José Mariano de Conceição Vellozo

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José Mariano de Conceição Vellozo (also called José Mariano da Conceição Veloso) (1742 – 1811) was a Brazilian botanist who catalogued specimens, for example: Cedrela fissilis Vell. in Florae Fluminensis (1825-27; 1831). He was born in Tiradentes, formely called São José do Rio das Mortes, state of Minas Gerais; and died in Rio de Janeiro, state of Rio de Janeiro.

[edit] Works

  • Plantarum Cryptogamicarum Britanniae Lusitanorum Botanicorum (1800)
  • Florae Fluminensis (1825-27; 1831) Main work
  • O Fazendeiro do Brasil (1798-1806)
The standard author abbreviation Vell. may be used to indicate this person in citing a botanical name.

[edit] References

  • Carauta, J. P. P. The Text of Vellozo's Flora Fluminensis and Its Effective Date of Publication Taxon, Vol. 22, No. 2/3 (May, 1973), pp. 281-284.

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