Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus

South african botanist, botanical collector, and curator and scientific illustrator (1877–1970).

Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus née Kensit (31 July 1877 in Burgersdorp – 5 April 1970 in Cape Town) was a South African botanist and taxonomist, and the longtime curator of the Bolus Herbarium, from 1903. Bolus also has the legacy of authoring more land plant species than any other female scientist, in total naming 1,494 species.

Abbreviations: L.Bolus, Kensit
Occupations: scientific illustrator, scientific collector, curator, botanist, taxonomist, botanical collector
Citizenships: South Africa
Languages: English
Dates: 1877-07-31T00:00:00Z – 1970-04-05T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Burgersdorp
Direct attributions: 939 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 1,341 plants, 0 fungi

939 plants attributed, 402 plants contributed to1,341 plants:

Jacobsenia (Antlerfigs) L.Bolus & Schwantes 1954
plant genus in the aizoaceae family
Jacobsenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It is native to the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic. The genus name of Jacobsenia is in honour of Hermann Jacobsen (1898–1978), a German gardener and botanist. He was also curator and supervisor at a botanical garden in Kiel and specialist in succulents. It was first described and published Kakteen And. Sukk. Vol.5 on page 69 in 1954. Species, according to Kew; Jacobsenia hallii L.Bolus Jacobsenia kolbei (L.Bolus) L.Bolus & Schwantes
Carpobrotus acinaciformis (Sally-my-handsome) (L.) L.Bolus 1927
plant species in the aizoaceae family
Carpobrotus acinaciformis (commonly known as Elands sourfig, Elandssuurvy or Sally-my-handsome) is a succulent perennial of the family Aizoaceae, native to South Africa.
Gasteria pillansii (Namaqua Oxtongue) Kensit 1910
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Gasteria pillansii, the Namaqua gasteria, is succulent plant native to the arid winter-rainfall regions in the far west of South Africa and Namibia.
Neohenricia L.Bolus 1938
plant genus in the aizoaceae family
Neohenricia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Aizoaceae, native to the Cape Provinces and Free State of South Africa. Low-lying succulents, they are found in places that can collect a little water, such as crevices and pans, on sandstone or dolorite, in areas that get at least 200 mm of rainfall annually. The genus was named after Swiss-born South African plant physiologist Marguerite Gertrud Anna Henrici.
Esterhuysenia L.Bolus 1967
plant genus in the aizoaceae family
Esterhuysenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. Its native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. The genus name of Esterhuysenia is in honour of Elsie Elizabeth Esterhuysen (1912–2006), a South African botanist, and it was first described and published in J. S. African Bot. Vol.33 on page 308 in 1967. Known species: Esterhuysenia alpina L.Bolus Esterhuysenia drepanophylla (Schltr. & A.Berger) H.E.K.Hartmann Esterhuysenia inclaudens (L.Bolus) H.E.K.Hartmann Esterhuysenia knysnana (L.Bolus) van Jaarsv. Esterhuysenia mucronata (L.Bolus) Klak Esterhuysenia stokoei
Delosperma cooperi (Pink Carpet) (Hook.f.) L.Bolus 1927
plant species in the aizoaceae family
Delosperma cooperi (syn. Mesembryanthemum cooperi), the trailing iceplant, hardy iceplant or pink carpet, is a dwarf perennial plant native to South Africa. It forms a dense lawn with abundant, long-lasting flowers. It reaches sizes of approximately 10–15 cm (4–6 in) tall, with fleshy leaves that are linear and simple and can grow up to 1.5 inches long and a trailing stem that hangs down. These fleshy roots help provide the ability for the plants to recover and grow rapidly if a disturbance has occurred.
Lithops aucampiae (Stone Plant) L.Bolus 1932
perennial plant species in the aizoaceae family
Lithops aucampiae is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae, found in South Africa. it was named after Juanita Aucamp, who found a specimen on her father's farm in Postmasburg, Northern Cape in 1929.
Leipoldtia L.Bolus 1927
plant genus in the aizoaceae family
Leipoldtia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It is native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces (region of the South African Republic). The genus name of Leipoldtia is in honour of C. Louis Leipoldt (1880–1947), a South African poet, dramatist, medical doctor, reporter and food expert. It was first described and published in Fl. Pl. South Africa Vol.7 on table 256 in 1927.
Skiatophytum (Leaffig Vygies) L.Bolus 1928
plant genus in the aizoaceae family
Skiatophytum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. Three species are accepted: Skiatophytum flaccidifolium Klak Skiatophytum skiatophytoides (Leistner) Klak Skiatophytum tripolium (L.) L.Bolus
Scopelogena (Rockfigs) L.Bolus 1962
plant genus in the aizoaceae family
Scopelogena is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
Tritoniopsis (Snakeflowers) L.Bolus 1929
plant genus in the iridaceae family
Tritoniopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1926. The entire genus is endemic to Cape Province in South Africa. The genus name refers to the African genus Tritonia and is combined with the Greek word opsis, meaning "look-alike".
Peersia L.Bolus 1927
plant genus in the aizoaceae family
Peersia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. It is native to the Cape Provinces in the South African Republic. The genus name of Peersia is in honour of Victor Stanley Peers (1874–1940), an Australian botanist, plant collector, and amateur archeologist. It was first described and published in Fl. Pl. South Africa Vol.7 on table 264 in 1927.
Ottosonderia L.Bolus 1958
plant genus in the aizoaceae family
Ottosonderia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Aizoaceae. Its native range is the Cape Provinces in South Africa. The genus name of Ottosonderia is in honour of Otto Wilhelm Sonder (1812–1881), a German botanist and pharmacist. It was first described and published in Notes Mesembryanthemum Vol.3 on page 292 in 1958.
Orthopterum L.Bolus 1927
plant genus in the aizoaceae family
Orthopterum is a genus of succulent plant in the family Aizoaceae, subfamily Ruschioideae. It is a low, clump-forming plant with thick, fleshy leaves and yellow flowers. It is endemic to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
Haworthia variegata L.Bolus 1929
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Haworthia variegata is a perennial succulent belonging to the genus Haworthia and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs from Bredasdorp to Swellendam and Stilbaai.
Lithops salicola L.Bolus 1936
perennial plant species in the aizoaceae family
Lithops salicola is a species of perennial plant in the family Aizoaceae, often called living stones, because of its resemblance to round grey pebbles.
Lithops bromfieldii (Langberg Stonefig) L.Bolus 1934
perennial plant species in the aizoaceae family
Lithops bromfieldii, also called the living stone, is a succulent plant in the genus Lithops. It is native to the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. The plant is tan and reddish brown, and looks like stones when not in bloom. It blooms in the fall. Flowers are yellow.
Glottiphyllum oligocarpum L.Bolus 1934
plant species in the aizoaceae family
Glottiphyllum oligocarpum is a species of succulent plant, in the family Aizoaceae. It is indigenous to arid areas of the Little Karoo, in the Western Cape, South Africa.
Gibbaeum heathii (Baby Bums) (N.E.Br.) L.Bolus 1937
plant species in the aizoaceae family
Gibbaeum heathii is a species of succulent plant in the genus Gibbaeum, endemic to South Africa.
Faucaria subintegra L.Bolus 1934
plant species in the aizoaceae family
Faucaria subintegra is a small succulent plant that is part of the Aizoaceae family. The species is endemic to South Africa and occurs in the Eastern Cape. The plant has a range of 497 km² and occurs between the Keiskamma River and the Chalumna River. The species is threatened by informal settlement construction and overgrazing.
Disphyma crassifolium (Round-leaved Pigface) (L.) L.Bolus 1927
plant species in the aizoaceae family
Disphyma crassifolium, commonly known as round-leaved pigface or salty fingers is a species of flowering plant in the family Aizoaceae native to Australia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa. It is a prostrate, succulent annual shrub or short-lived perennial plant with stems up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) long, leaves that are three-sided in cross-section with a rounded lower angle, and purple daisy-like flowers with staminodes up to 30 mm (1.2 in) long.
Delosperma nubigenum (Schltr.) L.Bolus 1960
plant species in the aizoaceae family
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Conophytum burgeri L.Bolus 1967
critically endangered plant species in the aizoaceae family
Conophytum burgeri ("Burger's onion") is a small, endangered, South African species of succulent plant, of the genus Conophytum.
Aloinopsis luckhoffii (Calvinia Wartfig) (L.Bolus) L.Bolus 1958
plant species in the aizoaceae family
Aloinopsis luckhoffii is a species of flowering plant in the genus Aloinopsis. It is a succulent subshrub native to the western Cape Provinces of South Africa, where it grows in deserts or dry shrublands. Like other Aloinopsis it grows in a rosette of leaves close to the ground. It has angular leaves that are covered by small, white tooth-like protrusions.
Watsonia fourcadei (Forked Watsonia) J.W.Mathews & L.Bolus 1925
plant species in the iridaceae family
Watsonia fourcadei is a plant belonging to the genus Watsonia and is part of the fynbos. The species is endemic to the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape.
Salvia muirii (Muir's Sage) L.Bolus 1930
plant species in the lamiaceae family
Salvia muirii (Muir's sage) is an evergreen perennial shrub native to limited areas east of the Cape of Good Hope and Mossel Bay on the southern coast of South Africa. It grows in an area influenced by the climate of the Indian Ocean, on rolling hills between 200 and 1000 feet elevation. The plant was first collected by Dr. John Muir, a Scottish physician and plant collector who spent many years in South Africa. Muir wrote to the botanist Harriet Margaret Louisa Bolus, who named the plant after him. Salvia muirii reaches 2 feet tall in its native habitat, less in cultivation. It grows into a
Lithops olivacea L.Bolus 1929
perennial plant species in the aizoaceae family
Lithops olivacea is a species of the genus Lithops under the family Aizoaceae. The name olivacea refers to the Latin word for olive (oliva) combined with the suffix -cea, meaning "of the likeness", producing the idea of "olive likeness". Lithops olivacea grow primarily in the Bushmanland of South Africa. They grow most abundantly in the regions of Aggeneys, Pofadder, and Namies. L. olivacea also received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit for being "excellent for ordinary use in appropriate conditions, available to buy, of good constitution, essentially stable in form &
Lithops herrei L.Bolus 1932
perennial plant species in the aizoaceae family
Lithops herrei is a species of succulent plant under the genus Lithops and family Aizoaceae. It derives its name from Adolar Herre, a German botanist of the 20th century.
Glottiphyllum surrectum (Rising Tonguefig) (Haw.) L.Bolus 1950
plant species in the aizoaceae family
Glottiphyllum surrectum is a species of succulent plant, in the family Aizoaceae. It is indigenous to arid areas of the Little Karoo, in the Western Cape, South Africa.
Glottiphyllum peersii L.Bolus 1932
plant species in the aizoaceae family
Glottiphyllum peersii is a rare species of succulent plant, in the family Aizoaceae. It is indigenous to arid areas near Klaarstroom in the Western Cape, South Africa.
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