|
Ferdinand August Weinthal
Ferdinand August Weinthal (born 2 January 1881) was an Australian botanist and orchid grower who, in the early 20th century, was responsible for the collection of multiple eastern Australian orchids which were previously unknown to western science. Early life F.A. Weinthal was born in Brisbane and spent his younger and early adult years in and around South Eastern Queensland where was to develop his initial interest in botany and native plant cultivation. He sat for his Public Service examination in January 1899 and became a successful candidate for the Public Service in February the same year working initially as a conveyancing clerk in the Brisbane Stamp Office. Weinthal was to later relocate to Roseville in Sydney where he was to raise a family with his wife Florence. Weinthal worked as a conveyancer with the New South Wales Government Savings Bank whilst actively maintaining his botanical collection work, submitting specimen collections to herbariums throughout Australia and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulbophyllum Weinthalii
''Bulbophyllum weinthalii'', commonly known as the wax orchid, is a species of epiphyte, epiphytic orchid that forms dense clumps on hoop pine (''Araucaria cunninghamii''). It has crowded pseudobulbs each with a single thin, leathery, dark green leaf and a single white, green or cream-coloured flower with red or purplish markings. It occurs from south-eastern Queensland to Dorrigo National Park in New South Wales. Description ''Bulbophyllum weinthalii'' is an epiphytic Herbaceous plant, herb that forms dense clumps with crowded pseudobulbs long, wide and covered with a white sheath. Each pseudobulb has a thin, leathery, dark green, narrow elliptic to egg-shaped leaf long and wide. There is a single white, green or cream-coloured flower with red or purplish markings, long and wide. The sepals and petals are thick, fleshy and waxy. The wikt:dorsal, dorsal sepal is oblong to egg-shaped, long and wide. The wikt:lateral, lateral sepals are triangular, long, wide and spread ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |