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    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,...
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  • 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...
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    Alocasia wentii (category Taxa named by Adolf Engler)
    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...
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  • Engler is a surname of German origin. Notable people named Engler include: Adolf Engler (1844–1930), German botanist Bernd Engler (born 1954), German...
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    Zantedeschia rehmannii (category Taxa named by Adolf Engler)
    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))...
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    Aglaonema modestum (category Taxa named by Adolf Engler)
    Aglaonema modestum, called Chinese evergreen, green-for-ten-thousand-years, and lily of China, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Aglaonema,...
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    Wilhelm Schott and given its established name, Zamioculcas zamiifolia, by Adolf Engler. The genus Zamioculcas derives its name from the similarity of its foliage...
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    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...
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    Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1887–1915) by Adolf Engler (1844–1930) and Karl Anton Prantl is a complete revision of plant families down to generic...
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    The species was moved to the genus Spathiphyllum by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler. Water only once soil is dry and the plant begins to wilt, then saturate...
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