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Rapanea Umbellata
''Rapanea'' is a genus of plant in family Primulaceae. It has often been placed in synonymy with ''Myrsine'', and many species have been moved to ''Myrsine''. , Plants of the World Online does not accept the genus, regarding it as a synonym of ''Myrsine''. Species formerly placed in the genus include: * ''Rapanea collina'' (Nadeaud) Mez, synonym of ''Myrsine collina'' * ''Rapanea longifolia'' (Nadeaud) Mez, synonym of ''Myrsine longifolia'' - French Polynesia * ''Rapanea mccomishii'' Sprague, synonym of ''Myrsine mccomishii'' - Lord Howe Island * '' Rapanea melanophloeos'' (L.) Mez, synonym of ''Myrsine melanophloeos'' - Southern Africa * ''Rapanea myrtillina'' Mez, synonym of '' Myrsine myrtillina'' - Lord Howe Island * ''Rapanea perakensis'' ( King & Gamble) B.C.Stone, synonym of ''Myrsine perakensis'' - Malaysia endemic * ''Rapanea platystigma'' (F.Muell.) Mez, synonym of ''Myrsine platystigma'' - Lord Howe Island * ''Rapanea salicina'' (Hook.f.) Mez, synonym of ''Myrsine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet
Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet (November 4, 1720 – May 6, 1778) was a French pharmacist, botanist and one of the earliest botanical explorers in South America.JSTOR He was one of the first botanists to study ethnobotany in the Neotropics. Born in Salon-de-Provence, Aublet left home early and traveled to Grenada, then a French colony, where he became an apothecary's assistant and learned about medicinal plants. A year later he returned to France and continued his studies in natural history, chemistry, and pharmacology. One of his mentors was Bernard de Jussieu, a French naturalist who would later help him with plant identification.Mori He joined the French East India Company and in 1752 was sent to Mauritius (then known as ''l'Île de France'') to establish a pharmacy and a botanical garden. He became involved in an intense rivalry with Pierre Poivre, a fellow botanist at the Mon Plaisir garden, and eventually left to establish a new garden at Le Réduit. When Aub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Sykes Gamble
James Sykes Gamble (2 July 1847 – 16 October 1925) was an English botanist who specialized in the flora of the Indian sub-continent; he became Director of the British Imperial Forest School at Dehradun, and a Fellow of the Royal Society. Early life and education Gamble was born at Portland Place, London, the second son of Harpur Gamble, M.D., R.N. and Isabella. He completed his formal education at the Royal Naval School, New Cross, before going up to Oxford, where he attended Magdalen College, studying mathematics, at which he excelled, gaining a First in the Final Schools in 1868. In the same year, he sat for the Indian Civil Service examinations, and gained an appointment in the Indian Forest Department the following year. Gamble later studied at the '' École nationale des eaux et forêts'', Nancy (1869-1871) where he gained an interest in taxonomy.Obituary: James Sykes Gamble 1847-1925. ''Proceedings of the Royal Society of London''. pp. xxxviii – xliii. Vol.99, No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapanea
''Rapanea'' is a genus of plant in family Primulaceae. It has often been placed in synonymy with ''Myrsine'', and many species have been moved to ''Myrsine''. , Plants of the World Online does not accept the genus, regarding it as a synonym of ''Myrsine''. Species formerly placed in the genus include: * ''Rapanea collina'' (Nadeaud) Mez, synonym of '' Myrsine collina'' * ''Rapanea longifolia'' (Nadeaud) Mez, synonym of ''Myrsine longifolia'' - French Polynesia * ''Rapanea mccomishii'' Sprague, synonym of '' Myrsine mccomishii'' - Lord Howe Island * ''Rapanea melanophloeos'' (L.) Mez, synonym of '' Myrsine melanophloeos'' - Southern Africa * ''Rapanea myrtillina'' Mez, synonym of '' Myrsine myrtillina'' - Lord Howe Island * ''Rapanea perakensis'' (King & Gamble) B.C.Stone, synonym of '' Myrsine perakensis'' - Malaysia endemic * ''Rapanea platystigma'' (F.Muell.) Mez, synonym of '' Myrsine platystigma'' - Lord Howe Island * ''Rapanea salicina'' (Hook.f.) Mez, synonym of '' Myrsine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrsine Variabilis
''Myrsine variabilis'', synonym ''Rapanea variabilis'', known as the muttonwood or variable muttonwood is a tree of eastern Australia. The range of natural distribution is from near Milton (35° S) in southern New South Wales to the McIlwraith Range in far north Queensland (13° S). The habitat of the muttonwood is at the edges of rainforests of various types; including tropical, sub-tropical, warm temperate and littoral rainforest. Description A small tree to around 15 metres tall and up to 50 cm in stem diameter. Noticeable for the dense, dark foliage and attractive blue fruit. The trunk is straight and mostly cylindrical. The base of the tree is not buttressed. Bark is grey or brown, somewhat corky and rough with various irregularities; such as horizontal lines and vertical cracks. Leaves are practically sessile, the leaf stalks less than 5 mm long. Leaves alternate, toothed on young plants, wavy edged and relatively stiff. Reverse lanceolate to oblong or egg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrsine Striata
''Myrsine'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. It was formerly placed in the family Myrsinaceae before this was merged into the Primulaceae. It is found nearly worldwide, primarily in tropical and subtropical areas. It contains about 200 species, including several notable radiations, such as the matipo of New Zealand and the kōlea of Hawaii, Hawaii (the New Zealand "black matipo", ''Pittosporum tenuifolium'', is not related to ''Myrsine''). In the United States, members of this genus are known as colicwood. Some species, especially ''Myrsine africana, M. africana'', are grown as ornamental shrubs. The leathery, evergreen leaves are simple and alternate, with smooth or toothed margins and without stipules. The one-seeded, indehiscent fruit is a thin-fleshed globose drupe. The flowers and fruits often do not develop until after leaf fall and thus appear naked on the branches. The fruits often do not mature until the year after flowering. The sepal, calyx is p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapanea Striata
''Rapanea striata'' is a species of broadleaf evergreen plant in the family Primulaceae. It is endemic to India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous .... References striata Endemic flora of India (region) Endangered plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Primulaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seychelles
Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an archipelagic state consisting of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. Its capital and largest city, Victoria, is east of mainland Africa. Nearby island countries and territories include the Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and the French overseas departments of Mayotte and Réunion to the south; and Maldives and the Chagos Archipelago (administered by the United Kingdom as the British Indian Ocean Territory) to the east. It is the least populated sovereign African country, with an estimated 2020 population of 98,462. Seychelles was uninhabited prior to being encountered by Europeans in the 16th century. It faced competing French and British interests until coming under full British control in the late 18th century. Since proclaiming independence from the United Kingdom in 1976, it has developed from a largely agricultural society to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrsine Seychellarum
''Myrsine'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. It was formerly placed in the family Myrsinaceae before this was merged into the Primulaceae. It is found nearly worldwide, primarily in tropical and subtropical areas. It contains about 200 species, including several notable radiations, such as the matipo of New Zealand and the kōlea of Hawaii (the New Zealand "black matipo", ''Pittosporum tenuifolium'', is not related to ''Myrsine''). In the United States, members of this genus are known as colicwood. Some species, especially '' M. africana'', are grown as ornamental shrubs. The leathery, evergreen leaves are simple and alternate, with smooth or toothed margins and without stipules. The one-seeded, indehiscent fruit is a thin-fleshed globose drupe. The flowers and fruits often do not develop until after leaf fall and thus appear naked on the branches. The fruits often do not mature until the year after flowering. The calyx is persistent. The Pacific basin a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rapanea Seychellarum
''Rapanea seychellarum'', also known as ''Bwa Klate'', is a species of plant in the family Primulaceae. It is endemic to Seychelles. It is sometimes considered to be a synonym of ''Rapanea melanophloeos'', a mainland African species. The species is assessed on the IUCN Red List as Critically Endangered, facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild; the population is estimated to number less than 50 mature individuals. The main sites for the population are Mahé, Silhouette, and Praslin Praslin () is the second largest island (38.5 km2) of the Inner Seychelles, lying northeast of Mahé in the Somali Sea. Praslin has a population of around 7,533 people and comprises two administrative districts: Baie Sainte Anne and Gran ..., though other studies have stated the apparent disappearance from Silhouette. References seychellarum Critically endangered plants Endemic flora of Seychelles Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Primulaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrsine Salicina
''Myrsine salicina'', synonym ''Rapanea salicina'', commonly known as toro, is a species of shrub or small tree native to New Zealand. Description Toro grows to 10 metres in height, with a trunk to 60 cm in diameter. It has long oblong shaped leaves that are thick, glossy and leathery. Clusters of small (3 – 5 mm across) cream to pale pink coloured flowers are produced along the branches in spring, followed by single seeded, reddy-orange fruits. Distribution This species is found on both the North and South Islands from the North Cape to southern Westland Westland or Westlands may refer to: Places *Westlands, an affluent neighbourhood in the city of Nairobi, Kenya * Westlands, Staffordshire, a suburban area and ward in Newcastle-under-Lyme *Westland, a peninsula of the Shetland Mainland near Vaila .... Its preferred habitat is lowland to montane forest. Threats Toro is threatened in areas where the introduced possum occurs, as it is one of their preferred foods. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrsine Platystigma
''Myrsine'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. It was formerly placed in the family Myrsinaceae before this was merged into the Primulaceae. It is found nearly worldwide, primarily in tropical and subtropical areas. It contains about 200 species, including several notable radiations, such as the matipo of New Zealand and the kōlea of Hawaii (the New Zealand "black matipo", ''Pittosporum tenuifolium'', is not related to ''Myrsine''). In the United States, members of this genus are known as colicwood. Some species, especially '' M. africana'', are grown as ornamental shrubs. The leathery, evergreen leaves are simple and alternate, with smooth or toothed margins and without stipules. The one-seeded, indehiscent fruit is a thin-fleshed globose drupe. The flowers and fruits often do not develop until after leaf fall and thus appear naked on the branches. The fruits often do not mature until the year after flowering. The calyx is persistent. The Pacific basin a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |