Théophile Alexis Durand

Belgian botanist (1855–1912).

Théophile Alexis Durand (4 September 1855, in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode – 12 January 1912) was a Belgian botanist. He studied pharmacy at the University of Liège, afterwards travelling to Switzerland, where he befriended botanist Henri François Pittier, with whom he collaborated on studies of Swiss flora. When Pittier later moved to Costa Rica, he provided Durand with dried specimens for study purposes. Both together edited the exsiccata-like series Plantae Costaricenses exsiccatae. Beginning in 1879, he was associated with the National Botanic Garden of Belgium, where in 1901, he succeeded Franço

Abbreviations: T.Durand
Occupations: botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Belgium
Languages: French
Dates: 1855-09-04T00:00:00Z – 1912-01-12T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
Direct attributions: 199 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 260 plants, 0 fungi

199 plants attributed, 61 plants contributed to260 plants:

Lanaria lanata (Lanaria) (L.) T.Durand & Schinz 1894
plant species in the lanariaceae family
Lanaria is a monotypic genus of flowering plants containing a single species, Lanaria lanata, endemic to the southern coast of South Africa where it is associated with the fynbos belt. Lanaria lanata is commonly known as Cape edelweiss or lambtails. The genus is placed in the monotypic family Lanariaceae, a family only recently recognized by taxonomists. The APG IV system of 2016 (unchanged from the 1998, the 2003 and 2009 versions) does recognize this family. This species occurs on clay and sandstone soils throughout its distribution range. The stiff, ribbed leaves arise from a woody
Ampelodesmos mauritanicus (Mauritania Grass) (Poir.) T.Durand & Schinz 1894
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Iris planifolia (Mill.) T.Durand & Schinz 1894
plant species in the iridaceae family
Iris planifolia is a species of flowering plant in the subgenus Scorpiris of the genus Iris, family Iridaceae. This bulbous perennial from Southern Europe and North Africa has long, shiny green leaves, a short stem, and large scented flowers in various shades of blue.
Dasypyrum (Mosquitograss) (Coss. & Durieu) T.Durand 1888
plant genus in the poaceae family
Dasypyrum is a genus of Eurasian and North African plants in the grass family, native to the basins of the Mediterranean, Black, and Caspian Seas.
Bulbinella nutans (Water Catstail) (Thunb.) T.Durand & Schinz 1894
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Bulbinella nutans is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is found in the Cape Province of South Africa. B.nutans is a large plant, reaching nearly a meter in height. It closely resembles Bulbine latifolia, but has a wider and shorter inflorescence. B.nutans naturally occurs in the southern Cape, from Cape Town eastwards to the Robertson Karoo, Caledon, and east of Swellendam.
Whitfieldia elongata (White Candles) (P.Beauv.) De Wild. & T.Durand 1899
plant species in the acanthaceae family
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Nostolachma T.Durand 1888
plant genus in the rubiaceae family
Nostolachma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in South Asia and Southeast Asia.
Setaria megaphylla (Bigleaf Bristlegrass) (Steud.) T.Durand & Schinz 1894
perennial and medicinal plant species in the poaceae family
Setaria megaphylla, the broad-leaved bristle grass, big-leaf bristle grass, ribbon bristle grass, or bigleaf bristlegrass, is native to south-eastern Africa. It is also cultivated, and it has naturalized outside its native range, for example, in Florida in the United States. It may be found in glades in forested areas and along rivers or streams. It can grow to more than 2 metres tall and has broad dark green leaves and hairy leaf sheaths. Many kinds of birds, such as finches and canaries, eat the seeds.
Holarrhena floribunda (False Rubber Tree) (G.Don) T.Durand & Schinz 1896
plant species in the apocynaceae family
Holarrhena floribunda, commonly known as the false rubber tree, conessi bark or kurchi bark, is a plant in the family Apocynaceae.
Dioscorea dregeana (Wild Yam) (Kunth) T.Durand & Schinz 1894
plant species in the dioscoreaceae family
Dioscorea dregeana, the wild yam, is a perennial creeper that is native to the eastern parts of southern Africa. It is commonly used and traded as a traditional medicine, or muti.
Ceratandra atrata (Common Shield Orchid) (L.) T.Durand & Schinz 1894
perennial plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Bulbinella caudafelis (White Catstail) (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz 1894
plant species in the asphodelaceae family
Bulbinella cauda-felis ("Cat’s Tail Bulbinella") is a species of plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is widespread in the Cape Province of South Africa. This species favours drier regions, in renosterveld and karoo vegetation, where it grows in shale or clay soils. B. cauda-felis is a variable species, that reaches just over half a meter in height. It has up to 10 narrow (750 x 9mm) leaves, without marginal cilia or teeth, usually with a bluish colour and a dilated sheath. The pinkish buds open into white flowers that have a pink midrib, and appear in August to December, on a long,
Aerangis brachycarpa (A.Rich.) T.Durand & Schinz 1894
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Thuspeinanta T.Durand 1888
plant genus in the lamiaceae family
Stachys is a genus of plants, one of the largest in the mint family Lamiaceae. Estimates of the number of species vary from about 300 to about 450. Plants of the World Online accepts 373 species. Stachys is in the subfamily Lamioideae and its type species is Stachys sylvatica. The precise extent of the genus and its relationship to other genera in the subfamily are poorly known.
Picralima nitida (Stapf) T.Durand & H.Durand 1909
medicinal plant species in the apocynaceae family
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Hessea cinnamomea (Cinnamon Sambreeltjie) (L'Hér.) T.Durand & Schinz 1894
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
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Disa bivalvata (Blacktrim Disa) (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz 1894
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Disa bivalvata is a perennial plant and geophyte belonging to the genus Disa and is part of the fynbos. The plant is endemic to the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape and occurs from the Cape Peninsula to Humansdorp. The plant grows up to 30 cm tall and has bicoloured flowers, it flowers mainly after fires and flowers from September to January. In some places the plant is threatened by invasive plants.
Artabotrys congolensis De Wild. & T.Durand 1899
plant species in the annonaceae family
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Anubias gilletii De Wild. & T.Durand 1901
perennial plant species in the araceae family
Anubias gilletii is a plant that was first described scientifically in 1901 by Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman and Th. Durand.
Xylopia wilwerthii De Wild. & T.Durand 1899
plant species in the annonaceae family
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Sporobolus natalensis (Giant Rat's Tail Grass) (Steud.) T.Durand & Schinz 1894
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Sporobolus natalensis is a species of grass native to central and southern Africa. It does not have a distinct established English name, but it is one of the two species of giant rat's tail grasses. In Australia, outside of its native range, it has become a significant environmental weed.
Sporobolus helvolus (Trin.) T.Durand & Schinz 1894
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Nerine laticoma (Vlei Lily) (Ker Gawl.) T.Durand & Schinz 1894
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
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Eulophia mechowii (Rchb.f.) T.Durand & Schinz 1894
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Eulophia mechowii is a species of orchid. It is native from Nigeria to Western Ethiopia and South Africa. In 2014, it was proposed that it should be transferred to the genus Orthochilus as Orthochilus mechowii. As of December 2023, Plants of the World Online did not accept the transfer.
Eugenia moschata (Aubl.) Nied. ex T.Durand & B.D.Jacks. 1902
plant species in the myrtaceae family
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Disperis circumflexa (Klingon Kappie) (L.) T.Durand & Schinz 1894
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Caesia contorta (Common Grasslily) (L.f.) T.Durand & Schinz 1894
perennial plant species in the asphodelaceae family
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Bosqueiopsis De Wild. & T.Durand 1901
plant genus in the moraceae family
Bosqueiopsis gilletii is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Moraceae. It is the sole species in genus Bosqueiopsis. It is native to tropical Africa, where it ranges from Republic of the Congo through Democratic Republic of the Congo to Tanzania and Mozambique.
Bonatea steudneri (Tropical Woodorchid) (Rchb.f.) T.Durand & Schinz 1894
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Begonia tonduzii C.DC. ex T.Durand & Pittier 1896
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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