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Brillantaisia Ulugurica
''Brillantaisia'' is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are native to the African tropics and subtropics, including Madagascar. They may grow from 20 cm to 2 m in height. Their hirsute stems are square in cross-section and their heart-shaped leaves have an opposite arrangement. Their purple or white pea-like flowers produce long, cigar-shaped seed pods. They reproduce easily from seeds or vegetatively. One species, '' B. lamium'', is invasive in Queensland. Species It contains some 17 species, including: * '' Brillantaisia borellii'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia cicatricosa'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia debilis'' Burkill * '' Brillantaisia didynama'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia fulva'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia grandidentata'' S.Moore * '' Brillantaisia lamium'' Benth. * '' Brillantaisia lancifolia'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia madagascariensis'' T.Anderson ex Lindau * '' Brillantaisia majestica'' Wernham * '' Brillantaisia oligantha'' Milne-Redh. * '' Brillantaisia ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brillantaisia Owariensis
''Brillantaisia'' is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are native to the African tropics and subtropics, including Madagascar. They may grow from 20 cm to 2 m in height. Their hirsute stems are square in cross-section and their heart-shaped leaves have an opposite arrangement. Their purple or white pea-like flowers produce long, cigar-shaped seed pods. They reproduce easily from seeds or vegetatively. One species, '' B. lamium'', is invasive in Queensland. Species It contains some 17 species, including: * '' Brillantaisia borellii'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia cicatricosa'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia debilis'' Burkill * '' Brillantaisia didynama'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia fulva'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia grandidentata'' S.Moore * '' Brillantaisia lamium'' Benth. * '' Brillantaisia lancifolia'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia madagascariensis'' T.Anderson ex Lindau * '' Brillantaisia majestica'' Wernham * '' Brillantaisia oligantha'' Milne-Redh. * '' Brillantaisia ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brillantaisia Majestica
''Brillantaisia'' is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are native to the African tropics and subtropics, including Madagascar. They may grow from 20 cm to 2 m in height. Their hirsute stems are square in cross-section and their heart-shaped leaves have an opposite arrangement. Their purple or white pea-like flowers produce long, cigar-shaped seed pods. They reproduce easily from seeds or vegetatively. One species, '' B. lamium'', is invasive in Queensland. Species It contains some 17 species, including: * '' Brillantaisia borellii'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia cicatricosa'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia debilis'' Burkill * '' Brillantaisia didynama'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia fulva'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia grandidentata'' S.Moore * '' Brillantaisia lamium'' Benth. * '' Brillantaisia lancifolia'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia madagascariensis'' T.Anderson ex Lindau * '' Brillantaisia majestica'' Wernham * '' Brillantaisia oligantha'' Milne-Redh. * ''Brillantaisia owa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brillantaisia Vogeliana
''Brillantaisia'' is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are native to the African tropics and subtropics, including Madagascar. They may grow from 20 cm to 2 m in height. Their hirsute stems are square in cross-section and their heart-shaped leaves have an opposite arrangement. Their purple or white pea-like flowers produce long, cigar-shaped seed pods. They reproduce easily from seeds or vegetatively. One species, '' B. lamium'', is invasive in Queensland. Species It contains some 17 species, including: * '' Brillantaisia borellii'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia cicatricosa'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia debilis'' Burkill * '' Brillantaisia didynama'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia fulva'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia grandidentata'' S.Moore * '' Brillantaisia lamium'' Benth. * '' Brillantaisia lancifolia'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia madagascariensis'' T.Anderson ex Lindau * ''Brillantaisia majestica'' Wernham * '' Brillantaisia oligantha'' Milne-Redh. * ''Brillantaisia owar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brillantaisia Ulugurica
''Brillantaisia'' is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are native to the African tropics and subtropics, including Madagascar. They may grow from 20 cm to 2 m in height. Their hirsute stems are square in cross-section and their heart-shaped leaves have an opposite arrangement. Their purple or white pea-like flowers produce long, cigar-shaped seed pods. They reproduce easily from seeds or vegetatively. One species, '' B. lamium'', is invasive in Queensland. Species It contains some 17 species, including: * '' Brillantaisia borellii'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia cicatricosa'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia debilis'' Burkill * '' Brillantaisia didynama'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia fulva'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia grandidentata'' S.Moore * '' Brillantaisia lamium'' Benth. * '' Brillantaisia lancifolia'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia madagascariensis'' T.Anderson ex Lindau * '' Brillantaisia majestica'' Wernham * '' Brillantaisia oligantha'' Milne-Redh. * '' Brillantaisia ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brillantaisia Stenopteris
''Brillantaisia'' is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are native to the African tropics and subtropics, including Madagascar. They may grow from 20 cm to 2 m in height. Their hirsute stems are square in cross-section and their heart-shaped leaves have an opposite arrangement. Their purple or white pea-like flowers produce long, cigar-shaped seed pods. They reproduce easily from seeds or vegetatively. One species, '' B. lamium'', is invasive in Queensland. Species It contains some 17 species, including: * '' Brillantaisia borellii'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia cicatricosa'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia debilis'' Burkill * '' Brillantaisia didynama'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia fulva'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia grandidentata'' S.Moore * '' Brillantaisia lamium'' Benth. * '' Brillantaisia lancifolia'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia madagascariensis'' T.Anderson ex Lindau * ''Brillantaisia majestica'' Wernham * '' Brillantaisia oligantha'' Milne-Redh. * ''Brillantaisia owar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Kenneth Brummitt
Richard Kenneth "Dick" Brummitt (22 May 1937 - 18 September 2013) was a British botanist. Career He was born in Liverpool in1937 where he went to university and did his Ph.D. on Calystegia. In 1963 he was employed by the Ministry of Overseas Development working in the African Section at the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. He joined the staff of Kew in 1968 working on Leguminosae for Flora Zambesiaca. He was known for his expertise on Botanical Nomenclature and was awarded the Kew Medal in 1991 for his contributions to nomenclature. From 1975 he was secretary of the Committee for Spermatophyta, which became the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants, until 2011. He was one of the founders in the 1980s of Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG), and was author of Vascular plant families and genera (1992) and Authors of Plant Names (1992). He worked on the Index to European Taxonomic Literature which became the Kew Record of Taxonomic Literature (1971-2007). He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brillantaisia Riparia
''Brillantaisia'' is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are native to the African tropics and subtropics, including Madagascar. They may grow from 20 cm to 2 m in height. Their hirsute stems are square in cross-section and their heart-shaped leaves have an opposite arrangement. Their purple or white pea-like flowers produce long, cigar-shaped seed pods. They reproduce easily from seeds or vegetatively. One species, '' B. lamium'', is invasive in Queensland. Species It contains some 17 species, including: * '' Brillantaisia borellii'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia cicatricosa'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia debilis'' Burkill * '' Brillantaisia didynama'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia fulva'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia grandidentata'' S.Moore * '' Brillantaisia lamium'' Benth. * '' Brillantaisia lancifolia'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia madagascariensis'' T.Anderson ex Lindau * ''Brillantaisia majestica'' Wernham * '' Brillantaisia oligantha'' Milne-Redh. * ''Brillantaisia owar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaj Borge Vollesen
Kaj Borge Vollesen (born 27 January 1946) is a botanist. Life Vollessen received his MSc (1975) in Taxonomic Botany and PhD (1982) in Taxonomy and Ecology from The University of Copenhagen. Work He was a Principal Scientific Officer at the Kew Gardens until his retirement in 2006 and is now an Honorary Research Fellow. His work is principally focused on the Acanthaceae and Cyperaceae families of plants. Legacy He is the authority for at least 327 taxa In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular nam ... including: References 20th-century Danish botanists 1946 births Living people 21st-century Danish botanists Botanists active in Kew Gardens {{Botanist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brillantaisia Richardsiae
''Brillantaisia'' is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are native to the African tropics and subtropics, including Madagascar. They may grow from 20 cm to 2 m in height. Their hirsute stems are square in cross-section and their heart-shaped leaves have an opposite arrangement. Their purple or white pea-like flowers produce long, cigar-shaped seed pods. They reproduce easily from seeds or vegetatively. One species, '' B. lamium'', is invasive in Queensland. Species It contains some 17 species, including: * '' Brillantaisia borellii'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia cicatricosa'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia debilis'' Burkill * '' Brillantaisia didynama'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia fulva'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia grandidentata'' S.Moore * '' Brillantaisia lamium'' Benth. * '' Brillantaisia lancifolia'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia madagascariensis'' T.Anderson ex Lindau * ''Brillantaisia majestica'' Wernham * '' Brillantaisia oligantha'' Milne-Redh. * ''Brillantaisia owar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brillantaisia Pubescens
''Brillantaisia'' is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are native to the African tropics and subtropics, including Madagascar. They may grow from 20 cm to 2 m in height. Their hirsute stems are square in cross-section and their heart-shaped leaves have an opposite arrangement. Their purple or white pea-like flowers produce long, cigar-shaped seed pods. They reproduce easily from seeds or vegetatively. One species, '' B. lamium'', is invasive in Queensland. Species It contains some 17 species, including: * '' Brillantaisia borellii'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia cicatricosa'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia debilis'' Burkill * '' Brillantaisia didynama'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia fulva'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia grandidentata'' S.Moore * '' Brillantaisia lamium'' Benth. * '' Brillantaisia lancifolia'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia madagascariensis'' T.Anderson ex Lindau * ''Brillantaisia majestica'' Wernham * '' Brillantaisia oligantha'' Milne-Redh. * ''Brillantaisia owar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brillantaisia Oligantha
''Brillantaisia'' is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are native to the African tropics and subtropics, including Madagascar. They may grow from 20 cm to 2 m in height. Their hirsute stems are square in cross-section and their heart-shaped leaves have an opposite arrangement. Their purple or white pea-like flowers produce long, cigar-shaped seed pods. They reproduce easily from seeds or vegetatively. One species, '' B. lamium'', is invasive in Queensland. Species It contains some 17 species, including: * '' Brillantaisia borellii'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia cicatricosa'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia debilis'' Burkill * '' Brillantaisia didynama'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia fulva'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia grandidentata'' S.Moore * '' Brillantaisia lamium'' Benth. * '' Brillantaisia lancifolia'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia madagascariensis'' T.Anderson ex Lindau * ''Brillantaisia majestica'' Wernham * '' Brillantaisia oligantha'' Milne-Redh. * ''Brillantaisia owar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brillantaisia Madagascariensis
''Brillantaisia'' is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are native to the African tropics and subtropics, including Madagascar. They may grow from 20 cm to 2 m in height. Their hirsute stems are square in cross-section and their heart-shaped leaves have an opposite arrangement. Their purple or white pea-like flowers produce long, cigar-shaped seed pods. They reproduce easily from seeds or vegetatively. One species, '' B. lamium'', is invasive in Queensland. Species It contains some 17 species, including: * '' Brillantaisia borellii'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia cicatricosa'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia debilis'' Burkill * '' Brillantaisia didynama'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia fulva'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia grandidentata'' S.Moore * '' Brillantaisia lamium'' Benth. * '' Brillantaisia lancifolia'' Lindau * '' Brillantaisia madagascariensis'' T.Anderson ex Lindau * ''Brillantaisia majestica'' Wernham * ''Brillantaisia oligantha'' Milne-Redh. * ''Brillantaisia owari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |