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Disepalum Pulchrum
''Disepalum'' is a genus of plants in the family Annonaceae and tribe Annoneae, native to southern China and Hainan; Laos, Thailand and Vietnam in mainland Southeast Asia; and Borneo, Malaya and Sumatera in Malesia. Species , Plants of the World Online accepts the following 10 species: * '' Disepalum aciculare'' D.M.Johnson * '' Disepalum acuminatissimum'' Boerl. & Koord.-Schum. * '' Disepalum anomalum'' Hook.f. * '' Disepalum coronatum'' Becc. * '' Disepalum longipes'' King * '' Disepalum petelotii'' (Merr.) D.M.Johnson * '' Disepalum plagioneurum'' (Diels) D.M.Johnson * '' Disepalum platypetalum'' Merr. * '' Disepalum pulchrum'' (King) J.Sinclair * ''Disepalum rawagambut ''Disepalum'' is a genus of plants in the family Annonaceae and Tribe (biology), tribe Annoneae, native to southern China and Hainan; Laos, Thailand and Vietnam in mainland Southeast Asia; and Borneo, Malaya and Sumatera in Malesia. Species , ...'' References {{taxonbar, from=Q8560365 Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. For 20 years he served as director of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, succeeding his father, William Jackson Hooker, and was awarded the highest honours of British science. Biography Early years Hooker was born in Halesworth, Suffolk, England. He was the second son of Maria Sarah Turner, eldest daughter of the banker Dawson Turner and sister-in-law of Francis Palgrave, and the famous botanist Sir William Jackson Hooker, Regius Professor of Botany, Glasgow, Regius Professor of Botany. From the age of seven, Hooker attended his father's lectures at the University of Glasgow, taking an early interest in plant geography, plant distribution and the voyages of explorers like Captain James Cook. He was educated at the High School of Glasgow, Glasgow High School and went on to study med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George King (botanist)
Sir George King (12 April 1840 – 12 February 1909) was a British botany, botanist who was appointed superintendent of the Indian Botanical Gardens, Royal Botanic Garden, Calcutta in 1871, and became the first director of the Botanical Survey of India from 1890. He was recognised for his work in the cultivation of cinchona and for setting up a system for the inexpensive distribution of the anti-malarial quinine throughout India through the postal system. Early life King was born in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, to Robert King and Cecilia Anderson. Robert King was a bookseller who moved to Aberdeen to partner with his brothers who were also in the book business. One brother, Arthur, was the founder of the Aberdeen University Press. Another brother, George, was an antiquarian, founder of a local liberal newspaper and a prominent writer on economic and social matters. King's parents both died from phthisis (tuberculosis), his father in November 1845 aged thirty six and his mother in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disepalum
''Disepalum'' is a genus of plants in the family Annonaceae and tribe Annoneae, native to southern China and Hainan; Laos, Thailand and Vietnam in mainland Southeast Asia; and Borneo, Malaya and Sumatera in Malesia. Species , Plants of the World Online accepts the following 10 species: * '' Disepalum aciculare'' D.M.Johnson * '' Disepalum acuminatissimum'' Boerl. & Koord.-Schum. * '' Disepalum anomalum'' Hook.f. * '' Disepalum coronatum'' Becc. * '' Disepalum longipes'' King King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ... * '' Disepalum petelotii'' ( Merr.) D.M.Johnson * '' Disepalum plagioneurum'' ( Diels) D.M.Johnson * '' Disepalum platypetalum'' Merr. * '' Disepalum pulchrum'' (King) J.Sinclair * '' Disepalum rawagambut'' References {{taxonbar, from=Q8560365 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. An internationally important botanical research and education institution, it employs 1,100 staff. Its board of trustees is chaired by Dame Amelia Fawcett. The organisation manages botanic gardens at Kew in Richmond upon Thames in south-west London, and at Wakehurst, a National Trust property in Sussex which is home to the internationally important Millennium Seed Bank, whose scientists work with partner organisations in more than 95 countries. Kew, jointly with the Forestry Commission, founded Bedgebury National Pinetum in Kent in 1923, specialising in growing conifers. In 1994, the Castle Howard Arboretum Trust, which runs the Yorkshire Arboretum, was formed as a partnership between Kew and the Castle Howard Estate. In 2019, the organisation had 2,316,699 public visitors at Kew, and 312,813 at Wakehurst. Its site ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahiru S
Lahiru is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: * Lahiru Fernando (born 1994), Sri Lankan cricketer * Lahiru Gamage (born 1988), Sri Lankan cricketer *Lahiru Jayakody (born 1994), Sri Lankan cricketer * Lahiru Jayaratne (born 1991), Sri Lankan cricketer *Lahiru Kumara (born 1997), Sri Lankan cricketer *Lahiru Madushanka (born 1992), Sri Lankan cricketer *Lahiru Milantha (born 1994), Sri Lankan cricketer *Lahiru Perera (born 1984), Sri Lankan singer, musician and music producer *Lahiru Samarakoon (born 1997), Sri Lankan cricketer * Lahiru Sandaruwan (born 1991), Sri Lankan cricketer * Lahiru Sri Lakmal (born 1989), Sri Lankan cricketer *Lahiru Thirimanne (born 1989), Sri Lankan cricketer *Lahiru Udara Lahiru Udara Igalagamage (born 27 November 1993) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Nondescripts Cricket Club in the 2013–14 Premier Trophy on 17 January 2014. In March 2018, he was named in Colombo's squad for the ... (born 1993), S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel C
The Wake are a British post-punk, synth-pop and later indie pop band, formed in Glasgow in 1981 by Gerard "Caesar" McInulty (formerly of Altered Images), Steven Allen (drums) and Joe Donnelly (bass), the latter replaced by Bobby Gillespie. Steven's sister Carolyn Allen also joined on keyboards, and remained in the band thereafter. Gillespie left the band in 1983, replaced by Martin Cunning and then by Alexander 'Mac' Macpherson. History The Wake released their first single on their own Scan 45 label, coupling together "On Our Honeymoon" and "Give Up". This single eventually caught the attention of New Order (band), New Order manager Rob Gretton, who helped the band sign to Factory Records in 1982 and record an LP (''Harmony (The Wake album), Harmony'') at Strawberry Studios in Stockport. This was followed by a number of singles on Factory and its Belgian sister label Factory Benelux. In 1983, The Wake toured with New Order (band), New Order, and thus received critical attention ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disepalum Rawagambut
''Disepalum'' is a genus of plants in the family Annonaceae and Tribe (biology), tribe Annoneae, native to southern China and Hainan; Laos, Thailand and Vietnam in mainland Southeast Asia; and Borneo, Malaya and Sumatera in Malesia. Species , Plants of the World Online accepts the following 10 species: * ''Disepalum aciculare'' David Mark Johnson, D.M.Johnson * ''Disepalum acuminatissimum'' Boerl. & Koord.-Schum. * ''Disepalum anomalum'' Hook.f. * ''Disepalum coronatum'' Becc. * ''Disepalum longipes'' George King (botanist), King * ''Disepalum petelotii'' (Merr.) D.M.Johnson * ''Disepalum plagioneurum'' (Ludwig Diels, Diels) D.M.Johnson * ''Disepalum platypetalum'' Merr. * ''Disepalum pulchrum'' (King) James Sinclair (botanist), J.Sinclair * ''Disepalum rawagambut'' References {{taxonbar, from=Q8560365 Disepalum, Taxa named by Joseph Dalton Hooker Plants described in 1860 Flora of China Flora of Indo-China Flora of Malesia Annonaceae genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Sinclair (botanist)
James Sinclair (1913–1968) was a Scottish botanist, who worked at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Life Sinclair was born in the Bu of Hoy Orkney, Scotland on 29 November 1913. He received a degree in botany from the Edinburgh University. He served as a radar operator in the Royal Air Force from 1941 to 1945. In 1968 he succumbed to cancer and was buried in Hoy. Work He was a botanist at the Edinburgh Royal Botanical Garden where he oversaw the herbarium. In 1948 he became the herbarium curator at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Much of his work focused on the flowering plant families ''Annonaceae'' and ''Myristicaceae'', though he also had an interest in marine plants and mosses. Legacy He is the authority for at least 192 taxa In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; : taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disepalum Pulchrum
''Disepalum'' is a genus of plants in the family Annonaceae and tribe Annoneae, native to southern China and Hainan; Laos, Thailand and Vietnam in mainland Southeast Asia; and Borneo, Malaya and Sumatera in Malesia. Species , Plants of the World Online accepts the following 10 species: * '' Disepalum aciculare'' D.M.Johnson * '' Disepalum acuminatissimum'' Boerl. & Koord.-Schum. * '' Disepalum anomalum'' Hook.f. * '' Disepalum coronatum'' Becc. * '' Disepalum longipes'' King * '' Disepalum petelotii'' (Merr.) D.M.Johnson * '' Disepalum plagioneurum'' (Diels) D.M.Johnson * '' Disepalum platypetalum'' Merr. * '' Disepalum pulchrum'' (King) J.Sinclair * ''Disepalum rawagambut ''Disepalum'' is a genus of plants in the family Annonaceae and Tribe (biology), tribe Annoneae, native to southern China and Hainan; Laos, Thailand and Vietnam in mainland Southeast Asia; and Borneo, Malaya and Sumatera in Malesia. Species , ...'' References {{taxonbar, from=Q8560365 Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Diels
Friedrich Ludwig Emil Diels (24 September 1874 – 30 November 1945) was a German botanist. Diels was born in Hamburg, the son of the classical scholar Hermann Alexander Diels. From 1900 to 1902 he traveled together with Ernst Georg Pritzel through South Africa, Java, Australia and New Zealand. __TOC__ History Shortly before the First World War he travelled New Guinea and in the 1930s in Ecuador. Especially his collections of plants from Australia and Ecuador, which contained numerous holotypes, enriched the knowledge of the concerning floras. His monography on the Droseraceae from 1906 is still a standard. The majority of his collections were stored at the Botanical Garden in Berlin, botanical garden in Berlin-Dahlem, whose vicedirector he had been since 1913, becoming its director in 1921 until 1945. His collections were destroyed there during an air raid in 1943. He died in Berlin on 30 November 1945. Honours Several genus of plants have been named after him including; ''Die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
