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Wettinia Kalbreyeri
''Wettinia kalbreyeri'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. The plant is named after the Victorian Victorian or Victorians may refer to: 19th century * Victorian era, British history during Queen Victoria's 19th-century reign ** Victorian architecture ** Victorian house ** Victorian decorative arts ** Victorian fashion ** Victorian literature ... plant collector, Guillermo Kalbreyer (1847 – 1912). It is commonly called the macana palm. References kalbreyeri Flora of Colombia Flora of Ecuador Least concern plants Least concern biota of South America Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Max Burret {{palm-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Burret
Karl Ewald Maximilian Burret, commonly known as Max Burret (6 June 1883 – 19 September 1964) was a German botanist. Burret was born in Saffig near Andernach in the Prussian Rhine Province. He originally studied law at Lausanne and Munich at the instigation of his father. Burret had a greater interest in natural science than in law, and he eventually abandoned his law studies to conduct botanical research in Berlin, where he earned a Ph.D in 1909 for his Taxonomic thesis, and quickly became one of Germany's most prominent botanists. Burret participated in many botanical science organizations in Germany, taking up leadership positions, such as Assistant at the Berlin Botanical Museum and Garden from 1909 to 1911, as well as Botanical Assistant and Lecturer at the Botanical Institute of the Agricultural College in Berlin in 1911 through 1921. In 1922 he was appointed Custodian of the Botanical Museum and Garden in Berlin, and later appointed to Professor of Botanical Biology ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |