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Miranda Herba
''Nepenthes distillatoria'' (; New Latin, from Latin: ''destillo'' "to distill", ''-oria'', adjectival ending; "something from which a liquid is distilled", i.e., pitcher) is a tropical pitcher plant endemic to Sri Lanka. It was the second '' Nepenthes'' species to be described in print and the first to be formally named under the Linnaean system of taxonomy. It is therefore the type species of the genus. Botanical history ''Nepenthes distillatoria'' was the second ''Nepenthes'' species to be described in print, after '' N. madagascariensis''. In 1677, Danish physician Thomas Bartholin made brief mention of it under the name ''Miranda herba'', Latin for "marvellous herb". Three years later, Dutch merchant Jacob Breyne referred to this species as ''Bandura zingalensium'', after a local name for the plant. ''Bandura'' subsequently became the most commonly used name for the tropical pitcher plants, until Linnaeus coined ''Nepenthes'' in 1737.Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Sinharaja Forest Reserve is a forest reserve and a biodiversity hotspot in Sri Lanka. It is of international significance and has been designated a Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site by UNESCO. According to International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Sinharaja is the country's last viable area of primary tropical rainforest. More than 60% of the trees are endemic and many of them are considered rare. 50% of Sri Lankan's endemics species of animals (especially butterfly, amphibians, birds, snakes and fish species). It is home to 95% endemic birds. The hilly virgin rainforest, part of the Sri Lanka lowland rain forests ecoregion, was saved from the worst of commercial logging by its inaccessibility, and was designated a World Biosphere Reserve in 1978 and a World Heritage Site in 1988. Because of the dense vegetation, wildlife is not as easily seen as at dry-zone national parks such as Yala. There are about 3 elephants, and 15 or so leopards. The most common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Lee Bednar
The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been a Scottish surname since medieval times; it is now a common given name. The variant ''Lebrix'' and ''Le Brix'' are French variations of the surname. Actors * Bruce Bennett (1906–2007), American actor and athlete * Bruce Boxleitner (born 1950), American actor * Bruce Campbell (born 1958), American actor, director, writer, producer and author * Bruce Davison (born 1946), American actor and director * Bruce Dern (born 1936), American actor * Bruce Gray (1936–2017), American-Canadian actor * Bruce Greenwood (born 1956), Canadian actor and musician * Bruce Herbelin-Earle (born 1998), English-French actor and model * Bruce Jones (born 1953), English actor * Bruce Kirby (1925–2021), American actor * Bruce Lee (1940–1973), marti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathaniel Wallich
Nathaniel Wolff Wallich FRS FRSE (28 January 1786 – 28 April 1854) was a surgeon and botanist of Danish origin who worked in India, initially in the Danish settlement near Calcutta and later for the Danish East India Company and the British East India Company. He was involved in the early development of the Calcutta Botanical Garden, describing many new plant species and developing a large herbarium collection which was distributed to collections in Europe. Several of the plants that he collected were named after him. Early life and education Nathaniel Wallich was born in Copenhagen in 1786 as Nathan Wulff Wallich. His father Wulff Lazarus Wallich (1756–1843) was a Sephardic Jewish merchant originally from the Holsatian town Altona near Hamburg, who settled in Copenhagen late in the 18th century. His mother was Hanne née Jacobson (1757–1839). Wallich attended the Royal Academy of Surgeons in Copenhagen, where his professors trained in the botanical science included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Mirabilis
''Nepenthes mirabilis'' (; from Latin ''mirabilis'' "wonderful"), or the common swamp pitcher-plantPhillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. '' Pitcher-Plants of Borneo''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. and tropical pitcher plant, is a carnivorous plant species. By far the most widespread of all '' Nepenthes'', its range covers continental Southeast Asia and all major islands of the Malay Archipelago (minus the Lesser Sunda Islands and northern Philippines), stretching from China in the north to Australia in the south. The species exhibits great variability throughout its range. One of the more notable varieties, ''N. mirabilis'' var. ''echinostoma'', is endemic to Brunei and Sarawak and possesses an extremely wide peristome.Clarke, C.M. 1997. ''Nepenthes of Borneo''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. The conservation status of ''N. mirabilis'' is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. In Hong Kong, it is a protected species under Forestr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Gottlieb Von Steudel
Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel (30 May 1783 – 12 May 1856) was a German physician and an authority on grasses. Biography Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel was born at Esslingen am Neckar in Baden-Württemberg. He was educated at the University of Tübingen, earning his medical doctorate in 1805. Shortly afterwards he settled into a medical practice in his hometown of Esslingen and in 1826 became the chief state physician in what had become the Kingdom of Württemberg. In 1825, together with Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Hochstetter (1787-1860), he organized an organization in Esslingen known as Unio Itineraria (''Württembergischer botanische severein''). The purpose of this society was to send young botanists out into the world to discover and collect plants in all of their varieties thus promoting and expanding botanical studies and herbaria throughout the Kingdom and beyond. Hochstetter himself traveled to Portugal, Madeira, and the Azores, and Steudel was able to create a herbari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Khasiana
''Nepenthes khasiana'' (; after the Khasi Hills, to which it is largely endemic) is an endangered tropical pitcher plant of the genus ''Nepenthes''. It is the only ''Nepenthes'' species native to India. It is thought to attract prey by means of blue fluorescence. The species has a very localised distribution and is rare in the wild. But with new advancement in agro-technology and tissue culture, it is now being cultivated in campus of Nagaland University, Nagaland. These Pitcher Plants which are endemic to Meghalaya can be seen widely as decorative plants outside many houses of Nagaland. Isolated populations are known to occur in the Jarain area of the Jaintia Hills, the Baghmara area of the Garo Hills, adjacent to the Khasi Hills region of Meghalaya, in the Upper Kharthong area, of Dima Hasao district Assam and in some parts of Nagaland.Sajem Betlu, A.L. 2016. Current Science. Vol III, No. 8. File:Distribution Map of N. khasiana in Meghalaya and Assam.jpg Nevertheless, ''N. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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: morphologic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Gracilis
''Nepenthes gracilis'' (; from Latin: ''gracilis'' "slender"), or the slender pitcher-plant,Phillipps, A. & A. Lamb 1996. '' Pitcher-Plants of Borneo''. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. is a common lowland pitcher plant that is widespread in the Sunda region. It has been recorded from Borneo, Cambodia,Mey, F.S. 2016The beautiful ''Nepenthes kampotiana x bokorensis'' ''Strange Fruits: A Garden's Chronicle'', 5 October 2016. Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sulawesi, Sumatra, and Thailand.McPherson, S.R. 2009. ''Pitcher Plants of the Old World''. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.McPherson, S.R. & A. Robinson 2012. '' Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Sulawesi''. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole. Catalano, M. 2010. '' Nepenthes della Thailandia: Diario di viaggio''. Prague. The species has a wide altitudinal distribution of 0 to 1100 m (and perhaps even 1700 m) above sea level, although most populations are found belo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Jack (botanist)
William Jack FRSE (1795 in Aberdeen – 1822 in Bencoolen (city), Bencoolen, Sumatra) was a noted Scotland, Scottish botanist and medical practitioner. Life He was born in Aberdeen on 29 January 1795 the son of William Jack (principal), Rev Prof William Jack and his wife Grace Bolt (d.1850). His father was a regent (the equivalent of Fellow) at King's College, Aberdeen at the time of Jack's birth, and went on to be first Sub-Principal and then Principal of the College. Jack studied at King's College, Aberdeen (which later became the University of Aberdeen) and received an Master of Arts, M.A. degree at the age of 16, then continued studies in medicine in London, graduating as an Doctor of Medicine, M.D., and was admitted to the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1812. Jack was employed by the East India Company as a surgeon in India, where he corresponded extensively with botanist Nathaniel Wallich. In 1818 he accompanied Stamford Raffles to Sumatra where he extensively doc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepenthes Madagascariensis
''Nepenthes madagascariensis'' (; from Madagascar) is one of two '' Nepenthes'' pitcher plant species native to Madagascar, the other being '' N. masoalensis''. Botanical history ''Nepenthes madagascariensis'' was the first ''Nepenthes'' species to be scientifically described; Étienne de Flacourt recorded it in 1658 under the name ''Amramatico''. He published a description of the plant in his seminal work ''Histoire de la Grande Isle de Madagascar''. It reads: It is a plant growing about 3 feet high which carries at the end of its leaves, which are 7 inches long, a hollow flower or fruit resembling a small vase, with its own lid, a wonderful sight. There are red ones and yellow ones, the yellow being the biggest. The inhabitants of this country are reluctant to pick the flowers, saying that if somebody does pick them in passing, it will not fail to rain that day. As to that, I and all the other Frenchmen did pick them, but it did not rain. After rain these flowers are ful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heterochresonym
In biodiversity informatics, a chresonym is the cited use of a taxon name, usually a species name, within a publication. The term is derived from the Greek χρῆσις ''chresis'' meaning "a use" and refers to published usage of a name. The technical meaning of the related term '' synonym'' is for different names that refer to the same object or concept. As noted by Hobart and Rozella B. Smith, zoological systematists had been using "the term (synonymy) in another sense as well, namely in reference to all occurrences of any name or set of names (usually synonyms) in the literature." Such a "synonymy" could include multiple listings, one for each place the author found a name used, rather than a summarized list of different synonyms. The term "chresonym" was created to distinguish this second sense of the term "synonym." The concept of synonymy is furthermore different in the zoological and botanical codes of nomenclature. A name that correctly refers to a taxon is further term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Val Chapman
Valentine Jackson Chapman (14 February 1910 – 5 December 1980) was a New Zealand botanist, university professor, and conservationist. Biography He was born in Alcester, Warwickshire, England, on 14 February 1910. Chapman was an associate of Auckland's Mayor Dove-Myer Robinson and was a member of the Auckland Metropolitan Drainage Board between 1955 and 1956. He was a member of the Auckland City Council winning two by-elections in 1954 and 1961. Despite these successes, he was defeated in both subsequent elections in 1956 and 1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ..., missing out by only 172 votes in his second attempt. In the 1974 New Year Honours, Chapman was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for academic and public services. In 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
