João de Loureiro

João de Loureiro (1717–1791) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary, paleontologist, physician and botanist.

In 1742 he travelled to Cochinchina, remaining there for 30 years. He became a specialist in Asian flora and on his return published Flora Cochinchinensis (1790).

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

References

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

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Name	Loureiro, Joao de
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Date of birth	1717
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Date of death	1791
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