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Santiago Castroviejo
Santiago Castroviejo y Bolíbar (abbreviation Castrov.; 27 August 1946 in Tirán, Moaña – 30 September 2009 in Madrid) was a Spanish botanist. He is credited with identifying and naming 63 species in the IPNI (International Plant Names Index). The abbreviation "Castrov." is used to indicate Santiago Castroviejo as an authority in the scientific description and classification of species. Biography He earned his PhD in Biology from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1972. Santiago Castroviejo was a research professor at the Real Jardín Botánico (Spanish National Research Council), Director of the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid between 1984 and 1994. He was the scientific director of the Coiba Project at the Coiba Biological Station (Panama), principal investigator of the ''Flora iberica'' Project, principal investigator of the Anthos Project – Information System on Spanish Plants, member of the executive committee and the Steering Committee respectively of the project ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madrid
Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU.United Nations Department of Economic and Social AffairWorld Urbanization Prospects (2007 revision), (United Nations, 2008), Table A.12. Data for 2007. The municipality covers geographical area. Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula. Capital city of both Spain (almost without interruption since 1561) and the surrounding autonomous community of Madrid (since 1983), it is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The city is situated on an elevated plain about from the closest seaside location. The climate of Madrid features hot summers and cool winters. The Madrid urban agglomeration has the second-large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
