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Mitrephora Williamsii
''Mitrephora williamsii'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to The Philippines. Charles Budd Robinson, the Canadian botanist who first formally described the species, named it after Robert Statham Williams who collected the specimen that Robinson examined. Description It is a tree reaching 12 meters in height. Its oval leaves are 20-32 by 7–11.5 centimeters and come to a point at their tips. The leaves are smooth and shiny green on their upper surfaces while their undersides are brown-green and slightly hairy. The leaves have 20-25 pairs of secondary veins emanating from their midribs. Its petiole (botany), petioles are 12-18 by 2.5-4 millimeters. Its fragrant flowers are red and yellow and are arranged in Inflorescence, cymes opposite the leaves. Each flower is on a hairy pedicel (botany), pedicel 5-8 millimeters long. Its flowers have 3, oval-shaped sepals, 5-6 millimeters long, that come to a point at their tip. Its 6 petals are arranged in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Budd Robinson
Charles Budd Robinson, Jr. (October 26, 1871 – December 5, 1913) was a Canadian botanist and explorer. The standard author abbreviation C.B.Rob. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name. Early life Born in Nova Scotia to Charles Budd and Frances Robinson, Robinson gained his degree from Dalhousie University in 1891 before taking up teaching posts in Kentville and Pictou. He received his doctorate from Columbia University in 1906. Robinson worked with the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) from 1903 to 1908, leaving to become an economic botanist with the Bureau of Science in Manila. After a brief return to NYBG in 1911, he went back to Manila to continue his research. Death Robinson never returned after leaving on a botanical expedition to the Maluku Islands on December 5, 1913. He was reported as missing on December 11, with the assistant resident of Amboina (now Ambon in Indonesia) writing about the nature of his disappearance. He conclude ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |