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Dodonaea Aptera
''Dodonaea aptera'', commonly known as coast hop-bush, is a species of coastal shrub endemic to Western Australia. Description It grows as an erect or spreading shrub from a half to 3½ metres high. Taxonomy The species was published by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel in 1845, based on specimens collected in 1839 at Garden Island (Western Australia), Garden Island, Rottnest Island, and Arthurs Head, Fremantle, Western Australia, Fremantle. Distribution and habitat It is endemic to Western Australia, growing in limestone areas along the coast from Cape Leeuwin north to Shark Bay. References External links * Dodonaea, aptera Endemic flora of Australia Rosids of Western Australia Sapindales of Australia Taxa named by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel {{WesternAustralia-plant-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel
Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel (24 October 1811 – 23 January 1871) was a Dutch botanist, whose main focus of study was on the flora of the Dutch East Indies. Early life Miquel was born in Neuenhaus and studied medicine at the University of Groningen, where, in 1833, he received his doctorate. After starting work as a doctor at the Buitengasthuis Hospital in Amsterdam, in 1835, he taught medicine at the clinical school in Rotterdam. In 1838 he became correspondent of the Royal Institute, which later became the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and in 1846 he became member. He was professor of botany at the University of Amsterdam (1846–1859) and Utrecht University (1859–1871). He directed the Rijksherbarium (National Herbarium) at Leiden from 1862. In 1866, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Research Miquel did research on the Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy of plants. He was interested in the flora of the Dutch Empire, speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |