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John Leslie Dowe
John Leslie Dowe is an Australian botanistIPNI: John Leslie Dowe ''The International Plant Name Index.'' Retrieved 13 March 2019. who specialises in palms. Published names (selected) *'''' Dowe (1994) Austrobaileya 4(2): 235. *'' Balaka streptostachys'' D.Fuller & Dowe (1999) Palms 43(1): 10. *''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Botany
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 – ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arecaceae
The Arecaceae is a family of perennial flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are called palm trees. Currently, 181 genera with around 2,600 species are known, most of which are restricted to tropical and subtropical climates. Most palms are distinguished by their large, compound, evergreen leaves, known as fronds, arranged at the top of an unbranched stem. However, palms exhibit an enormous diversity in physical characteristics and inhabit nearly every type of habitat within their range, from rainforests to deserts. Palms are among the best known and most extensively cultivated plant families. They have been important to humans throughout much of history. Many common products and foods are derived from palms. In contemporary times, palms are also widely used in landscaping. In many historical cultures, because of their importance as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archontophoenix Maxima
''Archontophoenix maxima'', the Walsh River palm, is the largest species of the genus '' Archontophoenix''. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia. This robust palm grows in rainforest in altitudes of between on the Walsh River and the adjacent Mount Haig Range in the Atherton Tablelands at approximately 17° South latitude. Description The Walsh River palm grows up to metres tall, with a trunk up to in diameter with an expanded base. The rigidly-held, erect leaves are up to long, and have a slight sideways twist. The massive branched inflorescence is up to long, and bear white flowers. When ripe, the fruit is red and in length. The flowers closely resemble those of '' A. alexandrae''. References External links * * View a mapof historical sightings of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium View observationsof this species on iNaturalist iNaturalist is a social network of naturalists, citizen scientists, and biologists built on the concept of map ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balaka Streptostachys
''Balaka streptostachys'' is a critically endangered species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Fiji. It grows to a height of and in diameter. It is distinct from the other ''Balaka'' species because of the twists in its Rachilla (floral axis), rachilla. The only known population of this palm is in a stand of approximately 50 trees, on the northern foothills of Mt. Sorolevu on Vanau Levu. It was first described by D. Fuller & John Leslie Dowe in 1999. References Balaka (plant), streptostachys Endemic flora of Fiji Critically endangered plants Taxa named by John Leslie Dowe {{Areceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livistona Decora
''Livistona decora'' is a species of palm endemic to the sclerophyll woodlands of Queensland, Australia. It is known only from Magnetic Island near the City of Townsville, and south along the coast as far as Rainbow Beach Rainbow Beach is a coastal rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Rainbow Beach had a population of 1,249 people. It is a popular tourist destination, both in its own right and as a gateway to Fraser Islan .... The species is now widely cultivated in arid regions worldwide as a decorative plant. ''Livistona decora'' is up to 18 m tall. Leaves are costapalmate with petioles up to 300 long, with black spines along the margins. Infloresences are up to 350 cm long, producing shiny black fruits up to 20 mm in diameter. References decora Flora of Queensland Palms of Australia Drought-tolerant trees Bushfood Edible plants {{Australia-plant-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calyptrocalyx Hollrungii
''Calyptrocalyx hollrungii'' is a palm species in the family Arecaceae, and is native to Papua New Guinea and to the Indonesian part of New Guinea, Western New Guinea. Taxonomy ''Calyptrocalyx hollrungii'' was first described in 1889 by Odoardo Beccari as ''Linospadix hollrungii'', with the species epithet, ''hollrungii'', chosen to honour Udo Max Hollrung, Max Hollrung. It was assigned to the genus, ''Calyptrocalyx'', in 2001by John Leslie Dowe, John Dowe and Michael D. Ferrero, Michael Ferrero in 2001.Govaerts, R. et al. (2019Plants of the world online: ''Calyptrocalyx hollrungii''.Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 6 March 2019. References External links''Calyptrocalyx hollrungii'' at PalmWeb Calyptrocalyx, hollrungii Flora of New Guinea Plants described in 1889 Taxa named by Odoardo Beccari {{Areceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Becc
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Becc or BECC may refer to: * ''Becc.'', botanical author abbreviation for Odoardo Beccari * Border Environment Cooperation Commission of Mexico * British Estonian Chamber of Commerce People named Becc * Bécc Bairrche mac Blathmaic (died 718), king of Ulaid in Ireland * Bécc mac Airemóin (died 893), king of Ulaid in Ireland * Crónán Becc, an 8th-century Abbot of Clonmacnoise See also * BECCS, acronym for Bio-energy with carbon capture and storage * Bec (other) BEC may refer to: As an acronym House * Bapatla Engineering College * Basaveshwar Engineering College * Bengal Engineering College Curriculum * Business Environment and Concepts, a section of Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of Birth Missing (living People)
A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are generally recognized: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In tropical and subtropical regions, several geographical sectors do not present defined seasons; but in the seasonal tropics, the annual wet and dry seasons are recognized and tracked. A calendar year is an approximation of the number of days of the Earth's orbital period, as counted in a given calendar. The Gregorian calendar, or modern calendar, presents its calendar year to be either a common year of 365 days or a leap year of 366 days, as do the Julian calendars. For the Gregorian calendar, the average length of the calendar year (the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
