Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer

German botanist (1791-1858).

Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer (1 January 1791 – 7 August 1858) was a German botanist and botanical historian. Born in the Electorate of Hanover, he lectured in Göttingen and in 1826 became a professor of botany at the University of Königsberg, as well as Director of the Botanical Garden. His botanical specialty was the Juncaceae – a family of rushes. His major work was the four-volume Geschichte der Botanik ("History of Botany", 1854–57). His history covered ancient authorities such as Aristotle and Theophrastus, explored the beginnings of modern botany in the context of 15th- and 16th-centur

Abbreviations: E.Mey.
Occupations: university teacher, botanist
Citizenships: Kingdom of Prussia, Kingdom of Hanover
Languages: German
Dates: 1791-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1858-08-07T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Hanover
Direct attributions: 308 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 680 plants, 0 fungi

308 plants attributed, 372 plants contributed to680 plants:

Adoxaceae (Moschatel Family) E.Mey. 1839
plant family in the order dipsacales
Adoxaceae or Viburnaceae, commonly known as the moschatel family, is a small family of flowering plants in the order Dipsacales, which includes three genera – Adoxa, Sambucus, and Viburnum – and 150–200 species. They are characterised by opposite toothed leaves, small five- or, more rarely, four-petalled flowers in cymose inflorescences, and the fruit being a drupe. They are thus similar to many Cornaceae. In older classifications, this entire family was part of Caprifoliaceae, the honeysuckle family. Adoxa (moschatel) was the first plant to be moved to this new group. Much later, the genera
Gomphocarpus physocarpus (Balloon Cotton Bush) E.Mey. 1838
plant species in the apocynaceae family
Gomphocarpus physocarpus, commonly known as hairy balls, balloonplant, balloon cotton-bush, bishop's balls, nailhead, or swan plant, is a species of plant in the Milkweed subfamily Asclepiadoideae of the Dogbane Family (Apocynaceae), related to the milkweeds. The plant is native to southeast Africa, but it has been widely naturalised as it is often used as an ornamental plant.
Alberta magna (Natal Flame Bush) E.Mey. 1838
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Alberta is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. Most species have been transferred to the genus Razafimandimbisonia, except for the type species Alberta magna. It is native to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and is commonly known as Natal flame bush.
Utricularia livida (Leaden Bladderwort) E.Mey. 1838
annual and perennial plant species in the lentibulariaceae family
Utricularia livida, the leaden bladderwort, is a species of flowering plant in the bladderwort family, native to central and southern Africa, and Mexico. Growing to 50 cm (20 in) tall and broad, it is a carnivorous perennial. It was originally described and published by Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer in 1837.
Sphenostylis (Sphenostylises) E.Mey. 1836
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Sphenostylis is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes seven species of prostrate, climbing or erect herbs or subshrubs. They are native to sub-Saharan Africa, where they grow in seasonally-dry tropical and subtropical open forest, woodland, bushland and thicket, wooded grassland, and grassland, mainly in the Zambezian and Sudanian regions. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Sphenostylis contains several species useful as food sources including Sphenostylis stenocarpa. Sphenostylis stenocarpa is characterized by its fruit (legume) and stipulated leaves.
Dregea E.Mey. 1838
plant genus in the apocynaceae family
Stephanotis is a genus of flowering plants first described in 1806. The name derives from the Greek στεφανωτής (stephanōtís) meaning, by sense, “fit for a crown”—from στέφανος (stéphanos), “crown”. It contains evergreen, woody-stemmed lianas with a scattered distribution in several tropical and subtropical regions. Stephanotis are grown for their strongly perfumed, waxy, tubular, usually white flowers. Leaves are opposite, ovate to elliptic, and leathery. Stephanotis is a beautiful but difficult plant - it hates sudden changes in temperature, needs constant cool conditions in winter and is
Smodingium argutum (Agonybush) E.Mey. 1860
plant species in the anacardiaceae family
Smodingium argutum, the African poison ivy or pain bush, is a southern African shrub or medium-sized tree in the Anacardiaceae, which has properties comparable to the American poison ivy, as its sap contains heptadecyl catechols that are toxic to the skin. An immuno-chemical reaction is suspected as in other toxic anacardiaceous species. It is monotypic in the genus Smodingium, and was discovered in Pondoland by J. F. Drège during an 1832 expedition with the zoologist Andrew Smith.
Pentarrhinum E.Mey. 1838
plant genus in the apocynaceae family
Cynanchum is a genus of about 300 species including some swallowworts, belonging to the family Apocynaceae. The taxon name comes from Greek kynos (meaning "dog") and anchein ("to choke"), hence the common name for several species is dog-strangling vine. Most species are non-succulent climbers or twiners. There is some evidence of toxicity.
Pachycarpus E.Mey. 1838
plant genus in the apocynaceae family
Pachycarpus is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described in 1838. It is native to Africa. Species formerly included moved to other genera (Asclepias, Gomphocarpus, Xysmalobium)
Lagenaria sphaerica (Wild Melon) E.Mey. 1866
perennial plant species in the cucurbitaceae family
Lagenaria sphaerica is a herbaceous climber in the family Cucurbitaceae. It is commonly known as the wild melon. These plants are found in low-lying areas from the Eastern Cape of South Africa to East Africa. The may grow along river floodplains or up into the canopy of riparian forests. They may also be found in coastal dune vegetation. These plants produce large white flowers which attract many insects. The melon gourd is green and flecked with white. In Tanzania, only the male flowers produce nectar, which is fed on by the Eastern Olive Sunbird, but the actual pollinators are carpenter
Euphorbia dregeana (Wolf Milk) E.Mey. 1862
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
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Cyclopia intermedia (Honeybush Tea) E.Mey. 1836
plant species in the fabaceae family
Cyclopia intermedia is a species of flowering plant in the legume family. So called honeybush tea is made from fermented leaves and stems of this plant.
Calpurnia (Golden-peas) E.Mey. 1836
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Calpurnia is a genus of flowering plants within the family Fabaceae. It includes six species which range through eastern, central, and southern Africa and in southern India. The genus comprises shrubs or small trees in or along the margin of forests in the eastern parts of South Africa. They shed leaves in winter unless in moist areas, where they are evergreen. They make good garden plants because they are easily raised from seed, flower at two years and withstand frost. The species Calpurnia aurea is also known as Wild Laburnum or Wildegeelkeur (in Afrikaans). The bright yellow flowers have
Tephrosia elongata (Orange Hoarypea) E.Mey. 1836
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Tephrosia elongata is a plant native to Africa south of the equator. It occurs from northern and eastern South Africa to the highlands of Malawi and Tanzania.
Schizoglossum E.Mey. 1838
plant genus in the apocynaceae family
Schizoglossum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae. It is characterized by a distinctive mechanism in which nectar is delivered onto the corolla through channels in the interstaminal corona. In some species, the interstaminal corona may function primarily as the outer boundary of the primary nectary just below the entrance to the guide rail. Its native range is Southern Tropical and Southern Africa.
Orphium frutescens (Sea-rose) (L.) E.Mey. 1838
plant species in the gentianaceae family
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Luzula rufescens (Rufous Woodrush) Fisch. ex E.Mey. 1849
perennial plant species in the juncaceae family
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Luzula plumosa E.Mey. 1849
perennial plant species in the juncaceae family
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Juncus drummondii (Drummond's Rush) E.Mey. 1853
perennial plant species in the juncaceae family
Juncus drummondii is a species of rush known by the common name Drummond's rush. It is native to western North America from northern Canada and Alaska to New Mexico, where it grows in wet coniferous forest and alpine meadows and slopes. This is a perennial herb forming narrow, erect tufts to about 40 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves are basal and most have no real blades; instead they form a sheath around the stem a few centimeters long. The inflorescence is borne on the side of the stem toward the top. There is a long, cylindrical bract at the base which extends out past the
Gonioma E.Mey. 1838
plant genus in the apocynaceae family
Gonioma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1838. It is native to South Africa, Madagascar, and Eswatini. Species Gonioma kamassi E.Mey. - Cape Province, Eswatini, KwaZulu-Natal Gonioma malagasy Markgr. & Boiteau - Madagascar
Euphorbia ephedroides E.Mey. 1862
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
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Erythrophysa E.Mey. 1860
plant genus in the sapindaceae family
Erythrophysa is a genus of plant in the family Sapindaceae. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): Erythrophysa aesculina Baill. Erythrophysa alata (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Hutch. Erythrophysa belinii Capuron Erythrophysa humbertii Capuron Erythrophysa lapiazicola Capuron Erythrophysa paniculata Capuron Erythrophysa sakalava Capuron Erythrophysa septentrionalis Verdc. Erythrophysa transvaalensis I.Verd.
Erythrina latissima (Broad-leaved Coraltree) E.Mey. 1836
plant species in the fabaceae family
The broad-leaved coral tree (Erythrina latissima) is a deciduous tree from southern Africa growing 5 to 8 m tall. It is a member of the Fabaceae and occurs naturally in the Afrotemperate mist-belt of South Africa and Eswatini to the uplands of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and adjacent Botswana. It is often cultivated as a tree for gardens and parks. In Zimbabwe its range overlaps with the similar Erythrina abyssinica.
Erythrina acanthocarpa (Thorny Coraltree) E.Mey. 1836
plant species in the fabaceae family
Erythrina acanthocarpa (common name - Tambuki thorn) is a species of Erythrina in the family Fabaceae, and was first described in 1835 by Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer. It is found in South Africa, where it is native to the Cape and Northern Provinces, but introduced in Free State. It is a succulent, nitrogen-fixing shrub.
Ectadium E.Mey. 1838
plant genus in the apocynaceae family
Ectadium is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apocynaceae. Its native range is Namibia to South African Republic. Species: Ectadium rotundifolium (H.Huber) Venter & Kotze Ectadium virgatum E.Mey.
Dalbergia obovata (Climbing Flatbean) E.Mey. 1836
plant species in the fabaceae family
Dalbergia obovata (climbing flat bean) is a robust shrub or climber in the family Fabaceae, and is native to Southern Africa.
Ceropegia linearis (Heartleaf Lanternvine) E.Mey. 1838
plant species in the apocynaceae family
Ceropegia linearis, also known as string-of-needles, is a species of flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae, native to Southern Africa. The popular houseplant Ceropegia woodii is sometimes treated as a subspecies of C. linearis, as C. linearis subsp. woodii. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Ceropegia ampliata E.Mey. 1838
plant species in the apocynaceae family
Ceropegia ampliata is a flowering plant in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, native to eastern and southern Africa, including Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini, Botswana, and Madagascar. Common names include bushman's pipe, condom plant, and horny wonder.
Utricularia prehensilis (Twining Bladderwort) E.Mey. 1838
perennial plant species in the lentibulariaceae family
Utricularia prehensilis is a small to medium-sized, probably perennial carnivorous plant that belongs to the genus Utricularia. It is native to tropical and southern Africa, where it can be found in Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Eswatini, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. U. prehensilis grows as a terrestrial plant in marshes, bogs, and swamps from altitudes around sea level near its southern range up to 2,100 m (6,890 ft) in southern Tanzania. It was originally described by Ernst Heinrich Friedrich Meyer
Thunbergia atriplicifolia (Natal Primrose) E.Mey. 1847
plant species in the acanthaceae family
Thunbergia atriplicifolia, the Natal primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to South Africa and Eswatini. It is a favored browse of the steenbok (Raphicerus campestris).
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