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Norman H. Boke
Norman Hill Boke (1913–1996) was a plant anatomist who specialized in the anatomy of the Cactaceae. He spent the greater part of his career at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. Life He received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Dakota in 1934 and his master's degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1936. He earned the Ph.D. degree at the University of California, Berkeley in 1939, under the supervision of Adriance S. Foster. After leaving Berkeley, he taught at the University of New Mexico and Johns Hopkins University. In 1945, he returned to the University of Oklahoma, where he was made George Lynn Cross Research Professor in 1965, and where he remained until his retirement. He taught plant anatomy and vascular plant morphology, as well as a course in optical methods of biology. He is best known for his interpretation of the gynoecium of the Cactaceae. He studied the family extensively in Mexico; and was held in high regard by other stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Normanbokea
''Turbinicarpus'' is a genus of very small to medium-sized cacti, which inhabit the north-eastern regions of Mexico, in particular the states of San Luis Potosí, Guanajuato, Nuevo León, Querétaro, Hidalgo, Coahuila, Tamaulipas and Zacatecas. Taxonomy The taxon was first proposed by Curt Backeberg Curt Backeberg (2 August 1894 in Lüneburg, Germany – 14 January 1966) was a German horticulturist especially known for the collection and classification of cacti. Biography He travelled extensively through Central and South America, and publis ... as ''Strombocactus'' subgenus ''Turbinicarpus''. It was elevated to a genus in 1937 by Franz Buxbaum and Backeberg. The Circumscription (taxonomy), circumscription of ''Turbinicarpus'' has been described as "remarkably unstable", with species regularly transferred to other genera. Its taxonomic history is often mixed with that of other genera like ''Echinocactus'', ''Echinomastus'', ''Gymnocactus'', ''Mammillaria'', ''Neolloydi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
