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Chthamalia Texensis
''Chthamalia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae: Gonolobinae). The genus was first formally named in 1844. It contains approximately 21 species native to Mexico and the southern United States. ''Chthamalia'' is accepted as a genus by ''Plants of the World Online'', but is considered by some others to be a synonym or a subgenus of ''Matelea''. 21 SPECIES accepted by Plants of the World Online as of May 17, 2025: *''Chthamalia atrostellata'' , USA (Texas) & Mexico (Coahuila) *''Chthamalia biflora'' , USA (Oklahoma & south-central states) *''Chthamalia brevicoronata'' , USA (southern Texas) *''Chthamalia camporum'' , Mexico (Coahuila) *''Chthamalia castanea'' , Mexico (Puebla, Oaxaca) *''Chthamalia chihuahuensis'' , USA (SW New Mexico) & northern Mexico *''Chthamalia cynanchoides'' , USA (Central Oklahoma to SE Texas and W Louisiana *''Chthamalia decumbens'' , Mexico (Durango to México State) *''Chthamalia lesueurii'' , Mexico (Sono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Decaisne
Joseph Decaisne (7 March 1807 – 8 January 1882) was a French botanist and agronomist. He became an ''aide-naturaliste'' to Adrien-Henri de Jussieu (1797–1853), who served as the chair of rural botany. It was during this time that he began to study plants brought back by various travelers like those of Victor Jacquemont (1801–1832) from Asia. Decaisne used applied research, most notably on the agronomy of the madder, the yam and the ramie. He was also interested in algae. Biography Although born in Brussels, Belgium, he exercised his activity exclusively in Paris. He entered in 1824 as a gardener at the ''Muséum national d'histoire naturelle'' (French museum of natural history) and became, in 1832, head of the ''carré des semis'' section. He also worked at the '' Jardin des Plantes'' and collaborated with Asa Gray. In 1847 he chaired Statistical Agriculture department in the College de France. In 1850, Decaisne followed Charles-François Brisseau de Mirbel (1776–185 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |