Manilkara Excisa
''Manilkara excisa'' (known locally as either sapodilla bullet, sapodilla or simply sappa) is an endangered species of tall tree in the Sapotaceae, sapodilla family. It is Endemism, endemic to the extremely steep, forested limestone hills of Trelawny Parish, Trelawny, Cockpit Country and Saint James Parish, Jamaica, St. James parishes in Jamaica, where, although it is highly prized for its wood, it is threatened by habitat loss. References

Manilkara, excisa Plants described in 1908 Endangered plants Endemic flora of Jamaica Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Sapotaceae-stub ...
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Ignatz Urban
Ignatz Urban (7 January 1848 – 7 January 1931) was a German botanist. He is known for his contributions to the flora of the Caribbean and Brazil, and for his work as curator of the Berlin Botanical Garden. Born the son of a brewer, Urban showed an interest in botany as an undergraduate. He pursued further study at the University of Bonn and later at the University of Berlin where he gained a doctorate in 1873. Urban was appointed by A. W. Eichler to run the Berlin Botanical Garden and supervised its move to Dahlem. He also worked as Eichler's assistant on the ''Flora Brasiliensis'', later succeeding him as editor. In 1884 Urban began working with Leopold Krug on his Puerto Rican collections, a collaboration would later produce the nine-volume '' Symbolae Antillanae'', one of his most important contributions, and his 30-part ''Sertum Antillanum''. Urban's herbarium, estimated to include 80,000 or more sheets, was destroyed when the Berlin Herbarium was bombed in 1943 ...
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