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Macropharynx Spectabilis
''Macropharynx'' is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1927. It is native to South America and Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are defined as bordering the United States to the north, Colombia to the south, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. .... Based on a phylogenetic analysis, the genus ''Peltastes'' was merged into ''Macropharynx'' in 2017. Morales, J.F., Endress, M.E. and Liede-Schumann, S. (2017), Sex, drugs and pupusas: Disentangling relationships in Echiteae (Apocynaceae). ''Taxon'', 66: 623-644. https://doi.org/10.12705/663.7 Species 14 species are currently accepted: * '' Macropharynx abnorma'' – northern Peru * '' Macropharynx anomala'' Woodson – Ecuador * '' Macropharynx colombiana'' – northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela * '' Macropharynx conflictiva'' – northern Peru * '' Macropharynx gigant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Hurd Rusby
Henry Hurd Rusby (1855–1940) was an American botanist, pharmacist and explorer. He discovered several new species of plants and played a significant role in founding the New York Botanical Garden and developing research and exploration programs at the institution. He helped to establish the field of economic botany, and left a collection of research and published works in botany and pharmacology. He joined a series of expeditions from 1880 and 1921 and in 1921, he led the Mulford Expedition to the Amazon. Biography Henry H. Rusby grew up in Franklin (today Nutley) New Jersey. He showed a passionate interest in plants. At 21, his herbarium won first prize at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876. He came to meet Dr. George Thurber who was President of the Torrey Botanical Club. Rusby joined the club in 1879, and by then studied medicine at the School of Medicine of New York University. In 1880, still a medical student, he spent 18 months collecting plants in Texas an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |