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Myosotis Traversii
''Myosotis traversii'' is a species of flowering plant in the Family (biology), family Boraginaceae, Endemic species, endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. Joseph Dalton Hooker described this species in 1864. Plants of this species of Forget-me-nots, forget-me-not are Perennial plant, perennial rosettes which form tufts or clumps, with ebracteate, erect inflorescences, and white or yellow corollas with partly exserted stamens. Taxonomy and etymology ''Myosotis traversii'' Hook.f. is in the plant family Boraginaceae. The species was described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1864 in his ''Handbook of the New Zealand Flora''. The lectotype was designated by Lucy Moore (botanist), Lucy Moore, was collected by Leonard Cockayne in the Shingly Range, South Island, and is lodged at the herbarium of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (WELT SP002603). There is also an isolectotype at the Allan Herbarium of Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research (CHR 328277). The specific epithet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. For twenty years he served as director of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, succeeding his father, William Jackson Hooker, and was awarded the highest honours of British science. Biography Early years Hooker was born in Halesworth, Suffolk, England. He was the second son of the famous botanist Sir William Jackson Hooker, Regius Professor of Botany, and Maria Sarah Turner, eldest daughter of the banker Dawson Turner and sister-in-law of Francis Palgrave. From age seven, Hooker attended his father's lectures at Glasgow University, taking an early interest in plant distribution and the voyages of explorers like Captain James Cook. He was educated at the Glasgow High School and went on to study medicine at Glasgow University, graduating M.D. in 1839. This degree qualified h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
