John Jacob Lavranos

South african botanist.

John Jacob Lavranos (29 March 1926, in Corfu – 1 February 2018, in Portugal) was a Greek/South African insurance broker and botanist, with a special interest in succulents. The standard author abbreviation Lavranos is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. He scientifically described almost 300 new species of plants, and a number have been named in his honor.

Abbreviations: Lavranos
Occupations: scientific collector, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: South Africa
Languages: English
Dates: 1926-03-29T00:00:00Z – 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Corfu
Direct attributions: 156 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 222 plants, 0 fungi

156 plants attributed, 66 plants contributed to222 plants:

Encephalartos turneri (Turner's Cycad) Lavranos & D.L.Goode 1988
plant species in the zamiaceae family
Encephalartos turneri is a species of cycad that is native to Mozambique. The Encephalartos turneri was discovered by Ian Sutherland Turner in Nampula, Mozambique.
Aloe niebuhriana Lavranos 1965
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Aloe buhrii (Buhr's Stemless Aloe) Lavranos 1971
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Aloe molederana (Aloe Moledarana) Lavranos & Glen 1989
critically endangered and perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Aloe molederana is a criticially endangered species of aloe native to northern Somalia. It was first described in 1989 by John Jacob Lavranos and H.F. Glen.
Aloe irafensis (Jabal 'iraf Aloe) Lavranos, T.A.McCoy & Al-Gifri 2008
plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Aloe porphyrostachys Lavranos & Collen. 2000
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Aloe fragilis Lavranos & Röösli 1994
critically endangered plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Aloe eremophila Lavranos 1965
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Aloe abyssicola Lavranos & Bilaidi 1971
plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Aloe abyssicola is a species of succulent plant in the genus Aloe that is endemic to southern Yemen, where it grows dangling upside-down from cliff faces.
Encephalartos dolomiticus (Wolkberg Cycad) Lavranos & D.L.Goode 1988
critically endangered plant species in the zamiaceae family
Encephalartos dolomiticus, the Wolkberg cycad, is a critically endangered species of cycad. It is only found in the Wolkberg at elevations of 1100–1500 meters. The area is near Penge in southeastern Limpopo Province, South Africa.
Encephalartos cerinus (Waxen Cycad) Lavranos & D.L.Goode 1989
critically endangered plant species in the zamiaceae family
Encephalartos cerinus or Waxen Cycad is a species of cycad in Africa.
Aloe chlorantha (Green Stemless Aloe) Lavranos 1973
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Aloe berevoana Lavranos 1998
endangered plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Pachypodium eburneum Lavranos & Rapan. 1997
critically endangered plant species in the apocynaceae family
Pachypodium eburneum, also called Isalo palm, is a species of Pachypodium.
Notechidnopsis Lavranos & Bleck 1985
plant genus in the apocynaceae family
Notechidnopsis is a group of plants in the family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1985. It contains only one recognized species, Notechidnopsis tessellata, native to Cape Province in South Africa. formerly included moved to Richtersveldia Notechidnopsis columnaris (Nel) Lavranos & Bleck synonym of Richtersveldia columnaris (Nel) Meve & Liede Taxonomy Phylogenetic studies have shown this genus to most closely related to the stapeliad genera Richtersveldia and Larryleachia. Marginally more distantly related is a sister branch of related genera including Lavrania and Hoodia.
Encephalartos dyerianus (Lillie's Cycad) Lavranos & D.L.Goode 1988
critically endangered plant species in the zamiaceae family
Encephalartos dyerianus, known colloquially as the Lillie cycad, is a species of cycad that is native to hillsides in the lowveld of eastern Limpopo, South Africa.
Aloe roeoeslii Lavranos & T.A.McCoy 2005
plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Aloe rebmannii Lavranos 2002
endangered plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Aloe praetermissa T.A.McCoy & Lavranos 2002
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Aloe pachydactylos T.A.McCoy & Lavranos 2007
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Aloe orlandi Lavranos 2006
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Aloe fleurentiniorum (Aloe Fleurentinorum) Lavranos & L.E.Newton 1977
plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Aloe fibrosa Lavranos & L.E.Newton 1976
plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Aloe eximia Lavranos & T.A.McCoy 2006
endangered plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Aloe droseroides Lavranos & T.A.McCoy 2003
endangered and perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Aloe dhufarensis (Dhofar Aloe) Lavranos 1967
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Aloe brunneostriata Lavranos & S.Carter 1992
critically endangered plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Aloe brunneodentata Lavranos & Collen. 2000
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Aloe bargalensis Lavranos 1973
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Aloe austroarabica T.A.McCoy & Lavranos 2003
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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