Stephen Troyte Dunn

British botanist (1868–1938).

Stephen Troyte Dunn (26 August 1868, Bristol - 18 April, 1938, Sheen, Surrey, England) was a British botanist. He described and systematized a significant number of plants around the world, his input most noticeable in the taxonomy of the flora of China. Among the plants he first scientifically described was Bauhinia blakeana, now the national flower of Hong Kong.

Abbreviations: Dunn
Occupations: scientific collector, explorer, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Languages: English
Dates: 1868-08-26T00:00:00Z – 1938-04-18T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Bristol
Direct attributions: 231 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 343 plants, 0 fungi

231 plants attributed, 112 plants contributed to343 plants:

Bauhinia × blakeana (Hong Kong Orchid Tree) Dunn 1908
edible and vegetable plant hybrid species in the fabaceae family
Bauhinia × blakeana (boh-HIN-ee-ə [cross] blayk-ee-AH-nə), commonly called the Hong Kong orchid tree, is a hybrid leguminous tree of the genus Bauhinia. It has large thick leaves and striking purplish red flowers. The fragrant, orchid-like flowers are usually 10 to 15 centimetres (3.9 to 5.9 in) across, and bloom from early November to the end of March. Although now cultivated in many areas, it originated in Hong Kong in 1880 and apparently all of the cultivated trees derive from one cultivated at the Hong Kong Botanical Gardens and widely planted in Hong Kong starting in 1914. It is referred
Magnolia henryi Dunn 1903
medicinal plant species in the magnoliaceae family
Magnolia henryi is a species of plant in the family Magnoliaceae. It is found in China, Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Dipentodon sinicus Dunn 1911
medicinal plant species in the dipentodontaceae family
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Craibia Harms & Dunn 1911
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Craibia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It contains nine species native to sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from Liberia east to the Horn of Africa and south to the Cape Provinces of South Africa. Craibia was named for William Grant Craib (1882–1933), a British botanist who was an Assistant for India at Kew and a professor at Aberdeen University, the author of Contributions to the Flora of Siam (1912) and Florae siamensis enumeratio (1925). The genus Craibia was published in 1911 by British botanist Stephen Troyte Dunn.
Quercus litseoides (Cyclobalanopsis Litseoides) Dunn 1909
vulnerable plant species in the fagaceae family
Quercus litseoides is an uncommon Asian species of trees in the beech family Fagaceae. It has been found only in southern China, in the Provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi. It is placed in subgenus Cerris, section Cyclobalanopsis. Quercus litseoides is a tree up to 10 meters tall. Leaves can be as much as 7 cm long. The epithet "litseoides" refers to a resemblance between this tree and Litsea chinensis, now called Litsea glutinosa.
Leptoderris Dunn 1910
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Leptoderris is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 22 species native to tropical Africa, ranging from Senegal to Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, and Angola. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. Species are generally lianas and sometimes shrubs. They are found mostly in the Guineo-Congolian rain forest from West to Central Africa, extending into seasonally-dry forest, woodland, and bushland north, south, and east of the forest region. Two species are native to the Zambezian region, and one is native to the Zanzibar–Inhambane forests of coastal eastern Africa. 22 species
Salvia cynica Dunn 1913
perennial plant species in the lamiaceae family
Salvia cynica is a perennial plant that is native to Sichuan province in China, growing in forests and streamsides at 1,500 to 3,200 m (4,900 to 10,500 ft) elevation. The leaves are broadly ovate to broadly hastate-ovate or subcircular, ranging in size from 5 to 20 cm (2.0 to 7.9 in) long and 3 to 18 cm (1.2 to 7.1 in) wide. Inflorescences are 2–6-flowered widely spaced verticillasters in raceme-panicles up to 20 cm (7.9 in) long. The yellow corolla is 4 cm (1.6 in), blooming July–August.
Salvia bowleyana (Southern Redroot Sage) Dunn 1908
perennial and medicinal plant species in the lamiaceae family
Salvia bowleyana (southern danshen; in Chinese: nan dan shen) is a perennial plant native to China, south of the Yangtze River, growing on hillsides, beside streams, in forests, and in valleys between 30 and 9,600 metres (98 and 31,496 ft) elevation. It is used medicinally in China in the same way as Salvia miltiorrhiza and is often confused with it. Salvia miltiorrhiza's common name is "dan shen", while S. bowleyana's is "nan dan shen", which means "southern dan shen". Salvia bowleyana grows up to 1 metre (3.3 ft) tall, with flowers that are purple to purple-blue.
Peucedanum praeruptorum (Peucedanum) Dunn 1903
annual, perennial, and medicinal plant species in the apiaceae family
Peucedanum praeruptorum, known in China as qianhu (前胡), is a plant native and grown in the Chinese provinces of Zhejiang, Sichuan, and Hunan, commonly used in traditional medicine.
Craibia brevicaudata (Vatke) Dunn 1911
plant species in the fabaceae family
Craibia brevicaudata, or the mountain peawood, is a species of medium to large evergreen trees from the family Fabaceae found in Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zaire, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The leaves are imparipinnate and have 5–7 leaflets, which are dark green coloured, are leathery and almost hairless. The plants petiole is swelled. The flowers are compactly racemed, and are white-greenish at the center. The pods are flat, and creamy-gray, and carry reddish-brown seeds.
Berberis amoena Dunn 1911
medicinal and fruit plant species in the berberidaceae family
Berberis amoena is a shrub native to the Sichuan and Yunnan provinces of China. It is found at elevations of 1600–3100 m. The species was initially described in 1905 and given the name Berberis elegans. It was later discovered that this name had already been used twice before, so the plant was renamed Berberis amoena in 1911. Berberis amoena is a deciduous shrub up to 100 cm tall, with spines up to 12 mm long along the smaller branches. Leaves are elliptical, up to 16 mm long. Flowers are borne in groups of 4–8. Berries are red and oblong, growing up to 6 mm long.
Actinidia rubricaulis Dunn 1906
plant species in the actinidiaceae family
Actinidia rubricaulis is a species of plant in the Actinidiaceae family. It is found across southern China and southeast asia as far as northern Thailand.
Primula wilsonii Dunn 1902
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Goniothalamus rhynchantherus Dunn 1914
vulnerable plant species in the annonaceae family
Goniothalamus rhynchantherus is a species of flowering plant in the Annonaceae family. It is a shrub or tree native to the southern Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in southwestern India. It grows from 5–8 metres tall. It grows in wet evergreen rain forest from 600 to 1,200 metres elevation. It is threatened with habitat loss from deforestation to expand plantations, dams, and roads. The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Vulnerable.
Eurya muricata Dunn 1910
medicinal plant species in the pentaphylacaceae family
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Craibia zimmermannii (Sandforest Pea-wood) (Harms) Dunn 1911
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Craibia atlantica Dunn 1911
vulnerable plant species in the fabaceae family
Craibia atlantica is a small tree of the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to coastal areas of tropical West Africa, also growing inland along riverbanks, and is found in Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, and Ghana. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Carlesia sinensis Dunn 1902
perennial and medicinal plant species in the apiaceae family
Carlesia sinensis is a species of flowering plant in the Apiaceae and is the only member of the genus Carlesia. It is endemic to eastern China.
Begonia aborensis Dunn 1920
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Aristolochia tubiflora (Tubeflower Dutchmanspipe) Dunn 1908
perennial and medicinal plant species in the aristolochiaceae family
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Actinidia valvata Dunn 1911
medicinal plant species in the actinidiaceae family
Actinidia valvata is a species of flowering plant in the Chinese gooseberry family Actinidiaceae, native to southern China. A deciduous climbing shrub, it is found in open woodlands and in thickets, preferring mountain valley bottoms, around 1,000 m (3,300 ft) above sea level. As a crop wild relative of kiwifruit, it is being studied for its resistance to waterlogging, with an eye towards using it as a rootstock.
Actinidia rudis Dunn 1911
vulnerable plant species in the actinidiaceae family
Actinidia rudis is a species of plant in the Actinidiaceae family. It is endemic to China.
Actinidia henryi Dunn 1916
medicinal plant species in the actinidiaceae family
Actinidia henryi is a species of flowering plant in the Chinese gooseberry family Actinidiaceae, native to southern China. A semi-evergreen climbing shrub, it is found in mountain forests and thickets at elevations from 1,400 to 2,500 m (4,600 to 8,200 ft). It has the lowest known vitamin C content of any kiwifruit.
Spatholobus suberectus Dunn 1903
medicinal plant species in the fabaceae family
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Psychotria tutcheri Dunn 1910
medicinal plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Polygala saxicola Dunn 1903
medicinal plant species in the polygalaceae family
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Paralamium Dunn 1913
plant genus in the lamiaceae family
Paralamium is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1913. It contains only one known species, Paralamium griffithii, native to Yunnan, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, northern Myanmar, and northern Vietnam.
Illigera trifoliata (Griff.) Dunn 1908
plant species in the hernandiaceae family
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Elaeagnus tutcheri Dunn 1907
plant species in the elaeagnaceae family
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Craibia brownii Dunn 1911
plant species in the fabaceae family
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