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gallery forest Luxuriant forest lining the banks of waterways

gardenia The shrubs and trees known as gardenias form the genus Gardenia and are prized for their fragrant, waxlike flowers of white or yellow. Some 200 species are all native to warm parts of the Old World, notably China, India, and South Africa. The most widely cultivated species is the Cape jasmine, native to China. Its large, berrylike fruits contain a sticky orange pulp, which is the source of a yellow dye used mainly in Asia.Gardenias are named for Dr. Alexander Garden (1730-91), a noted naturalist and physician of Charleston, S.C., who first described the genus Gardenia. Gardenias belong to the madder family, Rubiaceae

generation A period of time characteristic of an animal species and/or population that can be calculated as:
a. The average age of parents in the population (used in the criteria for the new (1996) IUCN Red Data List categories), or
b. The average age at first breeding

genus (plural is genera) A taxonomic division that generally refers to a group of animals which are similar in structure and descent but are not all able to breed among themselves. For example, the lion, leopard and tiger all belong to the genus "Panthera."

germinate To begin to grow.

gestation The process of carrying young inside the body before birth; the period from implantation of the embryo in the uterus to birth.

grassland . About one fifth of the Earth's land once had a cover of grass. Grasslands stretch between forests and deserts. Near the forests where rainfall is abundant, trees grow intermixed with tall grasses. As the grasslands stretch away from the forests, the rain decreases and soil conditions change. Then come stretches of treeless tall grass. In semiarid regions near deserts grow short, or bunch, grasses

grazer A herbivore that feeds on grasses (compare "browser.").

gregarious Tending to associate with other animals of its kind; habitually living with other animals of its kind.

guard hair Part of the coat of some animals consisting of longer, stiffer hairs which lie outside and support the warmer, softer underfur.

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