Lyonia

Lyonia

▪ plant genus
      genus of about 35 species of shrubs, of the heath family (Ericaceae), notable for its attractive white or pinkish flowers and dense foliage. All occur in North America, the Caribbean, and Asia. The leaves are alternate, have short stalks, and are smooth-edged or finely toothed; they may be deciduous or evergreen. The flowers are usually bell-shaped or urn-shaped.

      Commonly cultivated species—all of which grow best in damp or swamp soil—include L. ligustrina, the maleberry, which grows 3.6 metres (12 feet) tall; L. lucida, which grows 1.2–1.8 metres (4–6 feet) tall; and L. mariana, the staggerbush, which grows 1.8 metres tall. Staggerbush is poisonous to livestock.

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  • Lyonia — prop. n. A genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees of the U. S. to the Antilles and eastern Asia to Himalaya. Syn: genus {Lyonia}. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lyonia — is a genus name in biology:*In animals dagger; Lyonia (brachiopod) Archbold, 1983 (Brachiopoda: Strophomenida) *In plants Lyonia (Ericaceae) (Magnoliophyta: Ericaceae) …   Wikipedia

  • Lyonĭa — Nutt., Gattung der Erikazeen, Sträucher mit wechselnden oder immergrünen, häufig mit Schildhaaren besetzten Blättern, fünflappigem, schüsselförmigem Kelch, kugelig krugförmiger Blumenkrone mit kleinem Saum und fünf hellen, herablaufenden… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Lyonia —   Lyonia …   Wikipedia Español

  • Lyonia — noun evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees of United States to Antilles and eastern Asia to the Himalaya • Syn: ↑genus Lyonia • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Ericaceae, ↑family Ericaceae, ↑heath family …   Useful english dictionary

  • Lyonia — ID 50803 Symbol Key LYONI Common Name staggerbush Family Ericaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, PR, RI …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Lyonia (Ericaceae) — Taxobox name = Lyonia image width = 230px image caption = Lyonia ovalifolia regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Ericaceae genus = Lyonia genus authority = Nutt. Lyonia (Staggerbush) is a… …   Wikipedia

  • Lyonia elliptica — Taxobox status = EN | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Ericaceae genus = Lyonia species = L. elliptica binomial = Lyonia elliptica binomial authority = (C.Wright ex …   Wikipedia

  • Lyonia jamaicensis — Taxobox status = LR/nt | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Ericaceae genus = Lyonia species = L. jamaicensis binomial = Lyonia jamaicensis binomial authority = (Sw.) …   Wikipedia

  • Lyonia maestrensis — Taxobox status = EN | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Ericaceae genus = Lyonia species = L. maestrensis binomial = Lyonia maestrensis binomial authority = Acuña… …   Wikipedia

  • Lyonia octandra — Taxobox status = LR/nt | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Ericaceae genus = Lyonia species = L. octandra binomial = Lyonia octandra binomial authority = (Sw.)… …   Wikipedia

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