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Epidendrum Subsect. Umbellata
''Epidendrum'' subsect. ''Umbellata'' Rchb.f. (1861) is a subsection of section Epidendrum sect. Planifolia, ''E''. sect. ''Planifolia'' Rchb.f. (1861) of subgenus Epidendrum subg. Epidendrum, ''E''. subg. ''Epidendrum'' Lindl. (1841) of the genus ''Epidendrum'' of the Orchidaceae (orchid family). Plants of ''E''. subsect. ''Umbellata'' differ from the other subsections of ''E''. sect. ''Planifolia'' by producing inflorescences which are umbel-like. In 1861, Rchb.f., Reichenbach recognized ten species in this subsection. Of these, nine are recognized with the same names by Kew (page numbers refer to Rchb.f., Reichenbach): The tenth species listed by Rchb.f., Reichenbach, ''E. ensatum'', is identified by Kew as a synonym of ''Epidendrum anceps, E. anceps'' Jacq. (1763), which was classified by Rchb.f., Reichenbach (p. 385) in the subsection Epidendrum subsect. Integra, ''E''. subsect. ''Integra'' of Epidendrum sect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (8 January 1793 – 17 March 1879) was a German botanist and ornithologist. It was he who first requested Leopold Blaschka to make a set of glass marine invertebrate models for scientific education and museum showcasing, the successful commission giving rise to the creation of the Blaschkas' Glass sea creatures and, subsequently and indirectly, the more famous Glass Flowers. Early life Born in Leipzig and the son of Johann Friedrich Jakob Reichenbach (the author in 1818 of the first Greek-German dictionary) Reichenbach studied medicine and natural science at the University of Leipzig in 1810 and, eight years later in 1818, he the now Professor became an instructor before, in 1820, he was appointed the director of the Dresden natural history museum and a professor at the Surgical-Medical Academy in Dresden, where he remained for many years. Glass sea creatures Director of the natural history museum in Dresden, Professor Reichenbach was fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
