Robert Allen Dyer

South african botanist (1900-1987).

Robert Allen Dyer (21 September 1900 in Pietermaritzburg – 26 October 1987 in Johannesburg) was a South African botanist and taxonomist, working particularly on Amaryllidaceae and succulent plants, contributing to and editing of Bothalia and Flowering Plants of Africa and holding the office of Director of the Botanical Research Institute in Pretoria from 1944 to 1963.

Abbreviations: R.A.Dyer
Occupations: scientific collector, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: South Africa
Languages: English
Dates: 1900-09-21T00:00:00Z – 1987-10-26T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Pietermaritzburg
Direct attributions: 138 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 202 plants, 0 fungi

138 plants attributed, 64 plants contributed to202 plants:

Strelitzia caudata (Transvaal Wild-banana) R.A.Dyer 1946
plant species in the strelitziaceae family
Strelitzia caudata, commonly known as the mountain strelitzia or wild banana, is a species of banana-like Strelitzia from Africa from the Chimanimani Mountains of Zimbabwe south to Mozambique, the Northern Provinces of South Africa and Eswatini (Swaziland). It is one of three large banana-like Strelitzia species, all of which are native to southern Africa, the other two being S. alba and S. nicolai.
Encephalartos trispinosus (Bushman's River Cycad) (Hook.) R.A.Dyer 1965
vulnerable plant species in the zamiaceae family
Encephalartos trispinosus is a species of cycad that is native to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
Encephalartos princeps (Kei Cycad) R.A.Dyer 1965
vulnerable plant species in the zamiaceae family
Encephalartos princeps is a species of cycad that is native to Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
Encephalartos natalensis (Natal Giant Cycad) R.A.Dyer & I.Verd. 1951
vulnerable plant species in the zamiaceae family
Encephalartos natalensis, the Natal cycad or giant cycad, is a species of cycad that is endemic to the Qumbu and Tabankulu areas of the northern part of the Eastern Cape, and through most of KwaZulu-Natal. The number of mature individuals of this species is declining and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being "near threatened".
Encephalartos inopinus (Lydenburg Cycad) R.A.Dyer 1964
critically endangered plant species in the zamiaceae family
Encephalartos inopinus is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae native to Limpopo Province, South Africa.
Encephalartos umbeluziensis (Umbeluzi Cycad) R.A.Dyer 1951
endangered plant species in the zamiaceae family
Encephalartos umbeluziensis is a species of cycad from Africa.
Encephalartos pterogonus (Toothed-cone Cycad) R.A.Dyer & I.Verd. 1969
critically endangered plant species in the zamiaceae family
Encephalartos pterogonus is a species of cycad that is native to Mount Mruwere (Monte Urueri) and adjacent mountains in the Manica province of Mozambique.
Encephalartos arenarius (Alexandria Cycad) R.A.Dyer 1955
endangered plant species in the zamiaceae family
Encephalartos arenarius is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is limited to the Eastern Cape. Its common names include Alexandria cycad and dune cycad.
Euphorbia memoralis R.A.Dyer 1952
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Euphorbia memoralis is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe. It is endemic to ultramafic soils.
Euphorbia clivicola R.A.Dyer 1951
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Euphorbia clivicola is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae native to southern Africa.
Euphorbia barnardii A.C.White, R.A.Dyer & B.Sloane 1941
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Euphorbia barnardii, commonly known as mokgwakgwatha, is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae native to southern Africa.
Encephalartos cupidus (Blyde River Cycad) R.A.Dyer 1971
critically endangered plant species in the zamiaceae family
Encephalartos cupidus is a species of cycad that is found in the Limpopo Province, South Africa at elevations of 700 up to 1,500.
Encephalartos concinnus (Runde Cycad) R.A.Dyer & I.Verd. 1969
critically endangered plant species in the zamiaceae family
Encephalartos concinnus, or the Runde cycad, is a species of cycad in the family Zamiaceae that is endemic to Zimbabwe.
Euphorbia zoutpansbergensis (Zoutpansberg Naboom) R.A.Dyer 1938
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Euphorbia zoutpansbergensis is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is a succulent shrub or tree endemic to north-central Limpopo Province of South Africa.
Euphorbia × inconstantia R.A.Dyer 1931
plant hybrid species in the euphorbiaceae family
Euphorbia inconstantia is a species of plant in the genus Euphorbia and the family Euphorbiaceae.
Euphorbia groenewaldii R.A.Dyer 1938
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Euphorbia groenewaldii is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae native to southern Africa. It is listed as endemic to and Critically Endangered in South Africa due to habitat destruction and overcollection. Kew's Plants of the World Online also lists it as native to Mozambique.
Euphorbia grandialata R.A.Dyer 1937
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Euphorbia grandicornis, the cow's horn plant, is a succulent plant of the Euphorbiaceae or spurge family. It is native to the KwaZulu-Natal province and the Northern Provinces of South Africa and to Mozambique and Eswatini. The specific epithet "grandicornis" means "with large horns," and refers to the pairs of spines, which look like the horns of a bull.
Euphorbia confinalis (Lebombo Euphorbia) R.A.Dyer 1951
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
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Encephalartos munchii (Munch's Cycad) R.A.Dyer & I.Verd. 1969
critically endangered plant species in the zamiaceae family
Encephalartos munchii is a perennial species of cycad in Africa. In English, the species goes by the common name Munch's cycad.
Encephalartos heenanii (Woolly Cycad) R.A.Dyer 1972
extinct in the wild plant species in the zamiaceae family
Encephalartos heenanii, or Heenan's cycad, is a species of cycad in Southern Transvaal Province, South Africa.
Encephalartos chimanimaniensis (Chimanimani Cycad) R.A.Dyer & I.Verd. 1969
endangered plant species in the zamiaceae family
The Chimanimani cycad (Encephalartos chimanimaniensis) is a species of cycad that is endemic to the Chimanimani Mountains of eastern Zimbabwe. It is a threatened species which has been locally extirpated by cycad collectors.
Euphorbia sekukuniensis (Sekhukhune Euphorbia) R.A.Dyer 1940
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Euphorbia sekukuniensis is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It a succulent shrub or tree endemic to south-central and southern Limpopo Province in South Africa.
Euphorbia rowlandii (Levuvhu Euphorbia) R.A.Dyer 1958
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Euphorbia rowlandii, the Levuvhu euphorbia, is a succulent member of the spurge family native to the Soutpansberg region in South Africa, and southeastern Zimbabwe. It is a medium-sized, monoecious shrub with multiple spiny blue-green photosynthetic stems. The species is superficially similar to E. waterbergensis, and is named after the Levubu River.
Euphorbia cumulata R.A.Dyer 1931
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
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Cyrtanthus falcatus (Sickle Firelily) R.A.Dyer 1939
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
Cyrtanthus falcatus, the falcate fire lily, is a species of flowering plant in the amaryllis family Amaryllidaceae from the Natal region of South Africa. A bulbous perennial growing to 30 cm (12 in), it has glossy, strap-shaped leaves and erect burgundy-coloured stems. These bear umbels of 8-10 narrowly flared, pendulous tubular flowers in shades of red, green and cream in spring and summer. The umbels are bent over in a curious crook or sickle shape (hence The Latin specific epithet falcatus, "shaped like a sickle"). The plant goes dormant in winter. The bulb, shaped like a bowling pin,
Clivia caulescens (Longstem Bushlily) R.A.Dyer 1943
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
Clivia caulescens is a plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Clivia. The species occurs in Eswatini, Mpumalanga and Limpopo. The plant is threatened by its excessive use by traditional healers as well as its collection by horticulturalists. It is expected that the plant's numbers will decrease by 25% over the next 60 years. It can be variegated.
Euphorbia waterbergensis R.A.Dyer 1951
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
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Euphorbia vandermerwei R.A.Dyer 1937
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
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Euphorbia tortirama R.A.Dyer 1937
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
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Euphorbia restricta R.A.Dyer 1951
plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
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