Bénédict Pierre Georges Hochreutiner

Swiss botanist (1873-1959).

Bénédict Pierre Georges Hochreutiner (1873–1959) was a Swiss botanist and plant taxonomist. A native of Saint-Gall, he studied theology and natural sciences in Geneva. In 1896 he was an assistant to John Isaac Briquet at the Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques at Geneva. In 1901 he made a scientific trip to Algeria, and in 1903–05 was associated with the botanic gardens (herbarium) at Buitenzorg in the Dutch East Indies. In 1906 he was named curator of the Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques, where in 1931 he was appointed director. In 1919 he became a professor of botany. As a taxonomist, he c

Abbreviations: Hochr.
Occupations: botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Switzerland
Languages: French
Dates: 1873-03-03T00:00:00Z – 1959-01-29T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Geneva
Direct attributions: 267 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 350 plants, 0 fungi

267 plants attributed, 83 plants contributed to350 plants:

Arundina graminifolia (Bamboo Orchid) (D.Don) Hochr. 1910
medicinal plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Canarium pseudodecumanum Hochr. 1904
vulnerable plant species in the burseraceae family
Canarium pseudodecumanum is a tree of tropical Asia in the incense tree family Burseraceae. The specific epithet pseudodecumanum is from the Latin meaning "false decumanum", referring to the species' resemblance to Canarium decumanum.
Callicarpa candicans (Great Wooly Malayan Lilac) (Burm.f.) Hochr. 1934
medicinal plant species in the lamiaceae family
Callicarpa candicans, or the malayan lilac, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family. It is native Indochina, southern China, Malesia, New Guinea, northern Australia, and Micronesia. Several infraspecific taxa are accepted: Callicarpa candicans var. candicans (Burm.f.) Hochr. – southeastern China, Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia Callicarpa candicans f. glabriuscula (H.J.Lam) Fosberg – western Caroline Islands Callicarpa candicans var. integrifolia (H.J.Lam) Fosberg – Caroline Islands Callicarpa candicans var. paucinervia (Merr.) Fosberg – Marianas (Chamorro:
Bakeridesia Hochr. 1913
plant genus in the malvaceae family
Bakeridesia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. Its native range is Mexico to Venezuela, Eastern Brazil. Species:
Acampe ochracea (Ochre-yellow Acampe) (Lindl.) Hochr. 1910
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Solenomelus pedunculatus (Gillies ex Hook.) Hochr. 1910
plant species in the iridaceae family
Solenomelus pedunculatus is a common species of flowering plants of the genus Solenomelus that is native to the Chilean Andes. It has grass-like leaves that are greyish green growing in a clump and a succession of short-lived deep yellow flowers on a zip-zag stalk.
Perrierophytum Hochr. 1915
plant genus in the malvaceae family
Perrierophytum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. It is native to Mozambique and Madagascar. The genus name of Perrierophytum is in honour of Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie (1873–1958), a French botanist who specialized in the plants of Madagascar. It was first described and published in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève Vols.18-19 on page 229 in 1915.
Erythroxylum moonii Hochr. 1905
plant species in the erythroxylaceae family
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Briquetia Hochr. 1902
plant genus in the malvaceae family
Briquetia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. It includes two species native to South America, ranging from Northern Brazil to Paraguay and northwestern Argentina. Briquetia brasiliensis Fryxell – northern Brazil Briquetia denudata (Nees & Mart.) Chodat – eastern, central, and southern Brazil, Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina (Salta Province)
Rhododendron × wilhelminae Hochr. 1925
critically endangered plant hybrid species in the ericaceae family
Rhododendron wilhelminae is a species of plant in the family Ericaceae, endemic to Java in Indonesia. It is a critically endangered species threatened by habitat loss.
Plagianthus regius (Manatu) (Poit.) Hochr. 1906
plant species in the malvaceae family
Plagianthus regius or lowland ribbonwood is a tree that is endemic to New Zealand. The common name is simply ribbonwood. The Māori name is mānatu but it is also known as manaui mānatu. The juvenile form has bushy interlacing branches with small leaves, while an older tree will tend to have larger leaves, sometimes with the lower parts of tree still displaying divaricating leaves. A profusion of small white or green flowers appear in dense clusters in spring making it easier to distinguish from the similar lacebark genus. One of the distinctive aspects of this tree is that it is usually
Megistostegium Hochr. 1915
plant genus in the malvaceae family
Megistostegium is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Malvaceae. The species are all endemic to Madagascar. The genus is threatened by livestock grazing, invasive plants and threats to pollinators.
Hibiscus indicus (Burm.f.) Hochr. 1949
medicinal plant species in the malvaceae family
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Heliocarpus terebinthinaceus (DC.) Hochr. 1914
plant species in the malvaceae family
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Apocopis paleaceus (Apocopis Paleacea) (Trin.) Hochr. 1910
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Abutilon abutiloides (Shrubby Indian Mallow) (Jacq.) Garcke ex Hochr. 1902
plant species in the malvaceae family
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Stryphnodendron pulcherrimum (Willd.) Hochr. 1910
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Psychotria warongloaensis Hochr. 1934
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Psychotria elmeriana Hochr. 1934
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Psychotria augagneurii Hochr. 1908
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Neobrittonia acerifolia (G.Don) Hochr. 1905
plant species in the malvaceae family
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Megistostegium nodulosum (Drake) Hochr. 1915
plant species in the malvaceae family
Megistostegium nodulosum is a tree in the family Malvaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Megistostegium microphyllum Hochr. 1915
plant species in the malvaceae family
Megistostegium microphyllum is a plant in the family Malvaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar.
Jumelleanthus Hochr. 1924
plant genus in the malvaceae family
Jumelleanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. It only contains one species, Jumelleanthus perrieri Hochr. It is native to Madagascar. The genus name of Jumelleanthus is in honour of Henri Lucien Jumelle (1866–1935), a French botanist and professor of botany at the Faculté des Sciences in Marseille. The Latin specific epithet of perrieri refers to botanist and plant collector in Madagascar, Joseph Marie Henry Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie. It was first described and published by Bénédict Pierre Georges Hochreutiner in Candollea Vol.2 on page 81 in
Hymenocallis longibracteata Hochr. 1910
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
Hymenocallis longibracteata Hochr. is a bulb-forming perennial native to the State of Veracruz in eastern Mexico. The plant has showy white flowers with a prominent white corona and narrow, reflexed tepals.
Hibiscus meraukensis (Merauke Hibiscus) Hochr. 1907
plant species in the malvaceae family
Hibiscus meraukensis is an annual flowering shrub in the cotton family Malvaceae, native to much of northern Australia from Western Australia to Queensland, as well as in Merauke, South Papua, Indonesia from where the type specimen was collected. It grows annually, typically sprouting after the wet season in Northern Australia and dying off in the dry season, re-sprouting from seed the following year. It is relatively small compared to other species in the same genus, rarely reaching 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) in height.
Euphorbia edmondii Hochr. 1904
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
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Erythroxylum ecarinatum Hochr. 1904
plant species in the erythroxylaceae family
Erythroxylum ecarinatum is a Southwest Pacific and Australian species of Erythroxylum. It is an Australian rainforest timber tree locally called "brown plum".
Dombeya cacuminum (Madagascan Strawberry Snowball Tree) Hochr. 1926
endangered plant species in the malvaceae family
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Diospyros subtruncata Hochr. 1905
plant species in the ebenaceae family
Diospyros subtruncata is a tree in the family Ebenaceae. It grows up to 22 metres (70 ft) tall. Inflorescences bear up to three flowers. The fruits are obovoid, up to 3 cm (1 in) long. The specific epithet subtruncata is from the Latin meaning 'somewhat truncated', referring to the calyx. Habitat is lowland mixed dipterocarp forests from sea level to 400 metres (1,300 ft) altitude. D. subtruncata is found in Sumatra and Borneo.
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