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Forestiera Cartaginensis
''Forestiera cartaginensis'', the Central American olive, is a shrub native to Central America and to Chiapas in southern Mexico. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5469246 Forestiera, cartaginensis Flora of Mexico Plants described in 1897 Flora of Chiapas Flora of Central America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Donnell Smith
Captain John Donnell Smith (June 5, 1829 – December 2, 1928) of Baltimore, Maryland was a biologist and taxonomist. He was also an officer in the Confederate army. He was a graduate of Yale in 1847, where he was a member of Skull and Bones. He was a botanical researcher; a trustee of Peabody Institute in Baltimore (1888–1915). He was a Captain in the Confederate Army, and Commander of Battery A, 10th Battalion (Huger's Battalion) of Virginia Artillery (known as the Bedford Light Artillery), serving in every campaign and battle of the Army of Northern Virginia. He was severely wounded at Gettysburg, and was present at the surrender at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Appomattox in April 1865. In 1890, botanists J.M.Coult. & Joseph Nelson Rose, Rose named a genus of plants from central America, after him. The name of ''Donnellsmithia'' was published in Bot. Gaz. Vol.15 on page 15 in 1890. In January 1906, he presented his herbarium consisting of more than 100, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
