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Stromanthe Stromanthoides
''Stromanthe'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Marantaceae, native to the tropical portions of the Americas from Mexico to Trinidad to northern Argentina.Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 9–939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín ; Species * ''Stromanthe angustifolia'' - Bolivia * ''Stromanthe bahiensis'' - Bahia * ''Stromanthe boliviana'' - Bolivia, NW Argentina * ''Stromanthe confusa'' - Bolivia * ''Stromanthe glabra'' - E + S Brazil * ''Stromanthe guapilesensis'' - Costa Rica * ''Stromanthe hjalmarssonii'' - Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua * ''Stromanthe idroboi'' - Colombia, Venezuela * ''Stromanthe jacquinii'' - Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador * ''Stromanthe macrochlamys'' - S Mexico, Central America, Colombia * ''Stromanthe palustris'' - Costa Rica * ''Stromanthe papillosa'' - SE + S Brazil * ''Stromanthe popolucana'' - Vera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Wilhelm Sonder
Otto Wilhelm Sonder (18 June 1812, Bad Oldesloe – 21 November 1881) was a German botanist and pharmacist. Life A native of Holstein, Sonder studied at Kiel University, where he sat pharmaceutical examinations in 1835, before becoming the proprietor of a pharmacy in Hamburg from 1841 to 1878. In 1846 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Königsberg and was elected a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina for his contribution to the field of botany. Herbarium From a young age, Sonder showed considerable interest and skill in Botany. He often embarked on botanical excursions in his local area early in the morning before heading to work at the pharmacy. Throughout his life, Sonder met and conversed with many eminent botanists of the era. He amassed an extensive botanical collection that contained hundreds of thousands of specimens representing all major plant groups and spanning all parts of the globe. The collection is particularly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |