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Calochortus Pringlei
''Calochortus pringlei'' is a bulbous plant of the lily family. It is sometimes known by the common name Pringle's cyclobothra and belongs to subsection ''Ghiesbreghtiani'' within section ''Cyclobothra'' in the genus '' Calochortus''. It occurs in mountainous south-central Mexico. Description ''Calochortus pringlei'' is a bulbous perennial herb with deep red bell-shaped flowers. Its inflorescence is glaucous and sometimes branched, reaching a height of 20–40 cm. The flowers are campanulate and upright. The upper surface of the deep maroon petals is covered in long, tangled hairs that may be yellow, red, or violet. The nectary gland on the petals is crescent-shaped. The upper margins are jagged or fimbriate, and the undersides are glaucous. The sepals are shorter than the petals and are also purple-red above and glaucous below. The pinkish-brown anthers are oblong and pointed at the tips. Blooming occurs from August to September. The fruiting capsules are held erect an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Lincoln Robinson
Benjamin Lincoln Robinson (November 8, 1864 – July 27, 1935) was an American botanist. Biography Robinson was born on November 8, 1864, in Bloomington, Illinois. In 1887, he received an A.B. from Harvard. He married Margaret Louise Casson on June 29, 1887, and couple traveled to Europe. He studied plant anatomy with H. Solms-Laubach and completed his Dr.phil. at University of Strasbourg in 1889. They returned to the United States in the fall of 1890. Most of his career was Gray Herbarium curator and he died at his summer home in Jaffrey, New Hampshire on July 27, 1935. Career In 1891, Robinson became an assistant to Sereno Watson, the curator of Gray Herbarium at Harvard University. Upon Watson's death in 1892, Robinson was appointed to the curator position. In 1899, Robinson became the first Asa Gray Professor of Systematic Botany. He was the editor of the New England Botanical Club's journal ''Rhodora'' from 1899 to 1928. While at the Gray Herbarium, he began a long associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
