Boechera holboellii
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Boechera holboellii or Holbøll's Rockcress (synonym Arabis holboellii) is found in Greenland
. Its cytology
has been much studied by the Danish botanist Tyge W. Böcher
. Circumscription of this species has varied, with earlier works treating it as a widespread, polymorphic species with several varieties, while more recently it has been treated as a much more narrowly defined species limited to Greenland.
The specific epithet commemorates Carl Peter Holbøll - a Danish civil servant and early explorer of the fauna
of Greenland
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Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
. Its cytology
Cell biology
Cell biology is a scientific discipline that studies cells – their physiological properties, their structure, the organelles they contain, interactions with their environment, their life cycle, division and death. This is done both on a microscopic and molecular level...
has been much studied by the Danish botanist Tyge W. Böcher
Tyge W. Böcher
Tyge Wittrock Böcher was a Danish botanist, evolutionary biologist, plant ecologist and phytogeographer.He was born in Copenhagen to physician Einar Böcher and wife Cathinca née Andersen. Steen B. Böcher, professor of geography, was his brother.Tyge Böcher was professor of botany at the University...
. Circumscription of this species has varied, with earlier works treating it as a widespread, polymorphic species with several varieties, while more recently it has been treated as a much more narrowly defined species limited to Greenland.
The specific epithet commemorates Carl Peter Holbøll - a Danish civil servant and early explorer of the fauna
Fauna
Fauna or faunæ is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is flora.Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g. the "Sonoran Desert fauna" or the "Burgess shale fauna"...
of Greenland
Greenland
Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Though physiographically a part of the continent of North America, Greenland has been politically and culturally associated with Europe for...
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External links
- Flora of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago http://www.mun.ca/biology/delta/arcticf/_ca/www/baarho.htm