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Japanese Stewartia
''Stewartia pseudocamellia'', also known as Korean stewartia, Japanese stewartia, or deciduous camellia, is a species of flowering plant in the family (botany), family Theaceae, native species, native to Japan (southern Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku) and Korea. Names It is called ''natsutsubaki''(, "summer camellia") in Japanese language, Japanese,Trees and shrubs of Japannatsutsubaki and ''nogaknamu''(, "overripe cucumber tree") in Korean language, Korean.Korean Forest Research InstituteKorean Stewartia The Latin binomial nomenclature, specific epithet ''pseudocamellia'' references the flower’s resemblance to the related camellia. Description It is a small to medium sized deciduous tree, growing to 10–15 m (rarely to 18 m) tallBean, W. J. (1980). ''Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles'' 4: 507-513. .Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Collins Photographic Guide to Trees''. . often with multiple stems and/or low branching trunks. The bark is smooth textured, exfoliating as the plant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Maximowicz
Carl Johann Maximovich (also Karl Ivanovich Maximovich, Russian: Карл Иванович Максимович; 23 November 1827 in Tula, Russia – 16 February 1891 in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian botanist. Maximovich spent most of his life studying the flora of the countries he had visited in the Far East, and naming many new species. He worked at the Saint Petersburg Botanical Gardens from 1852 as curator of the herbarium collection, becoming Director in 1869. History Born a Baltic-German, his name at birth was Karl Ivanovich Maksimovich, but he changed it to the German version of his name for his scientific work.Japan’s botanical sunrise plant exploration around the Meiji Restoration Peter Barnes (originally published in Curtis's Botanical Magazine 18(1): ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |