Antonio Bertoloni
Antonio Bertoloni (February 8, 1775 in Sarzana – April 17, 1869 in Bologna) was an Italian botanist who made extensive studies of Italian plants. He also collected notable samples of Central American flora.[1]
Biography
He studied medicine and botany at the University of Pavia, afterwards (1796) continuing his medical education in Genoa. For a period of time he practiced medicine in his home town of Sarzana. In 1811 he returned to Genoa, where he served as a professor of physics at the Imperial Lyceum. In 1815 he was appointed professor of botany at the University of Bologna.[2]
Tributes
- Bertolonia, botanical genus from the family Melastomataceae.[3]
- Plants with the specific epithet of bertolonii, an example being Ophrys bertolonii (Bertoloni's bee orchid).[4]
Selected works
His major work, "Flora Italica; sistens plantas in Italia et in insulis circumstantibus sponte nascentes", was issued in several volumes from 1833 to 1854.[5] This was followed by a monograph on Italian cryptogams called "Flora italica cryptogama" (1858). Other noteworthy publications by Bertoloni include:
- "Rariorum Liguriae plantarum", 1803.
- "Mantissa plantarum florae alpium Apunanarum", 1832.
- Commentarius de Mandragoris, 1835
- "Florula guatimalensis sistens plantas nonnullas in Guatimala sponte nascentes", 1840.[6]
Other works include:
- Elenchus plantarum vivarum quas cum aliis vivis plantis commutandas exhibet Hortus Botanicus Archigymnasii Bononiensi 1820.
- "Excerpta de re Herbaria", Opuscoli scientifici 4, 1823: 220–232
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- ↑ International Association for Plant Taxonomy (IAPT)
- ↑ Google Books Botanical Society
- ↑ Merriam Webster Dictionary Bertolonia
- ↑ First Nature Ophrys bertolonii, Bertoloni's Bee Orchid
- ↑ Biodiversity Heritage Library Flora italica
- ↑ OCLC Classify published works
- ↑ "Author Query for 'Bertol.'". International Plant Names Index.
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