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Keetia Procteri
''Keetia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It consists of climbers or scrambling shrubs, rarely small trees. Distribution The genus has a wide distribution area and occurs in tropical and southern Africa. Taxonomy It was originally described by Edwin Percy Phillips in 1926Phillips EP. 1926 "The genera of South African flowering plants, Edition 2." ''Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa'' 10. and is named after J.D.M Keet, a South African forester and plant collector. The type species was ''Keetia transvaalensis'', which received its name from the region it was first collected, but is now included in ''Keetia gueinzii''. Species * '' Keetia abouabou'' Cheek * ''Keetia acuminata'' Bridson * ''Keetia angustifolia'' Bridson * '' Keetia bakossiorum'' Cheek * ''Keetia bridsoniae'' Jongkind * ''Keetia carmichaelii'' Bridson * ''Keetia cornelia'' (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bridson * ''Keetia ferruginea'' Bridson * ''Keetia foetida'' Bridson * ''Keetia futa'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edwin Percy Phillips
Edwin Percy Phillips (18 February 1884 – 12 April 1967) was a South African botanist and taxonomist, noted for his monumental work ''The Genera of South African Flowering Plants'' first published in 1926. Phillips was born in Sea Point, Cape Town, and attended the South African College, which later became the University of Cape Town, where he graduated under Prof. Henry Harold Welch Pearson, obtaining a BA in 1903, an MA in 1908 and a DSc in 1915 for a treatise on the flora of the Leribe Plateau in Lesotho. He was the son of Ralph Edwards Phillips and Edith Minnie Crowder. He married Edith Isabel Dawson about 1912 and they had 2 daughters before her death c1948. He secondly married Susan Kriel c1949. Phillips named the genus '' Susanna'' belonging to the family Asteraceae after her. He died in Cape Town. Timeline of career *1907 Herbarium assistant at South African Museum ( Prof. Pearson honorary curator) *1910 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - with Otto Stapf and John H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keetia Ferruginea
''Keetia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It consists of climbers or scrambling shrubs, rarely small trees. Distribution The genus has a wide distribution area and occurs in tropical and southern Africa. Taxonomy It was originally described by Edwin Percy Phillips in 1926Phillips EP. 1926 "The genera of South African flowering plants, Edition 2." ''Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa'' 10. and is named after J.D.M Keet, a South African forester and plant collector. The type species was ''Keetia transvaalensis'', which received its name from the region it was first collected, but is now included in ''Keetia gueinzii''. Species * '' Keetia abouabou'' Cheek * '' Keetia acuminata'' Bridson * '' Keetia angustifolia'' Bridson * '' Keetia bakossiorum'' Cheek * ''Keetia bridsoniae'' Jongkind * '' Keetia carmichaelii'' Bridson * '' Keetia cornelia'' (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bridson * '' Keetia ferruginea'' Bridson * ''Keetia foetida'' Bridson * ''Keetia fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Philip Hiern
William Philip Hiern (19 January 1839 – 28 November 1925) was a British mathematician and botanist. Life Hiern attended St. John's College, Cambridge, from 1857 to 1861 and attained a "first class degree" in mathematics. Later, in 1886, he attended Oxford University. Upon his marriage he moved to Surrey and developed an interest in botany. In 1881, Hiern moved to Barnstaple in north Devonshire, and lived at the manor house adjacent to the Barnstaple Castle mound. Hiern was quite taken with the country squire role and he assumed many public duties including those of the Lord of the Manor of Stoke Rivers, northeast of Barnstaple, and he was one of the original aldermen of the County of Devon. Contributions Hiern published over 50 works on botanical subjects. Among his chief works was the catalogue of the plants Friedrich Welwitsch had collected in Angola. Awards and honours In 1903, Hiern was elected a fellow of the Royal Society. The African figwort genus '' H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keetia Mannii
''Keetia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It consists of climbers or scrambling shrubs, rarely small trees. Distribution The genus has a wide distribution area and occurs in tropical and southern Africa. Taxonomy It was originally described by Edwin Percy Phillips in 1926Phillips EP. 1926 "The genera of South African flowering plants, Edition 2." ''Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa'' 10. and is named after J.D.M Keet, a South African forester and plant collector. The type species was ''Keetia transvaalensis'', which received its name from the region it was first collected, but is now included in ''Keetia gueinzii''. Species * '' Keetia abouabou'' Cheek * ''Keetia acuminata'' Bridson * ''Keetia angustifolia'' Bridson * '' Keetia bakossiorum'' Cheek * ''Keetia bridsoniae'' Jongkind * ''Keetia carmichaelii'' Bridson * ''Keetia cornelia'' (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bridson * ''Keetia ferruginea'' Bridson * ''Keetia foetida'' Bridson * ''Keetia futa'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keetia Lulandensis
''Keetia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It consists of climbers or scrambling shrubs, rarely small trees. Distribution The genus has a wide distribution area and occurs in tropical and southern Africa. Taxonomy It was originally described by Edwin Percy Phillips in 1926Phillips EP. 1926 "The genera of South African flowering plants, Edition 2." ''Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa'' 10. and is named after J.D.M Keet, a South African forester and plant collector. The type species was ''Keetia transvaalensis'', which received its name from the region it was first collected, but is now included in ''Keetia gueinzii''. Species * '' Keetia abouabou'' Cheek * ''Keetia acuminata'' Bridson * ''Keetia angustifolia'' Bridson * '' Keetia bakossiorum'' Cheek * ''Keetia bridsoniae'' Jongkind * ''Keetia carmichaelii'' Bridson * ''Keetia cornelia'' (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bridson * ''Keetia ferruginea'' Bridson * ''Keetia foetida'' Bridson * ''Keetia futa'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keetia Lukei
''Keetia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It consists of climbers or scrambling shrubs, rarely small trees. Distribution The genus has a wide distribution area and occurs in tropical and southern Africa. Taxonomy It was originally described by Edwin Percy Phillips in 1926Phillips EP. 1926 "The genera of South African flowering plants, Edition 2." ''Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa'' 10. and is named after J.D.M Keet, a South African forester and plant collector. The type species was ''Keetia transvaalensis'', which received its name from the region it was first collected, but is now included in ''Keetia gueinzii''. Species * '' Keetia abouabou'' Cheek * ''Keetia acuminata'' Bridson * ''Keetia angustifolia'' Bridson * '' Keetia bakossiorum'' Cheek * ''Keetia bridsoniae'' Jongkind * ''Keetia carmichaelii'' Bridson * ''Keetia cornelia'' (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bridson * ''Keetia ferruginea'' Bridson * ''Keetia foetida'' Bridson * ''Keetia futa'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keetia Leucantha
''Keetia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It consists of climbers or scrambling shrubs, rarely small trees. Distribution The genus has a wide distribution area and occurs in tropical and southern Africa. Taxonomy It was originally described by Edwin Percy Phillips in 1926Phillips EP. 1926 "The genera of South African flowering plants, Edition 2." ''Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa'' 10. and is named after J.D.M Keet, a South African forester and plant collector. The type species was ''Keetia transvaalensis'', which received its name from the region it was first collected, but is now included in ''Keetia gueinzii''. Species * '' Keetia abouabou'' Cheek * ''Keetia acuminata'' Bridson * ''Keetia angustifolia'' Bridson * '' Keetia bakossiorum'' Cheek * ''Keetia bridsoniae'' Jongkind * ''Keetia carmichaelii'' Bridson * ''Keetia cornelia'' (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bridson * ''Keetia ferruginea'' Bridson * ''Keetia foetida'' Bridson * ''Keetia futa'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keetia Koritschoneri
''Keetia koritschoneri'' is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and .... References Endemic flora of Tanzania koritschoneri Vulnerable plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Diane Mary Bridson {{Rubiaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hutchinson (botanist)
John Hutchinson, OBE, FRS (7 April 1884 Blindburn, Northumberland – 2 September 1972 London) was an English botanist, taxonomist In biology, taxonomy () is the scientific study of naming, defining ( circumscribing) and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics. Organisms are grouped into taxa (singular: taxon) and these groups are given ... and author.''A Botanist in Southern Africa'' John Hutchinson (London, 1946) Life and career Born in Blindburn, Wark on Tyne, Northumberland, England, he received his horticultural training in Northumberland and Durham, England, Durham and was appointed a student gardener at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Kew in 1904. His taxonomic and drawing skills were soon noticed and resulted in his being appointed to the Herbarium in 1905. He moved from assistant in the Indian section to assistant for Tropical Africa, returning to Indian botany from 1915 to 1919, and from then on was in charge of the African sectio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keetia Inaequilatera
''Keetia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It consists of climbers or scrambling shrubs, rarely small trees. Distribution The genus has a wide distribution area and occurs in tropical and southern Africa. Taxonomy It was originally described by Edwin Percy Phillips in 1926Phillips EP. 1926 "The genera of South African flowering plants, Edition 2." ''Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa'' 10. and is named after J.D.M Keet, a South African forester and plant collector. The type species was ''Keetia transvaalensis'', which received its name from the region it was first collected, but is now included in ''Keetia gueinzii''. Species * '' Keetia abouabou'' Cheek * '' Keetia acuminata'' Bridson * '' Keetia angustifolia'' Bridson * '' Keetia bakossiorum'' Cheek * ''Keetia bridsoniae'' Jongkind * '' Keetia carmichaelii'' Bridson * '' Keetia cornelia'' (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bridson * '' Keetia ferruginea'' Bridson * '' Keetia foetida'' Bridson * '' Keetia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Bentham
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studied law, but had a fascination with botany from an early age, which he soon pursued, becoming president of the Linnaean Society in 1861, and a fellow of the Royal Society in 1862. He was the author of a number of important botanical works, particularly flora. He is best known for his taxonomic classification of plants in collaboration with Joseph Dalton Hooker, his ''Genera Plantarum'' (1862–1883). He died in London in 1884. Life Bentham was born in Stoke, Plymouth, on 22 September 1800.Jean-Jacques Amigo, « Bentham (George) », in Nouveau Dictionnaire de biographies roussillonnaises, vol. 3 Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre, Perpignan, Publications de l'olivier, 2017, 915 p. () His father, Sir Samuel Bentham, a naval architect, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keetia Hispida
''Keetia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It consists of climbers or scrambling shrubs, rarely small trees. Distribution The genus has a wide distribution area and occurs in tropical and southern Africa. Taxonomy It was originally described by Edwin Percy Phillips in 1926Phillips EP. 1926 "The genera of South African flowering plants, Edition 2." ''Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa'' 10. and is named after J.D.M Keet, a South African forester and plant collector. The type species was ''Keetia transvaalensis'', which received its name from the region it was first collected, but is now included in ''Keetia gueinzii''. Species * '' Keetia abouabou'' Cheek * '' Keetia acuminata'' Bridson * '' Keetia angustifolia'' Bridson * '' Keetia bakossiorum'' Cheek * ''Keetia bridsoniae'' Jongkind * ''Keetia carmichaelii'' Bridson * ''Keetia cornelia'' (Cham. & Schltdl.) Bridson * ''Keetia ferruginea'' Bridson * ''Keetia foetida'' Bridson * ''Keetia futa' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
