Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart

French botanist (1801-1876).

Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart (French: [adɔlf teodɔːʁ bʁɔ̃ɲaːʁ]) FRS FRSE FGS (14 January 1801 – 18 February 1876) was a French botanist. He was the son of the geologist Alexandre Brongniart and grandson of the architect, Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart. Brongniart's pioneering work on the relationships between extinct and existing plants has earned him the title of father of paleobotany. His major work on plant fossils was his Histoire des végétaux fossiles (1828–37). He wrote his dissertation on the Buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae), an extant family of flowering plants, and worked at the Muséum n

Abbreviations: Brongn.
Occupations: geologist, paleontologist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: France
Languages: French
Dates: 1801-01-14T00:00:00Z – 1876-02-18T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Paris
Direct attributions: 237 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 420 plants, 0 fungi

237 plants attributed, 183 plants contributed to420 plants:

Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons) Brongn. 1896
plant class in the phylum tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida is a valid botanical name for a class of flowering plants. By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its circumscription can otherwise vary, being more inclusive or less inclusive depending upon the classification system being discussed.
Xeronema (Bottlebrush Lilies) Brongn. & Gris 1864
plant genus in the xeronemataceae family
Xeronema is a genus of flowering plants containing two species, Xeronema moorei from New Caledonia, and Xeronema callistemon (the Poor Knights lily) from the Poor Knights Islands and Taranga Island in New Zealand. The plants are herbaceous monocots, spreading by rhizomes, and have large flowers set on terminal spikes, with stamens towering above the flowers. The type species X. moorei is found in the mountains of New Caledonia. The Poor Knights lily (X. callistemon) is endemic to the Poor Knights Islands and Taranga Island in the north of New Zealand. It was discovered in 1924. The Poor
Colubrina (Nakedwood) Rich. ex Brongn. 1826
plant genus in the rhamnaceae family
Colubrina is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Rhamnaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of Africa, the Americas, southern Asia, northern Australia, and the Indian Ocean islands.
Ceratozamia Brongn. 1846
plant genus in the zamiaceae family
Ceratozamia is a genus of New World cycads in the family Zamiaceae. The genus contains 27 known currently living species and one or two fossil species. Most species are endemic to mountainous areas of Mexico, while few species extend into the mountains of Guatemala, Honduras and Belize. The genus name comes from the Greek ceras, meaning horn, which refers to the paired, spreading horny projections on the male and female sporophylls of all species. Many species have extremely limited ranges, and almost all described species are listed as vulnerable, endangered, or critically endangered by the
Ceratopteris (Watersprite) Brongn. 1821
plant genus in the pteridaceae family
Ceratopteris is the only genus among homosporous ferns that is exclusively aquatic. It is pan-tropical and classified in the Parkerioideae subfamily of the family Pteridaceae.
Ceratopteris thalictroides (Watersprite) (L.) Brongn. 1821
edible, perennial, medicinal, and vegetable plant species in the pteridaceae family
Ceratopteris thalictroides is a fern species belonging to the genus Ceratopteris, one of only two genera of the subfamily Parkerioideae of the family Pteridaceae.
Araucaria montana (Mountain Araucaria) Brongn. & Gris 1871
vulnerable plant species in the araucariaceae family
Araucaria montana, the mountain araucaria, is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae. It is found only in New Caledonia. Araucaria montana is the most widely distributed of New Caledonia's native Araucaria species, and is found throughout the main island of Grande Terre, as well as a small population on Île d'Art. However it is still considered vulnerable due to fragmentation of populations and degradation of habitat, due mainly to mining activities. Height of mature trees can vary from 10 to 40 meters. A population genetic study suggested that the less common A. laubenfelsii may
Sageretia (Mock Buckthorn) Brongn. 1826
plant genus in the rhamnaceae family
Sageretia (mock buckthorn or sageretia) is a genus of about 35 species of shrubs and small trees in the family Rhamnaceae, native to southern and eastern Asia and northeast Africa. They have small green leaves 1.5–4 cm long, and a leathery multicoloured trunk. The flowers are small and inconspicuous; the fruit is a small edible drupe 1 cm diameter. The genus is named after the French botanist Augustin Sageret. Selected species Sageretia brandrethiana Sageretia camellifolia Sageretia filiformis Sageretia gracilis Sageretia hamosa Sageretia henryi Sageretia horrida Sageretia laxiflora Sageretia
Houlletia Brongn. 1841
plant genus in the orchidaceae family
Houlletia is a genus of large-growing epiphytic orchids native to Mexico, and possibly also Guatemala through Central America to Bolivia. was established with the publication by Brogniartt of Houlletia brocklehurstiana in 1841. The genus is named in honor of orchid collector and grower M. Houllet, French orchid collector in Brazil, later the director of the Botanic Jardin des Plantes in Paris, 19th century.
Cycadopsida (Cycads) Brongn. 1843
plant class in the phylum tracheophyta
Cycads —constituting the division Cycadophyta—are seed plants with a stout, woody cylindrical trunk with a crown of large, hard, stiff, evergreen and usually pinnate (feather-shaped) leaves. The species are dioecious, that is, individual plants of a species are either male or female. Cycads vary in size from having trunks only a few centimeters to several meters tall. They typically grow slowly and have long lifespans. They superficially resemble palms or ferns, but are not closely related to either group. Cycads are gymnosperms. Cycads have specialized pollinators, usually a specific beetle,
Araucaria muelleri (Mueller's Araucaria) (Carrière) Brongn. & Gris 1871
plant species in the araucariaceae family
Araucaria muelleri is a species of conifer in the family Araucariaceae. It is a medium size tree, 10–25 meters in height, with larger leaves than most other New Caledonian Araucarias. It is found only in New Caledonia, in several sites in the far south of Grande Terre, the main island.
Araeococcus Brongn. 1841
plant genus in the bromeliaceae family
Araeococcus is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. It is native to northern South America, Central America and Trinidad. The genus name is from the Greek araios (thin, weak, slight) and the Latin coccus (berry). It was divided into two subgenera, the type subgenus and subgenus Pseudaraeococcus, before the latter was raised to the separate genus Pseudaraeococcus in 2020.
Scutia (Comm. ex DC.) Brongn. 1826
plant genus in the rhamnaceae family
Scutia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rhamnaceae, native to the Galápagos, South America, Africa, Madagascar, the Mascarene Islands, the Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka, southern China and Southeast Asia. They are shrubs or small trees.
Joinvillea Gaudich. ex Brongn. & Gris 1861
plant genus in the joinvilleaceae family
Joinvillea is a flowering plants genus in the family Joinvilleaceae. The family consists of one genus with species distributed from the Malay Peninsula to the Caroline Islands and high islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is evolutionarily significant as a relictual group that is a close relative of grasses. They closely resemble large grass plants, in both general appearance and microanatomy, but possess fleshy fruits.
Garnotia (Lawngrass) Brongn. 1832
plant genus in the poaceae family
Garnotia is a genus of Asian, Australian, and tropical island plants in the grass family. Several of the species are native to Sri Lanka and southern India. Species formerly included see Arundinella Asthenochloa Panicum Phaenosperma
Ceratozamia mexicana (Cycad) Brongn. 1846
plant species in the zamiaceae family
Ceratozamia mexicana is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to Hidalgo, Puebla, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, and Veracruz states in Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Aechmea fulgens (Coralberry Bromeliad) Brongn. 1841
plant species in the bromeliaceae family
Aechmea fulgens, the coralberry, is a bromeliad, which is often used as an ornamental plant. This plant grows in Brazil, especially in the following states: Bahia and Pernambuco. It has an upright open rosette shape and after blooming, becomes a reddish orange. It blooms one time before dying.
Tristaniopsis Brongn. & Gris 1863
plant genus in the myrtaceae family
Tristaniopsis is a genus of shrubs and trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1863. They have a wide distribution in Southeast Asia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and Australia.
Taxodium ascendens (Pond Cypress) Brongn. 1833
plant species in the cupressaceae family
Taxodium ascendens, also known as pond cypress, is a deciduous conifer of the genus Taxodium, native to North America. Many botanists treat it as a variety of bald cypress, Taxodium distichum (as T. distichum var. imbricatum) rather than as a distinct species, but it differs in habitat, occurring mainly in still blackwater rivers, ponds and swamps without silt-rich flood deposits. It predominates in cypress dome habitats.
Lophatherum Brongn. 1831
plant genus in the poaceae family
Lophatherum is a genus of Asian and Australian plants in the grass family. Species Lophatherum gracile Brongn. - Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Indochina, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland Lophatherum sinense Rendle - Japan, Korea, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Zhejiang Formerly included see Poecilostachys Lophatherum geminatum - Poecilostachys geminata
Libocedrus austrocaledonica (Dwarf Incense Cedar) Brongn. & Gris 1871
plant species in the cupressaceae family
Libocedrus austrocaledonica is a species of Libocedrus, endemic to New Caledonia, occurring mainly in the southern half of the island (also one site in the northern half), at 750–1,400 m altitude in montane cloud forest scrub. It is an evergreen coniferous shrub (rarely a small tree) growing to 2–6 m tall, often multi-stemmed, with trunks up to 10 cm diameter. The foliage is arranged in strongly flattened sprays; the leaves are scale-like, arranged in opposite decussate pairs on the shoots; the facial leaves are 1–2 mm long and 1 mm broad, and the lateral leaves markedly larger, 3–7 mm long
Anomochloa Brongn. 1851
plant genus in the poaceae family
Anomochloa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the grass family, Poaceae. It is one of the two genera in its subfamily and the only genus in the tribe Anomochloeae. The only known species is Anomochloa marantoidea, native to the State of Bahia in eastern Brazil.
Dacrydium lycopodioides Brongn. & Gris 1869
plant species in the podocarpaceae family
Dacrydium lycopodioides is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae, endemic to New Caledonia. However, it faces significant threats due to habitat loss, primarily from deforestation, mining activities, and land development.
Cyphokentia Brongn. 1873
plant genus in the arecaceae family
Cyphokentia is a genus of flowering plant in the palm family endemic to New Caledonia. the genus is named from two Greek words meaning "tumor" and "Kentia", a former palm genus, and the species name translates to "large" and "spike", describing the inflorescence. The genus has two known species and Its closest relative is Clinosperma, also endemic to New Caledonia, and the sole other genus of the subtribe Clinospermatinae.
Colubrina asiatica (Asian Nakedwood) (L.) Brongn. 1826
edible and medicinal plant species in the rhamnaceae family
Colubrina asiatica is a shrub in the family Rhamnaceae that is native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Old World, from eastern Africa to India, southeast Asia, tropical Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Common names include latherleaf, Asian nakedwood and Asian snakewood.
Myodocarpus Brongn. & Gris 1861
plant genus in the myodocarpaceae family
Myodocarpus is a genus of plants in the family Myodocarpaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. The only other genus of the family is Delarbrea.
Monotaxis Brongn. 1829
plant genus in the euphorbiaceae family
Monotaxis is a plant genus in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1829. The entire genus is endemic to Australia. Species Monotaxis bracteata Nees ex Klotzsch – Western Australia Monotaxis grandiflora Endl. – Western Australia Monotaxis linifolia Brongn. – New South Wales Monotaxis luteiflora F.Muell. – Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory Monotaxis macrophylla Benth. – Queensland, New South Wales Monotaxis occidentalis Endl. – Western Australia Monotaxis paxii Grüning – Western Australia Monotaxis tenuis Airy Shaw – N Western Australia, N Northern
Dacrydium balansae Brongn. & Gris 1869
plant species in the podocarpaceae family
Dacrydium balansae is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in New Caledonia.
Dacrydium araucarioides Brongn. & Gris 1866
plant species in the podocarpaceae family
Dacrydium araucarioides is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in New Caledonia. It is a small tree that reaches a height between 3 and 6 metres (9.8 and 19.7 ft). The species is common and widespread, particularly in the south of the main island of Grande Terre and along the east coast northwards to Houailou.
Beauprea Brongn. & Gris 1871
plant genus in the proteaceae family
Beauprea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae. Its 13 extant species are endemic to New Caledonia, though closely related forms have been found in the fossil records of Australia and New Zealand. Its closest extant relatives are the African Protea and Faurea.
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