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Pseuduvaria Unguiculata
''Pseuduvaria unguiculata'' is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is endemic to The Philippines. Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer, the American botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its clawed ( in Latin) inner petals. Description It is a tree reaching 8 meters in height. The young, gray to black branches are slightly hairy. Its egg-shaped to elliptical, papery to leathery leaves are 7-14 by 2-6 centimeters. The leaves have pointed to drawn-out bases and tapering tips, with the tapering portion 6-20 millimeters long. The leaves are hairless. The leaves have 8-14 pairs of secondary veins emanating from their midribs. Its hairless to slightly hairy petioles are 4-10 by 0.8-2 millimeters with a broad groove on their upper side. Its solitary or paired Inflorescences occur on branches, and are organized on indistinct peduncles. Each inflorescence has 1 flower. Each flower is on a very densely hairy pedicel that is 5-8 by 0.4-0.7 millimeters. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer
Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer (June 14, 1870 – 1942) was an American botanist and plant collector.. He was mostly active in the Philippines, his collections being described as new species by both himself and other botanists. The Japanese sent him into Santo Tomas Internment Camp during the Philippines campaign and he died there. Life and achievements Elmer was born on June 14, 1870 in Van Dyne, Wisconsin, United States,. to Jacob Van Dyne and Alvina Elmer. He was educated at Washington State College in 1899,.. married Emma Osterman in 1902 and earned an A.M. from Stanford University in 1903 (or 1904). Between 1896 and the year of the earning of his A.M., he collected numerous plants in Western United States (especially California) then began describing new plant species, his name appearing in earlier numbers of (e.g. ''Festuca idahoensis'' in 1903). In 1904, he went to the Philippines (an unincorporated territory of the United States at that time), where he consequently made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |