Jacques Huber

Swiss-brazilian botanist (1867–1914).

Jacques Huber (13 October 1867 Schleitheim – 18 February 1914 Belém) was a Swiss-Brazilian botanist who did pioneering work on the flora of the Amazon from 1895 until his death. He created and organized the herbarium and arboretum in Belém, Brazil, and was director of the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi from 1907 until he died.

Abbreviations: Huber
Occupations: botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese
Dates: 1867-10-13T00:00:00Z – 1914-02-18T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Schleitheim
Direct attributions: 135 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 202 plants, 0 fungi

135 plants attributed, 67 plants contributed to202 plants:

Heliconia stricta (Small Lobster Claw) Huber 1906
plant species in the heliconiaceae family
Heliconia stricta is a species of flowering plant in the family Heliconiaceae. It is native to Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, reproducing by seeds and by underground rhizomes. It is reportedly naturalized in Cuba and Puerto Rico, and cultivated as an ornamental in many other warm regions. The young leaves and bracts retain water, forming pools called phytotelmata, which provide habitat for diverse invertebrates. Some common cultivated varieties are: Bucky Dwarf Jamaican Fire Bird Iris Bannochie Oliveira's Sharonii Tagami
Browneopsis Huber 1906
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Browneopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. There are about 8 species of trees native to South America, ranging from Panama through Colombia and Ecuador to Peru and northern Brazil. Species typically grow in lowland tropical rain forests, including inundated and terra firme forests, and in sub-montane forests in the foothills of the Andes. Species include: Browneopsis cauliflora (Poepp.) Huber – Colombia and Peru Browneopsis disepala (Little) Klitg. – western Ecuador Browneopsis excelsa Pittier – Panama, Colombia, and Peru Browneopsis macrofoliolata Klitg. – western
Nealchornea Huber 1913
plant genus in the euphorbiaceae family
Nealchornea is a genus of trees in the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1913. It is native to South America. Species Nealchornea stipitata B.Walln. - Amazonas State in Brazil Nealchornea yapurensis Huber - E Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Amazonas State
Cordia goeldiana Huber 1910
plant species in the cordiaceae family
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Hymenaea oblongifolia (Locust) Huber 1909
plant species in the fabaceae family
Hymenaea oblongifolia is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the várzea forest ecosystem of northern and western South America. A tree reaching 40 m (130 ft), it is harvested for its timber, and its edible fruit is also collected in the wild for sale. It is used as a street tree in Medellín, Colombia.
Euxylophora paraensis (Pau Amarello) Huber 1910
endangered plant species in the rutaceae family
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Duguetia riparia Huber 1899
plant species in the annonaceae family
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Duguetia flagellaris Huber 1909
plant species in the annonaceae family
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Zornia cearensis Huber 1901
plant species in the fabaceae family
Zornia cearensis is a poisonous plant. in the family Fabaceae.
Rhabdodendron macrophyllum (Spruce ex Benth.) Huber 1909
plant species in the rhabdodendraceae family
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Psychotria alemquerensis Huber 1915
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Pariana maynensis Huber 1906
plant species in the poaceae family
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Hymenaea parvifolia Huber 1909
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Gustavia longepetiolata Huber 1915
endangered plant species in the lecythidaceae family
Gustavia longepetiolata is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Duguetia cadaverica Huber 1909
plant species in the annonaceae family
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Brosimum acutifolium Huber 1910
plant species in the moraceae family
Brosimum acutifolium is a tree of the genus Brosimum that is found in South America. The latex of Brosimum acutifolium contains bufotenin and is used as an entheogen and hallucinogen under the name takini by certain peoples in South America.
Bixa arborea Huber 1910
plant species in the bixaceae family
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Annona angustifolia Huber 1909
plant species in the annonaceae family
Annona angustifolia is a species of flowering plant in the Annonaceae family. It is climbing shrub native to northern Brazil. Jacques Huber, the Swiss-Brazilian botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its narrow (angustus in Latin) leaves (folium in Latin).
Zollernia paraensis Huber 1910
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Triplaris fulva Huber 1906
plant species in the polygonaceae family
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Theobroma sinuosum Pav. ex Huber 1906
plant species in the malvaceae family
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Ternstroemia dehiscens Huber 1915
plant species in the pentaphylacaceae family
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Tachigali macrostachya Huber 1909
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Stillingia salpingadenia (Müll.Arg.) Huber 1906
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Stillingia salpingadenia is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to northeast Argentina, Bolivia, west-central Brazil, and Paraguay. It was originally described by Johannes Müller Argoviensis as Sapium salpingadenia in 1863 and moved to the genus Stillingia by Jacques Huber in 1906.
Solanum leucopogon Huber 1906
plant species in the solanaceae family
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Solanum barbeyanum Huber 1906
plant species in the solanaceae family
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Rhabdodendron amazonicum (Spruce ex Benth.) Huber 1909
plant species in the rhabdodendraceae family
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Passiflora skiantha Huber 1906
plant species in the passifloraceae family
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Palicourea subspicata Huber 1906
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Nealchornea yapurensis Huber 1913
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
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