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Steganthera Stevensii
''Steganthera'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Monimiaceae. Its native range is Sulawesi and the Maluku Islands through Papuasia (New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Solomon Islands (archipelago), Solomon Islands) to Queensland. Species 28 species are accepted. *''Steganthera alpina'' *''Steganthera atepala'' *''Steganthera australiana'' *''Steganthera chimbuensis'' *''Steganthera cooperorum'' *''Steganthera cyclopensis'' *''Steganthera dentata'' *''Steganthera fasciculata'' *''Steganthera hentyi'' *''Steganthera hirsuta'' *''Steganthera hospitans'' *''Steganthera ilicifolia'' *''Steganthera insculpta'' *''Steganthera laxiflora'' *''Steganthera ledermannii'' *''Steganthera macooraia'' *''Steganthera moszkowskii'' *''Steganthera myrtifolia'' *''Steganthera odontophylla'' *''Steganthera oligantha'' *''Steganthera parvifolia'' *''Steganthera psychotrioides'' *''Steganthera pycnoneura'' *''Steganthera royenii'' *''Steganthera sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Russell Perkins
Janet Russell Perkins (March 20, 1853 – 1933) was an American-born botanist. Perkins authored 191 land plant species names, the tenth highest number of such names authored by any female scientist. Born in Lafayette, Indiana, Janet was the daughter of Cyrus Grovenor Perkins and Jane Rose Houghteling. After an early education in private schools, Janet attended the University of Wisconsin, graduating with a B.S. degree in 1872. Travelling to Europe, she was employed as a private tutor in Hildesheim, Germany, and undertook the study of languages and music in Paris, France. In 1875, she returned to the United States, where she was employed as a teacher in Chicago, Illinois for the next twenty years. During this period, she took time off to travel to the Azores, California, and Hawaii. In 1895 she returned to Germany to study botany. She spent eight semesters studying in Berlin under Adolf Engler and his associates, then transferred to the Heidelberg University where she was awarde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |