Graziela Maciel Barroso (1912-2003) was a Brazilian
botanist
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...
noted for being a leading expert on the
flora of Brazil
The wildlife of Brazil comprises all naturally occurring animals, plants, and fungi in the South American country. Home to 60% of the Amazon Rainforest, which accounts for approximately one-tenth of all ...
, as well as a specialist of
Compositae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
. She was Chairman and Professor of the Department of Plant Biology at the
University of Brasília
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, and published the three-volume ''Sistemática de Angiospermas do Brasil''.
Barroso identified over one hundred species, and two bromelieads have been named in her honor: ''
Tillandsia grazielae
''Tillandsia grazielae'' is a species in the genus ''Tillandsia''. This species is endemic to Brazil. It was named after the botanist Graziela Maciel Barroso
Graziela Maciel Barroso (1912-2003) was a Brazilian botanist noted for being a leadi ...
'' and ''Tillandsia barrosoae''. Also 3 genera of plants have been named after her;
''
Grazielanthus
''Grazielanthus'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Monimiaceae. The only species is ''Grazielanthus arkeocarpus''.
It is native to south-eastern Brazil.
The genus name of ''Grazielanthus'' is in honour of Graziela ...
'' (from the family
Monimiaceae
The Monimiaceae is a family (biology), family of flowering plants in the magnoliid Order (biology), order Laurales.Peter F. Stevens (2001 onwards). "Monimiaceae" At: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. At: Botanical Databases At: Missouri Botanical Gar ...
), ''
Grazielia
''Grazielia'' is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.D.J.N.Hind & H.E.Robinson. 2007. Tribe Eupatorieae In: ''The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants'' vol.VIII. (Joachim W.Kadereit & Charles Jeffrey, volume edi ...
'' (from
Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...
family), and ''
Grazielodendron
''Grazielodendron riodocensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae, and was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Pterocarpus'' clade within the Dalbergieae. It is t ...
'' (from
family).
References
1912 births
2003 deaths
20th-century Brazilian women scientists
20th-century Brazilian botanists
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