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Acoelorraphe
''Acoelorraphe'' is a genus of Arecaceae, palms with a single species ''Acoelorraphe wrightii'', known as the Paurotis palm, Everglades palm or Madeira palm in English language, EnglishWorld Checklist of Palms''Acoelorrhaphe''Germplasm Resources Information Network''Acoelorrhaphe wrightii''/ref>International Plant Names Index (IPNI)''Acoelorrhaphe''/ref> and cubas, tique, and papta in Spanish language, Spanish. The genus name is sometimes spelt as ''Acoelorrhaphe'' or ''Acoelorhaphe'', which are treated by orthographical variants by the International Plant Names Index. Description It is a small to moderately tall palm that grows in clusters to , rarely tall, with slender stems less than diameter. The leaves are Leaf shape, palmate (fan-shaped), with segments joined to each other for about half of their length, and are wide, light-green above, and silver underneath. The leaf petiole is long, and has orange, curved, sharp teeth along the edges. The flowers are minute, inconspicu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Wendland
Hermann Wendland (October 11, 1825 in Herrenhausen – January 12, 1903 in Hanover) was a German botanist and gardener. He was a noted authority on the family Arecaceae (palms), on which he published a major monograph which formed the basis for the modern classification of the family, including many of the generic names currently in use. The South American palm genus ''Wendlandiella ''Wendlandiella'' is a genus of one species of palms found in Peru, Bolivia and Acre state in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and ...'' is named after him. Publications * ''Die Königlichen Gärten zu Herrenhausen bei Hannover'' (Hannover, 1852) * ''Index palmarum, cyclanthearum, pandanearum, cycadearum, quae in hortis europaeis coluntur'' (Hannover, 1854). Taxonomist References External linksPACSOA biography German gardeners German taxonomists 1825 births 1903 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |