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Hyperbaena Columbica
''Hyperbaena'' is a genus of plants in family Menispermaceae. It includes 23 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Cuba and southern Mexico to northeastern Argentina. Species 23 species are accepted. *''Hyperbaena allenii'' Paul Carpenter Standley, Standl. *''Hyperbaena axilliflora'' *''Hyperbaena brevipes'' *''Hyperbaena columbica'' *''Hyperbaena cubensis'' *''Hyperbaena domingensis'' *''Hyperbaena eladioana'' *''Hyperbaena hassleri'' *''Hyperbaena ilicifolia'' *''Hyperbaena jalcomulcensis'' E.Pérez & Cast.-Campos *''Hyperbaena laurifolia'' *''Hyperbaena leptobotryosa'' *''Hyperbaena lindmanii'' *''Hyperbaena mexicana'' *''Hyperbaena oblongifolia'' *''Hyperbaena prioriana'' John Miers (botanist), Miers *''Hyperbaena smilacina'' *''Hyperbaena standleyi'' *''Hyperbaena tonduzii'' *''Hyperbaena undulata'' *''Hyperbaena valida'' John Miers (botanist), Miers *''Hyperbaena vulcania'' *''Hyperbaena winzerlingii'' References Menispermaceae Men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Miers (botanist)
John Miers, FRS FLS (25 August 1789 – 17 October 1879. Kensington), knight grand cross of the Order of the Rose, was a British botanist and engineer, best known for his work on the flora of Chile and Argentina. Miers was born in London to a jeweller from Yorkshire, and showed interest in mineralogy and chemistry from an early age. His first published work was a monograph on nitrogen which appeared in the ''Annals of Philosophy'' in 1814. After his marriage in 1818 he travelled to South America to participate in a venture to exploit the mineral resource of Chile, particularly copper. However, after landing in Buenos Aires his wife came down with childbed fever on the trip across country, and he decided not to continue to Chile, instead starting a study of the local flora, which at that time was largely unresearched. In May 1819 Miers arrived in Santiago, Chile, having arranged the clandestine transport of coin presses, and settled at Concón, near Valparaíso. He developed bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
