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Zamia Chigua
''Zamia chigua'' is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is found in Colombia (Choco Department and Valle del Cauca Department) and Panama (Chiriqui Province). Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.Seemann, Berthold Carl. 1854. Botany of the Voyage of H.M.S. ~Herald~ 2: 201–202, t. 43 References Zamia, chigua Near threatened plants Plants described in 1854 Flora of Panama Flora of Colombia Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Berthold Carl Seemann {{Cycad-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berthold Carl Seemann
Berthold Carl Seemann (25 February 1825, in Hanover, Germany – 10 October 1871, in Nicaragua, Central America), was a German botanist. He travelled widely and collected and described plants from the Pacific and South America. In 1844 he travelled to the United Kingdom to study botany at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. On the recommendation of Sir WJ Hooker, he was appointed naturalist on the voyage of exploration of the American west coast and Pacific by Henry Kellett on HMS ''Herald'', 1847–1851, along with the naturalists Thomas Edmondston, and John Goodridge. The expedition returned via Hawaii, Hong Kong and the East Indies, calling at the Cape in March 1851. Here he met up with his old acquaintance Zeyher, and with Baur and Juritz they climbed Table Mountain on 13 March 1851, Ecklon being unwell and unable to accompany them. On 16 March Zeyher introduced him to Bowie at Wynberg. He left the Cape on 27 March and was back in England on 6 June 1851. The botanical resu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |