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Alastair Robinson

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Alastair S. Robinson (born 1980) is a British-American taxonomist and field botanist specialising in the carnivorous plant genus Nepenthes. [1]

36 relations: Apocynaceae, Borneo, Botany, Carniflora Australis, Carnivorous plant, Cellular differentiation, Cephalotus, Common descent, Conservation biology, Cypripedioideae, Endemism, Feature film, Genus, Molecule, Nepenthes, Nepenthes attenboroughii, Nepenthes rajah, New Nepenthes, Orchidaceae, Palaeogeography, Palawan, Paphiopedilum robinsonianum, Philippines, Pitcher plant, Pitcher Plants of the Old World, Planta Carnivora, Stapeliae, Stigmatodactylus, Sulawesi, Tanzania, Taxonomy (biology), Terrestrial plant, Ultramafic rock, University College London, University of Cambridge, Zuleikha Robinson.

Apocynaceae

Apocynaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, stem succulents, and vines, commonly known as the dogbane family, (Greek for "away from dog" since some taxa were used as dog poison).

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Borneo

Borneo (Pulau Borneo) is the third largest island in the world and the largest in Asia.

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Botany

Botany, also called plant science(s), plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology.

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Carniflora Australis

Carniflora Australis was a biannual English-language periodical and the official publication of the Australasian Carnivorous Plant Society.

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Carnivorous plant

Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients (but not energy) from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans, typically insects and other arthropods.

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Cellular differentiation

In developmental biology, cellular differentiation is the process where a cell changes from one cell type to another.

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Cephalotus

Cephalotus (or; Greek: κεφαλή "head", and οὔς/ὠτός "ear", to describe the head of the anthers) is a genus which contains one species, Cephalotus follicularis the Australian pitcher plant, a small carnivorous pitcher plant.

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Common descent

Common descent describes how, in evolutionary biology, a group of organisms share a most recent common ancestor.

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Conservation biology

Conservation biology is the management of nature and of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions.

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Cypripedioideae

Lady's slipper orchids (also known as lady slipper orchids or slipper orchids) are orchids in the subfamily Cypripedioideae, which comprises the genera Cypripedium, Mexipedium, Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium and Selenipedium.

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Endemism

Endemism is the ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation, country or other defined zone, or habitat type; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Feature film

A feature film is a film (also called a motion picture or movie) with a running time long enough to be considered the principal or sole film to fill a program.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Molecule

A molecule is an electrically neutral group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

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Nepenthes

Nepenthes, also known as tropical pitcher plants, is a genus of carnivorous plants in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae.

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Nepenthes attenboroughii

Nepenthes attenboroughii, or Attenborough's pitcher plant, is a montane species of carnivorous pitcher plant of the genus Nepenthes.

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Nepenthes rajah

Nepenthes rajah is a carnivorous pitcher plant species of the Nepenthaceae family.

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New Nepenthes

New Nepenthes: Volume One is a reference work by Stewart McPherson on the pitcher plants of the genus Nepenthes.

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Orchidaceae

The Orchidaceae are a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants, with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant, commonly known as the orchid family.

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Palaeogeography

Palaeogeography (or paleogeography) is the study of historical geography, generally physical landscapes.

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Palawan

Palawan (pron.), officially the Province of Palawan (Cuyonon: Probinsya i'ang Palawan / Paragua; Kapuoran sang Palawan; Lalawigan ng Palawan) is an archipelagic province of the Philippines that is located in the region of MIMAROPA.

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Paphiopedilum robinsonianum

Paphiopedilum robinsonianum is a species of slipper orchid endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia, where it is known from two mountains in the regency of Central Sulawesi.

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Philippines

The Philippines (Pilipinas or Filipinas), officially the Republic of the Philippines (Republika ng Pilipinas), is a unitary sovereign and archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Pitcher plant

Pitcher plants are several different carnivorous plants which have modified leaves known as pitfall traps—a prey-trapping mechanism featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive liquid.

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Pitcher Plants of the Old World

Pitcher Plants of the Old World is a two-volume monograph by Stewart McPherson on the pitcher plants of the genera Nepenthes and Cephalotus.

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Planta Carnivora

Planta Carnivora is a biannual periodical and the official publication of The Carnivorous Plant Society of the United Kingdom.

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Stapeliae

The genera of plants within the tribe Stapeliae are all to varying degrees stem succulents.

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Stigmatodactylus

Stigmatodactylus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.

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Sulawesi

Sulawesi, formerly known as Celebes, is an island in Indonesia.

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Tanzania

Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a sovereign state in eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region.

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Taxonomy (biology)

Taxonomy is the science of defining and naming groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics.

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Terrestrial plant

A terrestrial plant is a plant that grows on or in or from land.

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Ultramafic rock

Ultramafic (also referred to as ultrabasic rocks, although the terms are not wholly equivalent) are igneous and meta-igneous rocks with a very low silica content (less than 45%), generally >18% MgO, high FeO, low potassium, and are composed of usually greater than 90% mafic minerals (dark colored, high magnesium and iron content).

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University College London

University College London (UCL) is a public research university in London, England, and a constituent college of the federal University of London.

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University)The corporate title of the university is The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.

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Zuleikha Robinson

Zuleikha Robinson (born 29 June 1977) is a British actress and singer.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alastair_Robinson

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