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Montiopsis Ramosissima
''Montiopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Montiaceae. Its native range is Peru to southern South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. The genus name of ''Montiopsis'' is in honour of Giuseppe Monti (1682–1760), an Italian chemist and botanist. It was first described and published in Revis. Gen. Pl. Vol.3 (Issue 2) on page 14 in 1898. Known species According to Kew: *'' Montiopsis andicola'' *'' Montiopsis berteroana'' *'' Montiopsis capitata'' *'' Montiopsis cistiflora'' *'' Montiopsis copiapina'' *'' Montiopsis cumingii'' *'' Montiopsis demissa'' *''Montiopsis gayana'' *''Montiopsis gilliesii'' *''Montiopsis glomerata'' *'' Montiopsis modesta'' *'' Montiopsis parviflora'' *'' Montiopsis polycarpoides'' *'' Montiopsis potentilloides'' *'' Montiopsis ramosissima'' *''Montiopsis sericea'' *''Montiopsis trifida ''Montiopsis'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Montiaceae. Its native rang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Kuntze
Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze (23 June 1843 – 27 January 1907) was a German botanist. Biography Otto Kuntze was born in Leipzig. An apothecary in his early career, he published an essay entitled ''Pocket Fauna of Leipzig''. Between 1863 and 1866 he worked as tradesman in Berlin and traveled through central Europe and Italy. From 1868 to 1873 he had his own factory for essential oils and attained a comfortable standard of living. Between 1874 and 1876, he traveled around the world: the Caribbean, United States, Japan, China, South East Asia, Arabian peninsula and Egypt. The journal of these travels was published as "Around the World" (1881). From 1876 to 1878 he studied Natural Science in Berlin and Leipzig and gained his doctorate in Freiburg with a monography of the genus '' Cinchona''. He edited the botanical collection from his world voyage encompassing 7,700 specimens in Berlin and Kew Gardens. The publication came as a shock to botany, since Kuntze had entirely revised taxonom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |