Ghillean Prance

British botanist (1937-).

Sir Ghillean Tolmie Prance (born 13 July 1937) is a prominent British botanist and ecologist who has published extensively on the taxonomy of families such as Chrysobalanaceae and Lecythidaceae, but drew particular attention in documenting the pollination ecology of Victoria amazonica. Prance is a former director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Abbreviations: Prance
Occupations: ecologist, botanist
Citizenships: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Dates: 1937-07-00T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Brandeston
Direct attributions: 448 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 456 plants, 0 fungi

448 plants attributed, 8 plants contributed to456 plants:

Rhabdodendraceae (Rhabdodendron Family) Prance 1968
plant family in the order caryophyllales
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Hunga Prance 1979
plant genus in the chrysobalanaceae family
Hunga is a genus of plants in the family Chrysobalanaceae described by British botanist Ghillean Prance in 1979. Species in this genus are native to New Guinea and New Caledonia.
Maranthes polyandra (Benth.) Prance 1966
plant species in the chrysobalanaceae family
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Kostermanthus Prance 1979
plant genus in the chrysobalanaceae family
Kostermanthus is a genus of plants in the family Chrysobalanaceae described by British botanist Ghillean Prance in 1979. Species in this genus are large trees native to Malesia.
Dactyladenia cinerea (Engl. ex De Wild.) Prance & F.White 1979
endangered plant species in the chrysobalanaceae family
Dactyladenia cinerea is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is endemic to Cameroon. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Acioa edulis Prance 1972
plant species in the chrysobalanaceae family
Acioa edulis, syn. Couepia edulis (Prance) Prance, is a fruit and timber tree in the family Chrysobalanaceae, which is native to the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. The tree's Portuguese common name is Castanha-de-cutia. The tree grows naturally only within a small area of Brazil; however, they proliferate widely within this area. The tree is around 25 m (82 ft) tall, with entire leaves that are oval or round, measuring 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in) diameter, with a petiole up to 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long. Its fruit ranges from 8–9 cm (3.1–3.5 in) long and 4–5 cm (1.6–2.0 in) diameter. and contain a single
Exellodendron Prance 1972
plant genus in the chrysobalanaceae family
Exellodendron is a genus of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus in 1972. The entire genus Exellodendron is native to South America. Species Exellodendron barbatum (Ducke) Prance - Bolívar, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil (Amazonas, Maranhão, Pará) Exellodendron cordatum (Hook.f.) Prance - NE Brazil Exellodendron coriaceum (Benth.) Prance - Venezuela (Amazonas, Bolívar), Guyana, Brazil (Amazonas, Roraima, Pará) Exellodendron gardneri (Hook.f.) Prance - Brazil (Rondônia, Bahia, Goiás) Exellodendron gracile (Kuhlm.) Prance - Brazil (Espírito Santo)
Dactyladenia hirsuta (A.Chev. ex De Wild.) Prance & F.White 1979
endangered plant species in the chrysobalanaceae family
Dactyladenia hirsuta is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is endemic to Ivory Coast and Ghana. Its natural habitats are wet evergreen forests. It is threatened by extensive logging of its habitat, the effects of mining and the establishment of commercial plantations.
Cariniana penduliflora Prance 1976
plant species in the lecythidaceae family
Cariniana penduliflora is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is known from only a single specimen collected in Rondônia, Brazil.
Barringtonia maxwelliana (Whitmore) Prance 2010
vulnerable plant species in the lecythidaceae family
Barringtonia maxwelliana is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. It is endemic to Bukit Larut (Maxwell Hill) in Perak, Malaysia. It can be found on steep ridges and hillsides in submontane forests, at about 600 m. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Barringtonia chaniana (Whitmore) Prance 2010
vulnerable plant species in the lecythidaceae family
Barringtonia chaniana is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Pahang and Johor in Malaysia. It is found in lowlands and hill forests up to 570 m and is threatened by habitat loss.
Allantoma kuhlmannii (Ducke) S.A.Mori, Ya Y.Huang & Prance 2008
plant species in the lecythidaceae family
Allantoma kuhlmannii, synonym Cariniana kuhlmannii, is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. It is found only in Brazil.
Allantoma integrifolia (Ducke) S.A.Mori, Ya Y.Huang & Prance 2008
plant species in the lecythidaceae family
Allantoma integrifolia, synonym Cariniana integrifolia, is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Stephanopodium magnifolium Prance 1994
endangered plant species in the dichapetalaceae family
Stephanopodium magnifolium is a species of plant in the Dichapetalaceae family. It is endemic to Brazil.
Licania velutina Prance 1992
plant species in the chrysobalanaceae family
Licania velutina is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Hunga mackeeana Prance 1979
vulnerable plant species in the chrysobalanaceae family
Hunga mackeeana is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.
Hunga guillauminii Prance 1983
endangered plant species in the chrysobalanaceae family
Hunga guillauminii is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.
Hunga gerontogea (Schltr.) Prance 1979
plant species in the chrysobalanaceae family
Hunga gerontogea is a species of flowering plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to northwestern New Caledonia.
Hunga cordata Prance 1983
endangered plant species in the chrysobalanaceae family
Hunga cordata is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia.
Eschweilera mexicana (Jicarillo) T.Wendt, S.A.Mori & Prance 1985
critically endangered plant species in the lecythidaceae family
Eschweilera mexicana, the cajita or jicarillo, is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Mexico. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Dactyladenia mannii (Oliv.) Prance & F.White 1979
endangered plant species in the chrysobalanaceae family
Dactyladenia mannii is a species of flowering plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is a climbing shrub or small tree native to Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea and to southwestern Cameroon. It grows in lowland and submontane forest, sometimes along rivers, up to 800 metres elevation. It is threatened by habitat loss. The species was first described as Griffonia mannii by Daniel Oliver in 1871. In 1979 Ghillean Prance and Frank White placed the species is genus Dactyladenia as D. mannii.
Dactyladenia laevis (Pierre ex De Wild.) Prance & F.White 1979
endangered plant species in the chrysobalanaceae family
Dactyladenia laevis is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is endemic to Gabon, where it is found only in the vicinity of Libreville. It is threatened by habitat loss due to extensive logging.
Dactyladenia johnstonei (Hoyle) Prance & F.White 1979
critically endangered plant species in the chrysobalanaceae family
Dactyladenia johnstonei is a species of flowering plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to western Cameroon and southeastern Nigeria. In Cameroon it is found in the Mount Kupe and the Bamenda Highlands. Its natural habitats are forested valley slopes in submontane forests at elevations of 950 to 1,600 m. It is threatened by habitat loss due to logging and clearance for agricultural land. The species was first described as Acioa johnstonei by Arthur Clague Hoyle in 1932. In 1979 Ghillean Prance and Frank White placed the species in genus Dactyladenia as D.
Dactyladenia eketensis (De Wild.) Prance & F.White 1979
critically endangered plant species in the chrysobalanaceae family
Dactyladenia eketensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is a tree native to southern Nigeria and Gabon. The species has suffered from extensive habitat loss from oil exploration and extraction, and the IUCN Red List assesses the species as Critically Endangered. The species was first described as Acioa eketensis by Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman in 1920. It is named after Eket in southeastern Nigeria, where it was discovered. In 1979 Ghillean Prance and Frank White placed it genus Dactyladenia as D. eketensis.
Dactyladenia dinklagei (Engl.) Prance & F.White 1979
vulnerable plant species in the chrysobalanaceae family
Dactyladenia dinklagei is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is endemic to Ivory Coast, Ghana and Liberia. Its natural habitats are wet evergreen forests. It is threatened by habitat loss due to mining activities, logging and commercial planting.
Dactyladenia dichotoma (De Wild.) Prance & F.White 1979
critically endangered plant species in the chrysobalanaceae family
Dactyladenia dichotoma is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is endemic to Nigeria. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Atuna cordata Cockburn ex Prance 1987
plant species in the chrysobalanaceae family
Atuna cordata is a tree in the Atuna genus of the family Chrysobalanaceae. The specific epithet cordata is from the Latin meaning "heart-shaped", referring to the leaf base.
Anthodiscus chocoensis Prance 1980
endangered plant species in the caryocaraceae family
Anthodiscus chocoensis is a species of plant in the family Caryocaraceae family. It is an endangered species native to Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Allantoma uaupensis (Spruce ex O.Berg) S.A.Mori, Ya Y.Huang & Prance 2008
plant species in the lecythidaceae family
Allantoma uaupensis, synonym Cariniana uaupensis, is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. It is found only in Brazil.
Allantoma pauciramosa (W.A.Rodrigues) S.A.Mori, Ya Y.Huang & Prance 2008
endangered plant species in the lecythidaceae family
Allantoma pauciramosa, synonym Cariniana pauciramosa, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. It has only been collected once, in the rainforests in the state of Amazonas.
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