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Acranthera Philippensis
''Acranthera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It is found from India to South Central China south to Borneo and the Philippines. Species * ''Acranthera abbreviata'' Theodoric Valeton, Valeton * ''Acranthera anamallica'' Richard Henry Beddome, Bedd. * ''Acranthera athroophlebia'' Cornelis Eliza Bertus Bremekamp, Bremek. * ''Acranthera atropella'' Otto Stapf (botanist), Stapf * ''Acranthera aurantiaca'' Theodoric Valeton, Valeton ex Cornelis Eliza Bertus Bremekamp, Bremek. * ''Acranthera axilliflora'' Theodoric Valeton, Valeton * ''Acranthera bullata'' Elmer Drew Merrill, Merr. * ''Acranthera capitata'' Theodoric Valeton, Valeton * ''Acranthera ceylanica'' George Arnott Walker-Arnott, Arn. ex Carl Meissner, Meisn. * ''Acranthera didymocarpa'' (Henry Nicholas Ridley, Ridl.) K.M.Wong * ''Acranthera endertii'' Cornelis Eliza Bertus Bremekamp, Bremek. * ''Acranthera frutescens'' Theodoric Valeton, Valeton * ''Acranthera grandiflora'' Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Arnott Walker-Arnott
George Arnott Walker Arnott of Arlary (6 February 1799 – 17 April 1868) was a Scottish botanist. Early life George Arnott Walker Arnott was born in Edinburgh in 1799, the son of David Walker Arnott of Arlary. He attended Milnathort Parish School then the High School of Edinburgh. He studied law in Edinburgh. Career Walker Arnott became a botanist, holding the position of Regius Professor of Botany in the University of Glasgow from 1845 to 1868. He studied the botany of North America with Sir William Hooker and collaborated with Robert Wight in studies of Indian botany. He and William J. Hooker went through the Australian collected plant material of Alexander Collie, which was sent back to the UK after his death.Ray Desmond (Editor) He was a member of the Societe de Histoire Naturelle in Paris and the Moscow Imperial Society of Natural History. Personal life and death Walker Arnott married Mary Hay Barclay in 1831. He died in Glasgow in 1868, aged 69, and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |