"the name ""Pekoe"" (after the Chinese term ""bai hao"", referring to the downy white hair on the young leaves). The term ""Bohea"" came to mean black tea of the lowest quality. During the 18th century, Western consumer preferences shifted from green tea toward black tea. The price of black tea dropped significantly during this period, making it more affordable to a larger number of consumers. Bohea tea was consumed in larger quantities than any other type of tea in Europe. When the Ostend Company began competing against the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and the British East India Company (EIC)"
"Botia Botia (Indian loaches) is a genus of freshwater fish in the loach family (Botiidae). It was a large genus with about 20 species. In 2004 Maurice Kottelat proposed in his paper (along with the description of ""Botia kubotai"", see References below) to divide the genus into four related genera based on fish appearance and locality: Another genus, ""Parabotia"", was considered a separate genus earlier. It has an elongated body quite similar to ""Syncrossus"", but with its range mostly restricted to China. With all these as separate genera, ""Botia"" species are restricted to South Asia (including Burma). The fish in"
"Booidea The Booidea, also known as booid snakes, are a superfamily of snakes that contains boas (family Boidae) and other closely related boa-like snakes (but not pythons, which are in a separate superfamily called Pythonoidea). As of 2017, Booidea contains 61 species, including the eponymous Neotropical ""Boa constrictor"", anacondas (genus ""Eunectes""), and smaller tree and rainbow boas (""Corallus"", ""Epicrates"", and ""Chilabothrus"") as well as several genera of booid snakes from various locations around the world: ""Candoia"" from New Guinea and Melanesia, sand boas (""Eryx"") from northeast Africa, the Middle East, and southwestern Asia, ""Charina"" and ""Lichanura"" from North America, ""Ungaliophis"""
"Boea Boea is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae, with species originating from Australia, China, India, Malaysia, Birma, Philippines, Polynesia, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Nepal, Bhutan, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. ""Boea"" make good house plants, but also successfully grow in the wild. For example, ""B. hygroscopica"", also known as the Queensland rock violet in Australia, occurs in Cape York Peninsula and Northeast Queensland as far south as Rockhampton, within an altitude range from . It grows along creek beds, on moist banks, moss-covered rocks in rainforest, open forest, vine forest and gallery forest. Some ""Boea"""
"Bothia Bothia is a fungal genus in the family Boletaceae. A monotypic genus, it contains the single species Bothia castanella, a bolete mushroom first described scientifically in 1900 from collections made in New Jersey. Found in the eastern United States, Costa Rica, China, and Taiwan, it grows in a mycorrhizal association with oak trees. Its fruit body is chestnut brown, the cap is smooth and dry, and the underside of the cap has radially elongated tubes. The spore deposit is yellow-brown. The edibility of the mushroom is unknown. Historically, its unique combination of morphological features resulted in the transfer of"
"mistakenly assumes their fish is ill. There are currently nine recognized species in this genus: Botia Botia (Indian loaches) is a genus of freshwater fish in the loach family (Botiidae). It was a large genus with about 20 species. In 2004 Maurice Kottelat proposed in his paper (along with the description of ""Botia kubotai"", see References below) to divide the genus into four related genera based on fish appearance and locality: Another genus, ""Parabotia"", was considered a separate genus earlier. It has an elongated body quite similar to ""Syncrossus"", but with its range mostly restricted to China. With all these"
"Boerhavia coccinea Boerhavia coccinea is a species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family which is known by many common names, including scarlet spiderling, red boerhavia, hogweed, and in Spanish, hierba del cancer and hierba de la hormiga. This is a widespread plant, whose native range is not certain, but probably includes the southwestern United States and parts of Mexico. It is present across the southeastern United States, where it may be naturalized. It is also present in Africa, Asia, Australia, and South America. It is present on many Pacific islands, including the Hawaiian Islands, where it is an"
"Blighia Blighia is a genus of four species of flowering plants in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae, native to tropical Africa from Guinea east to Kenya. The fruit is partly edible, with the Ackee (""B. sapida"") being grown commercially for fruit production. The genus is named for Captain William Bligh (formerly of ), who brought samples back to England. The species are evergreen trees growing to tall, with pinnate leaves. The flowers are produced in small panicles. The fruit is an oval capsule long containing three seeds, each surrounded by an edible fleshy yellow aril, and a thick, leathery orange or"
"Boisea Boisea is the least speciose genus of the soapberry bug subfamily. Members of this genus are found in North America, India, and Africa. Unlike other serinethine genera, the distribution of ""Boisea"" is very patchy; it is speculated that its highly vicariant range is relictual of what was previously a much vaster, continuous range. The most well-known species of this genus are the North American boxelder bugs (western ""Boisea rubrolineata"" and eastern ""Boisea trivittata"") and African ""Boisea fulcrata"". The US species mainly feed on the seeds of Maple trees and are occasional nuisance pests around homes. In North America, ""Boisea"
"trace elements, is recommended. This plant prefers bright, filtered light, possibly with some early-morning direct sun. It can be planted in the garden in a well drained, consistently moist location. The only major pests of this plant are chewing insects such as grasshoppers and caterpillars. The Smithsonian lists the following Boea species. The Smithsonian also lists: Boea Boea is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae, with species originating from Australia, China, India, Malaysia, Birma, Philippines, Polynesia, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Nepal, Bhutan, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. ""Boea"" make good house plants, but also successfully grow"
"Boerhavia Boerhavia is a genus of over 100 species in the four o'clock flower family, Nyctaginaceae. Some species are annuals and others perennials. In habit they generally are herbaceous. Common names include spiderlings and hogweeds. ""Spiderling"" refers to the appearance of those species that bear inflorescences on numerous long, slender stems, interlocking in a manner suggestive of a spider or spider's web. The genus was named for Herman Boerhaave, a Dutch botanist, and the genus name is frequently misspelled ""Boerhaavia"". ""Boerhavia"" species generally are native to warm tropical regions. Several species of ""Boerhavia"" are of importance as agricultural and horticultural"
"Yohoia Yohoia is a genus of tiny, extinct animals from the Cambrian period that has been found as fossils in the Burgess Shale formation of British Columbia, Canada. It has been placed among the arachnomorpha, a group of arthropods that includes the chelicerates and possibly the trilobites. Their sizes range from 7 to 23 mm. ""Yohoia"" is one of the ""great appendage"" arthropods. All taxa have a single pair of large pre-oral jointed limbs with branched spiny ends for grasping, impaling, or filtering food items. ""Great appendage"" arthropods have been seen as a paraphyletic group where the appendage was independently"
"the subfamily Boinae. However, a 2013 study comparing DNA sequences of 12 genes of over 4000 species supported ""Candoia"" as more distantly related, with remaining members of the Boinae being more closely related to the boid subfamily Erycinae; thus ""Candoia"" was placed in the newly named subfamily Candoiinae. Candoia Candoia is a genus of non-venomous boas found mostly in New Guinea and Melanesia. Four species are currently recognized. Common names include: bevel-nosed boas, keel-scaled boas. Member species of the genus ""Candoia"" typically have a rounded and heavy body, with a flattened triangular-shaped head, and an upturned nose. Colors and patterns"
"Candoia Candoia is a genus of non-venomous boas found mostly in New Guinea and Melanesia. Four species are currently recognized. Common names include: bevel-nosed boas, keel-scaled boas. Member species of the genus ""Candoia"" typically have a rounded and heavy body, with a flattened triangular-shaped head, and an upturned nose. Colors and patterns vary greatly, but most are various shades of brown to black. Species can vary in adult size from to in total length (including tail). Males are typically smaller than females and can be distinguished by their prominent cloacal spurs. Species of the genus ""Candoia"" are found from Samoa"
"plant for the larva of the Dot Moth. Actaea (plant) Actaea, commonly called baneberry, bugbane and cohosh, is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae, native to subtropical, temperate and subartic regions of the Europe, Asia and North America. The genus was redefined to include ""Cimicifuga"" and ""Souliea"" in the 1990s (Compton et al. 1998, Compton & Culham 2002, Gao et al. 2006, RHS Plant Finder, 2007) based on combined evidence from DNA sequence data, similarity in biochemical constituents and on morphology returning it to the original Linnean concept of the genus. The number of species in"
"Boesemania Boesemania is a genus of freshwater fish in the family Sciaenidae. This genus contains the single species Boesemania microlepis. Also known as the boeseman croaker and smallscale croaker, this fish lives in southeast Asian rivers. This is a relatively large species. It can reach in length and in weight. ""Boesemania microlepis"" lives in Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia (Borneo and Sumatra), Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand. It is found in several rivers such as the Mekong, Chao Phraya River, Mae Klong, Nan River, Tha Chin River, and Bang Pakong River. This species appears to be sedentary. It prefers large, flowing rivers. During"
"Boechera Boechera (rockcress) is a genus of the family Brassicaceae. It was named after the Danish botanist Tyge W. Böcher (1909–1983), who was known for his research in alpine plants, including the mustards ""Draba"" and ""Boechera holboellii"". According to recent molecular based studies ""Boechera"" is closely related to the genus ""Arabidopsis"" which also includes the widely known model plant ""Arabidopsis thaliana"". Until recently, members of this genus were included in the genus ""Arabis"", but have been separated from that genus based on recent genetic and cytological data. Unlike the genus ""Arabis"" (x=8) ""Boechera"" has a base chromosome number of x=7."
"severe pest of the edible oyster ""Crassostrea virginica"" (Wilson, Powell & Ray, 1988) There are eleven known species within the genus ""Boonea"", these include the following: Boonea Boonea is a small genus of small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks. This genus is currently placed in the subfamily Odostomiinae, of the family Pyramidellidae (according to the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005)). The vast majority of the species within this genus are only known to be distributed within North American waters, Hudson Bay is a very populated location for the Boonea genus. Little is known about the biology of the members"
"Cyanea kuhihewa Cyanea kuhihewa is a rare and possibly extinct in the wild species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name Limahuli Valley cyanea. It is endemic to Kauai, where the last individuals in the only known population have died. Like other ""Cyanea"" it is known as haha in Hawaiian. This Hawaiian lobelioid is a ""treelet"" growing 30 centimeters to over 2 meters in height. The narrow linear leaves are up to 38 centimeters long by 1.5 wide. The inflorescence is a raceme of purple-pink flowers. When the plant was discovered it was initially thought"
"creature on the sandy or silty sea bottom. There were also single appendages hanging down under the body plates which were flap-like and fringed with setae, probably used for swimming and respiration. Specimens also show some bulbous formations at the front of the head shield that may have served as eyes. ""Yohoia"" is assumed to have been a mainly benthic (bottom-dwelling) creature that swam just above the muddy ocean floor, using its appendages to scavenge or capture prey. Yohoia Yohoia is a genus of tiny, extinct animals from the Cambrian period that has been found as fossils in the Burgess"
"Bossiaea buxifolia Bossiaea buxifolia (Matted Bossiaea) is a species of flowering plant in the pea family (Fabaceae). It usually has a prostrate to procumbent habit, though some forms may have an erect habit, growing up to 1.3 metres high. The leaves are ovate to rounded, 2 to 5 mm long and have a short petiole. Flowers are produced between October and November in its native range. These have dark-coloured standards, yellow and orange wings and purplish keels. The seed pods are narrow-oblong in shape and around 20 mm long. The species was first formally described by Allan Cunningham who found"
"Boeckella Boeckella is a genus of copepods in the family Centropagidae. The genus ""Boeckella"" contains 53 species, of which five are listed as vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List – the Australian endemics ""B. bispinosa"", ""B. geniculata"", ""B. nyoraensis"" and ""B. shieli"", and ""B. calcaris"" from Bolivia and Peru. The genus was originally described by G. M. Thomson as """"Boeckia"""", in honour of Jonas Axel Boeck (1833–1873). That name proved, however, to be a junior homonym of ""Boeckia"", a genus of Amphipoda, and so Jules de Guerne and Jules Richard provided it with the replacement name ""Boeckella"" in 1889."
"Boa (genus) Boa is a genus of non-venomous boas found in Mexico, Central and South America. Two species are currently recognized. Common names include: ""boa"" and ""boa constrictor"". ""Boa"" is a polytypic genus, represented by the species ""Boa constrictor"" and ""Boa imperator"". This snake has been reported to grow to a maximum of 14 feet (4.3 m) in length. Numerous subspecies are currently recognised. Northern Mexico through Central America (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama) to South America north of 35°S (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia, Uruguay and Argentina. Also in"
"Boidae The Boidae (Common names: boas, boids) are a family of nonvenomous snakes primarily found in the Americas, although also existing in Africa, Madagascar, Europe, Asia, and some Pacific Islands. Relatively primitive snakes, adults are medium to large in size, with females usually larger than the males. Five subfamilies, comprising 12 genera and 49 species, are currently recognized. Like the pythons, boas have elongated supratemporal bones. The quadrate bones are also elongated, but not as much, while both are capable of moving freely so when they swing sideways to their maximum extent, the distance between the hinges of the lower"
"Boonea Boonea is a small genus of small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks. This genus is currently placed in the subfamily Odostomiinae, of the family Pyramidellidae (according to the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005)). The vast majority of the species within this genus are only known to be distributed within North American waters, Hudson Bay is a very populated location for the Boonea genus. Little is known about the biology of the members of this genus. As most members of the Pyramidellidae sensu lato they are most likely ectoparasites. The species ""Boonea impressa"" however is known to be a"
"Bossiaea heterophylla Bossiaea heterophylla, known as the Variable Bossiaea is a species of flowering plant in the pea family (Fabaceae) found in eastern Australia. An upright shrub up to 80 cm tall. It occurs from Wilsons Promontory in Victoria up through the coast and tablelands through New South Wales and further to Queensland. It has also been recorded in the north-western slopes and plains of New South Wales. However, it's mostly seen in coastal areas north of Batemans Bay. Usually found on sandy soils in a variety of habitats, such as heath or woodland. The specific epithet “heterophylla” means ""different"
"Boerhavia boissieri Boerhavia boissieri is a species of plant in the Nyctaginaceae family. It is a woody-based perennial with long, slender stems with fleshy leaves and small pink flowers. It grows throughout Egypt, Sahara Desert, Sudan, Eritrea, Zaire, Malawi, and the Arabian peninsula. It may also be called the Commicarpus boissieri. Boerhavia boissieri prefers rocky, open and dry habitats. The new tender growing shoots were often picked and chewed- they were said to have a sour, astringent flavour. People far from water would also pluck the tips and chew them to assuage their thirst. In times of hunger, the hknobbed"
"Bouea macrophylla Bouea macrophylla, commonly known as maprang and gandaria in English, is a species of flowering plant native to Southeast Asia. The tree belongs to the Anacardiaceae family which also includes mango and cashew. The evergreen tree grows to heights of 25 meters. Its leaves are lanceolate to elliptic in shape (see: Leaf shape), and range from 13 to 45 cm (5 to 17 inches) long and from 5 to 7 cm (2 to 3 inches) wide. The fruit (resembling a mango) are green in colour and mature to an orange/yellow, with the seed being pink. They grow to"
"Chloeia Chloeia is a genus of marine polychaete worms. Members of this genus are morphologically characterized by an elliptical body composed of certain number of segments, depending on the species, with external gills situated on both lateral sides of the back, each segment has a pair of them. Their number and repartition also depends on the species. Lateral sides of the body are cover with fin, sharp and venomous whitish calcareous bristles or setae. Adults of this genus are often colorful especially on the dorsum. The locomotion is done by parapodia, every segment possesses a pair in bilateral position, from"
"of pink, yellow, or white. Boerhavia coccinea Boerhavia coccinea is a species of flowering plant in the four o'clock family which is known by many common names, including scarlet spiderling, red boerhavia, hogweed, and in Spanish, hierba del cancer and hierba de la hormiga. This is a widespread plant, whose native range is not certain, but probably includes the southwestern United States and parts of Mexico. It is present across the southeastern United States, where it may be naturalized. It is also present in Africa, Asia, Australia, and South America. It is present on many Pacific islands, including the Hawaiian"
"more distant relationship between booids and their next closest relatives, pythonoids and uropeltoids (the most recent common ancestor between booids and these other snakes lived ~79 [CI:65-93] million years ago). Booidea The Booidea, also known as booid snakes, are a superfamily of snakes that contains boas (family Boidae) and other closely related boa-like snakes (but not pythons, which are in a separate superfamily called Pythonoidea). As of 2017, Booidea contains 61 species, including the eponymous Neotropical ""Boa constrictor"", anacondas (genus ""Eunectes""), and smaller tree and rainbow boas (""Corallus"", ""Epicrates"", and ""Chilabothrus"") as well as several genera of booid snakes from"
"Boiga Boiga is a large genus of mildly venomous, opisthoglyphous or rear-fanged, colubrid snakes typically known as the cat-eyed snakes or just cat snakes. They are primarily found throughout southeast Asia, India and Australia, but due to their extremely hardy nature and adaptability have spread to many other suitable habitats around the world. There are 34 recognized species in the genus. ""Nota bene"": A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was original described in a genus other than ""Boiga"". Cat snakes are long-bodied snakes with large heads and large eyes. They vary greatly in pattern and color. Many"
"Boii (genus) Boii is an extinct genus of microsaur within the family Tuditanidae. It was found in Carboniferous coal from mines near the community of Kounov in the Czech Republic. Known only from a crushed skull, shoulder girdle bones, and scales, the known remains of this genus were very similar to those of ""Asaphestera"", a more complete microsaur with a lizard-like appearance. However, this genus differs from ""Asaphestera"" due to its heavily sculptured skull, thin ventral plate of the clavicles, and a larger number of fangs on the roof of the mouth. For many years the type and only known"