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Molinaea
''Molinaea'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae. Its native range is the Western Indian Ocean. It is found in Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion. The genus name of ''Molinaea'' is in honour of Jean Desmoulins, also called Johannes Molinaeus (1530–1622), French doctor and botanist, student of Jacques Daléchamps and Guillaume Rondelet Guillaume Rondelet (27 September 150730 July 1566), also known as Rondeletus/Rondeletius, was Regius professor of medicine at the University of Montpellier in southern France and Chancellor of the University between 1556 and his death in 1566. He .... It was first described and published in Gen. Pl. on page 248 in 1789. Known species According to Kew: *'' Molinaea alternifolia'' *'' Molinaea andronensis'' *'' Molinaea brevipes'' *'' Molinaea laevis'' *'' Molinaea macrantha'' *'' Molinaea retusa'' *'' Molinaea sessilifolia'' *'' Molinaea tolambitou'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3066281 Sapindaceae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapindaceae Genera
The Sapindaceae are a family (biology), family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It contains 138 genera and 1,858 accepted species. Examples include Aesculus, horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee. The Sapindaceae occur in temperate to tropical regions, many in laurel forest habitat, throughout the world. Many are Glossary of botanical terms#laticiferous, laticiferous, i.e. they contain latex, a milky sap, and many contain mildly Toxicity, toxic saponins with soap-like qualities in either the foliage and/or the seeds, or roots. The largest genera are ''Serjania'', ''Paullinia'', ''Allophylus'' and ''Maple, Acer''. Description Plants of this family have a variety of habits, from trees to herbaceous plants to lianas. The leaves of the tropical genera are usually spirally alternate, while those of the temperate maples (''Maple, Acer), Aesculus'', and a few other genera are opposite. They are most often leaf shape, pinnately compound, but a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philibert Commerson
Philibert Commerson (; 18 November 1727 – 14 March 1773), sometimes spelled Commerçon by contemporaries, was a French naturalist, best known for accompanying Louis Antoine de Bougainville on his voyage of circumnavigation in 1766–1769. Biography Commerson was born at Châtillon-les-Dombes in France. He studied in Montpellier, and for a time was a practicing physician. He was in contact with Carl Linnaeus, who encouraged him to study fish of the Mediterranean. Commerson returned to live at Châtillon-les-Dombes, where he occupied himself in creating a botanical garden in 1758. After the death of his wife in 1762, he moved to Paris. In 1766, Commerson joined Bougainville on his voyage of circumnavigation after being recommended for the position of naturalist by the Paris Academy of Sciences. He had previously drawn up an extensive programme of nature studies for the Marine Ministry, in which he elaborated the "three natural kingdoms" which a naturalist should investiga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juss
Juss may refer to: * Satvinder S. Juss ( fl. 1990s–2020s), English professor of law * Juss (given name), a masculine given name * ''Juss.'', Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (1748–1836), French botanist * ''A.Juss.'', Adrien-Henri de Jussieu (1797–1853), French botanist * ''Ant.Juss.'', Antoine de Jussieu (1686–1758), French naturalist, botanist, and physician * ''J.Juss.'', Joseph de Jussieu (1704–1779), French botanist * Lord Juss, chief lord of Demonland in the 1922 E. R. Eddison novel, '' The Worm Ouroboros'' See also * Jus (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillaume Rondelet
Guillaume Rondelet (27 September 150730 July 1566), also known as Rondeletus/Rondeletius, was Regius professor of medicine at the University of Montpellier in southern France and Chancellor of the University between 1556 and his death in 1566. He achieved renown as an anatomist and a naturalist with a particular interest in botany and ichthyology. His major work was a lengthy treatise on marine animals, which took two years to write and became a standard reference work for about a century afterwards, but his lasting impact lay in his education of a roster of star pupils who became leading figures in the world of late-16th century science. Early life and education Rondelet was born in Montpellier in 1507. His father was an , a combination of pharmacist, grocer and druggist. His father died while he was a child and he was brought up in the care of his elder brother.Planchon, J.É. (1866): 11 His health was poor until he reached the age of 18. He was educated in Montpellier and was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
