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<i>Cynara scolymus</i>, a herbaceous perennial plant, in the family Compositae; also called globe artichoke. Its origin is in the Mediterranean region. Artichoke requires a mild winter and cool summer with fog and little bright sunshine. It is a delicacy in Europe, Africa, and North and South America. Artichoke is also a medicinal plant; it is rich in the cynarin and orthophenol constituents. Of the total acres planted worldwide, approximately 56%, 14%, and 12% are planted in Italy, France, and Spain, respectively.
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<i>Dionaea muscipula</i>, an insectivorous plant of North and South Carolina (see <b>illus.</b>). The two halves of a leaf blade can move as if they were hinged along the midrib and, swinging upward and inward, the two surfaces come together. Any insect alighting on a leaf triggers this sensitive motor mechanism, and is caught between the closing halves of the leaf blade. In this trap, the insect is slowly digested by enzymes secreted by cells in the leaf.
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<i>Forniculum vulgare</i>, a culinary herb of the parsley family (Apiaceae). It is grown for the dried, ripe fruits or seeds which are used in bread, pickles, liqueurs, and meat sauces and dishes. Although similar in odor to anise, fennel seed can be distinguished by its warm, sweet character.
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<i>Glycine max</i>, a legume native to China that is a major source of vegetable protein and oil for human and animal consumption and for industrial usage. Introduced into North America in 1765, soybeans were first grown as a curiosity and then as a forage and soil-building crop. The valued portion of the plant is the seed, which contains about 40% protein and 20% oil on a dry-weight basis.
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<i>Helianthus annuus</i>, the most widely distributed of the 50 native North American species of this genus of the family Compositae. It is an extremely variable species, with two main divisions. The first involves wild weedy plants found along roadways and other recently disturbed areas; the second, domesticated plants grown in fields and gardens (<b>Fig. 1</b>).
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<i>Hevea brasiliensis</i>, a member of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) and a native of the Amazon valley. It is the natural source of commercial rubber. The tree may become 60–100 ft (18–30 m) tall and 8–10 ft (2.4–3 m) in circumference.
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<i>Homo heidelbergensis</i> is a species of extinct humans that lived in Europe and possibly also in Africa and Asia approximately 600–300 ka (that is, thousand years before the present) in the time period known as the Middle Pleistocene. The species was named by Otto Schoetensack in 1908, following the discovery of the Mauer mandible (lower jaw) by workmen in a sandpit in the village of Mauer, near Heidelberg, Germany. This specimen serves as the holotype, or type specimen, of this species; that is, it is the specimen on which <i>H. heidelbergensis</i> was described in the original publication. Therefore, the original definition of the species relies on mandibular features of a European hominin (fossil human). <i>Homo heidelbergensis</i> was among the earliest fossil human species to be recognized, following <i>H. neanderthalensis</i>, first discovered in Germany in 1856, and <i>Pithecanthropus erectus</i>, later renamed <i>H. erectus</i>, discovered in Java in the early 1890s.
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<i>Morotopithecus bishopi</i> is a fossil ape species from northeastern Uganda dated to be more than 20.6 million years old. The fossils of <i>Morotopithecus</i> suggest that it was capable of modern apelike behaviors, including use of vertical trunk postures (orthogrady), slow climbing, and arm hanging. Other fossil apes of similar age are known from East Africa. However, unlike <i>Morotopithecus</i>, these apes would have walked on the tops of branches on all fours with a horizontally oriented torso (pronogrady). <i>Morotopithecus</i> thus represents the oldest record of modern apelike locomotor behavior in the fossil record. Paleontologists are currently divided over whether the anatomical features associated with upright posture and suspension in the modern apes are due to inheritance or independent evolution. This debate has important implications for interpreting the evolutionary position of <i>Morotopithecus</i> and other fossil apes, as well as for reconstructing the pattern and timing of the emergence of modern ape adaptations.
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<i>Rosmarinus officinalis</i>, a member of the mint family, grown for its highly aromatic leaves and as an ornamental. Rosemary is an evergreen and perennial which can live as long as 20 years under favorable conditions. Although many varieties exist, <i>R</i>. <i>officinalis</i> is the only species. Most varieties are suitable for culinary use, although some (such as Pine Scented) contain high levels of terpenes and have a turpentinelike scent. Other varieties such as Forestii, Collingwood Ingram, and Lockwood de Forest have been developed as ornamentals which have large leaves and showy flowers.
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<i>Saccharum officinarum</i>, a member of the grass family. This crop originated in New Guinea about 8000–15,000 <small>B.C</small>., and was later moved by primitive humans westward into Southeast Asia and India and eastward into Polynesia (<b>Fig. 1</b>). The original sugarcanes, so-called noble canes, have 2<i>n</i> = 80 chromosomes, although there are some exceptions. The noble canes probably evolved from a wild ancestor, <i>Saccharum robustum</i> Brandes and Jesweit ex Grassl, with 2<i>n</i> = 60–194 chromosomes. <i>Saccharum officinarum</i> hybridized with wild species, especially <i>S. spontaneum</i> L., in Asia, giving rise to new types that were variable in morphology and ecological tolerance and that extended the distribution of sugarcane into the subtropics. Two additional species, <i>S. sinense</i> and <i>S. barberi</i>, are recognized in botanical literature.
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