Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler (25 March 1844 – 10 October 1930) was a German botanist. He is notable for his work on plant taxonomy and phytogeography,...

One of the prime systems of plant taxonomy, the Engler system was devised by Adolf Engler (1844–1930), and is featured in two major taxonomic texts he...

Alocasia wentii, the hardy elephant's ear, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to the highlands of New Guinea. Occasionally kept...

Heinrich Wilhelm Schott later reassigned it to the genus Zamioculcas, and Adolf Engler renamed it Zamioculcas zamiifolia. The genus Zamioculcas derives its...

Aglaonema modestum, called Chinese evergreen, green-for-ten-thousand-years, and lily of China, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Aglaonema,...

Engler is a surname of German origin. Notable people named Engler include: Adolf Engler (1844–1930), German botanist Bernd Engler (born 1954), German...

Anubias barteri var. nana was first described by Adolf Engler in 1899 as A. nana. The species was reduced to varietal status in 1979. Dwarf Anubias.[citation...

Dioscoreophyllum is a genus of three species of flowering plants in the family Menispermaceae, native to Africa. The species are lianas. Dioscoreophyllum...

Canarium ovatum, the pili (Central Bikol and Filipino: pili, /ˈpiːliː/ PEE-lee;), is a species of tropical tree belonging to the genus Canarium. It is...

below). H.G. Adolf Engler. 1897. Medusagyne. page 250. In: H.G. Adolf Engler. 1897. "Guttiferae". pages 247-250. In: H.G. Adolf Engler and Karl A.E....

Epipremnum dahlii is a flowering plant belonging to the genus Epipremnum and family Araceae. it is native to the Bismarck archipelago. "Epipremnum dahlii...

Monstera gracilis is a flowering plant in family Araceae. It is native to southern Venezuela and Northern Peru. "Monstera gracilis Engl. | Plants of the...

Melocarpum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Zygophyllaceae. Its native range is Northeastern Tropical Africa, Southern Arabian Peninsula...

in Vienna (1945, where Schott had worked) and by war in Berlin (where Adolf Engler had described several Spathiphyllum species). George S. Bunting revised...

language, first published in many volumes between 1887–1915 and written by Adolf Engler (1844–1930) and Karl Anton Prantl (1849–1893). It contained a complete...

Philodendron martianum, commonly known as pacová, is a species of plant in the family Araceae. It is native to southeastern Brazil. "Philodendron martianum...

Nectaropetalum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Erythroxylaceae. Its native range is Somalia to Southern Africa, and Madagascar....

Dracaena braunii is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It was named after the German collector Braun, Johannes M. (1859–1893). Most...

Canarium schweinfurthii (commonly known as the bush candle, African olive, African elemi, Empafu, or canarium), is a species of large tree native to tropical...

Monstera costarisensis is a flowering plant in the genus Monstera and family Araceae. It is native to Costa Rica. "Monstera costaricensis (Engl. & K.Krause)...

The Ginkgoaceae is a family of gymnosperms which appeared during the Mesozoic Era, of which the only extant representative is Ginkgo biloba, which is for...

Zantedeschia rehmannii, the pink arum lily, pink calla, or red calla lily, is a herbaceous ornamental plant in the family Araceae. It (or its cultivar(s))...

Anthurium pallidiflorum is a species of plant in the family Araceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland...

Adolf Engler (1844–1930) is a complete revision of plant families down to generic level and often even further. As such it forms part of the Engler system...

Dioscoreophyllum volkensii, the serendipity berry, is a tropical dioecious rainforest vine in the family Menispermaceae. It is native throughout most of...

Pohliella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Podostemaceae. It includes two species native to western and west-central tropical Africa. Pohliella...

Limaciopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Menispermaceae. Its native range is Western Central Tropical Africa to Angola. Species:...

fungi, lichens, algae) The term Euthallophyta was originally used by Adolf Engler. Bryophyte Pteridophyte Stephan Endlicher (1836–1840). "Genera plantarum...

Anthurium jenmanii is a species of plant in the genus Anthurium. Growing as an epiphyte subshrub, it is native to South America from Trinidad and Tobago...

Aextoxicon is a genus of dioecious trees native to southern Chile and Argentina. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Aextoxicaceae, and is itself...