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Chamaerops Ritchieana
Tiger Ti"ger, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris; probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri an arrow, Per. t[=i]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v.t.; -- probably so named from its quickness.] 1. A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal tiger, and Bengal tiger. 2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person. As for heinous tiger, Tamora. --Shak. 3. A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress. --Dickens. 4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U. S.] 5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar. American tiger. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The puma. (b) The jaguar. Clouded tiger (Zo["o]l.), a handsome striped and spotted carnivore (Felis macrocelis or F. marmorata) native of the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about three and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet long. Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark markings are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but there are always two dark bands on the face, one extending back from the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth. Called also tortoise-shell tiger. Mexican tiger (Zo["o]l.), the jaguar. Tiger beetle (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of active carnivorous beetles of the family Cicindelid[ae]. They usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly. Tiger bittern. (Zo["o]l.) See Sun bittern, under Sun. Tiger cat (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of wild cats of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes somewhat resembling those of the tiger. Tiger flower (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus Tigridia (as T. conchiflora, T. grandiflora, etc.) having showy flowers, spotted or streaked somewhat like the skin of a tiger. Tiger grass (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm (Cham[ae]rops Ritchieana). It is used in many ways by the natives. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). Tiger lily. (Bot.) See under Lily. Tiger moth (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of moths of the family Arctiad[ae] which are striped or barred with black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The larv[ae] are called woolly bears. Tiger shark (Zo["o]l.), a voracious shark (Galeocerdo maculatus or tigrinus) more or less barred or spotted with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Called also zebra shark. Tiger shell (Zo["o]l.), a large and conspicuously spotted cowrie (Cypr[ae]a tigris); -- so called from its fancied resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also tiger cowrie. Tiger wolf (Zo["o]l.), the spotted hyena (Hy[ae]na crocuta). Tiger wood, the variegated heartwood of a tree (Mach[ae]rium Schomburgkii) found in Guiana.

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- to Kew: Ritchiea afzelii Gilg Ritchiea agelaeifolia Gilg Ritchiea albersii Gilg Ritchiea aprevaliana (De Wild. & T.Durand) R.Wilczek Ritchiea boukokoensis...
- able to make it back to Tripoli, alive. In 1831, R.Br. ex G.Don published Ritchiea, a genus of flowering plants from Tropical Africa, belonging to the family...
- Morisonia speciosa (Griseb.) Cornejo & H.H.Iltis (as C. speciosa Griseb.) Ritchiea reflexa (Thonn. & Schumach.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben (as C. reflexa Thonn. & Schumach...
- larvae feed on Hippocratea longipetolata, C****ipurea ruwenzorensis, and Ritchiea species. N. a. argia (Fabricius, 1775) (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau...
- larvae feed on Drypetes gerrardii, Phyllanthus, Capparis, Maerua, and Ritchiea species. Appias lasti lasti (coast of Kenya, coast of Tanzania and coast...
- The wingspan is 45–52 mm. The larva feeds on Maerua, Boscia, Capparis, Ritchiea, and Cadaba species. Colotis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other...
- and disturbed forests. The larvae possibly feed on Antiaris toxicaria, Ritchiea capparioides, Antiaris africana and Ficus species (including F. asperifolia)...
- Hypselandra Pax & K.Hoffm. Maerua Forssk. Morisonia L. Neocalyptrocalyx Hutch. Neot****lia Gagnep. Poilanedora Gagnep. Ritchiea R.Br. ex G.Don Thilachium Lour....
- (including Drypetes ugandensis and Drypetes gerrardii), Phyllanthus and Ritchiea species. A. s. sylvia (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia,...
- and Somalia. The habitat consists of dense woodland. The larvae feed on Ritchiea species. Belenois rubrosignata rubrosignata (Angola, Democratic Republic...