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Bertiera Gonzaleoides
''Bertiera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Rubiaceae. It comprises 57 species with most known from tropical Africa, five known from various :Indian Ocean islands and five found in the tropics of the Americas. Taxonomy The genus ''Bertiera'' was described by Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet in 1775 and the type species is ''Bertiera guianensis''. It is the only genus in the tribe Bertiereae. Species * ''Bertiera adamsii'' (Hepper) N.Hallé * ''Bertiera aequatorialis'' N.Hallé * ''Bertiera aethiopica'' William Philip Hiern, Hiern * ''Bertiera angusiana'' N.Hallé * ''Bertiera angustifolia'' George Bentham, Benth. * ''Bertiera annobonensis'' George Taylor (botanist), G.Taylor ex Mildbr. * ''Bertiera arctistipula'' N.Hallé * ''Bertiera batesii'' Wernham * ''Bertiera bicarpellata'' (Karl Moritz Schumann, K.Schum.) N.Hallé * ''Bertiera bistipulata'' Bojer ex Wernham * ''Bertiera borbonica'' Achille Richard, A.Rich. ex Augustin Pyramus de C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet
Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet (November 4, 1720 – May 6, 1778) was a French pharmacist, botanist and one of the earliest botanical explorers in South America.JSTOR He was one of the first botanists to study ethnobotany in the Neotropics. Born in Salon-de-Provence, Aublet left home early and traveled to Grenada, then a French colony, where he became an apothecary's assistant and learned about medicinal plants. A year later he returned to France and continued his studies in natural history, chemistry, and pharmacology. One of his mentors was Bernard de Jussieu, a French naturalist who would later help him with plant identification.Mori He joined the French East India Company and in 1752 was sent to Mauritius (then known as ''l'Île de France'') to establish a pharmacy and a botanical garden. He became involved in an intense rivalry with Pierre Poivre, a fellow botanist at the Mon Plaisir garden, and eventually left to establish a new garden at Le Réduit. When Aub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |