José Mariano de Conceição Vellozo

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, formerly called São José do Rio das Mortes, state of Minas Gerais; and died in Rio de Janeiro, state of Rio de Janeiro.

Works

Dickson James; Vellozo (ed.) Plantarum Cryptogamicarum Britanniae Lusitanorum Botanicorum (1800)
Florae Fluminensis (1825–27; 1831) Main work
O Fazendeiro do Brasil (1798–1806)

The standard author abbreviation Vell. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

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.

^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.

External links

(Portuguese) José Mariano da Conceição Veloso Biography

Persondata
Name	Vellozo, José Mariano da Conceição
Alternative names
Short description	Brazilian botanist
Date of birth	1742
Place of birth	São José do Rio das Mortes, Minas Gerais
Date of death	1811
Place of death	Rio de Janeiro