birds
It is a member of the subgenus Rhinella of the genus Bufo, which includes many different true toad species found throughout Central and South America.
Some South American plants formerly thought of as Daturas are now treated as belonging to the distinct genus Brugmansia ( Brugmansia differs from Datura in that it is woody, making shrubs or small trees, and in that it has pendulous flowers, rather than erect ones ).
It was considered to be the first species of the genus Homo until May 2010, when a new species, Homo gautengensis was discovered in South Africa, that most likely arose earlier than Homo habilis.
Its size is disputed ; some botanists treat it as consisting of only one species, Quassia amara from tropical South America, while others treat it in a wide circumscription as a pantropical genus containing up to 40 species of trees and shrubs.
Stevia (, or ) is a genus of about 240 species of herbs and shrubs in the sunflower family ( Asteraceae ), native to subtropical and tropical regions from western North America to South America.
The genus Stevia consists of 240 species of plants native to South America, Central America, and Mexico, with several species found as far north as Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
Besides the urban cycle there is, both in Africa and South America, a sylvatic cycle ( Forest cycle or Jungle cycle ), where Aedes africanus ( in Africa ) or mosquitoes of the genus Haemagogus and Sabethes ( in South America ) serve as a vector.
The African clawed frog ( Xenopus laevis, also known as the African clawed toad or the platanna ) is a species of South African aquatic frog of the genus Xenopus.
Other spiders of the same genus, such as the Chilean recluse in South America, have similarly been shown to cause necrosis in other countries.
Species of the genus Rhododendron are native to every continent of the world, except South America and Africa.
In Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, the term crayfish or cray generally refers to a saltwater spiny lobster, of the genus Jasus that is indigenous to much of southern Oceania, while the freshwater species are usually called yabby or, from the indigenous Australian and Māori names for the animal respectively, or by other names specific to each species.
The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution ; the highest diversity is found in the temperate Northern Hemisphere, but many species also occur in South America and Africa, including at high altitudes on mountains in the tropics.
A 2008 study of the genetics of Trogon suggested the genus originated in Central America and radiated into South America after the formation of the Isthmus of Panama ( as part of the Great American Interchange ), thus making trogons relatively recent arrivals in South America.
A venom which is among the most potent defensive chemicals in any animal is produced by the South American silk moth genus Lonomia.
* The South American sheldgeese, genus Chloephaga
The Coscoroba Swan ( Coscoroba coscoroba ) from South America, the only species of its genus, is apparently not a true swan.
genus and African
The African elephant genus contains two living species ; whereas the Asian elephant species is the only surviving member of the Asian elephant genus, but can be divided into four subspecies.
The elephants of the genus Loxodonta, known collectively as African elephants, are currently found in 37 countries in Africa.
* Echidna, junior synonym for Bitis, a genus of African vipers ( also Echidne )
There is still some debate amongst academics whether certain African hominid species of this time, such as A. robustus and A. boisei, constitute members of the same genus ; if so, they would be considered to be robust australopiths whilst the others would be considered gracile australopiths.
Neither the caracal, sometimes called the Persian lynx or African lynx, nor the jungle cat, called the swamp lynx, is a member of the Lynx genus.
All African species are egg-layers, and ( with the exception of the members of the genus Tomeurus ) all American species are live-bearers.
According to the age and location of the current evidence, the cradle of the genus is the East African Rift System, especially toward the north in Ethiopia, where it is bordered by grasslands.
The genus Apaloderma contains the three African species.
DNA evidence seems to support an African origin for the trogons, with the African genus Apaloderma seemingly basal in the family, and the other two lineages, the Asian and American, breaking off between 20-36 million years ago.
The trogons are split into three subfamilies, each reflecting one of these splits, Aplodermatinae is the African subfamily and contains a single genus, Apaloderma ; Harpactinae is the Asian subfamily and contains two genera, Harpactes and Apalharpactes.
Several species of the genus Achatina and related genera are known as giant African land snails ; some grow to from snout to tail, and weigh.
* Puelioideae, a small lineage of the African genus Puelia
There is still some debate amongst academics whether certain African hominid species of this time, such as A. robustus and A. boisei, constitute members of the same genus ; if so, they would be considered to be robust australopiths whilst the others would be considered gracile australopiths.
The Genipa species sensu Drake are better placed in the otherwise South African genus Hyperacanthus.
( 2001 ) who demonstrated the genus Criniger must be divided into an African and an Asian ( Alophoixus ) lineage.
On the African continent the genus disappeared about 1. 5 million years ago.
The most well known examples are members of the genus Echis ( saw-scales vipers ), although those of the genus Cerastes ( North African desert vipers ) and at least one bush viper species, Atheris desaixi, are known to do this as well.
Within the well-supported clade of the genus Gyps which includes Asian, African, and European populations, it has been determined that this species is basal with the other species being more recent in their species divergence.
genus and succulent
Aloe, also Aloë, is a genus containing about 500 species of flowering succulent plants.
Tropaeolum is a genus of dicotyledonous annual or perennial plants, often with somewhat succulent stems and sometimes tuberous roots.
* Aloe, a genus of succulent plants, which includes several species:
Other minority identifications of manna are that it was a kosher species of locust, or that it was the sap of certain succulent plants ( such as those of the genus Alhagi, which have an appetite-suppressing effect ).
Pachypodium is a genus of succulent spine-bearing trees and shrubs, native to Africa.
Carpobrotus edulis is a creeping, mat-forming succulent species and member of the Stone Plant family Aizoaceae, one of about 30 species in the genus Carpobrotus.
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 but with a few species now growing wild in the New World following introduction of the species.
Dracaena (, derived from the romanized form of the Ancient Greek-drakaina, " female dragon ") is a genus of about 40 species of trees and succulent shrubs.
Sempervivum (), known as Houseleeks or Liveforever, are a genus of about 40 species of succulent plants of the Crassulaceae family which grow in rosettes.
Aeonium ( houseleek tree ) is a genus of about 35 species of succulent, subtropical plants of the family Crassulaceae.
Aichryson is a genus of about 15 species of succulent, subtropical plants, mostly native to the Canary Islands, with a few in the Azores, Madeira and Morocco, and one in Portugal.
Monanthes is a genus of small, succulent, subtropical plants of the Crassulaceae family.
Salicornia is a genus of succulent, halophyte ( salt tolerant ) plants that grow in salt marshes, on beaches, and among mangroves.
Lithops is a genus of succulent plants in the ice plant family, Aizoaceae.
Crassula is a large genus of succulent plants containing many species, including the popular Jade Plant, Crassula ovata.
The genus Stapelia consists of around 40 species of low growing, spineless, stem succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa.
* Samphire is commonly used to describe plants from the Australian genus of succulent coastal plants Tecticornia, and from the cosmopolitan genus Sarcocornia.
Sarcocornia is a genus of succulent salt tolerant coastal plants.
* Living stone, common name for succulent plants of the genus Lithops
-the only succulent species of this genus
Dudleya is a genus of succulent perennials, consisting of about 45 species in southwest North America.
Unlike Pereskiopsis, Maihuenia, Quiabentia and Austrocylindropuntia which have persistent succulent leaves, Pereskia is the only cactus genus that has persistent non-succulent leaves.
* Some succulent plants genera Sansevieria and Titanopsis or cacti genus Thelocactus.
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