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HOST TREE [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-07-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fern-leaved yellow false foxglove
1, record 1, English, fern%2Dleaved%20yellow%20false%20foxglove
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fern-leaved false foxglove 1, record 1, English, fern%2Dleaved%20false%20foxglove
correct
- annual false foxglove 1, record 1, English, annual%20false%20foxglove
correct
- woodland fern-leaf 2, record 1, English, woodland%20fern%2Dleaf
correct
- pedicelled false foxglove 2, record 1, English, pedicelled%20false%20foxglove
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fern-leaved yellow false foxglove is found in open savanna and woodland habitats along with black oak, its preferred host tree. 2, record 1, English, - fern%2Dleaved%20yellow%20false%20foxglove
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Orobanchaceae. 3, record 1, English, - fern%2Dleaved%20yellow%20false%20foxglove
Record 1, Key term(s)
- fern leaved yellow false fox glove
- fern leaved false fox glove
- annual false fox glove
- fernleaf yellow false foxglove
- fernleaf yellow false fox glove
- pedicelled false fox glove
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gérardie fausse-pédiculaire
1, record 1, French, g%C3%A9rardie%20fausse%2Dp%C3%A9diculaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La gérardie fausse-pédiculaire se rencontre dans les savanes et les forêts claires aux côtés du chêne des teinturiers, qui est son hôte de prédilection. 2, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9rardie%20fausse%2Dp%C3%A9diculaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Orobanchaceae. 3, record 1, French, - g%C3%A9rardie%20fausse%2Dp%C3%A9diculaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-10-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Pests (Crops)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- summer fruit tortrix moth
1, record 2, English, summer%20fruit%20tortrix%20moth
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- summer fruit tortrix 2, record 2, English, summer%20fruit%20tortrix
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Summer fruit tortrix moth. ... - Adult: wingspan 17 to 19 mm in the male, 19 to 22 mm in the female. Head and thorax beige. Fore-wings of male reddish yellow ochre with rust-coloured pattern in the shape of an oblique median strip widening out into a triangular shape at the base. In the female, brownish colour with darker pattern. Hind wings light grey in the male, and brown-grey in the female ... - Larva: 18 to 22 mm. Greenish yellow to olive green. Head and thoracic plate glossy brown in the young caterpillar, turning honey-yellow later. Thoracic legs light brown/chestnut. 3, record 2, English, - summer%20fruit%20tortrix%20moth
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Host plants : the caterpillar can develop on many species of forest tree, but prefers apple or, secondarily, pear, cherry, plum, or apricot and red currant. 3, record 2, English, - summer%20fruit%20tortrix%20moth
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[The] preferred scientific name [is] Adoxophyes orana. 4, record 2, English, - summer%20fruit%20tortrix%20moth
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tordeuse de la pelure
1, record 2, French, tordeuse%20de%20la%20pelure
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- capua 1, record 2, French, capua
correct, feminine noun
- tordeuse Capua de la pelure 2, record 2, French, tordeuse%20Capua%20de%20la%20pelure
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tordeuse Capua de la pelure. [...] - Adulte : 17 à 19 mm d'envergure pour le mâle, 19 à 22 mm pour la femelle. Tête et thorax beiges. Ailes antérieures du mâle jaune ocre rougeâtre avec des dessins roux qui forment une bande médiane oblique s'élargissant en une tache triangulaire à la base. Chez la femelle, coloration brunâtre avec des dessins plus ternes. Ailes postérieures gris clair chez le mâle et gris brun chez la femelle [...] - Larve : 18 à 22 mm. Jaune verdâtre à vert olive. Tête et plaque thoracique brun brillant chez la jeune chenille puis jaune miel. Pattes thoraciques brun clair. 2, record 2, French, - tordeuse%20de%20la%20pelure
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La tordeuse de la pelure, plus communément appelée capua (Adoxophyes orana), est un ravageur secondaire en vergers des pommiers et poiriers, parfois de cerisiers et pruniers, mais qui vit également aux dépens de nombreuses autres plantes-hôtes. 1, record 2, French, - tordeuse%20de%20la%20pelure
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le nom scientifique le plus utilisé est Adoxophyes orana. 3, record 2, French, - tordeuse%20de%20la%20pelure
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Animales dañinos para los cultivos
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- Polilla (Capua) de la piele 1, record 2, Spanish, Polilla%20%28Capua%29%20de%20la%20piele
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-03-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- weeping fig
1, record 3, English, weeping%20fig
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Java fig 2, record 3, English, Java%20fig
correct
- Benjamin tree 3, record 3, English, Benjamin%20tree
correct
- tropic laurel 3, record 3, English, tropic%20laurel
correct
- weeping laurel 3, record 3, English, weeping%20laurel
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
House plant native to India of the family Moraceae. It becomes a very tall tree with a broad crown and arching branches in its native hatitat. It germinates on other trees, puts down long aerial roots around the host plan which dies eventually. As a house plant it grows to 2, 5 m(8 ft.). It has pendulous twigs and leaves which give him a graceful appearance. 4, record 3, English, - weeping%20fig
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- figuier pleureur
1, record 3, French, figuier%20pleureur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Petit arbre gracieux pour décoration intérieure de la famille des Moracées. Originaire des Indes et de la Malaisie il atteint dans son habitat naturel une très grande taille. Il germe sur un arbre hôte, produit ensuite des racines aériennes qui se fixent au sol et constituent autant de piliers soutenant les grosses branches horizontales. L'arbre hôte meurt étouffé. 2, record 3, French, - figuier%20pleureur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-05-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- mopane worm
1, record 4, English, mopane%20worm
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- mopane caterpillar 1, record 4, English, mopane%20caterpillar
correct
- King of worms 1, record 4, English, King%20of%20worms
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(Order Lepidoptera : Family Noctuidae) Caterpillars of an owl moth(Noctuidae) defoliated extensive natural stands of mopane trees(Colophospermum mopane) in Namibia during November and December 1997... Mopane is a multi-purpose tree... It is the host plant of the famous "mopane worm" or caterpillar which is a sought after delicacy... The mopane caterpillar is a dietary staple for many people; it is an incredibly important source of protein in a period when there is very little other protein available. 1, record 4, English, - mopane%20worm
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- chenille du mopane
1, record 4, French, chenille%20du%20mopane
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-03-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Fungi and Myxomycetes
- Plant Biology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- ectotrophic mycorrhiza
1, record 5, English, ectotrophic%20mycorrhiza
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- ectomycorrhiza 2, record 5, English, ectomycorrhiza
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An association of a fungus and the root of a plant(usually a tree) in which the fungus forms a sheath around the root and penetrates between the cells of the host. 3, record 5, English, - ectotrophic%20mycorrhiza
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ectomycorrhiza development influences both plant and fungus gene expression in a pleiotropic manner. 4, record 5, English, - ectotrophic%20mycorrhiza
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Champignons et myxomycètes
- Biologie végétale
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- mycorhize ectotrophe
1, record 5, French, mycorhize%20ectotrophe
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- ectomycorhize 2, record 5, French, ectomycorhize
correct, feminine noun
- mycorhize externe 3, record 5, French, mycorhize%20externe
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Association en mycorhize dans laquelle les hyphes des champignons forment une couche serré à la surface des racines d'une plante. 4, record 5, French, - mycorhize%20ectotrophe
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les mycorhizes sont des associations symbiotiques contractées par les racines des végétaux avec certains champignons du sol [...] On distingue plusieurs types de mycorhizes : les endomycorhizes à arbuscules, les ectomycorhizes, et les ectendomycorhizes, ainsi que des mycorhizes arbutoïdes, monotropoïdes et orchidoïdes [...] Les mycorhizes ectotrophes, ou ectomycorhizes, sont des associations où le mycélium progresse entre les cellules du cortex racinaire pour former le réseau intercellulaire de Hartig. 5, record 5, French, - mycorhize%20ectotrophe
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Dans cette] association en mycorhize [...] les filaments mycéliens s'étendent à l'intérieur des racines, entre les cellules corticales, et à l'extérieur, dans le sol environnant. 4, record 5, French, - mycorhize%20ectotrophe
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2004-05-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Biological Sciences
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- necrotrophic 1, record 6, English, necrotrophic
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Many parasitic species are only able to infect diseased or weakened host plants. Necrotrophic parasites will kill a tree finally and live on as saprophytes on the dead wood. 1, record 6, English, - necrotrophic
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Sciences biologiques
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- nécrotrophe
1, record 6, French, n%C3%A9crotrophe
adjective
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit d'un parasite qui tue l'hôte presque immédiatement après le contact 1, record 6, French, - n%C3%A9crotrophe
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencias biológicas
- Microbiología y parasitología
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- necrótrofo
1, record 6, Spanish, necr%C3%B3trofo
adjective
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1996-06-25
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Silviculture
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- host tree 1, record 7, English, host%20tree
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Sylviculture
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- hôte
1, record 7, French, h%C3%B4te
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- arbre hôte 2, record 7, French, arbre%20h%C3%B4te
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Silvicultura
Record 7, Main entry term, Spanish
- árbol huésped
1, record 7, Spanish, %C3%A1rbol%20hu%C3%A9sped
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 7, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1993-11-01
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Silviculture
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- host tree 1, record 8, English, host%20tree
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Sylviculture
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- arbre hospitalier
1, record 8, French, arbre%20hospitalier
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
voir «gui» dans GRALU. 2, record 8, French, - arbre%20hospitalier
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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