José da Costa Sacco (born 1930) is a Brazilian botanist.
He was a professor at the
Universidade Federal de Pelotas
The Federal University of Pelotas ( pt, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, UFPEL) is a Brazilian public higher education institution, maintained by the Federal Government with administrative headquarters in the city of Pelotas, in the state of Rio ...
and is still living in
Pelotas
Pelotas () is a Brazilian city and municipality (''município''), the third most populous in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located 270 km (168 mi) from Porto Alegre, the state's capital city, and 130 km (80.8&n ...
in
Brazil
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. He specialised in the genus ''
Passiflora'' and has named and published many species including ''
Passiflora edmundoi''. The Brazilian botanist
Armando Carlos Cervi Armando may refer to:
* Armando (given name)
* Armando (artist) (1929–2018), the name used by Dutch artist Herman Dirk van Dodeweerd
* Armando (producer)
Armando Gallop (sometimes written as Armando Gallup) (February 12, 1970 – December 17, ...
has named ''
Passiflora saccoi'' after him.
Selected publications
*'Identificação das principais variedades de trigo do sul do Brasil'; in: ''Boletim técnico do Instituto Agronómico do Sul'' deel 26, 1960, Instituto Agronómico do Sul, Pelotas
*'Passifloraceae', in: A.R. Schultz (ed), ''Flora ilustrada do Rio Grande do Sul'', pp 7–29, 1962, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre
*'Contribuição ao estudo das Passifloraceae do Brasil: Duas novas espécies de Passiflora'; In: ''Sellowia'' No. 18, 41–46, 1966
*'Contribuição ao estudo das Passifloraceae do Brasil: Passiflora margaritae'; in: ''Sellowia'', 19: 59–61, 1967
*'Passifloráceas'; in: R. Reitz (ed), ''Flora ilustrada catarinense'', pp 1–130, 1980, Herbário Barbosa Rodrigues, Itajaí, SC
*'Passiflora castellanosii'; in: ''Bradea'' 1 (33): 346–348, 1973
*'Una nova especie de Passiflora da Bolívia: Passiflora pilosicorona'; in: ''Bradea'' 1 (33): 349–352, 1973
References
External links
José da Costa Sacco on the website of Harvard University Herbarium
20th-century Brazilian botanists
Academic staff of the Federal University of Pelotas
Living people
1930 births
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