Eugène Vieillard
Eugène Vieillard (1819–1896) was a French physician and botanist. Employed as a surgeon with the merchant navy, from 1855 to 1857 he collected plants in Tahiti with gardener-botanist Jean Armand Isidore Pancher. Afterwards, he spent a number of years conducting botanical investigations in New Caledonia, where he was a colleague to naturalist Émile Deplanche. Within this time period, he also collected ferns in New Zealand (1861) and visited the Cape of Good Hope and the island of Réunion. From 1871 to 1895, he was director of the botanical garden in Caen.JSTOR Global Plants biographyBiodiversity Heritage Library Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Caen Botanical Garden
Caen (; ; ) is a commune inland from the northwestern coast of France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,Comparateur de territoire , INSEE, retrieved 20 June 2022. making Caen the second largest urban area in and the 19th largest in France. It is also the third largest commune in all of Normandy after and [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nepenthes Vieillardii
''Nepenthes vieillardii'' (; after Eugène Vieillard, collector of plants from New Caledonia and Tahiti between 1861 and 1867) is a species of pitcher plant endemic to the island of New Caledonia. Its distribution is the most easterly of any ''Nepenthes'' species. Its natural habitat is shrublands or forests, to about altitude. '' Tripteroides caledonicus'' mosquitoes breed in the pitchers of this species.Iyengar, M.O.T. 1969. ''Australian Journal of Entomology'' 8(2): 214–216. Infraspecific Taxa *''Nepenthes vieillardii'' var. ''deplanchei'' Dub. (1906) *''Nepenthes vieillardii'' var. ''humilis'' (Moore) Guilliaum. (1964) *''Nepenthes vieillardii'' var. ''minima'' Guillaum. (1953) *''Nepenthes vieillardii'' var. ''montrouzieri'' (Dub.) Macfarl. (1908)Macfarlane, J.M. 1908. Nepenthaceae. In: A. Engler. ''Das Pflanzenreich IV'', III, Heft 36: 1–91. References Further reading * Bauer, U., C.J. Clemente, T. Renner & W. Federle 2012. Form follows function: morphological ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1819 Births
Events January–March * January 2 – The Panic of 1819, the first major peacetime financial crisis A financial crisis is any of a broad variety of situations in which some financial assets suddenly lose a large part of their nominal value. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many financial crises were associated with Bank run#Systemic banki ... in the United States, begins. * January 25 – Thomas Jefferson founds the University of Virginia. * January 29 – Sir Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore. * February 2 – ''Dartmouth College v. Woodward'': The Supreme Court of the United States under John Marshall rules in favor of Dartmouth College, allowing Dartmouth to keep its charter and remain a private institution. * February 6 – The 1819 Singapore Treaty, Treaty of Singapore, is signed between Hussein Shah of Johor and Sir Stamford Raffles of Britain, to create a trading settlement in Singapore. * February 15 – The U ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Palm Tree
The Arecaceae () is a family of perennial, flowering plants in the monocot order Arecales. Their growth form can be climbers, shrubs, tree-like and stemless plants, all commonly known as palms. Those having a tree-like form are colloquially called palm trees. Currently, 181 genera with around 2,600 species are known, most of which are restricted to tropical and subtropical climates. Most palms are distinguished by their large, compound, evergreen leaves, known as fronds, arranged at the top of an unbranched stem, except for the Hyphaene genus, who has branched palms. However, palms exhibit an enormous diversity in physical characteristics and inhabit nearly every type of habitat within their range, from rainforests to deserts. Palms are among the best known and most extensively cultivated plant families. They have been important to humans throughout much of history, especially in regions like the Middle East and North Africa. A wide range of common products and foods are de ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Deplanchea
''Deplanchea'' is a genus of about eight species of tropical rainforest trees, constituting part of the plant family Bignoniaceae. They grow naturally in New Guinea, New Caledonia, Borneo, Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, central Sulawesi and north eastern Australia. Species ''The Plant List'' recognises 8 accepted species: * '' Deplanchea bancana'' – Sumatra, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Riau Archipelago, Bangka Island, Belitung * '' Deplanchea coriacea'' * '' Deplanchea glabra'' – New Guinea, C. Sulawesi, E. Borneo * '' Deplanchea hirsuta'' * '' Deplanchea montana'' * '' Deplanchea sessilifolia'' – New Caledonia endemic * '' Deplanchea speciosa'' – New Caledonia endemic * '' Deplanchea tetraphylla'' – New Guinea, Aru Islands, north eastern Queensland and Cape York Peninsula The Cape York Peninsula is a peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest wilderness in northern Australia.Mittermeier, R.E. et al. (2002). Wilderness: Earth's last w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Oxera
''Oxera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae native to Vanuatu and New Caledonia in the western Pacific. Description Species of ''Oxera'' show a variety of growth forms, including lianas, shrubs and trees. The leaves are simple, and are petiolate (on short stalks), except in '' O. sessilifolia'', with entire or occasionally sinuate (wavy) edges. The inflorescences are loose thyrses of flowers, growing from leaf axils (axillary) or directly from the stem (cauliflory). The flowers are large, conspicuous and bisexual; the calyx is actinomorphic (rotationally symmetrical), but the corolla is zygomorphic, sometimes strongly so. Although some species have four stamens in each flower, they are usually reduced in number with two stamens, usually the posterior pair, forming staminodes instead. Distribution Twenty of the twenty-one species are found on the island of Grande Terre (the main island of New Caledonia). Three species occur on the adjacent island of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eurydactylodes Vieillardi
''Eurydactylodes vieillardi'', sometimes known commonly as Bavay's gecko or Vieillard's chameleon gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Diplodactylidae. The species is endemic to Grande Terre in New Caledonia. www.reptile-database.org. Etymology The specific name, ''vieillardi'', is in honor of French botanist Eugène Vieillard. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Eurydactylodes vieillardi'', p. 275). Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''E. vieillardi'' are forest and shrubland, up to an altitude of . Description ''E. vieillardi'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . Reproduction ''E. vieillardi'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that reproduce by depositing fertilized zygotes outside the body (i.e., by laying or spawning) in metabolically independent incubation organs known as eggs, which nurture the embryo into moving o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chameleon Gecko
''Carphodactylus'' is a monotypic genus of geckos in the family Carphodactylidae. The genus consists of the sole species ''Carphodactylus laevis'', commonly known as the chameleon gecko. The species is endemic to the rainforests of northeastern Australia. It is rated as Least Concern, as it is common (albeit secretive) within its range and occurs within protected areas. It currently experiences no major threats, though long-term climate change may alter or reduce its geographic distribution under some scenarios. Description C. laevis has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The head has large labial (lip) scales, relatively small postmental scales (behind the chin), and rounded rostral and mental shields (at the tip of the snout). The body and tail are slender and mediolaterally compressed (flattened from the side), with a thin vertebral ridge extending from the nape to the tapered tail. The limbs are long and thin, and the five-toed feet have thin and narrow digits w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dacrycarpus Vieillardii
''Dacrycarpus vieillardii'' is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t .... References viellardii Endemic flora of New Caledonia Least concern plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{conifer-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Microsorum Vieillardii
''Zealandia vieillardii'', synonym ''Microsorum vieillardii'', is a species of fern native to New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t .... References Polypodiaceae {{Polypodiaceae-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tristaniopsis Vieillardii
''Tristaniopsis'' is a genus of shrubs and trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1863. They have a wide distribution in Southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and Australia.Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Species The following species are accepted by Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. History Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ... as at July 2024: References {{Taxonbar, from=Q1883416 Myrtaceae genera Taxa named by Jean Antoine Arthur Gris Taxa named by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jean Xavier Hyacinthe Montrouzier
Reverendus Pater Jean Xavier Hyacinthe Montrouzier (3 December 1820 – 6 May 1897) was a French Marist priest, explorer, botanist, zoologist and entomologist. Abbé Montrouzier studied the flora and fauna of Melanesia especially New Caledonia. Works *Montrouzier, P. 1855. Essai sur la faune de l'île de Woodlark ou Mouiou. ''Annales de la Société d'Agriculture de Lyon'' 2 7: 1–114 Honours Plants named for him include: *the genus ''Montrouziera'' "houp" (Clusiaceae The Clusiaceae or Guttiferae Juss. (1789) (''nom. alt. et cons.'' = alternative and valid name) are a family (biology), family of plants including 13 genera and ca 750 species. Several former members of Clusiacae are now placed in Calophyllaceae ...) *(Euphorbiaceae) ''Phyllanthus montrouzieri'' Guillaumin & Guillaumin *(Lecythidaceae) ''Barringtonia montrouzieri'' Vieill. *(Meliaceae) ''Aglaia montrouzieri'' Pierre ex Pellegr. Animals named for him include: *'' Papilio montrouzieri'', Montrouzier's Ulysses ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |