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Keraudrenia Corollata
''Keraudrenia corollata'' is a shrub of the family Malvaceae native to inland New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia. References corollata Flora of New South Wales Flora of Queensland {{Australia-eudicot-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joachim Steetz
Joachim Steetz (12 November 1804 – 24 March 1862) was a German botanist. His herbarium, comprising more than 5000 specimens from over 160 collectors and 30 countries was purchased in 1863 by Victorian Government Botanist Ferdinand von Mueller for the sum of 80 pounds. The collection is currently housed at the National Herbarium of Victoria. The herbarium was compiled by Steetz over more than thirty years and comprises 160 collectors from more than 30 countries, including type specimens from plant collectors of the time including: *Nils Johan Andersson (Galápagos Islands) * Nikolaus Binder *Christian Friedrich Ecklon (South Africa) *Joseph Dalton Hooker *Johann Wilhelm Karl Moritz *Wilhelm Peters *Ludwig Preiss (Western Australia) *Anton Rochel ( The Banat) *Moritz Richard Schomburgk *Berthold Carl Seemann *Charles Wilkins Short (North America) *Franz Sieber *Theodor Siemssen *Andrew Sinclair *Thomas Thomson *Nikolai Turczaninow (Russia) *Jens Vahl (Arctic) *Karl Ludwig Philip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Claridge Druce
George Claridge Druce, MA, LLD, JP, FRS, FLS (23 May 1850 – 29 February 1932) was an English botanist and a Mayor of Oxford. Personal life and education G. Claridge Druce was born at Potterspury on Watling Street in Northamptonshire. He was the illegitimate son of Jane Druce, born 1815 in Buckinghamshire. He went to school in the village of Yardley Gobion. At 16, he was apprenticed to P. Jeyes & Co., a pharmaceutical firm in Northampton. In 1872, he passed exams to become a pharmacist. In 1909, Druce moved to 9 Crick Road. He named the house "Yardley Lodge", after the village in which he spent his youth. He died at his home aged 81 and was buried in Holywell Cemetery. Career as a pharmacist In June 1879, Druce moved to Oxford and set up his own chemist's shop, Druce & Co., at 118 High Street, which continued until his death. He also featured as a shopkeeper in the Oxford novel ''Zuleika Dobson'' by Max Beerbohm. A plaque to Druce was erected on this shop by the Ox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keraudrenia
''Keraudrenia'' is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia, New Guinea and Madagascar. Species Species include: *'' Keraudrenia adenogyna'' C.F.Wilkins *'' Keraudrenia adenolasia'' (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey *'' Keraudrenia collina'' Domin *'' Keraudrenia corollata'' (Steetz) Druce *'' Keraudrenia exastia'' C.F.Wilkins *''Keraudrenia hermanniifolia ''Seringia hermanniifolia'', commonly known as crinkle-leaved firebush, is a shrub of the family Malvaceae. It is a small shrub with blue-purple flowers and is endemic to Western Australia. Taxonomy This plant was first described in 1821 by J ...'' J.Gay *'' Keraudrenia hillii'' F.Muell. ex Benth. *'' Keraudrenia hookeriana'' Walp. *'' Keraudrenia integrifolia'' Steud. *'' Keraudrenia katatona'' C.F.Wilkins *'' Keraudrenia lanceolata'' (Steetz) Benth. *'' Keraudrenia nephrosperma'' (F.Muell.) F.Muell. *'' Keraudrenia velutina'' Steetz References *FloraBase - the Western Australian flora: ''Keraudrenia'' Malvace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora Of New South Wales ...
*''The Flora that are native to New South Wales, Australia''. :*''Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic''. *The categorisation scheme follows the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, in which :* Jervis Bay Territory, politically a Commonwealth of Australia territory, is treated as part of New South Wales; :* the Australian Capital Territory, politically a Commonwealth of Australia territory, is treated as separate but subordinate to New South Wales; :* Lord Howe Island, politically part of New South Wales, is treated as subordinate to Norfolk Island. {{CatAutoTOC New South Wales Biota of New South Wales New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
