Amherstia nobilis
Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, near Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Amherstia nobilis (Burmese: သော်ကကြီး [θɔ̀ka̰ dʑí) ... the Pride of Burma, is a tropical tree in the family Fabaceae.
It is the only member of the genus Amherstia.
It is widely cultivated as an ornamental in the humid tropics, but is very rare in the wild and has only been collected from its native habitat a few times. It is native to Burma (Myanmar), hence the common name. The scientific name commemorates Lady Amherst, and also her daughter Sarah.
Lady Sarah Amherst (1762–1838) was a British naturalist and botanist who lived in India. She identified several species which were named after her, including a species of pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) and a flowering tree (Amherstia nobilis).
Lady Sarah Elizabeth Hay-Williams (née Amherst) (1801 – 1876) was an English artist and botanical illustrator. She was born to Sarah Amherst and William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst. She travelled with her parents to India and while there completed several watercolour paintings now held in the collection of the British Library.
The leguminous tree Amherstia nobilis is named by Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich in honour of her and her mother Lady Sarah Amherst.
Amherstia nobilis
Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, near Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Amherstia nobilis (Burmese: သော်ကကြီး [θɔ̀ka̰ dʑí) ... the Pride of Burma, is a tropical tree in the family Fabaceae.
It is the only member of the genus Amherstia.
It is widely cultivated as an ornamental in the humid tropics, but is very rare in the wild and has only been collected from its native habitat a few times. It is native to Burma (Myanmar), hence the common name. The scientific name commemorates Lady Amherst, and also her daughter Sarah.
Lady Sarah Amherst (1762–1838) was a British naturalist and botanist who lived in India. She identified several species which were named after her, including a species of pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) and a flowering tree (Amherstia nobilis).
Lady Sarah Elizabeth Hay-Williams (née Amherst) (1801 – 1876) was an English artist and botanical illustrator. She was born to Sarah Amherst and William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst. She travelled with her parents to India and while there completed several watercolour paintings now held in the collection of the British Library.
The leguminous tree Amherstia nobilis is named by Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich in honour of her and her mother Lady Sarah Amherst.