Emmanuel Drake del Castillo

French botanist (1855-1904).

Emmanuel Drake del Castillo (28 December 1855 – 14 May 1904) was a French botanist. He was born at Paris and studied with Louis Édouard Bureau (1830–1918) at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (National Museum of Natural History). Between 1886 and 1892, he published Illustrationes Florae Insulae Maris Pacifici ("Illustrations of the flora of the islands of the Pacific Ocean") a summarization of his work on the flora of French Polynesia. He also studied the flora of Madagascar. In addition, he put together a herbarium which contained more than 500,000 samples. He died in 1904 at Saint-Cyr

Abbreviations: Drake
Occupations: university teacher, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Spain, France
Languages: Spanish, French
Dates: 1855-12-28T00:00:00Z – 1904-05-14T00:00:00Z
Birth place: former 1st arrondissement of Paris
Direct attributions: 166 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 265 plants, 0 fungi

166 plants attributed, 99 plants contributed to265 plants:

Pachypodium lamerei (Madagascar Palm) Drake 1899
plant species in the apocynaceae family
Pachypodium lamerei is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is a stem succulent, photosynthesizing mainly through its trunk, and comes from the island of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa. It has large thorns and leaves mostly just at the top of the plant, and large, fragrant flowers. The species has become one of the best known pachypodiums in cultivation, being relatively easy to propagate and grow. In cultivation it is often marketed as the Madagascar palm, despite its not being a palm at all. A variety called "Ramosum" has been described. It is distinguished
Kalanchoe beharensis (Velvet-leaf) Drake 1903
vulnerable plant species in the crassulaceae family
Kalanchoe beharensis (commonly known as elephant's ear kalanchoe, felt bush, or feltbush) is a plant species in the succulent genus Kalanchoe, and the family Crassulaceae. Kalanchoe beharensis is native to Madagascar known by local names mongy, rongy and tavitavy.
Alluaudia (Drake) Drake 1901
plant genus in the didiereaceae family
Alluaudia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Didiereaceae. There are six species, all endemic to Madagascar. Most occur in the southwestern subarid forest-thicket vegetation of the island. Species of Alluaudia are dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. Spines are arranged around the leaves as a defense against herbivores. The spines are several meters above the ground, and probably evolved in response to herbivory by now-extinct lemurs, such as Hadropithecus. Several lemur species living today feed heavily on Alluaudia, such as the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur
Alluaudia procera (Madagascan Ocotillo) (Drake) Drake 1903
plant species in the didiereaceae family
Alluaudia procera, or Madagascar ocotillo, is a deciduous succulent plant species of the family Didiereaceae. It is endemic to south Madagascar.
Alluaudia ascendens (Drake) Drake 1903
vulnerable plant species in the didiereaceae family
Alluaudia ascendens is a species of Alluaudia endemic to Madagascar. It can reach 15 m in height. Its local name is fantsiolotse.
Euphorbia decorsei Drake 1903
endangered plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Euphorbia decorsei is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar and its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. However, it is threatened by habitat loss.
Euphorbia alluaudii Drake 1903
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Euphorbia alluaudii is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Alluaudia comosa (Drake) Drake 1903
vulnerable plant species in the didiereaceae family
Alluaudia comosa is a rare species of flowering plant. It belongs to the family Didiereaceae, subfamily Didiereoideae, which is found only in the coastal area of SW Madagascar. Didierea comosa Drake is a synonym. It is listed as "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Euphorbia plagiantha Drake 1903
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Euphorbia plagiantha is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Euphorbia perrieri Drake 1899
vulnerable plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Euphorbia perrieri is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Euphorbia intisy Drake 1900
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Euphorbia intisy is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Alluaudia dumosa (Drake) Drake 1903
plant species in the didiereaceae family
Alluaudia dumosa, also known as dense alluaudia or Boers' umbrella, is a species of plant in the genus Alluaudia and the family Didiereaceae.
Psychotria tahitensis (Drake) Drake 1890
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Psychotria tahitensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to the island of Tahiti in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.
Gigasiphon Drake 1903
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Gigasiphon is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. The genus is circumscribed is defined by "a long-tubular hypanthium, an arborescent habit, and a calyx divided into two lobes". It includes five species native to eastern Africa, Madagascar, the Philippines, New Guinea, and Lesser Sunda Islands.
Psychotria franchetiana (Drake) Drake 1890
critically endangered plant species in the rubiaceae family
Psychotria franchetiana is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the island of Tahiti in the Society Islands of French Polynesia.
Leptomischus Drake 1895
plant genus in the rubiaceae family
Leptomischus is a genus of plants in the family Rubiaceae, native to southern China and southeast Asia. A 2019 molecular phylogenetic study placed it in the tribe Argostemmateae.
Dalbergia bojeri Drake 1903
endangered plant species in the fabaceae family
Dalbergia bojeri is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Adina pilulifera (Chinese Buttonbush) (Lam.) Franch. ex Drake 1895
medicinal plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Acacia sassa Baill. ex Drake 1903
plant species in the fabaceae family
Acacia sassa is a legume that grows in the forests of Senegal. Carl Ludwig von Willdenow first described it. Smoke from certain parts of it is known to be psychoactive.
Vernonia colorata (Star-flowered Vernonia) (Willd.) Drake 1900
plant species in the asteraceae family
Vernonia colorata is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to tropical and southern Africa. It is commonly known as the "bitterleaf," and is often used as an herb and a leafy green in west and central African cuisine.
Kalanchoe linearifolia Drake 1903
plant species in the crassulaceae family
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Euphorbia enterophora Drake 1899
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Euphorbia enterophora is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Dalbergia campenonii Drake 1903
vulnerable plant species in the fabaceae family
Dalbergia emirnensis is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Combretum grandidieri Drake 1903
plant species in the combretaceae family
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Coffea boiviniana (Baill.) Drake 1897
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Zanthoxylum nadeaudii Drake 1890
endangered plant species in the rutaceae family
Zanthoxylum nadeaudii is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is native to the Society Islands, and to the island if Rapa Iti in the Tubuai Islands, in French Polynesia.
Psychotria marchionica Drake 1890
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Psychotria marchionica is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is endemic to the Marquesas Islands.
Murraya alata Drake 1892
plant species in the rutaceae family
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Euphorbia isaloensis Drake 1899
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
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Entada chrysostachys (Zambezi Seabean) (Benth.) Drake 1903
plant species in the fabaceae family
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