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Calytrix Leschenaultii
''Calytrix leschenaultii'' is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family (botany), family Myrtaceae, endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. This shrub usually grows tall. Description Outside the flowering season, this plant is rather plain. The slightly scented, small oval leaves line the spindly shoots in an alternate arrangement, in the same way as many others in the myrtle family. The plant comes into its own when in full bloom. The star-like flowers themselves are a vivid purple with white or yellow stamens (fading to red), and appear between June and November in the species' native range. Plants with white, blue or pink flowers may also be found. The botanical name ''Calytrix'' refers to the awn (botany), awns or fine hairs found on the calyx (botany), calyx of the flowers. Plants are pollinated by both birds and insects. Taxonomy It was first formally described by Johannes Conrad Schauer in 1844 in ''Plantae Preissianae''. He gave it the name ''Calyc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Conrad Schauer
Johannes Conrad Schauer (16 February 1813 – 24 October 1848) was a botanist interested in Spermatophytes. He was born in Frankfurt am Main and attended the gymnasium of Mainz from 1825 to 1837. For the next three years he worked at the Hofgarten of Würzburg. Schauer then gained a position as assistant at the botanical garden at Bonn where he worked until 1832 when he was placed in charge of the botanic garden in Breslau, (now Wrocław in Poland) with C.G. Nees. He gained the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg 1835 and was appointed professor of botany at the University of Greifswald from 1843 until his death in 1848. Although he never visited Australia, many Australian botanists and plant collectors sent him plant specimens, especially eucalypts and other members of the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. For example, when Allan Cunningham died in 1839, Schauer received many botanical specimens from the executor of Cunningham's estate, , including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
