Bassett Maguire

U.s. botanist (1904–1991).

Bassett Maguire (August 4, 1904 – February 6, 1991) was an American botanist, head curator of the New York Botanical Garden, and a leader of scientific expeditions to the Guyana Highlands in Brazil and Venezuela.

Abbreviations: Maguire
Occupations: scientific collector, explorer, curator, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1904-08-04T00:00:00Z – 1991-02-06T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Gadsden
Direct attributions: 437 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 564 plants, 0 fungi

437 plants attributed, 127 plants contributed to564 plants:

Achnopogon Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack 1957
plant genus in the asteraceae family
Achnopogon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, described as a genus in 1957. The entire genus is endemic to Venezuela. Species Achnopogon steyermarkii Aristeg. - State of Bolívar in southeastern Venezuela Achnopogon virgatus Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack - State of Bolívar in southeastern Venezuela
Stomatochaeta (S.F.Blake) Maguire & Wurdack 1957
plant genus in the asteraceae family
Stomatochaeta is a genus of South American plants in the family Asteraceae. Species Stomatochaeta acuminata Pruski - Venezuela Stomatochaeta condensata (Baker) Maguire & Wurdack - Venezuela, Guyana, Roraima Stomatochaeta crassifolia (S.F.Blake) Maguire & Wurdack - Venezuela Stomatochaeta cylindrica Maguire & Wurdack - Venezuela Stomatochaeta cymbifolia (S.F.Blake) Maguire & Wurdack - Venezuela Stomatochaeta steyermarkii Aristeg. - Venezuela formerly included see Stenopadus Stomatochaeta colveei - Stenopadus colveei
Glossarion Maguire & Wurdack 1957
plant genus in the asteraceae family
Glossarion is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Species Glossarion bilabiatum (Maguire) Pruski - Amazonas State in Venezuela and Amazonas State in Brazil Glossarion rhodanthum Maguire & Wurdack - Amazonas State in Venezuela and Amazonas State in Brazil
Drosera roraimae (Klotzsch ex Diels) Maguire 1957
perennial plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera roraimae is a sundew native to Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. It was originally described as a variety of Drosera montana before being raised to species rank in 1957. The specific epithet roraimae refers to Mount Roraima, a tepui or table-top mountain, where the type specimen was collected.
Drosera meristocaulis Maguire & Wurdack 1957
plant species in the droseraceae family
Drosera meristocaulis is a perennial species in the carnivorous plant genus Drosera, the only member of the subgenus Meristocaulis. It is a small, rosette- and branched stem-forming sundew that has many morphological affinities to the Australian pygmy sundews. D. meristocaulis is wholly endemic to Pico da Neblina, an isolated mountain on the Brazil-Venezuela border.
Chimantaea Maguire, Steyerm. & Wurdack 1957
plant genus in the asteraceae family
Chimantaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. This genus is endemic to the Pantepui, a biogeographic province on the Guiana Highlands in Venezuela, Guyana, and Brazil. The region is characterized by a pattern of about 50 tepuis, isolated tabletop mountains that arise from the sandstone plateau of the highlands. Tepuis are known for their biodiversity, especially their concentrations of endemic species, and most are still pristine, undisturbed ecosystems. The genus is almost entirely restricted to the Chimantá Massif, a complex of several of these tepuis in Bolívar,
Orectanthe Maguire 1958
plant genus in the xyridaceae family
Orectanthe is a genus of flowering plants, in the family Xyridaceae, first described as a genus in 1958. It is native to the tepui of northern South America (Venezuela, Guyana, and northwestern Brazil). It is closely related to Abolboda, and both known species were originally classified as members of Abolboda before being transferred to Orectanthe. Species Orectanthe ptaritepuiana (Steyerm.) Maguire - Venezuela, Guyana, northwestern Brazil Orectanthe sceptrum (Oliv.) Maguire - Venezuela, Guyana, northwestern Brazil
Neotatea Maguire 1972
plant genus in the calophyllaceae family
Neotatea is a plant genus in the family Calophyllaceae. It is found in northwestern South America, primarily southern Colombia and Venezuela. Four species are currently recognized in the genus: Neotatea colombiana Maguire Neotatea duidae (Kobuski & Steyerm.) P.F.Stevens & A.L.Weitzman Neotatea longifolia (Gleason) Maguire Neotatea neblinae Maguire
Schoenocephalium teretifolium Maguire 1958
perennial plant species in the rapateaceae family
Schoenocephalium teretifolium or Summertime Inírida flower (from the Spanish: Flor de Inírida de verano) is a monocot which is an endemic plant in the area between the Colombian rivers of Guainia and Inírida. Guacamaya superba, another plant in the Rapateaceae family, is also endemic to this region.
Pakaraimaea dipterocarpacea (Pakaraimaea) Maguire & P.S.Ashton 1977
plant species in the cistaceae family
Pakaraimaea is a genus of trees in the family Cistaceae. The genus contains a single species, Pakaraimaea dipterocarpacea, from South America. It was formerly placed in subfamily Pakaraimoideae of the family Dipterocarpaceae. The species is found in the western highlands of Guyana and in adjacent Bolivar State in Venezuela. It maintains strong ectomycorrhizal associations with a wide variety of fungal species. The trees can sometimes be seen forming large stands in the western Guyanas.
Orectanthe sceptrum (Oliv.) Maguire 1958
perennial plant species in the xyridaceae family
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Achlyphila Maguire & Wurdack 1960
plant genus in the xyridaceae family
Achlyphila is a genus of plants in the Xyridaceae, first described as a genus in 1960. It contains only one known species, Achlyphila disticha, endemic to the Serranía de la Neblina National Park in the State of Amazonas in southern Venezuela, very close to the border with Brazil.
Thysanostemon Maguire 1964
plant genus in the clusiaceae family
Thysanostemon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Clusiaceae. Its native range is Guyana. Species: Thysanostemon fanshawei Maguire Thysanostemon pakaraimae Maguire
Perissocarpa Steyerm. & Maguire 1984
plant genus in the ochnaceae family
Perissocarpa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ochnaceae. Its native range is Southern Tropical America. Species: Perissocarpa ondox B.Walln. Perissocarpa steyermarkii (Maguire) Steyerm. & Maguire Perissocarpa umbellifera Steyerm. & Maguire
Kunhardtia Maguire 1958
plant genus in the rapateaceae family
Kunhardtia is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1958. The genus is endemic to the State of Amazonas in southern Venezuela. Species Kunhardtia radiata Maguire & Steyerm. Kunhardtia rhodantha Maguire
Eurydochus Maguire & Wurdack 1958
plant genus in the asteraceae family
Eurydochus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. There is only one known species, Eurydochus bracteatus, native to Amazonas State in southern Venezuela and to its adjacent namesake, Amazonas State in northern Brazil. formerly included now in Gongylolepis Eurydochus cortesii S.Díaz, synonym of Gongylolepis cortesii (S.Díaz) Pruski & S.Díaz
Epidryos Maguire 1962
plant genus in the rapateaceae family
Epidryos is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus with this name in 1962. The genus is native to South America and to Panama. Species Epidryos allenii (Steyerm.) Maguire - Panama Epidryos guayanensis Maguire - Bolívar, Pakaraima Epidryos micrantherus (Maguire) Maguire - Colombia, N Ecuador
Adenarake Maguire & Wurdack 1961
plant genus in the ochnaceae family
Adenarake is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ochnaceae. Its native range is Venezuela. Species: Adenarake macrocarpa Sastre Adenarake muriculata Maguire & Wurdack
Tepuianthus Maguire & Steyerm. 1981
plant genus in the thymelaeaceae family
Tepuianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Thymelaeaceae. Its native range is Venezuela, Northern Brazil and Colombia. Species: Tepuianthus aracensis Steyerm. & Maguire Tepuianthus auyantepuiensis Maguire & Steyerm. Tepuianthus colombianus Maguire & Steyerm. Tepuianthus sarisarinamensis Maguire & Steyerm. Tepuianthus savannensis Maguire & Steyerm. Tepuianthus yapacanensis Maguire & Steyerm.
Rogersonanthus Maguire & B.M.Boom 1989
plant genus in the gentianaceae family
Rogersonanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae. Its native range is Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela in northern South America. The genus name of Rogersonanthus is in honour of Clark Thomas Rogerson (1918–2001), an American mycologist. It was first described and published in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. Vol.51 on page 3 in 1989. Known species, according to Kew: Rogersonanthus arboreus (Britton) Maguire & B.M.Boom Rogersonanthus quelchii (N.E.Br.) Maguire & B.M.Boom
Ouratea brevicalyx Maguire & Steyerm. 1989
endangered plant species in the ochnaceae family
Ouratea brevicalyx is a shrub in the family Ochnaceae, originating in Venezuela.
Neblinantha Maguire 1985
plant genus in the gentianaceae family
Neblinantha is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae. Its native range is Venezuela to Northern Brazil. Species: Neblinantha neblinae Maguire Neblinantha parvifolia Maguire
Guacamaya superba Maguire 1958
perennial plant species in the rapateaceae family
Guacamaya is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1931. The only known species is Guacamaya superba, native to the Río Guainía region along the border of Colombia (Vaupés and Guainía) and Venezuela (Amazonas).
Duckea Maguire 1958
plant genus in the rapateaceae family
Duckea is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1958. The genus is endemic to South America. Species Duckea cyperaceoidea (Ducke) Maguire - SE Colombia, S Venezuela (Amazonas), N Brazil (Pará, Amazonas) Duckea flava (Link) Maguire - SE Colombia, S Venezuela (Amazonas), N Brazil (Amazonas) Duckea junciformis Maguire - SE Colombia (Vaupés), S Venezuela (Amazonas) Duckea squarrosa (Willd. ex Link) Maguire - S Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar), N Brazil (Amazonas)
Anthurium atropurpureum R.E.Schult. & Maguire 1953
plant species in the araceae family
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Tetrapollinia caerulescens (Aubl.) Maguire & B.M.Boom 1989
plant species in the gentianaceae family
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Sipapoantha Maguire & B.M.Boom 1989
plant genus in the gentianaceae family
Sipapoantha is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gentianaceae. It includes two species of shrubs native to the tepuis, flat-topped mountains in the border region of southern Vezuela, northern Brazil, and Guyana. Species: Sipapoantha obtusisepala Lepis, Maas & Struwe – Serra Baeta of Roraima, Brazil Sipapoantha ostrina Maguire & B.M.Boom – Cerro Sipapo, Cerro Cuao, and Cerro Autana of Amazonas state, Venezuela
Silene parryi (Parry's Catchfly) (S.Watson) C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire 1947
perennial plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
Silene parryi is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name Parry's silene. Its range includes southern British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, south to Oregon and east to Colorado and western Montana, United States. It is most common from 4,000–11,000 feet (1,200–3,400 m) elevation. Silene parryi is a pubescent and glandular perennial herbaceous plant 200–400 mm (8–16 in) tall. The calyx is tubular with ten contrasting nerves, 12–16 mm (0.5–0.6 in) long. It inflates in fruit. The five-lobed flowers are white, sometimes purple or green-tinged.
Neblinaea Maguire & Wurdack 1957
plant genus in the asteraceae family
Neblinaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Species The only known species is Neblinaea promontoriorum, native to the State of Amazonas in Brazil and to the State of Amazonas in Venezuela.
Magnolia chimantensis Steyerm. & Maguire 1967
critically endangered plant species in the magnoliaceae family
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