Adolphe Tonduz
Encyclopedia
Adolphe Tonduz was a Swiss botanist who collected plants in both Guatemala
and Costa Rica
. He was the first director of the National Herbarium of Costa Rica
, which was founded in 1887. Together with Henri Pittier he published 'Primitae Florae Costaricensis' and 'Herborizations au Costa Rica'.
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
and Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
. He was the first director of the National Herbarium of Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, which was founded in 1887. Together with Henri Pittier he published 'Primitae Florae Costaricensis' and 'Herborizations au Costa Rica'.
Species named after Tonduz
These species were discovered from specimens collected by Tonduz and were unknown to science at the time.- Acronia tonduzii
- Anthurium tonduzii
- Calyptranthes tonduzii
- Cedrela tonduziiCedrela tonduziiCedrela tonduzii is a monoecious tree that grows up to 40 m and can reach a diameter at breast height of up to 180 cm, but generally averages 80 cm.This species is distributed from...
- Quercus tonduziiQuercus tonduziiQuercus tonduzii is a species of plant in the Fagaceae family. It is endemic to Costa Rica.-Source:* Nixon, K. et al. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Weberocereus tonduzii