Solanum polygamum var. thomae Kuntze
April 26th, 1874, Two days after arriving in the Caribbean to St. Thomas, Kuntze collected this specimen which was a new variety to science. He named it Solanum polygonum var. thomae
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Otto Kuntze 1874-1876 Trip Around the World
Phoradendron tetrapterum Krug & Urb.
Moving on to Puerto Rico in March, Kuntze collected this new species of mistletoe.
Polypodium neriifolium var. heterophyllum Kuntze
By April 1874 Kuntze arrived in Trinidad to collect this beautiful fern, a new variety to science. See below for a 360° modern day view of Arima, Trinidad.
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Otto Kuntze spent two full years from February 1874 to February 1876 traveling around the globe. Sailing from Europe, his first destination was the Caribbean, where he landed in St. Thomas. He traveled through Central America and North America. After making his way from New York westward to San Francisco, Kuntze proceeded to Asia traveling by ship to Japan. From there he explored China, Southeast Asia and India. The final stop on his trip around the world was in Egypt, where he caught a ship to Italy and finally a train back to Germany.
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