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Opuhe
''Urera kaalae'', opuhe, is a species of flowering plant in the nettle family, Urticaceae, that is endemic to the island of Oahu in Hawaii. It inhabits slopes and gulches in mesic forests at elevations of . Currently it is restricted to the southern and central parts of the Waianae Mountains. Associated plants include maile (''Alyxia oliviformis''), hame (''Antidesma platyphyllum''), '' Asplenium kaulfusii'', ''Athyrium'' spp., āwikiwiki (''Canavalia'' spp.), pāpala (''Charpentiera'' spp.), akoko (''Euphorbia'' spp.), poolā (''Claoxylon sandwicense''), ēlama (''Diospyros hillebrandii''), ''Doryopteris'' spp., iei.e. (''Freycinetia arborea''), manono ('' Hedyotis acuminata''), ''Hibiscus'' spp., olopua (''Nestegis sandwicensis''), māmaki (''Pipturus albidus''), hala pepe ('' Dracaena'' spp.), ālaa ('' Pouteria sandwicensis''), kōpiko (''Psychotria'' spp.), heuhiuhi ('' Senna gaudichaudii''), aiai ('' Paratrophis pendulina''), ōpuhe ('' Touchardia sandwicensis''), and maua ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Wawra Von Fernsee
Heinrich Wawra Ritter von Fernsee, born Jindřich Blažej Vávra, (February 2, 1831 in Brno, Moravia – May 1887 in Baden bei Wien) was a Czech-Austrian ship surgeon, botanist and explorer. The youngest of five sons of a miller, he studied medicine and botany at the University of Vienna from 1849 to 1855. Upon graduating he joined the Austro-Hungarian Imperial Navy on December 6, 1855. The commander of the fleet at this time was the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian. Wawra von Fernsee retired from the navy in 1878 to work on his extensive collections. The plant genus '' Fernseea'' was named after him.Genaust, Helmut (1976). ''Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen'' Expeditions *1856 Ship surgeon on the schooner ''Saida'' to the Western Mediterranean. *1857-1858 Ship surgeon on the corvette ''Carolin'', and escort to the frigate '' SMS Novara'', sailing to Gibraltar, Madeira, Teneriffe, Brazil, Cape of Good Hope, Benguela, Luanda, Ascension Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |