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Phinaea Albolineata
''Phinaea'' is a genus of flowering plants in family Gesneriaceae. It contains three species native to the Americas, including western and central Mexico, Cuba and Haiti, and Colombia and northern Brazil. Species Three species are accepted. * ''Phinaea albolineata'' – northeastern Colombia and northern Brazil (Pará) * ''Phinaea multiflora'' – western and central Mexico * ''Phinaea pulchella'' – western Cuba and Haiti ** ''Phinaea pulchella'' var. ''domingensis'' – Haiti (Massif de la Hotte) ** ''Phinaea pulchella'' var. ''pulchella'' – western Cuba Formerly placed here *''Amalophyllon divaricatum'' (as ''Phinaea divaricata'' ) *''Amalophyllon ecuadoranum'' (as ''Phinaea ecuadorana'' ) References External links World Checklist of GesneriaceaefroThe Genera of Gesneriaceae Gesnerioideae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Gesneriaceae genera Flora of the Americas Taxa described in 1876 Taxa named by George Bentham {{Gesneriaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benth
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studied law, but had a fascination with botany from an early age, which he soon pursued, becoming president of the Linnaean Society in 1861, and a fellow of the Royal Society in 1862. He was the author of a number of important botanical works, particularly flora. He is best known for his taxonomic classification of plants in collaboration with Joseph Dalton Hooker, his ''Genera Plantarum'' (1862–1883). He died in London in 1884. Life Bentham was born in Stoke, Plymouth, on 22 September 1800. His father, Sir Samuel Bentham, a naval architect, was the only brother of Jeremy Bentham to survive into adulthood. His mother, Mary Sophia Bentham, was a botanist and author. Bentham had no formal education but had a remarkable linguistic aptitude. By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
