Graziela Maciel Barroso

Graziela Maciel Barroso (1912-2003) was a Brazilian botanist noted for being a leading expert on the flora of Brazil, as well as a specialist of Compositae.[1][2] She was Chairman and Professor of the Department of Plant Biology at the University of Brasília, and published the three-volume Sistemática de Angiospermas do Brasil.[3] Barroso identified over one hundred species, and two bromelieads have been named in her honor: Tillandsia grazielae and Tillandsia barrosoae.[4][5] The standard author abbreviation G.M.Barroso is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6][7]

Graziela Maciel Barroso
Born1912 (1912)
Died2003 (aged 90–91)
NationalityBrazilian
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Institutions University of Brasília
Author abbrev. (botany)G.M.Barroso

References
  1. Pruski, John F. (2004). "Graziela Maciel Barroso (1912-2003)". Taxon. 53 (1): 225–226. doi:10.1002/tax.531001. JSTOR 4135531.
  2. "Graziela Maciel Barroso Canal Ciência - Ibict". www.canalciencia.ibict.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. "Barroso, Graziela Maciel (1912-2003)". Retrieved 8 January 2019. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Tropicos | Person - Barroso, Graziela Maciel". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  5. Graeff, Orlando. "Graziela Barroso 1912-2003 - The Tropical Botanist". fcbs.org. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  6. IPNI.  G.M.Barroso.
  7. Erhardt, Walter von; Götz, Erich; Bödeker, Nils; Seybold, Siegmund (2010). The Timber Press Dictionary of Plant Names. Timber Press. p. 862. ISBN 9781604691153. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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