João Barbosa Rodrigues
João Barbosa Rodrigues | |
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| Born | June 22, 1842 |
| Died | March 6, 1909 (aged 66) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Barb.Rodr. |
João Barbosa Rodrigues (June 22, 1842 – March 6, 1909) was considered one of Brazil's greatest botanists, known especially for his work on orchids and palms. For nearly two decades he was director of the Botanic Garden of Rio de Janeiro. Something of a polymath, he was a prolific botanical artist who also made contributions to his country's ethnography, geography, linguistics, zoology, and literature. The standard author abbreviation Barb.Rodr. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.