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Kingsley Dixon
Kingsley Wayne Dixon (Ph.D.) is an Australian botanist currently working as a professor at Curtin University. He was the founding Director of Science at Kings Park and Botanic Gardens, and helped to establish the laboratories there as among the world's leading. Early life Dixon grew up in the Perth suburb of Morley, Western Australia. He would spend his time exploring the bushland that existed in the suburb during his childhood, which encouraged his interest in botany. Career Dixon received a Bachelor of Science (Hons) and a PhD from the University of Western Australia (UWA). Dixon was the founding Director of Science at Kings Park and Botanic Gardens from 1982 to 2014. Before working as a professor at Curtin University, he was a professor at UWA. One of Dixon's most notable achievements is the 1992 discovery of smoke as a cause for the germination of Australian plants after bushfires. He later helped to show that plant species in other parts of the world also have germinat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtin University
Curtin University, formerly known as Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT), is an Australian public research university based in Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. It is named after John Curtin, Prime Minister of Australia from 1941 to 1945, and is the largest university in Western Australia, with 59,939 students in 2021. Curtin was conferred university status after legislation was passed by the Parliament of Western Australia in 1986. Since then, the university has expanded its presence and has campuses in Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai and Mauritius, and has ties with 90 exchange universities in 20 countries. The university comprises five main faculties with over 95 specialists centres. It had a campus in Sydney from 2005 to 2016. Curtin University is a member of the Australian Technology Network. Curtin University is active in research in a range of academic and practical fields. Curtin is the only Western Australian university ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caladenia Lateritica
''Caladenia lateritica'', also known as white primrose orchid, is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to relatively inaccessible, high lateritic plateaux in a high rainfall area in south-western Western Australia. It is a ground orchid with a single hairy leaf and one or two white flowers on a thin, sparsely-hairy stem. It is similar to '' Caladenia flava'' but is distinguished by its fragrant white versus yellow flowers with prominent red stripes and spots on the dorsal sepal and lateral petals. ''Caladenia lateritica'' mimics '' Conostylis setosa'' (Haemodoraceae) in terms of flowering time, height, colour and fragrance. It also shares a native bee pollinator with ''Conostylis setosa'', which provides pollen and nectar whereas the orchid is rewardless. Description ''Caladenia lateritica'' is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, herb with spheroid, annually replaced tubers situated 8–15 cm below the soil surface and forming a single, hairy, linear leaf, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linnean Medallists
Linnean or Linnaean may refer to: General * Relating to Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus Linnean * Linnean Society of London * Linnean Society of New South Wales * Linnean Medal * Linnean Tercentenary Medal * Swedish Linnean Society Linnaean * Linnaean enterprise * Linnaean Garden * Linnaean Society of New England * Linnaean Society of New York * Linnaean taxonomy Linnaean taxonomy can mean either of two related concepts: # The particular form of biological classification (taxonomy) set up by Carl Linnaeus, as set forth in his ''Systema Naturae'' (1735) and subsequent works. In the taxonomy of Linnaeus t ... See also * Linnéska institutet {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Western Australia Alumni
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the designation is reserved for colleges that have a graduate school. The word ''university'' is derived from the Latin ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". The first universities were created in Europe by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (''Università di Bologna''), founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *Being a high degree-awarding institute. *Having independence from the ecclesiastic schools, although conducted by both clergy and non-clergy. *Using the word ''universitas'' (which was coined at its foundation). *Issuing secular and non-secular degrees: grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curtin University Faculty
Curtin may refer to: Places *Curtin, Australian Capital Territory *Curtin, Oregon, U.S. *Curtin Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, U.S. *Curtin, Nicholas County, West Virginia, U.S. *Curtin, Webster County, West Virginia, U.S. *RAAF Base Curtin, Derby, Western Australia *Division of Curtin, an Australian electoral division in Western Australia Other uses *Curtin (surname), a surname common in Ireland *Curtin (2007 film), ''Curtin ''(2007 film), about Australian Prime Minister John Curtin *Curtin FM, a radio station based in Perth, Western Australia *Curtin University, in Western Australia **Curtin College See also *Curtain (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halliday House
Halliday House is a heritage listed house in the Perth suburb of Bayswater, Western Australia, currently operating as a museum. It is the oldest house in Bayswater that is still standing. History In 1888, James Halliday bought a 10-acre block of land on what would become King William Street. In 1893, construction started on Halliday House. The house is said to have been constructed by James's son, Henry Thomas Halliday. However it is more probable that it was built by another family member who was a builder, as Henry Halliday was working in the family business at the time. At the time, the building stood out from most other buildings in Bayswater, because it was made of brick, as opposed to the more commonly used corrugated iron or timber weatherboard. The timber used was transported by rail between Fremantle and Bayswater, and by horse-drawn cart between the railway line and the building site. The bricks were probably made by a local brick manufacturer, as there were a few in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Academy Of Technology And Engineering
The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) is a learned academy that helps Australians understand and use technology to solve complex problems. It was founded in 1975 as one of Australia's then four learned academies (now five). Its original name was the 'Australian Academy of Technological Sciences', but in 1987 the name was lengthened to include Engineering, as 'Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering'. In 2015, the Academy adopted a new business name, the 'Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering', reserving the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering as its company name. The Academy operates as an independent, non-government, not-for-profit organisation. Organisation ATSE is composed of nearly 900 Fellows, bringing together Australia’s leading experts in applied science, technology and engineering to provide impartial, practical and evidence-based advice on how to achieve sustainable solutions and advance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linnean Medal
The Linnean Medal of the Linnean Society of London was established in 1888, and is awarded annually to alternately a botanist or a zoologist or (as has been common since 1958) to one of each in the same year. The medal was of gold until 1976, and is for the preceding years often referred to as "the Gold Medal of the Linnean Society", not to be confused with the official Linnean Gold Medal which is seldom awarded. The engraver of the medal was Charles Anderson Ferrier of Dundee, a Fellow of the Linnean Society from 1882. On the obverse of the medal is the head of Linnaeus in profile and the words Carl Linnaeus, "Carolus Linnaeus", on the reverse are the arms of the society and the legend ''"Societas Linnaeana optime merenti"''; an oval space is reserved for the recipient's name.Gage A.T. and Stearn W.T. (1988) ''A Bicentenary History of the Linnean Society of London'', Linnean Society of London, p. 80 Linnean medallists 19th century *1888: Joseph Dalton Hooker, Sir Joseph D. Hoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caleana Dixonii
''Caleana dixonii'', commonly known as the sandplain duck orchid is a rare species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single smooth leaf and a single greenish yellow and fawn-coloured flower. It is distinguished by its flattened labellum with calli only near the tip of the labellum and its preference for growing on sandplains. Description ''Caleana dixonii'' has a single smooth, dull green to dull red leaf, long and wide. The leaf is usually withered by flowering time. Usually only one greenish-yellow and fawn-coloured flower, long and wide is borne on a flowering stem high. The dorsal sepal, lateral sepals and petals are narrow and hang downwards with the dorsal sepal pressed against the column which has broad wings, forming a bucket-like shape. About one-third of the outer part of the labellum is covered with glossy black glands or calli and the labellum has a flattened top. Flowering occurs from late October to early December. Taxono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhizanthella Johnstonii
''Rhizanthella johnstonii'', commonly known as south coast underground orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. It is a subterranean herb that has a horizontal rhizome and a head of up to sixty small white flowers with a pink tinge, surrounded by relatively large, cream-coloured to pale pinkish cream bracts. Description ''Rhizanthella johnstonii'' is a leafless, sympodial, subterranean herb with a horizontal rhizome below the soil surface with an erect peduncle up to long. Up to sixty small, white flowers tinged with pink are arranged in eight to twelve spiral rows, each with six to eight flowers wide, surrounded by six to eight cream-coloured to pale pinkish cream bracts. In other respects, it is similar to '' R. gardneri''. Taxonomy and naming ''Rhizanthella johnstonii'' was first formally described in 2018 by Kingsley Dixon and Maarten Christenhusz in the journal ''Phytotaxa'' from specimens collecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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