César Barbosa
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César Barbosa is a Colombia
n biologist, ornithologist and botanist, specialising in the study of Fabaceae
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In 1976 received his BA in Biology from the National University of Colombia
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He is a researcher at the Herbarium of the National Institute of Renewable Natural Resources and Environment (Colombia)
(INDERENA), specialising in legumes and has made botanical expeditions within Colombia. His published work describes Indigofera
species occurring in Colombia, including Indigofera hirsuta, Indigofera lespedezioides and Indigofera suffruticosa. In August 2008 he described and named 41 new Trianea species. 50 species are listed under his abbreviation C.Barbosa.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
n biologist, ornithologist and botanist, specialising in the study of Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
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In 1976 received his BA in Biology from the National University of Colombia
National University of Colombia
The Universidad Nacional de Colombia , also called UNAL or just UN, is a public, national, coeducational, research university, located primarily in Bogotá, Medellín, Manizales and Palmira, Colombia...
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He is a researcher at the Herbarium of the National Institute of Renewable Natural Resources and Environment (Colombia)
National Institute of Renewable Natural Resources and Environment (Colombia)
The National Institute of Renewable Natural Resources and Environment, known as INDEREMA, was an Colombian environmental government agency established in 1968 to implement environmental policy and promote green development in Colombia...
(INDERENA), specialising in legumes and has made botanical expeditions within Colombia. His published work describes Indigofera
Indigofera
Indigofera is a large genus of about 700 species of flowering plants belonging to the family Fabaceae.The species are mostly shrubs, though some are herbaceous, and a few can become small trees up to tall. Most are dry-season or winter deciduous. The leaves are pinnate with 5–31 leaflets and the...
species occurring in Colombia, including Indigofera hirsuta, Indigofera lespedezioides and Indigofera suffruticosa. In August 2008 he described and named 41 new Trianea species. 50 species are listed under his abbreviation C.Barbosa.