Chamaedorea Seifrizii

	Chamaedorea Seifrizii ''Chamaedorea seifrizii'' is a species of palm referred to as bamboo palm, parlor palm, or reed palm. It is a subtropical palm that grows up to 20 feet tall, and is commonly used as a houseplant. The evergreen leaves are pinnately divided, and yellow flowers are borne on a panicle. The fruit are small, round, and black. Native to Mexico and Central America, it grows in disturbed forest habitats and in mesic soils over limestone. The species has been introduced to Florida where it is grown as a hedge plant. It has been found to escape cultivation. The species is named for botanist William Seifriz William Seifriz (August 11, 1888 – July 13, 1955) was a professor of biology at the University of Pennsylvania and an important figure in the history of plant physiology and plant cell biology. Personal life Seifriz was born on August 11, .... References seifrizii Taxa named by Max Burret {{Improve categories, date=April 2022 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	William Seifriz William Seifriz (August 11, 1888 – July 13, 1955) was a professor of biology at the University of Pennsylvania and an important figure in the history of plant physiology and plant cell biology. Personal life Seifriz was born on August 11, 1888, outside of Washington, D.C. to Paul Seifriz M.D. and his wife, both of whom emigrated from Germany in 1887. After Paul Seifriz died, Seifriz' mother ran a boarding house for scientists from the United States Department of Agriculture. This association with botanists led the young Seifriz to pursue the study of botany. After graduating McKinley Technical High School in 1907 as valedictorian, he worked as a laboratory assistant in the United States Department of Agriculture, working on experimental electroculture. After working as a laboratory assistant for three years, he spent one year as a practical student in a shipyard in Bremen, Germany. After returning to America, he spent one year studying law at Georgetown University. Realizing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Max Burret Karl Ewald Maximilian Burret, commonly known as Max Burret (6 June 1883 – 19 September 1964) was a German botanist. Burret was born in Saffig near Andernach in the Kingdom of Prussia, Prussian Rhine Province. He originally studied law at Lausanne and Munich at the instigation of his father. Burret had a greater interest in natural science than in law, and he eventually abandoned his law studies to conduct botany, botanical research in Berlin, where he earned a Ph.D in 1909 for his Taxonomy (biology), Taxonomic thesis, and quickly became one of Germany's most prominent botanists. Burret participated in many botanical science organizations in Germany, taking up leadership positions, such as Assistant at the Berlin Botanical Museum and Garden from 1909 to 1911, as well as Botanical Assistant and Lecturer at the Botanical Institute of the Agricultural College in Berlin in 1911 through 1921. In 1922 he was appointed Custodian of the Botanical Museum and Garden in Berlin, and la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Mesic Mesic may refer to: * Mesic, North Carolina, a town in the United States * Mesic habitat, a type of habitat See also Mesić (other) Mešić Mešić is a Bosnian surname, a patronymic derived from the masculine given name '' Meša'', itself a diminutive of '' Mehmed''. It may refer to: * Ademaga Mešić (1868—1945), Bosnian politician and military officer * Elvis Mešić (born 1981) ... * Meson {{disambig hr:Mesić pt:Mesic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Chamaedorea ''Chamaedorea'' is a genus of 107 species of palms, native to subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas.Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, palms checklist''Chamaedorea''/ref>Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan . They are small palms, growing to tall with slender, cane-like stems, growing in the understory in rainforests, and often spreading by means of underground runners, forming clonal colonies. The leaves are pinnate (rarely entire), with one to numerous leaflets. The flowers are produced in inflorescences; they are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. The fruit is an orange or red drupe 0.5–2 cm diameter. Perhaps the best-known species is ''Chamaedorea elegans'' (neanthe bella palm or parlor palm) from Mexico and Guatemala. It is popular as a houseplant A houseplant, sometimes known as a pot plant, potted plant, or an indoor plant, is an ornamental plant that is grown indoors. As such, they are found in p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]