11-523: Aetia may refer to: Combretum , the bushwillows, a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Combretaceae Aetia , a poem by the Ancient Greek poet and scholar Callimachus Aetia gens , an ancient Roman clan Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Aetia . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
22-1250: A mite of the family Phytoseiidae , was discovered on a bushwillow plant and is named after this genus. Other herbivores that eat Combretum foliage include the caterpillars of the Brown Awl ( Badamia exclamationis ) which is found on C. albidum , C. latifolium and C. ovalifolium ; those of the Orange-tailed Awl ( Bibasis sena ) are recorded from C. extensum and C. latifolium . Several species are used in African or Indian herbal medicine . Several species of this genus in Madagascar known collectively as voantamenaka or voatamenaka (from voa 'fruit' and menaka 'oil') are used in traditional Malagasy medicine as deworming remedies. The class of chemical compounds known as combretastatins were first isolated from South African bushwillow ( Combretum afrum ), from which they get their name. One synthetic derivative , fosbretabulin disodium (combretastatin A4 phosphate), underwent preliminary study for
33-546: Is a notable tree in the Angolan mopane woodlands ecoregion in the Kunene River basin in southern Africa. Other species of this genus are a major component of Southwestern Amazonian moist forests . This genus contains several species that are pollinated by mammals other than bats , which is quite rare indeed. But most species are more conventionally pollinated by insects or birds . Typhlodromus combretum ,
44-841: The Philippines . In India, this skipper is found in the Western Ghats including the Nilgiris , Kodagu , Kanara , and the Himalayas , from Shimla eastward to Northeast India and onto Myanmar (recorded in the Karens and Dawnas ). Also found in Andaman and Nicobar Islands . The type locality for this species is the region of Bengal . William Harry Evans (1932) records the orange-tail awl as rare in India and very rare in
55-516: The orange-tailed awlet , is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae , the skippers. It is also sometimes called the pale green awlet though that name can also refer to Bibasis gomata . This skipper is found in Sri Lanka , India , Myanmar , Cambodia , Thailand , Laos , south Vietnam , Hainan , Malay peninsula , Indonesian archipelago (including Borneo , Java , Kangean , Bali , Lombok , Bawean , Sumba , Sumbawa ) and
66-826: The type genus of the family Combretaceae . The genus comprises about 272 species of trees and shrubs , most of which are native to tropical and southern Africa , about 5 to Madagascar , but there are others that are native to tropical Asia , New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago , Australia , and tropical America . Though somewhat reminiscent of willows ( Salix ) in their habitus , they are not particularly close relatives of these. Bushwillow trees often are important plants in their habitat . Savannahs in Africa, in particular those growing on granitic soils, are often dominated by Combretum and its close relative Terminalia . For example, C. apiculatum
77-598: The Andaman islands. He records the butterfly as not rare in south Myanmar, the Malay Peninsula and parts of the Indonesian archipelago. Both sexes: The butterfly has a wingspan of 45 to 50 mm. Above, both sexes are an unblemished dark brown. The hindwings have an orange fringe. The abdomen is orange towards the rear. Below, the wings have white patches; the forewings having a large white central patch, and
88-527: The anal angle, the inner border of which is sharply defined, the outer suffusing itself on the disk. Cilia carmine-red. Palpi and thorax in front, beneath and anal tuft dull yellow. Thorax beneath greyish brown. The female is described by Mr. Moore in his "Lepidoptera of Ceylon" as not differing from the male. The skipper has the following subspecies: This butterfly is diurnal . It is confined to heavy jungle of low elevations, typically up to 4,000 to 5,000 feet (1,200 to 1,500 m). The male can be seen in
99-424: The hindwings having a broad pure white discal band. The male has no brands. Edward Yerbury Watson (1891) gives a detailed description as follows: Male. Upperside dark chocolate brown. Cilia of hindwing carmine-red. Underside maroon brown; forewing with a large buff-white patch from the middle of posterior margin, bordered above with purple; hindwing with a broad transverse purple white band terminating before
110-438: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aetia&oldid=1151813664 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Combretum About 3272 see text Combretum , the bushwillows or combretums , make up
121-608: The treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer , but it was not effective enough to progress to more advanced trials. C. molle is also recorded to contain antioxidants such as punicalagin , which is also found in pomegranates ( Punica granatum ), a somewhat related plant. The botanist George Don studied this genus extensively. The Luvuvhu River in southern Africa was named after the river's bushwillows ( C. erythrophyllum ), locally known as muvuvhu . As of April 2021, there are 272 accepted species of Combretum : Orange-tailed Awl Bibasis sena , commonly known as
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