Francisco Freire Allemão e Cysneiro
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Francisco Freire Allemão e Cysneiro (1797–1874) was a Brazil
ian botanist who collected in northeast Brazil and along the Rio de Janeiro
. His association with the Brazilian National Museum in Rio de Janeiro took place at a time when Brazilian botany was dominated by foreigners.
Among his many duties as physician of the Brazilian court was to fetch the Emperor's bride from Italy.
Some genera and species named by him :
Brazil
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ian botanist who collected in northeast Brazil and along the Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
. His association with the Brazilian National Museum in Rio de Janeiro took place at a time when Brazilian botany was dominated by foreigners.
Among his many duties as physician of the Brazilian court was to fetch the Emperor's bride from Italy.
Some genera and species named by him :
- Astronium urundeuva (Allemao) Engl.
- Myracrodruon urundeuvaMyracrodruon urundeuvaMyracrodruon urundeuva is a timber tree, which is often used for beekeeping...
Fr. Allemão - Acanthinophyllum strepitans Allemão (MoraceaeMoraceaeMoraceae — often called the mulberry family or fig family — are a family of flowering plants comprising about 40 genera and over 1000 species. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates...
) - Amburana cearensisAmburana cearensisAmburana cearensis Amburana cearensis Amburana cearensis (Portuguese common names: ambaúrana, amburana, amburana de cheiro, angelim, baru, cabocla, cerejeira rajada, cumaré, cumaru, cumaru de cheiro, cumaru do ceará, cumbaru das caatingas, emburana, emburana de cheiro, imburana, imburana brava,...
( Allemão ) A.C.Sm. (FabaceaeFabaceaeThe Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
) (synonym Torresea cearensis Allemão) - Andradea Allemão (NyctaginaceaeNyctaginaceaeNyctaginaceae, the Four O'Clock Family, is a family of around 33 genera and 290 species of flowering plants, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, with a few representatives in temperate regions...
) - Andradea floribunda Allemão
- Azeredia Arruda ex Allemão (CochlospermaceaeCochlospermaceaeCochlospermaceae is a family of two genera and 20-25 species of trees and shrubs. They occur widely throughout the tropical regions of the world, but are curiously absent from Malaysia. Most species in this family are mesophytic or xerophytic, growing primarily in drier climates.Some authorities...
) - Bumella sartarum Allemão (SapotaceaeSapotaceaeSapotaceae is a family of flowering plants, belonging to order Ericales. The family includes approximately 800 species of evergreen trees and shrubs in approximately 65 genera . Distribution is pantropical....
) - Azeredia pernambucana Allemão
- Chrysophyllum arenarium Allemão (Sapotaceae )
- Chrysophyllum cearaense Allemão
- Chrysophyllum cysneiri Allemão
- Chrysophyllum obtusifolium Allemão
- Chrysophyllum perfidum Allemão
- Chrysophyllum tomentosum Allemão
- Cordia oncocalyx Allemão (Boraginaceae BoraginaceaeBoraginaceae, the Borage or Forget-me-not family, include a variety of shrubs, trees, and herbs, totaling about 2,000 species in 146 genera found worldwide.A number of familiar plants belong to this family....
) - Dalbergia nigraDalbergia nigraDalbergia nigra, commonly known as the Bahia Rosewood, Jacarandá da Bahia, Brazilian Rosewood, Rio Rosewood, Jacarandá De Brasil, Pianowood, Caviuna, or Obuina, is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family....
Allemão ex Benth.(Fabaceae ) - Echyrospermum balthazarii Allemão ex Mart. (Fabaceae)
- Hyeronima Allemao (EuphorbiaceaeEuphorbiaceaeEuphorbiaceae, the Spurge family are a large family of flowering plants with 300 genera and around 7,500 species. Most are herbs, but some, especially in the tropics, are also shrubs or trees. Some are succulent and resemble cacti....
) - Hyeronima alchorneoides Allemão.
- Jussiaea fluctuans Allemão & M.Allemão (OnagraceaeOnagraceaeOnagraceae, also known as the Willowherb family or Evening Primrose family, are a family of flowering plants. The family includes about 640-650 species of herbs, shrubs, and trees in 20-24 genera...
) - Lucuma meruocana Allemão (Sapotaceae)
- Lucuma minutiflora Allemão
- Lucuma montana Allemão
- Luetzelburgia auriculata (Allemao) Ducke (Fabaceae)
- Manilkara elataManilkara elataManilkara elata is a species of plant in the Sapotaceae family. Endemic to Brazil, it is endangered by habitat loss....
( Allemão ex Miq. ) Monach. (synonym : Mimusops elata Allemão in Mart. ex Miq.) - Mezia navalium (Allemão) (LauraceaeLauraceaeThe Lauraceae or Laurel family comprises a group of flowering plants included in the order Laurales. The family contains about 55 genera and over 3500, perhaps as many as 4000, species world-wide, mostly from warm or tropical regions, especially Southeast Asia and South America...
) (synonyms : Mezilaurus navaliumMezilaurus navaliumMezilaurus navalium is a species of plant in the Lauraceae family. It is endemic to Brazil.-Sources:* Pedralli, G. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
( Allemão ) Taub. ex Mez; Silvia navalium Allemão) - Mimusops triflora Allemão (Sapotaceae )
- Miscolobium nigrum ( Vell. ) Allemão (Fabaceae)
- Moldenhawera speciosa Allemão (Fabaceae)
- MyrocarpusMyrocarpusMyrocarpus is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family.It contains the following species:* Myrocarpus frondosus...
Allemão - Ophthalmoblapton macrophyllum Allemão (Euphorbiaceae )
- Pinckneya viridiflora Allemão & Saldanh (RubiaceaeRubiaceaeThe Rubiaceae is a family of flowering plants, variously called the coffee family, madder family, or bedstraw family. The group contains many commonly known plants, including the economically important coffee , quinine , and gambier , and the horticulturally valuable madder , west indian jasmine ,...
) (synonym : Simira viridiflora ( Allem & Saldanha ) Steyerm.; Sickingia viridiflora ( Allemão & Saldanha ) K.Schum.) - Pterygota brasiliensis Allemão (SterculiaceaeSterculiaceaeSterculiaceae is a botanical name for a group of flowering plants at the rank of family, which is now considered obsolete. As is true for any botanical name, the circumscription, status and placement of the taxon has varied with taxonomic point of view...
) - Ribeirea Allemão (SantalaceaeSantalaceaeSantalaceae is a widely distributed family of flowering plants which, like other members of Santalales, are partially parasitic on other plants...
) - Ribeirea calophylla Allemão
- Ribeirea calva Allemão
- Ribeirea cupulata Allemão
- Ribeirea elliptica Allemão
- Tipuana auriculata Allemão (Fabaceae )
- Vatairea heteroptera (Allemao) F.A.Iglesias
- Vazea Allemão ex Mart. (OlacaceaeOlacaceaeOlacaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Santalales. They are woody plants, native throughout the tropical regions of the world....
) - Zollernia mocitayba Allemão ex Emygdio (Caesalpiniaceae )