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Cirrhopetalum Maculosum
''Bulbophyllum umbellatum'' (umbrella bulbophyllum) is a species of orchid. It is native to tropical parts of South Asia, from the west central Himalayas to Taiwan and Indo-China. Varieties , Plants of the World Online accepted two varieties: *''Bulbophyllum umbellatum'' var. ''fuscescens'' (Hook.f.) P.K.Sarkar *''Bulbophyllum umbellatum'' var. ''umbellatum'', many Synonym (taxonomy), synonyms including ''Cirrhopetalum maculosum'' Cirrhopetalanthrin is a dimeric phenanthrene derivative from ''B. umbellatum'' var. ''umbellatum''.Cirrhopetalanthrin, a dimeric phenanthrene derivative from the orchid ''Cirrhopetalum maculosum''. P.L. Majumder, Anjali Pal, Mukta Joardar, Phytochemistry, Volume 29, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 271–274, References External links * Bulbophyllum sect. Brachyantha, umbellatum {{BulbophyllumAsiaPacificClade-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lindley
John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist. Early years Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley was a nurseryman and pomologist and ran a commercial nursery garden. Although he had great horticultural knowledge, the undertaking was not profitable and George lived in a state of indebtedness. As a boy he would assist in the garden and also collected wild flowers he found growing in the Norfolk countryside. Lindley was educated at Norwich School. He would have liked to go to university or to buy a commission in the army but the family could not afford either. He became Belgian agent for a London seed merchant in 1815. At this time Lindley became acquainted with the botanist William Jackson Hooker who allowed him to use his botanical library and who introduced him to Sir Joseph Banks who offered him employment as an assistant in his herba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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