langs: 12 октября [ru] / october 12 [en] / 12. oktober [de] / 12 octobre [fr] / 12 ottobre [it] / 12 de octubre [es]
days: october 9 / october 10 / october 11 / october 12 / october 13 / october 14 / october 15
Torreya taxifolia , commonly known as Florida torreya or stinking-cedar , but also sometimes as Florida nutmeg or gopher wood , is an endangered subcanopy tree of the yew family , Taxaceae . It is native to only a small glacial refugium in the southeastern United States , at the state border region
Over 7,500 cultivars of the culinary or eating apple ( Malus domestica ) are known. [1] Some are extremely important economically as commercial products, though the vast majority are not suitable for mass production. In the following list, use for "eating" means that the fruit is consumed raw, rathe
Edgar Thurston CIE (1855– 12 October 1935) was the British Superintendent at the Madras Government Museum from 1885 to 1908 who contributed to research studies in the fields of zoology , ethnology and botany of India, and later also published his works at the museum. Thurston was educated in medicin
#2 Ted Schelpe
Edmund André Charles Louis Eloi Schelpe aka Ted Schelpe (27 July 1924 Durban - 12 October 1985 Cape Town ) was a South African botanist, phytogeographer and taxonomist, specialising in pteridophytes , bryophytes and orchids . [1] He was the son of Edmond Schelpe, lecturer and organist at Natal Unive
Reverend Richard Baron (8 September 1847 – 12 October 1907) was an English missionary and botanist who worked and lived in Madagascar from 1872 to 1907. [1] For other people named Richard Baron, see Richard Baron (disambiguation) . The Reverend Richard Baron Born ( 1847-09-08 ) 8 September 1847 Kend
Jacques Clarion (12 October 1779 in Saint-Pons, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence – 28 September 1844 in Garches ) was a French physician, pharmacist and botanist . In his youth, he served as an apprentice-pharmacist in the town of Seyne , while in the meantime studying plants native to the Alps . [1] Up unti
Benjamin Daydon Jackson (3 April 1846 – 12 October 1927) was a pioneering botanist and taxonomer who wrote the first volume of Index Kewensis to include all the flowering plants. [1] British botanist Benjamin Daydon Jackson Born ( 1846-04-03 ) 3 April 1846 London , England Died 12 October 1927 (1927
#6 Bernhard Adalbert Emil Koehne
Bernhard Adalbert Emil Koehne (February 12, 1848 – October 12, 1918) was a German botanist and dendrologist born near Striegau , a town known today as Strzegom, Poland. For other uses, see Koehne . Bernhard Adalbert Emil Koehne Koehne was a professor of botany in Berlin and was a leading authority o
#7 Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal
Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal (27 November 1794, Xanten – 12 October 1866, Halle ) was a German botanist . The standard author abbreviation Schltdl. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name . [1] German botanist (1794–1866) Diederich Franz Leonhard von
Olav Gjærevoll (24 September 1916 – 30 August 1994) was a Norwegian botanist and politician for the Labour Party . Gjærevoll was a professor of botany at the University of Trondheim from 1958 to 1986, and was a specialist in alpine plants. In politics, he served as Minister of Social Affairs from Fe
George Richardson Proctor (1920–2015) was an American botanist and expert on Jamaican flora. He wrote widely on the topic, publishing Flora of the Cayman Islands , and collected over 55,000 specimens from 50 different islands in the Caribbean . He was considered one of the "four horsemen" of taxonom
#10 Augustin Friedrich Walther
Augustin Friedrich Walther (26 October 1688 – 12 October 1746) was a German anatomist , [1] [2] botanist and physician who was a native of Wittenberg . He was the son of theologian Michael Walther the Younger (1638–1692). Augustin Friedrich Walther Born 26 October 1688 Wittenberg , Germany Died 12 O
#11 Gaspard Thémistocle Lestiboudois
Gaspard Thémistocle Lestiboudois (12 October 1797, Lille – 22 November 1876, Paris ) was a French naturalist. He was the son of botanist François Joseph Lestiboudois (1759-1815) and the grandson of Jean-Baptiste Lestiboudois (1715-1804), a professor of botany at the Faculty of Lille . Portrait of Le
#12 Gunnar Nygaard (phycologist)
Gunnar Nygaard (surname often spelled "Nygård"; 12 October 1903 – 25 September 2002) was a Danish phycologist , and a leading authority on the ecology and taxonomy of Danish phytoplankton . Nygaard completed his Masters at University of Copenhagen , initially working at the Freshwater Biological Lab
#13 Arlow Stout
Arlow Burdette Stout (March 10, 1876 – October 12, 1957) was an American botanist and the pioneer breeder of the modern hybrid daylily . Stout was born in Jackson Center, Ohio on March 10, 1876 and moved to Albion, Wisconsin as a child. [1] He worked between 1911 and 1948 at the New York Botanical G
George Lawson (October 12, 1827 – November 10, 1895) was a Scottish-Canadian botanist who is considered the "father of Canadian botany". Scottish-Canadian botanist (1827–1895) For other people named George Lawson, see George Lawson (disambiguation) . George Lawson Born ( 1827-10-12 ) October 12, 182
John James Audubon (born Jean-Jacques Rabin ; April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was an American self-trained artist, naturalist , and ornithologist . His combined interests in art and ornithology turned into a plan to make a complete pictorial record of all the bird species of North America. [1] He
#16 Daniel McAlpine
Daniel McAlpine (21 January 1849 – 12 October 1932) was a Scottish-born Australian mycologist known for his research in plant pathology . He wrote several publications on plant disease in many crops and other plants. McAlpine was a lecturer in biology at the University of Melbourne from 1884, and, w
#17 Edith Coleman
Edith Coleman (1874–1951) was an Australian naturalist and nature writer who made important observations on pollination syndromes in Australian plant species. [1] Australian naturalist, botanist, ornithologist and school teacher Edith Coleman Born Edith Harms ( 1874-07-29 ) 29 July 1874 Woking , Sur
#18 Lilian Snelling
Lilian Snelling (1879–1972) was "probably the most important British botanical artist of the first half of the 20th century". [4] She was the principal artist and lithographer to Curtis's Botanical Magazine between 1921 and 1952 [5] and "was considered one of the greatest botanical artists of her ti
#19 Conrad Moench
Conrad Moench (sometimes written Konrad Mönch ; 15 August 1744 – 6 January 1805) was a German botanist , professor of botany at Marburg University from 1786 until his death. German botanist (1744–1805) Conrad Moench Konrad Mönch 1800 Born ( 1744-08-15 ) 15 August 1744 Kassel Died 6 January 1805 (180
#20 Edward Forster the Younger
Edward Forster the Younger FLS (12 October 1765 – 23 February 1849) was an English banker and botanist . English banker and botanist (1765–1849) Edward Forster the Younger FLS Lithograph by Thomas Herbert Maguire Born Edward Forster ( 1765-10-12 ) 12 October 1765 Walthamstow , London, England Died 2
Chiang Mai Zoo and Aquarium is a 200-acre (81 ha) zoo on Huay Kaew Road, Chiang Mai Province , Thailand , just west of Chiang Mai University . It is the first commercial zoo in northern Thailand , established on 16 June 1977. Zoo in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand Chiang Mai Zoo & Aquarium Giant pan
Parque del Este (" East Park "), renamed as officially Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Park by Chávez, in honor of the Venezuelan national hero, is a public recreation park located in the Sucre Municipality of Metropolitan Caracas in Venezuela . Opened in 1961, it is one of the most important of
Nehru Zoological Park (also known as Hyderabad Zoo or Zoo Park ) is a zoo located near Mir Alam Tank in Hyderabad , Telangana , India. It is one of the most visited destinations in Hyderabad. [2] Aquarium in Telangana, IN Date opened 12 October 1963 (58 years ago) ( 12 October 1963 ) Location Hyde
The Emperor Valley Zoo is the only zoo in Trinidad and Tobago . It is located North of the Queen's Park Savannah and West of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Port of Spain . Zoo in St. Clair, Port of Spain Emperor Valley Zoo Date opened 8 November 1952 Location Zoo Road, St. Clair, Port of Spain Coordin
La Palmyre Zoo (French: Zoo de La Palmyre, French pronunciation: [zo.o də la palmiʁ] ) is a zoo in Les Mathes, Charente-Maritime , near Royan , in southwestern France . It was created in 1966 in the forest of la Coubre by Claude Caillé . Extending over 18 hectares (44 acres) , including 14 of la