Hymenosporum Flavum
''Hymenosporum'' is a Monotypic taxon , monotypic genus in the family Pittosporaceae. The sole included species is ''Hymenosporum flavum'', commonly known as native frangipani, which is a rainforest tree native to New Guinea, Queensland and New South Wales. Despite its common name, it is not closely related to the Plumeria, frangipani, but is related to the widespread genus ''Pittosporum''. Description ''Hymenosporum flavum'' is a semi-deciduous tree up to high and a trunk diameter (Diameter at breast height, DBH) to . The Glossary of leaf morphology#obovate, obovate leaves are Glossary of leaf morphology#simple , simple, Phyllotaxis#Leaf arrangement, alternate, glossy green above and lighter below. They measure up to long by wide. and are clustered towards the ends of the branches in pseudo-whorls. The very fragrant flowers are quite large, about diameter with a hypanthium , floral tube up to long. They are initially functionally male, and coloured white with lemon tinge ...
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Robert Brown (botanist, Born 1773)
Robert Brown (21 December 1773 – 10 June 1858) was a Scottish botanist and paleobotanist who made important contributions to botany largely through his pioneering use of the microscope. His contributions include one of the earliest detailed descriptions of the cell nucleus and cytoplasmic streaming; the observation of Brownian motion; early work on plant pollination and fertilisation, including being the first to recognise the fundamental difference between gymnosperms and angiosperms; and some of the earliest studies in palynology. He also made numerous contributions to plant taxonomy, notably erecting a number of plant families that are still accepted today; and numerous Australian plant genera and species, the fruit of his exploration of that continent with Matthew Flinders. Early life Robert Brown was born in Montrose on 21 December 1773, in a house that existed on the site where Montrose Library currently stands. He was the son of James Brown, a minister in the ...
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