Miguel Colmeiro y Penido
Miguel Colmeiro y Penido (born October 22, 1816 in Santiago de Compostela . † June 21, 1901 in Madrid ) was a Spanish botanist . Its author's abbreviation is Colmeiro .
He studied medicine and natural sciences and devoted himself to the study of the flora of Spain, especially Galicia . He was professor of botany in Barcelona and Seville , then in Madrid , where he was elected to the Council of State and the Academy. He was also director of the Madrid Botanical Gardens .
Works (selection)
- Catalogo metodico de las plantas observadas en Cataluña , Madrid 1848
- Apuntes para la Flora de las dos Castillas , 1849
- Recuerdos botanicos de Galicia , 1850
- Curso de Botanica , 1854
- La botánica y los botánicos de la península hispano-lusitana: Estudios bibliográficos y biográficos , Madrid 1858
- Diccionario de los diversos nombres vulgares de muchas plantas usuales ó notables del Antiguo y Nuevo Mundo , Madrid 1871 ( limited preview in Google book search)
- Enumeración y revisión de las plantas de la península hispano-lusitana é islas Baleares , 5 vols., Madrid 1885–89
- Vegetación espontanea de la Peninsula , 1890
- Noticia de los trabajos botanicos del abade Pourret , 1891
literature
- Colmeiro, Miguel , in: Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon , 6th edition, 1902-08, Vol. 4, p. 231.
Web links
- Colmeiro y Penido, Miguel on mcn.biografias.com (Spanish)
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Miguel Colmeiro y Penido at the IPNI (without mushrooms)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Colmeiro y Penido, Miguel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1816 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Santiago de Compostela |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 21, 1901 |
| Place of death | Madrid |