Robert Knud Friedrich Pilger

German botanist (1876-1953).

Robert Knud Friedrich Pilger (3 July 1876, Helgoland – 1 September 1953, Berlin) was a German botanist, who specialised in the study of conifers. He collected plants in the Mato Grosso of Brazil, and from 1945 to 1950 was director of the botanical garden at Berlin-Dahlem. The genera; Pilgerodendron Florin (Cupressaceae), Pilgerina Z.S.Rogers, Nickrent & Malécot (family Santalaceae), and Pilgerochloa Eig (Poaceae) are all named in his honour.

Abbreviations: Pilg.
Occupations: scientific collector, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Germany
Languages: German
Dates: 1876-07-03T00:00:00Z – 1953-01-09T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Heligoland
Direct attributions: 369 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 522 plants, 0 fungi

369 plants attributed, 153 plants contributed to522 plants:

Acmopyle (Acmopyles) Pilg. 1903
plant genus in the podocarpaceae family
Acmopyle is a genus of conifers belonging to the family Podocarpaceae. It includes two species of evergreen trees, each endemic to separate islands of the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Amentotaxus (Catkin-yews) Pilg. 1916
plant genus in the taxaceae family
Amentotaxus is a genus of conifers (catkin-yews) comprising five species, treated in either the Cephalotaxaceae, or in the Taxaceae when that family is considered in a broad sense. The genus is endemic to subtropical Southeast Asia, from Taiwan west across southern China to Assam in the eastern Himalaya, and south to Vietnam. The species are evergreen shrubs and small trees reaching 2–15 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged on the shoots, but twisted at the base to lie in two flat ranks (except on erect leading shoots); they are linear-lanceolate, 4–12 cm long and 6–10 mm broad, soft in
Amentotaxus argotaenia (Catkin Yew) (Hance) Pilg. 1916
medicinal plant species in the taxaceae family
Amentotaxus argotaenia, the catkin yew, is a species of conifer in the family Taxaceae. It is a shrub or a small tree up to 7 metres (23 ft) tall. Amentotaxus argotaenia var. brevifolia has been described from southern Guizhou and listed separately by IUCN. Amentotaxus formosana was previously recognised as a variant of A. argotaenia.
Rhabdodendron Gilg & Pilg. 1905
plant genus in the rhabdodendraceae family
Rhabdodendron is a genus of flowering plant in the monotypic family Rhabdodendraceae. It comprises three species of tropical South American trees. It is placed in its own family, Rhabdodendraceae, which has only been recognized for the past few decades. The 2003 APG II system (unchanged from the 1998 APG system) assigned it to the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots. The 1981 Cronquist system placed it in the order Rosales. Before the creation of the family Rhabdodendraceae, the genus Rhabdodendron had a very lively history as to taxonomic placement.
Juniperus gracilior (Hispaniolan Juniper) Pilg. 1913
endangered plant species in the cupressaceae family
Juniperus gracilior is a species of conifer in the cypress family, Cupressaceae. It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, where there are localized populations in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Podocarpus parlatorei (Pino Blanco) Pilg. 1903
vulnerable plant species in the podocarpaceae family
Podocarpus parlatorei is a species of tree in the family Podocarpaceae and native to Argentina and Bolivia, where it grows on steep hillsides on the eastern flanks of the Andes. It has been harvested commercially in the past but is now protected under CITES. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its status as being "near threatened".
Cochlospermum regium (Schrank) Pilg. 1924
perennial plant species in the bixaceae family
Cochlospermum regium, also known as yellow cotton tree (Portuguese: Algodao do cerrado; Thai: สุพรรณิการ์, RTGS: suphannika), is a flowering plant that has its origins in the Cerrado tropical savanna of South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay), but now it is also common in Southeast Asia. Cochlospermum regium is a small tree. Its yellow and bright flowers have antioxidant properties. In Thailand it is the provincial flower of Nakhon Nayok, Sara Buri, Buri Ram, Suphan Buri and Uthai Thani Provinces.
Pseudoraphis Griff. ex Pilg. 1928
plant genus in the poaceae family
Pseudoraphis is a genus of Asian and Australian plants in the grass family, commonly known as mudgrasses. They grow in open, wet habitat, such as marshes. Some are aquatic, floating plants. A defining characteristic is a long, stiff bristle extending from the tip of each branch of the inflorescence. Pseudoraphis is closely related to the genus Chamaeraphis. Species Pseudoraphis balansae - Hainan, Thailand, Vietnam Pseudoraphis brunoniana - Anhui, Guangdong, Taiwan, Japan, Assam, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam Pseudoraphis jagonis - Queensland Pseudoraphis
Leymus mollis (American Dunegrass) (Trin.) Pilg. 1947
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Leymus mollis is a species of grass known by the common names American dune grass, American dune wild-rye, sea lyme-grass, strand-wheat, and strand grass. Its Japanese name is hamaninniku. It is native to Asia, where it occurs in Japan, China, Korea, and Russia, and northern parts of North America, where it occurs across Canada and the northern United States, as well as Greenland. It can also be found in Iceland.
Acmopyle pancheri (New Caledonia Acmopyle) (Brongn. & Gris) Pilg. 1903
plant species in the podocarpaceae family
Acmopyle pancheri is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is a tree 5–25 m high, found only in New Caledonia.
Anthaenantiopsis Mez ex Pilg. 1931
plant genus in the poaceae family
Anthaenantiopsis is a genus of South American plants in the grass family. Species Anthaenantiopsis fiebrigii Parodi - Bolivia, Brazil, Argentina (Salta, Jujuy), Paraguay (Amambay) Anthaenantiopsis perforata (Nees) Parodi - Bolivia (Santa Cruz), Brazil (Goiás, Paraná), Paraguay Anthaenantiopsis rojasiana Parodi - Paraguay, Argentina (Corrientes, Misiones) Anthaenantiopsis trachystachya (Nees) Mez ex Pilg. - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay Formerly included see Paspalum Anthaenantiopsis racemosa - Paspalum lachneum
Helictotrichon sempervirens (Blue Oat Grass) (Vill.) Pilg. 1938
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Helictotrichon sempervirens, the blue oat grass, is a species of flowering plant in the true grass family, Poaceae, native to central and southwest European grasslands. It is a bunchgrass often used as an ornamental grass in garden design and landscaping. The foliage is pale green with a hint of blue. It grows in an arching shape, up to 140 cm (55 in) tall by 60 cm (24 in) wide. The grass blooms with pale blue-green flowers in May to August. The plant is an evergreen perennial, although with summer drought stress semi-dormancy occurs. The Latin name sempervirens literally means "immortal" but
Utricularia simulans (Fringed Bladderwort) Pilg. 1914
plant species in the lentibulariaceae family
Utricularia simulans, the fringed bladderwort, is a small to medium-sized, probably perennial, species of carnivorous plant in the family Lentibulariaceae. Utricularia simulans is native to tropical Africa and the Americas. It grows as a terrestrial plant in damp, sandy soils in open savanna at altitudes from near sea level to 1,575 m (5,167 ft). U. simulans was originally described and published by Robert Knud Friedrich Pilger in 1914.
Polylepis multijuga Pilg. 1906
endangered plant species in the rosaceae family
Polylepis multijuga is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. It is endemic to montane forests in the Peruvian Northern Andes, between 2700 and 3600 meters above sea level. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Podocarpus urbanii (Yacca) Pilg. 1903
critically endangered plant species in the podocarpaceae family
Podocarpus urbanii is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found only in Jamaica.
Podocarpus longifoliolatus (Podocarpus Longefoliolatus) Pilg. 1903
plant species in the podocarpaceae family
Podocarpus longifoliolatus is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. It is known from five high peaks in four locations – Mont Mou, Mé Maoya, Mt. Nakada, and Mont Nékandi – on Grande Terre, New Caledonia's main island. It grows in high-elevation montane rain forest from 1,000 to 1,400 metres elevation. It has an estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) of about 5,416 km2 and an area of occupancy of about 44 km2. The species is assessed as near threatened by the IUCN.
Podocarpus brassii Pilg. 1937
plant species in the podocarpaceae family
Podocarpus brassii is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is endemic to the island of New Guinea, which is divided between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Podocarpus brassii is a montane species, growing in upper montane evergreen rainforest, subalpine mossy forest, and subalpine and alpine scrubland, and sometimes in or at the edges of boggy alpine grassland, from 2,500 to 4,000 metres elevation. Two varieties are accepted. Podocarpus brassii var. brassii is the more common tree form, It often grows as an emergent tree above shrubs between 3,100 and 4,000 meters elevation,
Leymus paboanus (Claus) Pilg. 1947
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Leymus angustus (Altai Wildrye) (Trin.) Pilg. 1947
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Leymus angustus is a species of grass known by the common name Altai wildrye. It is native to Asia and Europe and it is cultivated elsewhere as a pasture grass, especially in Canada. This rhizomatous perennial grass produces stems up to 1.2 metres tall. The leaves are mostly located around the base of the stems. The stiff, waxy-textured leaf blades are up to 20 cm long. They are light green to blue in color. The inflorescence is a spike up to 25 cm long by 1 wide. Each spikelet is one or two centimetres long and contains 2 or 3 flowers. In its native habitat this grass grows in alkaline
Cynodon plectostachyus (Stargrass) (K.Schum.) Pilg. 1907
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Cynodon plectostachyus, the giant star grass, is a species of grass (family Poaceae). It is native to Chad, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, and has been introduced as a livestock forage to California and Florida in the United States, Mexico, Honduras, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Paraguay, Argentina, Nepal, and Bangladesh. An aggressive competitor, it is now the most widespread grass in the New World Tropics. It is typically paired in a silvopastoral system with Leucaena leucocephala.
Buergersiochloa Pilg. 1914
plant genus in the poaceae family
Buergersiochloa is a genus of New Guinean in the grass family. The only known species is Buergersiochloa bambusoides.
Alloneuron Pilg. 1905
plant genus in the melastomataceae family
Alloneuron is a genus of plant in family Melastomataceae. It contains the following species (shrubs or trees): Alloneuron glomeratum C.Ulloa & Michelang. Alloneuron liron B.Walln. Alloneuron majus (Markgr.) Markgr. ex J.F.Macbr. Alloneuron ronliesneri B.Walln. Alloneuron ulei Pilg. Synonyms: The new genus Wurdastom is described to include 8 species described by Wurdack, Alloneuron bullatum Wurdack = Wurdastom bullata (Wurdack) B.Walln. Alloneuron cuatrecasasii Wurdack = Wurdastom cuatrecasasii (Wurdack) B.Walln. Alloneuron dorrii, Wurdack = Wurdastom dorrii (Wurdack) B.Walln. Alloneuron
Acritochaete Pilg. 1902
plant genus in the poaceae family
Acritochaete is a genus of African plants in the grass family. The only known species is Acritochaete volkensii, native to Nigeria, Cameroon, islands of the Gulf of Guinea, Zaïre, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and South Sudan.
Polylepis weberbaueri Pilg. 1906
plant species in the rosaceae family
Polylepis weberbaueri is a species of plant in the family Rosaceae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Pogonarthria squarrosa (Herringbone Grass) (Licht.) Pilg. 1910
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Pogonarthria squarrosa, the sickle grass or cross grass, is a species of perennial grass that is native to tropical, East and southern Africa. It is a hard and unpalatable pioneer grass with very low grazing value.
Podocarpus roraimae Pilg. 1913
plant species in the podocarpaceae family
Podocarpus roraimae is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is a shrub or small tree endemic to Mount Roraima on the border of southeastern Venezuela and Guyana. It is native to tropical montane rainforest on isolated table mountains (tepuis) from 1,800 to 2,700 metres elevation. It often grows on open rocky plateaus and ravines or sinkholes among small trees and shrubs, including Bejaria sprucei, Daphnopsis steyermarkii, Palicourea jauaensis, Crepinella umbellata, and Weinmannia velutina.
Podocarpus ledermannii Pilg. 1916
plant species in the podocarpaceae family
Podocarpus ledermannii is a species of conifer in the family Podocarpaceae. It is found on New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Podocarpus ledermannii is found in lowland and montane rain forests, from near sea level up to 2,300 meters elevation. It has been found in the Purari and Sepik river delta forests, and in lower montane forests dominated by species of Castanopsis. It typically grows as a scattered tree, but can be locally dominant. It is an understorey tree in high-canopied forests, and can be a canopy tree in lower-canopied forests.
Oxyrhachis Pilg. 1932
plant genus in the poaceae family
Oxyrhachis is a genus of African plants in the grass family. The only known species is Oxyrhachis gracillima, native to Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Tanzania, Madagascar, KwaZulu-Natal, Cape Province.
Leymus innovatus (Downy Ryegrass) (Beal) Pilg. 1947
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Leymus innovatus is a species of grass known as downy ryegrass, boreal wildrye, hairy wildrye, fuzzyspike wildrye, northern wildrye, and northwestern wildrye. It is native to northern North America from Alaska to eastern Canada and south to Colorado.
Helictotrichon parlatorei (J.Woods) Pilg. 1938
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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