Strychnos Tetragona
''Strychnos tetragona'' is a species of plant in the Loganiaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. References tetragona ''Tetragona'' is a genus of bees belonging to the family Apidae. The species of this genus are found in South America. Species: *''Tetragona beebei'' *''Tetragona clavipes'' *''Tetragona dissecta'' *''Tetragona dorsalis'' *''Tetragona esseq ... Critically endangered plants Endemic flora of Sri Lanka Trees of Sri Lanka Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Gentianales-stub ...
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Arthur William Hill
Sir Arthur William Hill (11 October 1875, in Watford – 3 November 1941, in Richmond) was Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and a noted botanist and taxonomist. The only son of Daniel Hill, he attended Marlborough College where his interest in natural history was encouraged by the classical master and entomologist, Edward Meyrick. Hill went on to King's College, Cambridge, where he came under the influence of Marshall Ward and Walter Gardiner, acquiring an MA and DSc. His numerous field trips started with the expedition of the English geographer, William Bisiker FRGS, to Iceland in 1900. This was followed by exploration of the Andes in Bolivia and Peru in 1903, sparking an interest in cushion plants which was to last throughout his life, and the Caribbean in 1911. In 1907 he joined Kew as Assistant Director under Sir David Prain, and started contributing to the floras of Africa and India. In 1922 he succeeded Prain as Director. With grants from the Empire Market ...
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