PAGE 1. 1 CHARACTERIZATION AND EVALUATION OF AMINOCYCLOPYRACHLOR ON NATIVE AND INVASIVE SPECIES OF FLORIDA By ANNA LIN GREIS A THESIS PRESENTED TO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIR EMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 2012. PAGE 2.
Hierodula membranacea Burmeister, 1838 Hierodula membranacea is a large mantid, sharing its common name giant Asian mantis with other large members of genus Hierodula. Its colours vary from green to yellow-green, or even brown to reddish-brown, similar to those of the giant Indian mantis and the giant Malaysian mantis.
The leaves are spirally arranged, broadly lanceolate, 1â7 cm long and 2-2.5 cm broad. The flowers are produced on a tall spike, each flower is 3.5-4.5 cm long, zygomorphic, with two 'lips' closing the corolla tube; wild plants have pink to purple flowers, often with yellow lips.The fruit is an ovoid capsule 10â14 mm diameter, containing numerous small seeds.umerous cultivars are available, including plants with lavender, orange, pink, yellow, or white flowers, and also plants with peloric flowers, where the normal flowering spike is topped with a single large, symmetrical flower.