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Bletia Uniflora
''Bletia'' is a genus of about 30 species of orchids (family (biology), family Orchidaceae), almost all of which are terrestrial; some are occasionally lithophytic or epiphytic. It is named after Spain, Spanish botanist and pharmacist Don Luis Blet. The genus is widespread across Florida, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America as far south as Argentina. List of species Accepted species as of May 2014: * ''Bletia adenocarpa'' Rchb.f. * ''Bletia amabilis'' C.Schweinf. * ''Bletia antillana'' M.A.Diaz & Sosa * ''Bletia campanulata'' Lex. * ''Bletia candida'' Kraenzl. * ''Bletia catenulata'' Ruiz & Pav. * ''Bletia coccinea'' Lex. * ''Bletia concolor'' Dressler * ''Bletia ensifolia'' L.O.Williams * ''Bletia florida'' (Salisb.) R.Br. * ''Bletia gracilis'' Lodd. * ''Bletia greenmaniana'' L.O.Williams * ''Bletia greenwoodiana'' Sosa * ''Bletia lilacina'' A.Rich. & Galeotti * ''Bletia macristhmochila'' Greenm. * ''Bletia meridana'' (Rchb.f.) Garay & ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hipólito Ruiz López
Hipólito Ruiz López (August 8, 1754 in Belorado, Burgos, Spain – 1816 in Madrid), or Hipólito Ruiz, was a Spanish botanist known for researching the floras of Peru and Chile during an expedition under Carlos III from 1777 to 1788. During the reign of Carlos III, three major botanical expeditions were sent to the New World; Ruiz and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez were the botanists for the first of these expeditions, to Peru and Chile. Background After studying Latin with an uncle who was a priest, at the age of 14 Ruiz López went to Madrid to study logic, physics, chemistry and pharmacology. He also studied botany at the Migas Calientes Botanical Gardens (now the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid), under the supervision of Casimiro Gómez Ortega (1741–1818) and Antonio Palau Verdera (1734–1793). Ruiz had not yet completed his pharmacology studies when he was named the head botanist of the expedition. The French physician Joseph Dombey was named as his assistant, and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |