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Maesobotrya Glabrata
''Maesobotrya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family (biology), family Phyllanthaceae. It was first described as a genus in 1879 and is native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Maesobotrya'': ;Formerly included * ''Maesobotrya oblonga - moved to Antidesma oblongum'' * ''Maesobotrya stapfiana - moved to Protomegabaria stapfiana'' References Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthaceae genera Dioecious plants Flora of the Afrotropical realm {{Phyllanthaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bentham
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studied law, but had a fascination with botany from an early age, which he soon pursued, becoming president of the Linnaean Society in 1861, and a fellow of the Royal Society in 1862. He was the author of a number of important botanical works, particularly flora. He is best known for his taxonomic classification of plants in collaboration with Joseph Dalton Hooker, his ''Genera Plantarum'' (1862–1883). He died in London in 1884. Life Bentham was born in Stoke, Plymouth, on 22 September 1800. His father, Sir Samuel Bentham, a naval architect, was the only brother of Jeremy Bentham to survive into adulthood. His mother, Mary Sophia Bentham, was a botanist and author. Bentham had no formal education but had a remarkable linguistic aptitude. By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maesobotrya Klaineana
''Maesobotrya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae. It was first described as a genus in 1879 and is native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Maesobotrya'': ;Formerly included * ''Maesobotrya oblonga - moved to Antidesma oblongum'' * ''Maesobotrya stapfiana - moved to Protomegabaria stapfiana ''Protomegabaria stapfiana'' is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is native to western tropical Africa. Distribution and habitat ''P. stapfiana'' can be found in Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of t ...'' References Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthaceae genera Dioecious plants Flora of the Afrotropical realm {{Phyllanthaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protomegabaria Stapfiana
''Protomegabaria stapfiana'' is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is native to western tropical Africa. Distribution and habitat ''P. stapfiana'' can be found in Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Sierra Leone. It occurs in primary and secondary forests, including both well-drained and freshwater swamp forests, at altitudes of up to . Description ''P. stapfiana'' is a shrub to medium-sized tree growing to tall and in diameter, sometimes with buttresses. The bark is brown, sometimes with a reddish or greenish tone. Branches are glabrous Glabrousness () is the technical term for a lack of hair, down, setae, trichomes, or other such covering. A glabrous surface may be a natural characteristic of all or part of a plant or animal, or be due to loss because of a physical condition, ..., though branchlets are usually covered in f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antidesma Oblongum
''Antidesma'' is a genus of tropical plant in the family Phyllanthaceae formally described by Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to tropical Africa, S + E + SE Asia, Australia, and various oceanic islands. The greatest diversity occurs in Southeast Asia. Description ''Antidesma'' is a variable genus which may be short and shrubby or tall and erect, approaching 30 metres in height. It has large oval shaped leathery evergreen leaves up to about 20 centimetres long and seven wide. The flowers have a strong, somewhat unpleasant scent. The staminate flowers are arranged in small bunches and the pistillate flowers grow on long racemes which will become the long strands of fruit. The fruits are spherical and just under a centimeter wide, hanging singly or paired in long, heavy bunches. They are white when immature and gradually turn red, then black. When they are still white they have sour and astringent taste, sour taste when they are red and have sweet and sour taste when they are bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maesobotrya Villosa
''Maesobotrya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae. It was first described as a genus in 1879 and is native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Maesobotrya'': ;Formerly included * ''Maesobotrya oblonga - moved to Antidesma oblongum'' * ''Maesobotrya stapfiana - moved to Protomegabaria stapfiana ''Protomegabaria stapfiana'' is a species of plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is native to western tropical Africa. Distribution and habitat ''P. stapfiana'' can be found in Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of t ...'' References Phyllanthaceae Phyllanthaceae genera Dioecious plants Flora of the Afrotropical realm {{Phyllanthaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
