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Perama (plant)
''Perama'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. The genus is found in the Caribbean and southern tropical America. Species *''Perama carajensis'' J.H.Kirkbr. *''Perama dichotoma'' Poepp. *''Perama galioides'' (Carl Sigismund Kunth, Kunth) Jean Louis Marie Poiret, Poir. *''Perama harleyi'' J.H.Kirkbr. *''Perama hirsuta'' Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet, Aubl. *''Perama holosericea'' (Naudin) Wurdack & Julian Alfred Steyermark, Steyerm. *''Perama humilis'' George Bentham, Benth. *''Perama irwiniana'' J.H.Kirkbr. *''Perama mexiae'' Paul Carpenter Standley, Standl. ex Julian Alfred Steyermark, Steyerm. *''Perama parviflora'' (Paul Carpenter Standley, Standl.) J.H.Kirkbr. *''Perama plantaginea'' (Carl Sigismund Kunth, Kunth) Joseph Dalton Hooker, Hook.f. *''Perama schultesii'' Julian Alfred Steyermark, Steyerm. *''Perama sparsiflora'' Paul Carpenter Standley, Standl. ex Julian Alfred Steyermark, Steyerm. *''Perama wurdackii'' Julian Alfre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet
Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet (November 4, 1720 – May 6, 1778) was a French pharmacist, botanist and one of the earliest botanical explorers in South America.JSTOR He was one of the first botanists to study ethnobotany in the Neotropics. Born in Salon-de-Provence, Aublet left home early and traveled to Grenada, then a French colony, where he became an apothecary's assistant and learned about medicinal plants. A year later he returned to France and continued his studies in natural history, chemistry, and pharmacology. One of his mentors was Bernard de Jussieu, a French naturalist who would later help him with plant identification.Mori He joined the French Indies Company, French East India Company and in 1752 was sent to Mauritius (then known as ''l'Île de France'') to establish a pharmacy and a botanical garden. He became involved in an intense rivalry with Pierre Poivre, a fellow botanist at the Chateau de Mon Plaisir , Mon Plaisir garden, and eventually left to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |