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Achrouteria Pomifera
''Chrysophyllum pomiferum'' is a tree in the family Sapotaceae, native to tropical South America. Description ''Chrysophyllum pomiferum'' grows up to tall, with a trunk diameter of up to . Its brown bark is scaly. The obovate or oblanceolate leaves measure up to long. Fascicles feature up to 10 greenish-white flowers. The roundish fruits ripen yellowish-orange and measure up to long. Distribution and habitat ''Chrysophyllum pomiferum'' is native to northern and western South America, including northern Brazil. Its habitat is in rainforest Rainforests are forests characterized by a closed and continuous tree Canopy (biology), canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforests can be generally classified as tropi ... at altitudes up to . References pomiferum Flora of northern South America Flora of western South America Flora of North Brazil Plants described in 1936 Taxa named by Pierre Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Joseph Eyma
Pierre Joseph Eyma (25 July 1903 – 1945) was a Dutch botanist.van Steenis-Kruseman, M.J., ''et al.'' 2006Cyclopaedia of Malesian Collectors: Pierre Joseph Eyma Nationaal Herbarium Nederland. Eyma was born in Maarssen, Netherlands, in 1903. He studied at Utrecht University and served as an assistant at the university's herbarium between 1929 and 1937. Eyma earned a doctorate in 1932 for a taxonomic thesis on Surinamese plants. He travelled to Java in 1937 and in the following years made numerous botanical expeditions throughout the Dutch East Indies. Beginning in 1940, Eyma worked as an assistant at Herbarium Bogoriense in Bogor, Java. He died in 1945 in a Japanese POW camp near Palembang, Sumatra. A number of plant species have been named after him, including '' Eurya eymae'', '' Nepenthes eymae'',D'Amato, P. 1993. ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter The ''Carnivorous Plant Newsletter'' is the official publication of the International Carnivorous Plant Society (ICPS), the larges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terence Dale Pennington
Publius Terentius Afer (; – ), better known in English as Terence (), was a playwright during the Roman Republic. He was the author of six comedies based on Greek originals by Menander or Apollodorus of Carystus. All six of Terence's plays survive complete and were originally produced between 166–160 BC. According to ancient authors, Terence was born in Carthage and was brought to Rome as a slave, where he gained an education and his freedom; around the age of 25, Terence is said to have made a voyage to the east in search of inspiration for his plays, where he died either of disease in Greece, or by shipwreck on the return voyage. However, Terence's traditional biography is often thought to consist of speculation by ancient scholars who lived too long after Terence to have access to reliable facts about his life. Terence's plays quickly became standard school texts. He ultimately secured a place as one of the four authors taught to all grammar pupils in the Western Roman E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
