Precursors of the botanical exploration of South America. Willem Piso (1611–1678) and Georg Marcgrave (1610–1644)

 

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作者: Ossenbach, Carlos
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状态:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2017
实物特征:The Dutch colonization of northeastern Brazil from 1630 to 1654 is described, with emphasis on the years 1636–1644, when the colony was under the administration of Johan-Maurits Prince of Nassau-Siegen (1604–1679). During his rule, the Company sent the geographer and astronomer Georg Marcgrave (1610–1644) and the physician Willem Piso (1611–1644) to Recife. Both explored northern Brazil and made rich botanical and zoological collections, which were published in Amsterdam in 1648, after Pisos’s return, under the title Historia Naturalis Brasiliae; a second edition followed in 1658. In this work Piso mentions for the first time the orchid Vanilla in its current spelling. Both Piso and Marcgrave collected and illustrated Catasetum maculatum L.C.R., whilst a third orchid species, Trigonidium acuminatum Batem., can be found in Marcgrave’s herbarium. 
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
机构:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
语言:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/28527
在线阅读:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/lankesteriana/article/view/28527
Palabra clave:Brazil
Catasetum
Herbaria
Marcgrave
Nassau-Siegen
Piso
Vanilla