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Amaracarpus Trichocalyx
''Amaracarpus'' is a genus of shrubs, treelets or trees in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It was described by Carl Ludwig Blume in 1826. Most of the species are endemic to New Guinea but a few have wider ranges in Southeast Asia from Myanmar (Burma) and the Andaman Islands across Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Melanesia, Christmas Island, Queensland and Vanuatu. One species also occurs in the Seychelles. Several species were published years ago but are today not represented by any type specimens or other known existing material. Species * ''Amaracarpus acuminatus'' Spencer Le Marchant Moore, S.Moore - New Guinea * ''Amaracarpus anomalus'' Wernham - New Guinea * ''Amaracarpus attenuatus'' Elmer Drew Merrill, Merr. & Lily May Perry, L.M.Perry - New Guinea * ''Amaracarpus belensis'' Elmer Drew Merrill, Merr. & Lily May Perry, L.M.Perry - Seram, New Guinea * ''Amaracarpus brassii'' Elmer Drew Merrill, Merr. & Lily May Perry, L.M.Perry - New Guinea * ''Amarac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Ludwig Blume
Charles Ludwig de Blume or Karl Ludwig von Blume (9 June 1796 – 3 February 1862) was a German-Dutch botanist and entomologist who spent most of his professional life in the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies. As deputy director of agriculture at the Bogor Botanical Gardens in Java (1823–1826) and later director of the Rijksherbarium in Leiden, he conducted extensive studies of Southeast Asian flora, publishing numerous influential works including ''Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië'' (1825–1827) and ''Rumphia'' (1835–1849). Together with Philipp Franz von Siebold, Blume co-founded the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Horticulture in the Netherlands in 1842, helping to revitalise the country's reputation as a centre for botanical study and exotic plant cultivation. His scientific contributions were recognised with his election as a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1855, and his legacy is commemorated in the botanical jou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |