José Jéronimo Triana
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José Jerónimo Triana Silva (May 22, 1826 in Bogotá
– October 31, 1890 in Paris
) was a Colombia
n botanist
who catalogued 60,000 specimens representing 8,000 species
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Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
– October 31, 1890 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...
) was a Colombia
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 botanist
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
who catalogued 60,000 specimens representing 8,000 species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
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For example:
- Acisanthera alsinaefolia (DC.A. P. de CandolleAugustin Pyramus de Candolle also spelled Augustin Pyrame de Candolle was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at an herbarium...
) Triana - Miconia albicans (Sw.Olof SwartzOlof Peter Swartz was a Swedish botanist and taxonomist. He is best known for his taxonomic work and studies into pteridophytes...
) Triana - Miconia candolleana Triana
- Passiflora quadrangularis Triana and Planch
Published works
- Nuevos géneros y especies de plantas para la flora neogranadina (1855)
- Flora colombiana (1856)
- Monografía de las gutíferas (1856)
- Enumeración de las plantas de Nueva Granada (1862–1867)