Antonio José Cavanilles
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Antonio José Cavanilles was a leading Spanish
taxonomic
botanist of the 18th century. He named many plants, particularly from Oceania
, his name is abbreviated as Cav. on botanical records; for example, Ipomoea tricolor
Cav. He named at least 100 genera, about 54 of which were still used in 2004, including Calycera, Cobaea
, Galphimia
, and Oleandra
.
Cavanilles was born in Valencia. He lived in Paris
from 1777 to 1781, where he followed careers as a clergyman and a botanist, thanks to André Thouin
and Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
. He was one of the first Spanish scientists to use the classification method
invented by Carl Linnaeus.
From Paris he moved to Madrid
, where he was director of the Royal Botanical Garden and Professor of botany from 1801 to 1804. He died in Madrid in 1804.
Spain
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taxonomic
Taxonomy
Taxonomy is the science of identifying and naming species, and arranging them into a classification. The field of taxonomy, sometimes referred to as "biological taxonomy", revolves around the description and use of taxonomic units, known as taxa...
botanist of the 18th century. He named many plants, particularly from Oceania
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
, his name is abbreviated as Cav. on botanical records; for example, Ipomoea tricolor
Ipomoea tricolor
Ipomoea tricolor is a species of morning glory native to the New World tropics, and widely cultivated and naturalised elsewhere. It is a herbaceous annual or perennial twining liana growing to 2-4 m tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, 3-7 cm long with a 1.5-6 cm long petiole...
Cav. He named at least 100 genera, about 54 of which were still used in 2004, including Calycera, Cobaea
Cobaea
Cobaea is a genus of flowering plants including about 20 species of rapid growing, ornamental annual or perennial climbers from Tropical America, native to Mexico. The botanical name is honored for Father Cobo, Spanish Jesuit of the seventeenth century, naturalist, and resident of America for many...
, Galphimia
Galphimia
Galphimia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales; the name is an anagram of Malpighia. Galphimia comprises 26 species of large herbs, shrubs, and treelets. Twenty-two species occur in Mexico, one extending into Texas and one ...
, and Oleandra
Oleandra
Oleandra is a genus of fern in family Oleandraceae. It contains the following species :* Oleandra hainanensis, Ching...
.
Cavanilles was born in Valencia. He lived in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
from 1777 to 1781, where he followed careers as a clergyman and a botanist, thanks to André Thouin
André Thouin
André Thouin was a French botanist who was born in Paris. He studied botany under Bernard de Jussieu . In 1793 Thouin attained the chair of horticulture at Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris. Thouin was a good friend of U.S...
and Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu was a French botanist, notable as the first to propose a natural classification of flowering plants; much of his system remains in use today.-Life:...
. He was one of the first Spanish scientists to use the classification method
Linnaean taxonomy
Linnaean taxonomy can mean either of two related concepts:# the particular form of biological classification set up by Carl Linnaeus, as set forth in his Systema Naturæ and subsequent works...
invented by Carl Linnaeus.
From Paris he moved to Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, where he was director of the Royal Botanical Garden and Professor of botany from 1801 to 1804. He died in Madrid in 1804.
See also
- List of plants of Caatinga vegetation of Brazil
- List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil
- List of Roman Catholic scientist-clerics
External links
- Biography by the Australian National Botanic GardensAustralian National Botanic GardensThe Australian National Botanic Gardens are located in Canberra and are administered by the Australian Government's Department of the Environment and Heritage....
- Malpighiaceae/Cavanilles