Ixora Brevipedunculata
''Ixora brevipedunculata'' is a species of flowering plant in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It is a tree Endemism, endemic to the Tubuai Islands in French Polynesia. References External linksWorld Checklist of Rubiaceae
Ixora, brevipedunculata Data deficient plants Endemic flora of the Tubuai Islands Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Plants described in 1937 {{Rubiaceae-stub ...
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Francis Raymond Fosberg
Francis Raymond Fosberg (20 May 1908 – 25 September 1993) was an American botanist. A prolific collector and author, he played a significant role in the development of coral reef and island studies. History Ray Fosberg was born in Spokane, Washington but grew up in Turlock, California. He received a B.A. in Botany at Pomona College in 1930. Fosberg worked as a plant researcher at the Los Angeles County Museum, specializing in plants from islands on the coast of California and of the desert Southwest. He became interested in island ecosystems, and in 1932 moved to Honolulu to work at the University of Hawaii as an assistant to Harold St. John. There he received an invitation to participate in the Mangarevan Expedition led by the malacologist Charles Montague Cooke, Jr. The expedition visited 25 high islands and 31 coral islands, and Fosberg and St. John brought back 15,000 plant specimens. Fosberg received his M.S. in Botany from the University of Hawaii in 1937 and h ...
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