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Rhodostemonodaphne Elephantopus
''Rhodostemonodaphne'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family ''Lauraceae''. It is a neotropical genus consisting of approximately 41 species occurring in Central America and northern South America. This genus has many species that are valued for timber. The Taxonomy (biology), classification of the genus is unclear since the species in the genus fall into a well-supported but unresolved clade that also includes species with unisexual flowers currently placed in the genera ''Endlicheria'' and part of ''Ocotea''. Description ''Rhodostemonodaphne'' are shrubs and trees up to 30 m tall, mostly hardwood evergreen trees. They are dioecious (male and female flowers are on separate trees). The stamens have four locelli situated in a shallow arch towards the apex of the anthers. The leaves are alternately arranged, elliptic with recurved margins, and thin (chartaceous). The inflorescence of small flowers is a panicle with racemose terminations. Species Species in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaus Kubitzki
Klaus Kubitzki (3 May 1933 – 5 December 2022) was a German botanist. He was Emeritus professor in the University of Hamburg, at the Herbarium Hamburgense. He is known for his work on the systematics and biogeography of the angiosperms, particularly those of the Neotropics, and also the floristic record of the Tertiary era. His plant systematic work is referred to as the Kubitzki system. He was a member of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists. Career Kubitzki was born in Niesky, Germany, and studied biology and geology at the universities of Innsbruck, Göttingen, and Kiel. His doctoral work at Kiel was in Quaternary studies (1960). He then became an associate professor at the Universidad Austral de Chile in Valdivia, southern Chile (1961–1963). He pursued further studies at the University of Münster (1968), from where he proceeded to a position as lecturer at the University of Munich till 1973, and then as professor of systematic botany at the University of Hambu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |