Alseis
Encyclopedia
Alseis is a genus
of flowering plant
s in the Rubiaceae
family
. It was described by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott
in 1827. The genus is found from southern Mexico to south tropical America.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the Rubiaceae
Rubiaceae
The Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, variously called the coffee family, madder family, or bedstraw family. The group contains many commonly known plants, including the economically important coffee , quinine , and gambier , and the horticulturally valuable madder , west indian jasmine ,...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
. It was described by Heinrich Wilhelm Schott
Heinrich Wilhelm Schott
Heinrich Wilhelm Schott was an Austrian botanist well known for his extensive work on the aroids ....
in 1827. The genus is found from southern Mexico to south tropical America.
Species
- Alseis blackiana Hemsl.William Hemsley (botanist)William Botting Hemsley was an English botanist and 1909 Victoria Medal of Honour recipient....
- Alseis costaricensis C.M.Taylor
- Alseis eggersii Standl.Paul Carpenter StandleyPaul Carpenter Standley was an American botanist.Standley was born in Avalon, Missouri...
- Alseis floribunda SchottHeinrich Wilhelm SchottHeinrich Wilhelm Schott was an Austrian botanist well known for his extensive work on the aroids ....
- Alseis gardneri Wernham
- Alseis hondurensis Standl.Paul Carpenter StandleyPaul Carpenter Standley was an American botanist.Standley was born in Avalon, Missouri...
- Alseis involuta K.Schum.Karl Moritz SchumannKarl Moritz Schumann was a German botanist.Dr. Schumann was the curator of the Botanisches Museumin Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894...
- Alseis labatioides H.Karst.Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann KarstenGustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten was a German botanist and geologist. Born in Stralsund, he followed the example of Alexander von Humboldt and traveled 1844-56 to the north of South America. He died 1908 in Berlin-Grunewald....
ex K.Schum.Karl Moritz SchumannKarl Moritz Schumann was a German botanist.Dr. Schumann was the curator of the Botanisches Museumin Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894... - Alseis latifolia Gleason
- Alseis longifolia DuckeAdolpho DuckeAdolpho Ducke , also referred to as Adolfo Ducke and occasionally mis-spelled "Duque", was a notable entomologist, botanist and ethnographer of Amazonia....
- Alseis lugonisAlseis lugonisAlseis lugonis is a species of flowering plant in the Rubiaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.-Source:* Jaramillo, T., Cornejo, X. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.- External links :*...
L.Andersson - Alseis microcarpa Standl.Paul Carpenter StandleyPaul Carpenter Standley was an American botanist.Standley was born in Avalon, Missouri...
& Steyerm. - Alseis mutisii Moldenke
- Alseis peruviana Standl.Paul Carpenter StandleyPaul Carpenter Standley was an American botanist.Standley was born in Avalon, Missouri...
- Alseis pickelii Pilg. & Schmale
- Alseis smithii Standl.Paul Carpenter StandleyPaul Carpenter Standley was an American botanist.Standley was born in Avalon, Missouri...
- Alseis yucatanensis Standl.Paul Carpenter StandleyPaul Carpenter Standley was an American botanist.Standley was born in Avalon, Missouri...