Botany Concepts

Important Informations

Albizia julibrissin (Pink Silk Tree)- this ornamental tree is native of Asia. The genus 'Albizia' is named after Italian nobleman Filippo Degli Albizzi who introduced the plant to Europe. The specific epithet 'julibrissin' is a corruption of Persian word "gul-i-abrisham" which means silk flower. This tree produces attractive flowers through out the summers which resemble starbrusts of pink silky threads. Hence the common name "Pink Silk Tree". Because of its charateristic flowers they are grown as ornamental trees. Its wood is used to make furniture. Interestingly, Albizia is a host to the lac insect which produces lac used in manufacture of lacquer.

Aerva lanata (L.) Juss.
Family Amaranthaceae.

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Branches of Botany

*What is an Ecosystem?*
An ecosystem is a structural and functional unit of ecology where the living organisms interact with each other and the surrounding environment. In other words, an ecosystem is a chain of interactions between organisms and their environment. The term “Ecosystem” was first coined by *A.G.Tansley,* an English botanist, in 1935.

*SomeAboutFungi*
Fungi are eukaryotic, non-motile and non-vascular entities and are ubiquitous. Though fungi resemble plants, they are not plants. Instead, they are more closely related to animals. Fungi for a matter of fact are of huge economic importance showing diversity in habitat and morphology. *Some of these are rusts, puffballs, truffles, morels, moulds, yeasts etc.*