Pieter Willem Korthals
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Pieter Willem Korthals was a Dutch
botanist. Korthals was the official botanist with the Dutch East India Service from 1831 to 1836.
Among his many discoveries was the medicinal plant Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa)
. Korthals wrote the first monograph on the tropical pitcher plants
, "Over het geslacht Nepenthes
", published in 1839.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
botanist. Korthals was the official botanist with the Dutch East India Service from 1831 to 1836.
Among his many discoveries was the medicinal plant Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa)
Kratom
Kratom , Mitragyna speciosa, is a medicinal leaf harvested from a large tree in the Rubiaceae family native to Southeast Asia in the Indochina and Malesia floristic regions. The plant has been traditionally used for its medicinal properties.It was first formally documented by the Dutch colonial...
. Korthals wrote the first monograph on the tropical pitcher plants
Nepenthes
The Nepenthes , popularly known as tropical pitcher plants or monkey cups, are a genus of carnivorous plants in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae. The genus comprises roughly 130 species, numerous natural and many cultivated hybrids...
, "Over het geslacht Nepenthes
Over het geslacht Nepenthes
"Over het geslacht Nepenthes" is a monograph by Pieter Willem Korthals on the tropical pitcher plants of the genus Nepenthes. It was published in 1839 in Coenraad Jacob Temminck's Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche overzeesche bezittingen...
", published in 1839.