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Eugène Vieillard
Eugène Vieillard (1819–1896) was a French physician and botanist. Employed as a surgeon with the merchant navy, from 1855 to 1857 he collected plants in Tahiti with gardener-botanist Jean Armand Isidore Pancher. Afterwards, he spent a number of years conducting botanical investigations in New Caledonia, where he was a colleague to naturalist Émile Deplanche. Within this time period, he also collected ferns in New Zealand (1861) and visited the Cape of Good Hope and the island of Réunion. From 1871 to 1895, he was director of the botanical garden in Caen.JSTOR Global Plants biographyBiodiversity Heritage Library Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to bota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botanist
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek word (''botanē'') meaning "pasture", " herbs" "grass", or " fodder"; is in turn derived from (), "to feed" or "to graze". Traditionally, botany has also included the study of fungi and algae by mycologists and phycologists respectively, with the study of these three groups of organisms remaining within the sphere of interest of the International Botanical Congress. Nowadays, botanists (in the strict sense) study approximately 410,000 species of land plants of which some 391,000 species are vascular plants (including approximately 369,000 species of flowering plants), and approximately 20,000 are bryophytes. Botany originated in prehistory as herbalism with the efforts of early humans to identify – and later cultivate – edible, med ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Vieillardii
''Nepenthes vieillardii'' (; after Eugène Vieillard, collector of plants from New Caledonia and Tahiti between 1861 and 1867) is a species of pitcher plant endemic to the island of New Caledonia. Its distribution is the most easterly of any '' Nepenthes'' species. Its natural habitat is shrublands or forests, to about altitude. '' Tripteroides caledonicus'' mosquitoes breed in the pitchers of this species.Iyengar, M.O.T. 1969. ''Australian Journal of Entomology'' 8(2): 214–216. Infraspecific taxa *''Nepenthes vieillardii'' var. ''deplanchei'' Dub. (1906) *''Nepenthes vieillardii'' var. ''humilis'' (Moore) Guilliaum. (1964) *''Nepenthes vieillardii'' var. ''minima'' Guillaum. (1953) *''Nepenthes vieillardii'' var. ''montrouzieri'' (Dub.) Macfarl. (1908)Macfarlane, J.M. 1908. Nepenthaceae. In: A. Engler. ''Das Pflanzenreich IV'', III, Heft 36: 1–91. References Further reading * Bauer, U., C.J. Clemente, T. Renner & W. Federle 2012. Form follows function: morphologica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1819 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – The Panic of 1819, the first major peacetime financial crisis in the United States, begins. * January 25 – Thomas Jefferson founds the University of Virginia. * January 29 – Sir Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore. * February 2 – ''Dartmouth College v. Woodward'': The Supreme Court of the United States under John Marshall rules in favor of Dartmouth College, allowing Dartmouth to keep its charter and remain a private institution. * February 6 – A formal treaty, between Hussein Shah of Johor and the British Sir Stamford Raffles, establishes a trading settlement in Singapore. * February 15 – The United States House of Representatives agrees to the Tallmadge Amendment, barring slaves from the new state of Missouri (the opening vote in a controversy that leads to the Missouri Compromise). * February 19 – Captain William Smith of British merchant brig ''Williams'' sights Williams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palm Tree
The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees. Currently, 181 genera with around 2,600 species are known, most of which are restricted to tropical and subtropical climates. Most palms are distinguished by their large, compound, evergreen leaves, known as fronds, arranged at the top of an unbranched stem. However, palms exhibit an enormous diversity in physical characteristics and inhabit nearly every type of habitat within their range, from rainforests to deserts. Palms are among the best known and most extensively cultivated plant families. They have been important to humans throughout much of history. Many common products and foods are derived from palms. In contemporary times, palms are also widely used in landscaping. In many historical cultures, because of their importance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deplanchea
''Deplanchea'' is a genus of about eight species of tropical rainforest trees, constituting part of the plant family Bignoniaceae. They grow naturally in New Guinea, New Caledonia, Borneo, Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, central Sulawesi and north eastern Australia. Species '' The Plant List'' recognises 8 accepted species: * '' Deplanchea bancana'' – Sumatra, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Riau Archipelago, Bangka Island, Belitung * '' Deplanchea coriacea'' * '' Deplanchea glabra'' – New Guinea, C. Sulawesi, E. Borneo * '' Deplanchea hirsuta'' * '' Deplanchea montana'' * '' Deplanchea sessilifolia'' – New Caledonia endemic * '' Deplanchea speciosa'' – New Caledonia endemic * '' Deplanchea tetraphylla'' – New Guinea, Aru Islands, north eastern Queensland and Cape York Peninsula Cape York Peninsula is a large peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest unspoiled wilderness in northern Australia.Mittermeier, R.E. et al. (2002). Wilderness: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxera
''Oxera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae native to Vanuatu and New Caledonia in the western Pacific. Description Species of ''Oxera'' show a variety of growth forms, including lianas, shrubs and trees. The leaves are simple, and are petiolate (on short stalks), except in '' O. sessilifolia'', with entire or occasionally sinuate (wavy) edges. The inflorescences are loose thyrses of flowers, growing from leaf axils (axillary) or directly from the stem ( cauliflory). The flowers are large, conspicuous and bisexual; the calyx is actinomorphic (rotationally symmetrical), but the corolla is zygomorphic, sometimes strongly so. Although some species have four stamens in each flower, they are usually reduced in number with two stamens, usually the posterior pair, forming staminodes instead. Distribution Twenty of the twenty-one species are found on the island of Grande Terre (the main island of New Caledonia). Three species occur on the adjacent island of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurydactylodes Vieillardi
''Eurydactylodes vieillardi'', sometimes known commonly as Bavay's gecko or Vieillard's chameleon gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia. www.reptile-database.org. Etymology The specific name, ''vieillardi'', is in honor of French botanist Eugène Vieillard. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Eurydactylodes vieillardi'', p. 275). Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''E. vieillardi'' are forest and shrubland, up to an altitude of . Description ''E. vieillardi'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . Reproduction ''E. vieillardi'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chameleon Gecko
''Carphodactylus'' is a monotypic genus of geckos in the family Carphodactylidae. The genus consists of the sole species ''Carphodactylus laevis'', commonly known as the chameleon gecko. The species is endemic to the rainforests of northeastern Australia. It is rated as Least Concern, as it is common (albeit secretive) within its range and occurs within protected areas. It currently experiences no major threats, though long-term climate change may alter or reduce its geographic distribution under some scenarios. Description C. laevis has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The head has large labial (lip) scales, relatively small postmental scales (behind the chin), and rounded rostral and mental shields (at the tip of the snout). The body and tail are slender and mediolaterally compressed (flattened from the side), with a thin vertebral ridge extending from the nape to the tapered tail. The limbs are long and thin, and the five-toed feet have thin and narrow digits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dacrycarpus Vieillardii
''Dacrycarpus vieillardii'' is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign st .... References viellardii Endemic flora of New Caledonia Least concern plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{conifer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Microsorum Vieillardii
''Zealandia vieillardii'', synonym ''Microsorum vieillardii'', is a species of fern native to New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign st .... References Polypodiaceae {{Polypodiaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tristaniopsis Vieillardii
''Tristaniopsis vieillardii'' is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign st .... References Endemic flora of New Caledonia vieillardii Vulnerable plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Jean Antoine Arthur Gris Taxa named by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart {{Myrtaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Xavier Hyacinthe Montrouzier
Reverendus Pater Jean Xavier Hyacinthe Montrouzier (3 December 1820 – 6 May 1897) was a French people, French Marist Brothers, Marist priest, explorer, botanist, zoologist and entomologist. Abbé Montrouzier studied the flora and fauna of Melanesia especially New Caledonia. Works *Montrouzier, P. 1855. Essai sur la faune de l'île de Woodlark Island, Woodlark ou Mouiou. ''Annales de la Société d'Agriculture de Lyon'' 2 7: 1–114 Honours Plants named for him include *the genus ''Montrouziera'' "houp" (Clusiaceae) *(Euphorbiaceae) ''Phyllanthus montrouzieri'' André Guillaumin, Guillaumin & Guillaumin *(Lecythidaceae) ''Barringtonia montrouzieri'' Vieill. *(Meliaceae) ''Aglaia montrouzieri'' Pierre ex Pellegr. Animals named for him include *''Papilio montrouzieri'', Montrouzier's Ulysses, a swallowtail butterfly. *''Cryptolaemus montrouzieri References *Laracy, HM. 1973. Xavier Montrouzier: a missionary in Melanesia. In Davidson, J.W. and D. Scarr (eds), ''Pacific Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
