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Thomas Lobb
Thomas Lobb (1817–1894) was a British botanist and, along with his older brother, William Lobb, collected plants for the plant nursery Veitch Nurseries, Veitch. Lobb worked in India, the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines. In 1845 he discovered the first orchid species of the genus ''Phalaenopsis'' growing in the eastern Himalayas, at an altitude of ~. This plant, ''Phalaenopsis lobbii'', is named in his honour as was ''Dendrobium lobbii''. Early life He was born and raised in Perranarworthal and Egloshayle, near Wadebridge where his father John worked as an estate carpenter at Pencarrow (mansion), Pencarrow and gamekeeper at Carclew estate, for Sir Charles Lemon. Both brothers, despite varying accounts (neither wrote an autobiography), worked in the stovehouse. Both brothers were encouraged in study of horticulture and botany. Thomas moved to join the Veitch family at Killerton in 1830, aged 13. The Veitch Nurseries moved to Exeter in 1832 and Thomas suggested his brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devoran
Devoran () is a village in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is southwest of Truro at .Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 204 ''Truro & Falmouth'' Formerly an ecclesiastical parish, Devoran is now in the civil parish of Feock, Cornwall, Feock (where the 2011 census population is included). The village is on the northeast bank of the Carnon River at its confluence with Restronguet Creek, a tidal creek which flows into Carrick Roads above Falmouth, Cornwall, Falmouth. Devoran is at the Normal Tidal Limit (NTL) of the creek but until the 20th-century the tidal limit stretched much further up the valley than now.Cornwall Industrial Settlements Initiative; Devoran PDF. Retrieved 8 April 2016 The name ''Devoran'' comes from the Cornish language ''Deveryon'', m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phalaenopsis Lobbii (as Phalaenopsis Parishii) - The Orchids Of The Sikkim-Himalaya Pl 263 (1889)
''Phalaenopsis lobbii'', also known as 罗氏蝴蝶兰 (luo shi hu die lan) in Chinese, is a species of orchid found from the eastern Himalaya to Indochina.It is named in honour of Cornish plant hunter Thomas Lobb Thomas Lobb (1817–1894) was a British botanist and, along with his older brother, William Lobb, collected plants for the plant nursery Veitch Nurseries, Veitch. Lobb worked in India, the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines. In 1845 he discov .... These epiphytic plants have aerial, fleshy, dorsiventrally flattened roots, which radiate from a short stem, which is inclosed by leaf petioles. The stem bears 3-5 slightly fleshy, thin leaves, which are commonly shed in winter. Some plants retain up to two leaves, but most exhibit deciduous leaflessness. Small flowers with reflexed petals of 1.5 cm in diameter are produced between March and May on racemose inflorescences. The midlobe of the labellum shows brown colouration. It is a rare species with extremely small popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exeter
Exeter ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and the county town of Devon in South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol. In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal command of Vespasian. Exeter became a religious centre in the Middle Ages. Exeter Cathedral, founded in the mid 11th century, became Anglicanism, Anglican in the 16th-century English Reformation. Exeter became an affluent centre for the wool trade, although by the First World War the city was in decline. After the Second World War, much of the city centre was rebuilt and is now a centre for education, business and tourism in Devon and Cornwall. It is home to two of the constituent campuses of the University of Exeter: Streatham Campus, Streatham and St Luke's Campus, St Luke's. The administrative area of Exeter has the status of a non-metropolitan district under the administ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanda Tricolor
''Vanda tricolor'' is a species of orchid occurring in Laos and from Java, Bali, Lombok and Sumbawa. It was imported to England by Thomas Lobb Thomas Lobb (1817–1894) was a British botanist and, along with his older brother, William Lobb, collected plants for the plant nursery Veitch Nurseries, Veitch. Lobb worked in India, the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines. In 1845 he discov ..., the collector for Veitch Nurseries, from the western part of Java in 1846.James H. Veitch, Hortus Veitchii (1906), 157 References tricolor Orchids of Bali Orchids of Java Orchids of Laos Orchids of Vietnam Plants described in 1847 {{Vandeae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanda Coerulea
''Vanda coerulea'', commonly known as blue orchid, blue vanda or autumn lady's tresses, is a species of orchid found in Northeast India with its range extending to China (southern Yunnan). It is known as ''kwaklei'' in Manipuri and ''vandaar'' in Sanskrit. It has bluish purple flowers which are very long-lasting compared to other orchids. The plant bears up to 20 to 30 spikes. Medicinal uses The flower's juice is used as eye drops against glaucoma Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can lead to damage of the optic nerve. The optic nerve transmits visual information from the eye to the brain. Glaucoma may cause vision loss if left untreated. It has been called the "silent thief of ..., cataract and blindness. Active ingredients of ''Vanda coerulea'' may fight against the visible signs of ageing skin.Bonté F, Simmler C, Lobstein A, Pellicier F, Cauchard JH "Action of an extract of Vanda coerulea on the senescence of skin fibroblasts". Ann Pharm Fr. 2011 May;69(3):17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aerides Multiflora
''Aerides multiflora'', the multi-flowered aerides, is a species of orchid included in the subfamily Epidendroideae, native to Southeast Asia, the Coromandel Coast, and Bangladesh. Distribution and habitat It is found in Assam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, the east and west Himalayas, the Andaman Islands, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam in the dry tropical regions of the lowlands and the subtropical forests at altitudes from sea level to 1100 meters above sea level. Description It is a small to medium-sized plant that prefers a hot climate to cool climates and flourishes in May, June or July. It is an epiphyte with a great aroma that has a stem with many curved ligulate leaves with a bi-lobed apex in a hanging influorescence 30 cm long with up to 50 waxy fragrant flowers about 1.85 to 2.5 cm wide. Cultivation The plants are best grown in hanging baskets. They must have full sun and cool to warm temperatures. If they are hanging, their roots must be watered f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aerides Rosea
''Aerides rosea'' is a species of epiphytic orchid. It is native to China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan), Assam, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende .... References External links The OrchidologistThai Orchid NetworkOrchids of Cambodia rosea Orchids of Vietnam Orchids of Thailand Flora of Indo-China Flora of the Indian subcontinent Orchids of Yunnan Flora of Guizhou Flora of Guangxi Epiphytic orchids Plants described in 1851 {{Vandeae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes
''Nepenthes'' ( ) is a genus of carnivorous plants, also known as tropical pitcher plants, or monkey cups, in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae. The genus includes about 170 species, and numerous natural and many cultivated hybrids. They are mostly liana-forming plants of the Old World tropics, ranging from South China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines; westward to Madagascar (two species) and the Seychelles (one); southward to Australia (four) and New Caledonia (one); and northward to India (one) and Sri Lanka (one). The greatest diversity occurs on Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines, with many endemic species. Many are plants of hot, humid, lowland areas, but most are tropical, montane plants, receiving warm days but cool to cold, humid nights year-round. A few are considered tropical alpine, with cool days and nights near freezing. The name "monkey cups" refers to the fact that monkeys were once thought to drink rainwater from the pitchers. Description ''Nepent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Albomarginata
''Nepenthes albomarginata'' is a tropical pitcher plant native to Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra. The specific epithet ''albomarginata'', formed from the Latin words ''albus'' (white) and ''marginatus'' (margin), refers to the white band of trichomes that is characteristic of this species. Botanical history ''Nepenthes albomarginata'' was first collected by Thomas Lobb in 1848. It was formally described a year later by John Lindley in '' The Gardeners' Chronicle''. The species was introduced into cultivation in the United Kingdom in 1856. In the 1996 book '' Pitcher-Plants of Borneo'', ''N. albomarginata'' is given the vernacular name white-collared pitcher-plant.Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. '' Pitcher-Plants of Borneo''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. This name, along with all others, was dropped from the much-expanded second edition, published in 2008.Phillipps, A., A. Lamb & C.C. Lee 2008. '' Pitcher Plants of Borneo''. Second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Sanguinea
''Nepenthes sanguinea'' (; from Latin ''sanguineus'' "blood red") is a large and vigorous ''Nepenthes'' pitcher plant species, native to Peninsular Malaysia and southernmost Thailand, where it grows at 300–1,800 metres (1,000 to 6,000 feet) altitude.McPherson, S.R. 2009. ''Pitcher Plants of the Old World''. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. Catalano, M. 2010. '' Nepenthes della Thailandia: Diario di viaggio''. Prague. It is primarily a terrestrial species, but can grow as an epiphyte in the wet biome of upper montane forests. The pitchers are variable in size, from 10–30 cm (4 to 12 inches) tall, and range from green and yellow to orange and red. The insides of the pitchers are usually speckled with its two main colors. It was introduced to Victorian Britain around 1847 by Cornish plant hunter and botanist Thomas Lobb via the Veitch Nurseries. Cultivation This highland pitcher plant can be grown on a windowsill or in partly shaded areas outside, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phalaenopsis Amabilis
''Phalaenopsis amabilis'', commonly known as the moon orchid, moth orchid, or mariposa orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae. It is widely cultivated as a decorative houseplant. It is an epiphytic or lithophytic herb with long, thick roots, between two and eight thick, fleshy leaves with their bases hiding the stem and nearly flat, white, long-lasting flowers on a branching flowering stem with up to ten flowers on each branch. ''Phalaenopsis amabilis'' is native to Maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. It has three subspecies: ''P. a. amabilis'', native to the Philippines (Palawan), Malaysia (Borneo), Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra, and Java); ''P. a. moluccana'', native to the Maluku Islands ( Seram and Buru Islands) and Sulawesi of Indonesia; and ''P. a. rosenstromii'', native to Papua New Guinea and Australia (northeastern Queensland). ''Phalaenospsis amabilis'' is one of the three national flowers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Veitch, Jr
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