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Schousb.
Peter Schousboe (1766–1832) was a Denmark, Danish botany, botanist. Biography Peder Kofod Anker Schousboe was born in Rønne, Denmark and died in Tangier, Morocco, having served as Danish consul general in Tangier from 1800 onwards. He conducted a botanical expedition in Spain and Morocco during the years 1791-93. In 1800, he published his major work ''Om Væxtriget i Marokko''. Among the plants that he was the first to describe was the popular garden flower ''Salvia interrupta''; the bushwillow genus ''Schousboea'' (now considered a synonym of ''Combretum'') was named in his honour. References External linksBiographical information about Schousboe on the website of the Herbarium of the University of Göttingen {{DEFAULTSORT:Schousboe, Peter 1766 births 1832 deaths People from Bornholm 19th-century Danish botanists Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog 18th-century Danish botanists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvia Interrupta
''Salvia interrupta'' is a perennial plant belonging to the family Lamiaceae. It is native throughout the range of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, growing between elevation in shaded arboreal forests and on limestone slopes. Description ''Salvia interrupta'' has apple-green three-lobed leaves of various sizes, with short white hairs on the underside, with the plant appearing to grow in a basal rosette. The flower stalks grow to 2 ft, with verticils of 5–10 flowers growing on small peduncles that are widely spaced along the stalk. The spacing explains the plant's epithet, "''interrupta''", and contributes to the elegance of the flower stalk. The nearly 4 cm flowers are large and violet, with a wide lower lip that has at its center two distinct white lines leading insects to the pollen and nectar glands inside. The stalks are square when young, becoming round when mature, with two distinct dark purple-brown lines running up the length of the stalk. The plant is so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |