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Schradera Andina
''Schradera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Martin Vahl in 1797. The genus has a wide distribution area and is found from tropical America to the Malay Archipelago. It is the only genus in the tribe Schradereae. Species * '' Schradera acuminata'' Standl. * '' Schradera acutifolia'' ( Valeton) Puff * '' Schradera andina'' Steyerm. * ''Schradera bipedunculata'' Steyerm. * ''Schradera blumii'' Dwyer & M.V.Hayden * ''Schradera brevipes'' Steyerm. * ''Schradera cacuminis'' Standl. * '' Schradera campii'' Standl. ex Steyerm. * '' Schradera cephalophora'' Griseb. * '' Schradera clusiifolia'' ( Britton & Standl.) R.O.Williams * '' Schradera costaricensis'' Dwyer * '' Schradera cuatrecasasii'' Standl. ex Steyerm. * '' Schradera cubensis'' Steyerm. * '' Schradera elmeri'' Puff * '' Schradera exotica'' (J.F.Gmel.) Standl. * '' Schradera glabriflora'' Steyerm. * '' Schradera grandiflora'' Puff * '' Schradera hilliifolia'' Steyerm. * '' S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Vahl
Martin Henrichsen Vahl (10 October 1749 – 24 December 1804) was a Danish-Norwegian botanist, herbalist and zoologist. Biography Martin Vahl was born in Bergen, Norway and attended Bergen Cathedral School. He studied botany at the University of Copenhagen and at Uppsala University under Carl Linnaeus. He edited ''Flora Danica'' fasc. XVI-XXI (1787–1799), ''Symbolæ Botanicæ'' I-III (1790–1794), ''Eclogæ Americanæ'' I-IV (1796–1807) and ''Enumeratio Plantarum'' I-II (1804–1805). He lectured at the University of Copenhagen Botanical Garden from 1779 to 1782. Vahl made several research trips in Europe and North Africa between 1783 and 1788. He became professor at the Society for Natural History at the University of Copenhagen in 1786 and was a full professor of botany from 1801 to his death. In 1792, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He died in Copenhagen, Denmark at age 55. His son Jens Vahl also became a botanist. Authorit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |