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Clusiella Elegans
''Clusiella elegans'' is a plant species in the genus '' Clusiella''. When Planchon and Triana first published the genus in 1860, based on ''C. elegans'', the genus was considered monotypic and remained as such for about 100 years. Isotype by Planchon and Triana is kept at University of Montpellier The University of Montpellier () is a public university, public research university located in Montpellier, in south-east of France. Established in 1220, the University of Montpellier is one of the List of oldest universities in continuous opera ... and is from Nueva Granada in northern Colombia (forests 2000 metres). (retrieved 9 April 2016) References External links |
Jules Émile Planchon
Jules Émile Planchon (21 March 1823 – 1 April 1888) was a French botanist born in Ganges, Hérault. He was a brother of Gustave Planchon who also studied medicinal plants. Biography After receiving his Doctorate of Science at the University of Montpellier in 1844, he worked for a while at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Royal Botanical Gardens in London, and for a few years was a teacher in Nancy, France, Nancy and Ghent. In 1853 he became head of the department of botanical sciences at the University of Montpellier, where he remained for the remainder of his career. Planchon was highly regarded in scientific circles, and made a number of contributions in his classification of botanical species and varieties. He is credited with publishing over 2000 botanical names, including ''Actinidia chinensis'', better known as the "golden kiwifruit". Planchon is remembered for his work in saving French grape vineyards from ''Phylloxera vastatrix'', a microscopic, yellow aphid-like pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Jerónimo Triana
José Jerónimo Triana Silva (May 22, 1828 in Bogotá – October 31, 1890 in Paris) was a Colombian botany, botanist, explorer, and physician who cataloged over 60,000 specimens representing 8,000 species. In 1851, he joined the Chorographic Commission as head of botany, which he served as until 1857. During this time he created an herbarium of over 2,200 herbal plants. As a physician, he developed a line of pharmaceutical products marketed in France, among which are bandages to treat corns, powder toothpaste, and cough syrup. Like his father, Triana wrote several school books to learn to read and write that were used in schools in Colombia. Triana died one day before the death of his daughter Liboria. After he died, his wife returned to Bogotá. She died in 1895. Published works * New genera and species of plants for neogranadina flora (1855) * Colombian flora (1856) * Monograph of the garcinia (1856) Example of species he cataloged include the following: * ''Acisanthera als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clusiella
''Clusiella'' is a plant genus of the family Calophyllaceae. When Planchon and Triana first published it in 1860, based on ''Clusiella elegans'', the genus was considered monotypic and remained as such for about 100 years. This genus is confined to the Neotropics, occurring in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Ecuador, northern Peru, and northern Brazil. Species Eight species are accepted: * ''Clusiella albiflora'' José Cuatrecasas, Cuatrec. * ''Clusiella amplexicaulis'' Cuatrec. * ''Clusiella axillaris'' (Adolf Engler, Engl.) Cuatrec. * ''Clusiella elegans ''Clusiella elegans'' is a plant species in the genus '' Clusiella''. When Planchon and Triana first published the genus in 1860, based on ''C. elegans'', the genus was considered monotypic and remained as such for about 100 years. Isotype by P ...'' Jules Émile Planchon, Planch. & Triana * ''Clusiella impressinervis'' Barry Hammel, Hammel * ''Clusiella isthmensis'' Barry Hammel, Hammel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |