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Randia (plant)
''Randia'', commonly known as indigoberry, is a mostly Neotropical realm, Neotropical genus of shrubs or small trees in the Rubiaceae. Plants of the World Online lists a total of 112 accepted species in the genus. Several Australian species have been reassigned to the genus ''Atractocarpus''. These include the garden plants ''Atractocarpus chartaceus'' and ''Atractocarpus fitzalanii, A. fitzalanii''. Carl Linnaeus retained the name ''Randia'', applied by Houston to commemorate Isaac Rand. Species of this genus are generally dioecious, with separate male and female plants, although exceptions exist. They are trees, shrubs, and lianas, and may be deciduous or evergreen. Selected species Formerly placed here *''Atractocarpus benthamianus'' (as ''R. benthamiana'' ) *''Atractocarpus carolinensis'' (as ''R. carolinensis'' ) *''Atractocarpus chartaceus'' (F.Muell.) Puttock (as ''R. chartacea'' (F.Muell.) F.Muell.) *''Atractocarpus crosbyi'' (as ''R. crosbyi'' ) *''Atractocarpus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randia Densiflora
''Randia'' can refer to the following creatures : * Randia (bird), ''Randia'' (bird), a monotypic genus of bird containing a single species, ''Randia pseudozosterops'', also known as Rand's warbler * Randia (plant), ''Randia'' (plant), a genus of plants of the family Rubiaceae See also * Randhia, a village and former princely state in Kathiawar, Gujarat, India {{Disambiguation, genus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Krause
Kurt Krause (April 20, 1883 in Potsdam – November 19, 1963 in Berlin) was a German botanist Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ... who wrote 33 articles and five books on the flora and vegetation of Turkey. Between 1933 and 1939, he was a professor of botany at the Ankara Agricultural Institute. Krause retired in 1950. References 1883 births 20th-century German botanists German non-fiction writers Ankara University people 1963 deaths Scientists from Potsdam 20th-century non-fiction writers {{Germany-botanist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randia Nelsonii
''Randia'' can refer to the following creatures : * ''Randia'' (bird), a monotypic genus of bird containing a single species, ''Randia pseudozosterops'', also known as Rand's warbler * ''Randia'' (plant), a genus of plants of the family Rubiaceae See also * Randhia, a village and former princely state in Kathiawar, Gujarat, India {{Disambiguation, genus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bentham
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] |
Ferdinand Von Mueller
Baron Sir Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von Mueller, (; 30 June 1825 – 10 October 1896) was a German-Australian physician, geographer, and most notably, a botanist. He was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Victoria, Australia by Governor Charles La Trobe in 1853, and later director of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne. He also founded the National Herbarium of Victoria. He named many Australian plants. Early life Mueller was born at Rostock, in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After the early death of his parents, Frederick and Louisa, his grandparents gave him a good education in Tönning, Schleswig. Apprenticed to a chemist at the age of 15, he passed his pharmaceutical examinations and studied botany under Professor Ernst Ferdinand Nolte (1791–1875) at Kiel University. In 1847, he received his degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Kiel for a thesis on the plants of the southern regions of Schleswig. Mueller's sister Bertha had been advi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randia Moorei
''Randia moorei'', commonly known as the spiny gardenia, is a rare Australian shrub growing in the far north eastern areas of the state of New South Wales and adjacent areas in Queensland. The habitat is subtropical rainforest north of Lismore. ''Randia moorei'' was described by George Bentham in his ''Flora Australiensis'' in 1867. It is one of many plants named in honour of Charles Moore. Unlike several other Australian species, it was not transferred to the genus '' Atractocarpus'', and remains in the genus '' Randia'', historically a wastebasket taxon for the time being. New South Wales botanist Gwen Harden classified it in the genus ''Xeromphis''. Growing as a shrub or small tree, ''Randia moorei'' reaches 8 m (25 ft) in height. Its roots can sucker if disturbed. There are often spines on the stems. Broadly oval, the leaves measure 2–6 cm (0.8–2.4 in) in length by 1–3 cm (0.4–1.4 in) wide, with a narrow tip. present. The fragrant f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randia Mixe
''Randia'' can refer to the following creatures : * ''Randia'' (bird), a monotypic genus of bird containing a single species, ''Randia pseudozosterops'', also known as Rand's warbler * ''Randia'' (plant), a genus of plants of the family Rubiaceae See also * Randhia, a village and former princely state in Kathiawar, Gujarat, India {{Disambiguation, genus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
