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Acanthopale Cuneifolia
''Acanthopale'' is a plant genus of shrubs or subshrubs in the Acanthaceae plant family. The genus name is based on the classic Greek words for thorn ''ákantha'' and stake ''palum''. Some species in the genus are cultivated as ornamental plants. Species 12 species are accepted: *''Acanthopale aethiogermanica'' *''Acanthopale breviceps'' *''Acanthopale cuneifolia'' *''Acanthopale confertiflora'' *''Acanthopale decempedalis'' (synonym ''A. cameronica'' ) *''Acanthopale humblotii'' *''Acanthopale laxiflora'' (syn. ''Dischistocalyx laxiflorus'' ) *''Acanthopale macrocarpa'' Kaj Borge Vollesen, Vollesen *''Acanthopale madagascariensis'' *''Acanthopale perrieri'' *''Acanthopale pubescens'' *''Acanthopale ramiflora'' Formerly placed here ''Dischistocalyx grandifolius'' (as ''Acanthopale buchholzii'' ) References *Clarke, C. B. 1900. Acanthaceae, Vol 5. In: Flora of Tropical Africa (ed. W. T. Thiselton-Dyer). Lovell Reeve & Co., London. *Tripp, E. A. Evolutionary rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Baron Clarke
Charles Baron Clarke (17 June 1832 – 25 August 1906) was a British botanist. He worked in as a civil servant in British India in the Bengal education department. He was also keenly interested in botany and held the position of superintendent of the Calcutta Botanical Gardens from 1869 to 1871. During this period he became a specialist on the Cyperaceae and based on their distributions developed an influential phytogeographical classification of British India. Life and work Clarke was born at Andover, the eldest son of Turner Poulter Clarke JP and Elizabeth née Parker. He was introduced into botanical tastes by his paternal grandmother Elizabeth Baron who was the brother of a founder of the Agricultural Society of Saffron Walden. He was educated at King's College School, London, and at Trinity and Queens' Colleges, Cambridge. He took a special interest in economics and was part of a group that included Henry Fawcett, Leslie Stephen, and John Rigby. He took an interest in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
