Hermann Harms
Encyclopedia
Hermann August Theodor Harms (16 July 1870 – 27 November 1942) was a German
taxonomist and botanist. In 1938 he revised the pitcher plant
genus Nepenthes
, dividing it into three subgenera: Anurosperma, Eunepenthes and Mesonepenthes.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
taxonomist and botanist. In 1938 he revised the pitcher plant
Pitcher plant
Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants whose prey-trapping mechanism features a deep cavity filled with liquid known as a pitfall trap. It has been widely assumed that the various sorts of pitfall trap evolved from rolled leaves, with selection pressure favouring more deeply cupped leaves over...
genus Nepenthes
Nepenthes
The Nepenthes , popularly known as tropical pitcher plants or monkey cups, are a genus of carnivorous plants in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae. The genus comprises roughly 130 species, numerous natural and many cultivated hybrids...
, dividing it into three subgenera: Anurosperma, Eunepenthes and Mesonepenthes.