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Mystacidium Nguruense
''Mystacidium'', abbreviated as Mycdm in horticultural trade, is a genus of the orchid family (''Orchidaceae''). It is native to eastern and southern Africa from Tanzania to South Africa. Species accepted as of June 2014: # ''Mystacidium aliciae'' Bolus - South Africa # ''Mystacidium braybonae'' Summerh. - South Africa # ''Mystacidium capense'' (L.f.) Schltr. - South Africa, Swaziland # ''Mystacidium flanaganii'' (Bolus) Bolus - South Africa # ''Mystacidium gracile'' Harv. - South Africa, Zimbabwe # ''Mystacidium nguruense'' P.J.Cribb - Tanzania # ''Mystacidium pulchellum'' (Kraenzl.) Schltr. - Tanzania # ''Mystacidium pusillum'' Harv. - South Africa # ''Mystacidium tanganyikense'' Summerh. - Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi # ''Mystacidium venosum'' Harv. ex Rolfe in W.H.Harvey - South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique References Vandeae genera Angraecinae Orchids of Africa {{Vandeae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindl
John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist. Early years Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley was a nurseryman and pomologist and ran a commercial nursery garden. Although he had great horticultural knowledge, the undertaking was not profitable and George lived in a state of indebtedness. As a boy he would assist in the garden and also collected wild flowers he found growing in the Norfolk countryside. Lindley was educated at Norwich School. He would have liked to go to university or to buy a commission in the army but the family could not afford either. He became Belgian agent for a London seed merchant in 1815. At this time Lindley became acquainted with the botanist William Jackson Hooker who allowed him to use his botanical library and who introduced him to Sir Joseph Banks who offered him employment as an assistant in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |