Dan Henry Nicolson

U.s. botanist (1933-2016).

Dan Henry Nicolson (1933–2016) was a botanist known particularly for his work on the Araceae, and for his contributions to botanical nomenclature. He is honoured by the International Association for Plant Taxonomy with the Dan Nicolson Fund, set up to provide a research grant each year. He graduated from Grinnell College and published his first paper on the milkweeds of Iowa with his botany teacher in 1955. He went to Stanford University and received an MBA degree in 1957, working as assistant in the Dudley Herbarium. Dan worked with George Lawrence in the Bailey Hortorium of Cornell Universit

Abbreviations: Nicolson
Occupations: scientific collector, explorer, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1933-09-05T00:00:00Z – 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Kansas City
Direct attributions: 40 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 44 plants, 0 fungi

40 plants attributed, 4 plants contributed to44 plants:

Amorphophallus paeoniifolius (Elephant-foot Yam) (Dennst.) Nicolson 1977
edible and medicinal plant species in the araceae family
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius, the elephant foot yam or whitespot giant arum, is a tropical plant native to Island Southeast Asia. It is cultivated for its edible tubers in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Madagascar, New Guinea, and the Pacific islands. Because of its production potential and popularity as a vegetable in various cuisines, it can be raised as a cash crop.
Cissus verticillata (Princessvine) (L.) Nicolson & C.E.Jarvis 1984
plant species in the vitaceae family
Cissus verticillata, the princess vine or seasonvine, is an evergreen perennial vine in the grapevine family Vitaceae. It grows primarily in tropical regions near sea level, including many locations in the Caribbean region.
Bognera recondita (Bognera) (Madison) Mayo & Nicolson 1984
plant species in the araceae family
Bognera is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The single species that makes up the genus is Bognera recondita. The word recondita means "hidden" referring to the fact that the plant is only found in remote areas of Amazonian Brazil near the Peruvian border. The species was discovered in the late 1970s and was originally placed in the genus Ulearum, as Ulearum reconditum Madison, Aroideana 3: 101 (1980). In 1984, a new genus was created in Taxon vol.33 on page 690, and Bognera was named after the German Aroid specialist Josef Bogner (b. 1939), who was a botanist,
Naringi crenulata (Hesperethusa) (Roxb.) Nicolson 1976
plant species in the rutaceae family
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Moullava spicata (Dalzell ex Wight) Nicolson 1980
plant species in the fabaceae family
Moullava spicata is an endemic species of creeper found in the Western Ghats of India.
Habenaria roxburghii (Roxburgh's Habenaria) Nicolson 1976
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Habenaria roxburghii, commonly known as Roxburgh's habenaria, malle leena gadda and as chekku dumpa in Telugu, is a species of orchid found in southern India. It is a tuberous terrestrial herb, 250–350 mm (10–10 in) tall. There are two or three more or less round leaves, about 70 mm (3 in) long and 50 mm (2 in) wide lying flat on the ground. The flowers pure white are arranged in long, dense cluster up to 80 mm (3 in) long. The sepals are broad egg-shaped, about 8 mm (0.3 in) long and the labellum has three lobes. The middle lobe is 8 mm (0.3 in) long and the side lobes are small. The species
Filarum Nicolson 1967
plant genus in the araceae family
Filarum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. The single species making up the genus is Filarum manserichense. It is found growing in the amazonian region of northeastern Peru. Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1–560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The fertile male flowers of Filarum are unique in that they have hairlike attachment to them.
Amydrium medium (Zoll. & Moritzi) Nicolson 1968
plant species in the araceae family
Amydrium medium is an epiphytic/hemiepiphytic, vining flowering plant in the arum (aroid) family, Araceae, that is native to Southeast Asia. In modern times, Amydrium medium has become more well-known and obtainable on the plant market, largely thanks to tissue culture. Along with the type species, with its typical green leaves, several cultivars have been developed, including the teal-blue, light-gray foliage of A. medium 'Silver', or the web-like patterning of A. medium 'Spiderman'. There are also few variegated forms, such as the white-and-green marbling of 'Albo Variegata' or the
Stromanthe jacquinii (Roem. & Schult.) H.Kenn. & Nicolson 1975
plant species in the marantaceae family
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Kamettia caryophyllata (Roxb.) Nicolson & Suresh 1986
plant species in the apocynaceae family
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Emilia fosbergii (Florida Tasselflower) Nicolson 1975
annual plant species in the asteraceae family
Emilia fosbergii is a species of plant in the sunflower family. It is commonly known in the United States as Florida tasselflower.
Ctenanthe amabilis (É.Morren) H.Kenn. & Nicolson 1987
perennial plant species in the marantaceae family
Ctenanthe amabilis, called the beautiful ctenanthe, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Ctenanthe, likely native to Brazil, and introduced into Costa Rica. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a subtropical hothouse ornamental.
Amydrium zippelianum (Schott) Nicolson 1968
plant species in the araceae family
Amydrium zippelianum is a flowering plant in genus Amydrium of the arum family, Araceae. Its pattern is distinctive and it is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental plant.
Typhonium blumei (Divaricate Typhonium) Nicolson & Sivad. 1981
plant species in the araceae family
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Spathiphyllum solomonense Nicolson 1967
perennial plant species in the araceae family
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Spathiphyllum schlechteri (Engl. & K.Krause) Nicolson 1968
perennial plant species in the araceae family
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Rhaphidophora spuria (Schott) Nicolson 1978
plant species in the araceae family
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Hottarum Bogner & Nicolson 1978
plant genus in the araceae family
Hottarum truncatum is a species of flowering plant in the arum family, Araceae. It is the sole species in genus Hottarum. It is a subshrub endemic to the Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo.
Filarum manserichense Nicolson 1967
plant species in the araceae family
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Stromanthe macrochlamys (Woodson & Standl.) H.Kenn. & Nicolson 1987
plant species in the marantaceae family
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Stromanthe guapilesensis (Donn.Sm.) H.Kenn. & Nicolson 1975
plant species in the marantaceae family
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Schismatoglottis subundulata (Zoll. ex Schott) Nicolson 1969
perennial plant species in the araceae family
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Schismatoglottis schottii Bogner & Nicolson 1979
perennial plant species in the araceae family
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Schismatoglottis hottae Bogner & Nicolson 1979
plant species in the araceae family
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Pothos parvispadix Nicolson 1988
plant species in the araceae family
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Gorgonidium vermicidum (Speg.) Bogner & Nicolson 1988
plant species in the araceae family
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Gorgonidium vargasii Bogner & Nicolson 1988
plant species in the araceae family
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Chromolaena macrodon (DC.) Nicolson 1987
plant species in the asteraceae family
Chromolaena macrodon is a rare Caribbean species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is found only the Island of Dominica in the Lesser Antilles. Chromolaena macrodon is a shrub lacking hairs on its herbage. It has opposite leaves with distinct petioles but without glands on the blades. Flower heads are displayed in a flat-topped array.
Chromolaena impetiolaris (Griseb.) Nicolson 1987
plant species in the asteraceae family
Chromolaena impetiolaris is a rare Caribbean species of flowering shrub in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the island of Dominica. Chromolaena impetiolaris is a shrub lacking hairs on its herbage. It has opposite leaves with no petioles but with numerous small glands on the blades. Flower heads are displayed in a flat-topped array.
Diphelypaea Nicolson 1975
plant genus in the orobanchaceae family
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