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Cassia Leptophylla
''Cassia leptophylla'' is a tropical tree species in the genus ''Cassia (genus), Cassia'', which is indigenous (ecology), indigenous to Brazil. It is named gold medallion tree and has yellow flowers that bloom intermittently throughout the year, spawning seedpods that are rectangular in cross section and rattle festively. It is recognized by its thin green foliage with glossy green pinnate leaflets. The fruit is a long thin seedpod with four sides. Native distribution ''Cassia leptophylla'' is native to southeastern Brazil. Uses This tree does not have many uses, except as a decorative tree or as a laxative, something common to the genus ''Cassia''. Warning Seeds are poisonous if ingested. Parts of the plant are poisonous if ingested. Gallery File:Flowers of the Cassia leptophylla tree.jpg, Cassia leptophylla flowers File:Cassia leptophylla tree.jpg, Cassia leptophylla tree References External links * * Plants described in 1837 Endemic flora of Brazil Cassia (genus) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Rudolph Theodor Vogel
Julius Rudolph Theodor Vogel (30 July 1812 – 17 December 1841) was a German botanist.Biographical sketch by Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus, translated by Miles Joseph Berkeley. In Life He was born in Berlin, and studied at the Friedrich-Wilhelms-Gymnasium. He learned botany from Johann Friedrich Ruthe. In 1837 he graduated Ph.D. from the University of Berlin with a dissertation on the genus '' Cassia''. He was a ''privatdozent'' at Berlin and then from 1839 at the University of Bonn, where he took over duties after the death of Theodor Friedrich Ludwig Nees von Esenbeck. He worked particularly on Brazilian plants, and collaborated with Matthias Jakob Schleiden. In 1840 he worked on the collections of Franz Meyen who had just died. At the end of 1840 he travelled to England to meet the African Civilization Society, then planning the Niger expedition of 1841. Taking two years' leave from Bonn, he joined the expedition in May 1841, on the steamer ''Wilberforce''. He wrote letter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |