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John James Pipoly III
John James Pipoly III (born September 5, 1955) is an American botanist and plant collector. He is a leading expert on the systematics and taxonomy of the genus '' Ardisia'' within the Myrsinoideae, as well as the family Clusiaceae. Biology Pipoly graduated in 1978 with a B.Sc. in botany from Michigan State University. In 1986 he graduated with a Ph.D. in botany from the City University of New York (CUNY) as part of a joint program between CUNY and the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG). His thesis "Monograph of ''Cybianthus'' p. p. (Myrsinaceae)" was supervised by Scott A. Mori. In 1986 in the Bronx, Pipoly married Fabiola Monje. The newlyweds arrived in Guyana in April 1986, where John J. Pipoly III was the first resident collector on the "Flora of the Guianas" Program sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution, two universities, and five other institutes. After 13 months in Guyana, where he collected thousands of botanical specimens, he and his wife returned to the US, where he had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ardisia
''Ardisia'' (coralberry or marlberry) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. It was in the former Myrsinaceae family now recognised as the myrsine sub-family Myrsinoideae. They are distributed in the Americas, Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, mainly in the tropics.''Ardisia''. Flora of North America.''Ardisia''. Flora of China. There are over 700 accepted species. One species, '''' is one of the 50 fundamental herbs in |