Louis van Houtte

Belgian horticulturist (1810-1876).

Louis Benoît van Houtte (29 June 1810, in Ypres – 9 May 1876, in Ghent) was a Belgian horticulturist who was with the Jardin Botanique de Brussels between 1836 and 1838 and is best known for the journal Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe, produced with Charles Lemaire and M. Scheidweiler, an extensive work boasting more than 2,000 coloured plates in 23 volumes published between 1845 and 1883. Early in his career van Houtte worked in Brussels for the ministry of finance. All his leisure time was spent on botany at the botanical garden and private estates. He was on good terms with men

Abbreviations: Van Houtte
Occupations: scientific illustrator, lithographer, botanist, politician, horticulturist, artist
Citizenships: Belgium
Dates: 1810-06-29T00:00:00Z – 1876-05-09T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Ypres
Direct attributions: 23 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 45 plants, 0 fungi

23 plants attributed, 22 plants contributed to45 plants:

Malus × floribunda (Japanese Flowering Crabapple) Siebold ex Van Houtte 1865
plant hybrid species in the rosaceae family
Malus floribunda, common name Japanese flowering crabapple, Japanese crab, purple chokeberry, or showy crabapple, originates from Japan and East Asia. It may be a hybrid of M. toringo with M. baccata, in which case it would be written as Malus × floribunda.
Vanilla phalaenopsis Rchb.f. ex Van Houtte 1867
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Vanilla phalaenopsis, vanille sauvage, is a leafless scrambling succulent plant belonging to the orchid family (Orchidaceae), and endemic to the Seychelles Islands. The flower is about three inches (eight centimeters) wide. The five flat tepals are white, while the labellum has an apricot-colored throat. The vanilla bean is up to 6.5 inches (16 cm) in length. All the flowers on one stem bloom simultaneously.
Gaillardia × grandiflora (Blanket-flower) Van Houtte 1857
perennial plant hybrid species in the asteraceae family
Gaillardia × grandiflora, known as blanket flower, is a hybrid species of flowering plant in the sunflower family Asteraceae, which is a cross of garden origin between G. aristata × G. pulchella.
Kennedia carinata (Benth.) Van Houtte 1855
plant species in the fabaceae family
Kennedia carinata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a prostrate shrub with trifoliate leaves and reddish-purple, pea-like flowers.
Gladiolus × gandavensis (Gladiolus) Van Houtte 1841
plant hybrid species in the iridaceae family
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Phytolacca esculenta Van Houtte 1848
perennial plant species in the phytolaccaceae family
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Iresine lindenii (Blood Leaf) Van Houtte 1867
plant species in the amaranthaceae family
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Citharexylum ligustrifolium (Thur. ex Decne.) Van Houtte 1887
plant species in the verbenaceae family
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Begonia × lapeyrousei Van Houtte 1854
plant hybrid species in the begoniaceae family
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Citharexylum ligustrinum Van Houtte 1887
plant species in the verbenaceae family
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Aeschynanthus atrosanguineus Van Houtte 1883
plant species in the gesneriaceae family
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Tigridia houttei Roezl ex Van Houtte 1875
plant species in the iridaceae family
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Stephensonia grandifolia hort. ex Van Houtte
plant species in the arecaceae family
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Stephensonia hort. ex Van Houtte
plant genus in the arecaceae family
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Rhododendron × pelargoniiflorum Van Houtte 1855
plant hybrid species in the ericaceae family
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Oncosperma vanhoutteanum H.Wendl. ex Van Houtte 1868
plant species in the arecaceae family
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Hydrangea paniculata var. grandiflora Siebold ex Van Houtte 1866
plant variety in the hydrangeaceae family
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Coelia glacialis Van Houtte 1846
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Citrus daidai M.Bieb. ex Van Houtte
plant species in the rutaceae family
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Bouvardia crocata Van Houtte 1846
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Bertolonia × mirandaei Van Houtte 1875
plant hybrid species in the melastomataceae family
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Bertolonia houtteana Van Houtte 1874
plant species in the melastomataceae family
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Amaryllis leonensis Van Houtte
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
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Aquilegia eximia (Van Houtte's Columbine) Van Houtte ex Planch. 1857
perennial plant species in the ranunculaceae family
Aquilegia eximia, the serpentine columbine or Van Houtte's columbine, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, endemic to California.
Primula jeffreyi (Sierra Shooting Star) (Van Houtte) A.R.Mast & Reveal 2007
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
Primula jeffreyi, synonym Dodecatheon jeffreyi, is a North American species of flowering plant in the primrose family known by the common names Sierra shooting star, Jeffrey's shooting star, and tall mountain shooting star.
Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum (Nephrosperma Van-houtteanum) (H.Wendl. ex Van Houtte) Balf.f. 1877
plant species in the arecaceae family
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Aechmea vanhoutteana (Van Houtte) Mez 1892
plant species in the bromeliaceae family
Aechmea vanhoutteana is a plant species in the genus Aechmea. This species is endemic to Brazil.
Silene sieboldii (Van Houtte) H.Ohashi & H.Nakai 1996
plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Begonia guatemalensis Van Houtte ex Galeotti 1853
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Centropogon warscewiczii Van Houtte ex Regel 1858
plant species in the campanulaceae family
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