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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] |
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] |
