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Vigna Hosei
''Vigna hosei'', also known as the sarowak bean, is a perennial legume that grows in low-lying, humid, tropical areas but more commonly disturbed or roadside areas. Description ''Vigna hosei'' is a twining or creeping legume, often forming a thick ground cover. Its leaflets are ovate to elliptic, with thin, long hairs on both sides. The terminal leaflet is by . The pod is long, black, and generally containing one to three seeds. Its flowers are yellow and by . The pedicel is long and expands as the pod matures. The bracteoles are long and 1-nerved, and the calyx is slightly pubescent. Besides producing normal flowers and pods, ''Vigna hosei'' also produces some flowers which remain concealed under a thick carpet of half-decayed leaves, originating from the plant itself, and which are set on a long pale stalk. These other flowers in a ripe state are very yellow, finely and quite densely pubescent, and have one to two seeds. They are generally long. Habitat and ecolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Grant Craib
William Grant Craib (10 March 1882 in Banff, Aberdeenshire – 1 September 1933 in Kew) was a British botanist. Craib was Regius Professor of Botany at Aberdeen University and later worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Life Craib was born in Banff, Aberdeenshire in northern Scotland on 10 March 1882 and he was educated at Banff Academy and Fordyce Academy. He entered Aberdeen University as an Art student but due to problems with his eyes he left and worked for a while on a ship as an engineer. When his eyes were better, he returned to Aberdeen University and took a Master of Arts degree. He was ready to study for his Bachelor of Science degree, but he took an opportunity to take a temporary post at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Calcutta. While in Calcutta he became the curator of the Herbarium and made in the North Cachar Hills a large collection of plants, including a number of new species which he later described and named. In 1899 he was offered a job as ''Assist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
