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Schinus Molleoides
''Lithraea molleoides'' (syn. ''Lithraea molleoides'' var. ''lorentziana'' Miguel Lillo, Lillo, ''Lithraea ternifolia'', ''Schinus brasiliensis'' Nestor Léon Marchand, Marchand ex Ángel Lulio Cabrera, Cabrera, ''Schinus leucocarpus'' M., ''Schinus molleoides'' (José Mariano de Conceição Vellozo, Vell.) Adolf Engler, Engler, ''Lithraea aroeirinha'' Marchand ex Johannes Eugenius Bülow Warming, Warm.) is a tree (2.5 and 8 m tall) that is native to South America, specially in Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Cerrado vegetation of Brazil. Landscaping The plant is commonly considered as unsuitable to landscaping, as it is a poisonous plant: it produces volatile substances that propagate from touching the leaves, through contact with droplets, or through the tree's pollen. These substances are allergenic and contact with them may produce general allergic sensitivity, skin disease, fever, and visual problems. Planting this tree where it can be accessible to the general public is t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Mariano De Conceição Vellozo
José Mariano de Conceição Vellozo (also called José Mariano da Conceição Velloso) (1742–1811) was a Colonial Brazilian botanist who catalogued specimens, for example: ''Cedrela fissilis'' Vell. in ''Florae Fluminensis'' (1825–27; 1831). He was born in Tiradentes, Minas Gerais, Tiradentes, formerly called São José do Rio das Mortes, state of Minas Gerais; and died in Rio de Janeiro, state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro. While at the University of Coimbra in Portugal in the 1790s he worked with Martim Francisco Ribeiro de Andrada in translating works on mineralogy and agriculture. The publishing history of ''Florae Fluminensis'' is a most curious one. Encouraged by the Viceroy, Luiz de Vasconcelos, Vellozo spent 25 years studying and collecting the Brazilian flora. In 1790 he voyaged to Lisbon, intent on publication of his work, with descriptions of 1640 species and 1700 illustrations, created by Friar Francisco Solano and Antonio Alvares. In 1792 the Portugues ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |