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Chloroleucon Acacioides
''Chloroleucon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains 11 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico through Central America, the Caribbean, and South America to northern Argentina. Some authorities consider it part of the genus ''Albizia''. Its name is derived from the Greek language, Greek words χλωρóς (''chloros''), meaning "green," and λευκός (''leukos''), meaning "white." Species 11 species are currently accepted: * ''Chloroleucon acacioides'' * ''Chloroleucon chacoense'' (Burkart) Rupert Charles Barneby, Barneby & James Walter Grimes, J.W.Grimes – Palo Barroso (Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia) * ''Chloroleucon dumosum'' (Benth.) G.P.Lewis * ''Chloroleucon eurycyclum'' Barneby & J.W.Grimes (Venezuela) * ''Chloroleucon extortum'' Barneby & J.W.Grimes (Brazil) * ''Chloroleucon foliolosum'' (Benth.) G.P.Lewis * ''Chloroleucon guantanamense'' * ''Chloroleucon mangense'' (Jacq.) Britton & Rose * ''Chloroleucon semperv ... [...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] |
