Graziela Maciel Barroso (1912–2003) was a Brazilian botanist who has been known as a leading expert of the flora of Brazil, as well as a specialist of Compositae.[1][2] She was Chairman and Professor of the Department of Plant Biology at the University of Brasília, and has published three volumes of Sistemática de Angiospermas do Brasil.[3] The standard author abbreviation G.M.Barroso is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4][5] Retired from the classroom in 1982, her fourth book, Fruits and Seeds, was published in 1999.
Graziela Barroso | |
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| Born | 1912 |
| Died | 2003 (aged 90–91) |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | University of Brasília |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | G.M.Barroso |
Barroso identified over one hundred species, and two bromeliads have been named in her honor: Tillandsia grazielae and Tillandsia barrosoae,[6][7] as well as Philodendron grazielae. More than 25 more plant species identified in recent years have been named after her, such as Dorstenia grazielae (caiapiá-da-graziela) from the Moraceae family and Diatenopteryx grazielae (maria-preta).[8][9] Also, three genera of plants have been named after her: Grazielanthus (from the family Monimiaceae),[10] Grazielia (from Asteraceae family),[11] and Grazielodendron (from Fabaceae family).[12][13]
References
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- ^ "Graziela Maciel Barroso Canal Ciência - Ibict". www.canalciencia.ibict.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Barroso, Graziela Maciel (1912-2003)". Retrieved 8 January 2019.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ International Plant Names Index. G.M.Barroso.
- ^ Erhardt, Walter von; Götz, Erich; Bödeker, Nils; Seybold, Siegmund (2010). The Timber Press Dictionary of Plant Names. Timber Press. p. 862. ISBN 9781604691153. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Tropicos | Person - Barroso, Graziela Maciel". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ Graeff, Orlando. "Graziela Barroso 1912-2003 - The Tropical Botanist". fcbs.org. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ ABC (ed.). "Graziela Maciel Barroso". Academia Brasileira de Ciências. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ CNPq (ed.). "Pioneiras da Ciência no Brasil". CNPq. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Grazielanthus Peixoto & Per.-Moura | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Grazielia R.M.King & H.Rob. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Grazielodendron riodocensis H.C.Lima | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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