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Gert Nel
Gert Cornelius Nel (6 April 1885 – 16 February 1950) was a South African botanist. His formal botanical author abbreviation is Nel. The genus ''Nelia'', a flowering plant of the family Aizoaceae, is named in his honor. Biography Nel was born in 1885 in Greytown, Natal Colony on a farm. He earned a BA at the University of Stellenbosch then earned a doctorate in botany at the University of Berlin under both Adolf Engler and Gottlieb Haberlandt. Nel emphasized African plant species in his studies, especially in the families Amaryllidaceae and Hypoxidaceae. He provided numerous first descriptions of species of the genera '' Forbesia'', ''Ianthe'', ''Hypoxis'', and '' Rhodohypoxis''. In 1921, Nel became a professor of botany at the University of Stellenbosch, a position he would hold until his death. Nel published the first book on the plant genus ''Lithops'' in the family Aizoaceae in 1946, entitled ''Lithops''. ''Lithops'' are native to southern Africa and known for the ... [...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] |
Braunsia Nelii
Braunsia may refer to: * Braunsia (plant) ''Braunsia'' is a genus of succulent plant in the family Aizoaceae, indigenous to the Western Cape province in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded ..., a plant genus in the family Aizoaceae * Braunsia (wasp), an insect genus in the family Braconidae {{Genus disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stellenbosch University Faculty
Stellenbosch (; )A Universal Pronouncing Gazetteer. Thomas Baldwin, 1852. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo & Co.A Grammar of Afrikaans. Bruce C. Donaldson. 1993. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. is a town in the province of , situated about east of |
Botanists Active In Africa
This is a list of botanists who have Wikipedia articles, in alphabetical order by surname. The List of botanists by author abbreviation is mostly a list of plant taxonomists because an author receives a standard abbreviation only when that author originates a new plant name. Botany is one of the few sciences which can boast, since the Middle Ages, of a substantial participation by women. A *Erik Acharius *Julián Acuña Galé *Johann Friedrich Adam *Carl Adolph Agardh *Jacob Georg Agardh *Nikolaus Ager *William Aiton *Frédéric-Louis Allamand *Carlo Allioni *Prospero Alpini * Benjamin Alvord *Adeline Ames *Eliza Frances Andrews *Agnes Arber *Giovanni Arcangeli *David Ashton *William Guybon Atherstone *Anna Atkins * Daniel E. Atha * Armen Takhtajan B * Ernest Brown Babcock *Churchill Babington *Curt Backeberg *James Eustace Bagnall *Jacob Whitman Bailey *Liberty Hyde Bailey *Ibn al-Baitar *Giovanni Battista Balbis *John Hutton Balfour *Joseph Banks *César Barbosa * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 Deaths
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885 Births
Events January–March * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 4 – The first successful appendectomy is performed by Dr. William W. Grant, on Mary Gartside. * January 17 – Mahdist War in Sudan – Battle of Abu Klea: British troops defeat Mahdist forces. * January 20 – American inventor LaMarcus Adna Thompson patents a roller coaster. * January 24 – Irish rebels damage Westminster Hall and the Tower of London with dynamite. * January 26 – Mahdist War in Sudan: Troops loyal to Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad conquer Khartoum; British commander Charles George Gordon is killed. * February 5 – King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, as a personal possession. * February 9 – The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii. * February 16 – Charles Dow publishes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stapelia Neliana
''Stapelia'' is a genus of low-growing, spineless, stem succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa with a few from other parts of Africa. Several Asian and Latin American species were formerly included but they have all now been transferred to other genera. The flowers of certain species, most notably ''Stapelia gigantea'', can reach 41 cm (16 inches) in diameter when fully open. Most ''Stapelia'' flowers are visibly hairy and generate the odor of rotten flesh when they bloom. Description The hairy, oddly textured and coloured appearance of many ''Stapelia'' flowers has been claimed to resemble that of rotting meat, and this, coupled with their odour, has earned the most commonly grown members of the genus ''Stapelia'' the common name of carrion flowers. A notable exception is the sweetly scented '' Stapelia flavopurpurea''. Such odours serve to attract various specialist pollinators including, in the case of carrion-scented blooms, blow flies of the diptera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hereroa Nelii
''Hereroa'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. Its native range is Southern Africa. Species: *'' Hereroa acuminata'' *'' Hereroa aspera'' *'' Hereroa brevifolia'' *'' Hereroa calycina'' *'' Hereroa carinans'' *'' Hereroa concava'' *'' Hereroa crassa'' *'' Hereroa fimbriata'' *'' Hereroa glenensis'' *'' Hereroa gracilis'' *'' Hereroa granulata'' *'' Hereroa herrei'' *'' Hereroa hesperantha'' *'' Hereroa incurva'' *''Hereroa joubertii'' *'' Hereroa latipetala'' *'' Hereroa muirii'' *'' Hereroa nelii'' *''Hereroa odorata'' *''Hereroa pallens'' *''Hereroa puttkameriana'' *''Hereroa rehneltiana'' *''Hereroa stanfordiae'' *''Hereroa stenophylla'' *''Hereroa tenuifolia'' *''Hereroa teretifolia'' *''Hereroa willowmorensis'' *''Hereroa wilmaniae ''Hereroa'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae The Aizoaceae, or fig-marigold family, is a large family of dicotyledonous flowering plant Flowering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glottiphyllum Nelii
''Glottiphyllum nelii'' is a species of succulent plant, in the family Aizoaceae. It is indigenous to the arid Great Karoo region, South Africa. Description The leaves are shiny, green and distichous (produced in two parallel ranks), with smooth, rounded tips. This species often has lines of translucent cells, along the margins and keel of its leaves. This character can often be used to identify ''G. nelii''. The seed capsule has 8 or fewer locules, high valves (over ), and a thick, angular, conical base. After it has dried, the capsule soon falls off from the plant. It resembles its closest relative ''Glottiphyllum oligocarpum'', in its general form, but its leaves are glossy and do not have any waxy, white covering. Distribution This species occurs in shaley-loamy soils - often in the shelter of bushes - in an east–west belt, north of the Swartberg Mountain range, in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gibbaeum Nelii
''Gibbaeum'' is a genus of about 21 species of small succulent plants of the family Aizoaceae, indigenous to the Little Karoo region of South Africa. The name "Gibbaeum" comes from the Latin ''gibbosus'' (hunchback) Description These dwarf succulents are characterized by distinctively asymmetrical pairs of leaves, mostly globular or sometimes thick and arcuate. The sizes of the leaves of each pair are nearly always different. Gibbaeums grow in clumps and produce pink or white flowers in spring. Distribution Genus ''Gibbaeum'' is predominantly indigenous to the Little Karoo region of the Western Cape Province, South Africa. A few species extend outside of this region. Three species extend north into the Great Karoo region: ''Gibbaeum gibbosum'', ''Gibbaeum heathii'' and ''Gibbaeum nuciforme''. Two extend south into the Overberg region: ''Gibbaeum esterhuyseniae'' and ''Gibbaeum hartmannianum''. Cultivation Sunny exposure and well drained soil. Their natural range spans the bou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
