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Salvia Somalensis
''Salvia somalensis'' (Somalia sage) is a Perennial plant, perennial shrub endemic to a limited range and elevation in Somalia. It grows at elevations from to , typically in forest clearings or edges as a common or dominant subshrub. ''Salvia somalensis'' is a many-stemmed rangy plant that grows up to high and wide. The leaves are oblong and yellow-green, reaching long and wide. The pale wisteria-blue flowers grow in tight, many-flowered whorls, growing on inflorescences that are unusual in that they do not always grow on the terminal ends of stems. Notes Salvia, somalensis Flora of Somalia {{Salvia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georg Carl Wilhelm Vatke
Georg Carl Wilhelm Vatke (12 August 1849, in Berlin – 6 April 1889, in Berlin) was a German botanist who collected spermatophytes during 1868–1876 in Austria, Germany, Madagascar and Angola. He was an assistant at the botanical gardens in Berlin during 1876–1879, and later became a private scholar. The botanical genus ''Vatkea'' was named in his honor by Karl August Otto Hoffmann Karl August Otto Hoffmann (25 October 1853 in Beeskow – 11 September 1909) was a German botanist and a high school teacher in Berlin. Author of ''Sertum plantarum madagascariensium'', the genus '' Hoffmanniella'' in the family Asteraceae was ... in 1880. Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vatke, Georg Carl Wilhelm[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |