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Francisco Tamayo
Francisco Tamayo Yepes (4 October 1902 in Lara, Venezuela – 14 February 1985 in Caracas, Venezuela) was a Venezuelan botanist. Species named after Tamayo include Erytina tamayonis, Ichantus tamayonis, Lupinus tamayoanus ''Lupinus tamayoanus'' is a plant of the genus ''Lupinus'' in the legume family. ''Lupinus tamayoanus'' was described in 1942 from samples collected in Mérida, Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( ..., Mammiliaria tamayonis, Paspalum tamayonis, Peperomia tamayoi and Tamayoa paraguanensis. References 1902 births 1985 deaths 20th-century Venezuelan botanists People from Lara (state) {{botanist, Tamayo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lara, Venezuela
Lara State ( es, Estado Lara, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Barquisimeto. Lara State covers a total surface area of and, in 2015, had a census population of 2,019,211. Toponymy The state is named after a notable hero of Venezuela's independence, General Jacinto Lara. History During the colony and a large part of the independence period, the current territory of Lara belonged to the province of Caracas. In 1824 it was absorbed by the Province of Carabobo, created that year. In 1832, after the disintegration of the Great Colombia, the region was disintegrated; it was then constituted in the Province of Barquisimeto, which included the cantons of Quíbor, El Tocuyo, Carora and Barquisimeto; besides others that conform today the state of Yaracuy. In 1856, through the new law of territorial division, San Felipe and Yaritagua joined Nirgua to form the Province of Yaracuy. It is in these towns, mainly in El Tocuyo and Barquisimeto, where the first lig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
