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Symplocos Cochinchinensis
''Symplocos cochinchinensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the sapphire-berry family Symplocaceae, native to tropical and subtropical Asia. The widespread ''Symplocos cochinchinensis'' subsp./var. ''laurina'' is now considered a synonym of '' Symplocos acuminata''. Subtaxa The following subspecies and varieties are accepted: *''Symplocos cochinchinensis'' var. ''aneityensis'' (Brand) Noot. – Vanuatu *''Symplocos cochinchinensis'' var. ''angustifolia'' (Guillaumin) Noot. – Hainan, Vietnam *''Symplocos cochinchinensis'' var. ''doormannensis'' (Brand) Noot. – New Guinea *''Symplocos cochinchinensis'' var. ''floresana'' Noot. – Flores *''Symplocos cochinchinensis'' var. ''glaberrima'' Noot. – Queensland *''Symplocos cochinchinensis'' var. ''imbricata'' (Brand) Noot. – Luzon *''Symplocos cochinchinensis'' var. ''insularis'' Noot. – Papua New Guinea *''Symplocos cochinchinensis'' subsp.'' leptophylla'' (Brand) Noot. – Bismarck Archipelago, Fiji, Maluku Islands, Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João De Loureiro
João de Loureiro (1717, Lisbon – 18 October 1791) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary and botanist. Biography After receiving admission to the Jesuit Order, João de Loureiro served as a missionary in Goa, capital of Portuguese India (3 years) and Macau (4 years). In 1742 he traveled to Cochinchina, remaining there for 35 years. Here he worked as a mathematician and naturalist for the king of Cochinchina, acquiring knowledge on the properties and uses of native medicinal plants. In 1777, he journeyed to Canton, in Bengal, returning to Lisbon four years later. During this period, the Captain Thomas Riddel gave Loureiro the books ''Systema Naturae'', ''Genera Plantarum'' and ''Philosophia Botanica'' by Carl Linnaeus, which greatly influenced the Portuguese botanist. The first 40 years he stayed in Vietnam, João de Loureiro was inventorying indigenous herbal remedies. His local garden contained 1,000 unique herbal species, making him one of the greatest botanist collectors o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
