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Rhynchanthus Beesianus
''Rhynchanthus beesianus'' is a monocotyledonous plant species described by William Wright Smith. ''Rhynchanthus beesianus'' is part of the genus ''Rhynchanthus'' and the family Zingiberaceae Zingiberaceae () or the ginger family is a family of flowering plants made up of about 50 genera with a total of about 1600 known species of aromatic perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes distributed throughout tropical Af .... No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life. References W.W.Sm., 1918 ''In: Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 10: 189'' {{Taxonbar, from=Q10923547 Zingiberoideae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Wright Smith
Sir William Wright Smith FRS FRSE FLS VMH LLD (2 February 1875 Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire – 15 December 1956) was a Scottish botanist and horticulturalist. Life He was born at Parkend farm near Lochmaben in Dumfriesshire, the son of James T. Smith, a farmer. He was educated at Dumfries Academy and then studied at University of Edinburgh where he graduated MA around 1895. He then undertook postgraduate studies at the University of Toulouse. He rose to become from 1922 to 1956 the Queen's Botanist in Scotland, the 10th Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Edinburgh. Aberdeen University granted him an honorary doctorate (LLD). He was elected President of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh for 1922–25 and 1935–36. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1919, his proposers being Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour, James Hartley Ashworth and Donald Cameron McIntosh. He served as secretary to the soc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhynchanthus
''Rhynchanthus'' is a genus of plants in the ginger family. It is native to Yunnan, Myanmar, and the Assam region of eastern India. * '' Rhynchanthus beesianus'' W.W.Sm. - Yunnan, Myanmar * '' Rhynchanthus bluthianus'' Wittm. - Myanmar * '' Rhynchanthus johnianus'' Schltr. - Myanmar * '' Rhynchanthus longiflorus'' Hook.f. - Myanmar, Assam ; formerly included * ''Rhynchanthus papuanus'' Gilli = ''Alpinia acuminata ''Alpinia acuminata'' is a monocotyledonous plant species described by Rosemary Margaret Smith. ''Alpinia acuminata'' is part of the genus ''Alpinia'' and the family Zingiberaceae. The species' range is Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea ...'' R.M.Sm. * ''Rhynchanthus radicalis'' Valeton = '' Geocharis radicalis'' (Valeton) B.L.Burtt & R.M.Sm. * ''Rhynchanthus wiesemannianus'' Loes. & Schlechter - unresolved name References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2711874 Zingiberoideae Zingiberaceae genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zingiberaceae
Zingiberaceae () or the ginger family is a family of flowering plants made up of about 50 genera with a total of about 1600 known species of aromatic perennial herbs with creeping horizontal or tuberous rhizomes distributed throughout tropical Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Many of the family's species are important ornamental, spice, or medicinal plants. Ornamental genera include the shell gingers ('' Alpinia''), Siam or summer tulip ('' Curcuma alismatifolia''), '' Globba'', ginger lily ('' Hedychium''), '' Kaempferia'', torch-ginger '' Etlingera elatior'', ''Renealmia'', and ginger (''Zingiber''). Spices include ginger (''Zingiber''), galangal or Thai ginger ('' Alpinia galanga'' and others), melegueta pepper (''Aframomum melegueta''), myoga (''Zingiber mioga''), korarima (''Aframomum corrorima''), turmeric (''Curcuma''), and cardamom ('' Amomum'', '' Elettaria''). Description Members of the family are small to large herbaceous plants with distichous leaves with basal she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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