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Adanson, Michel (1727–1806) View Biographical Record
Article: Adansonia L.
Publication: Verklarend woordenboek der wetenschappelijke plantennamen: namen van de in Nederland en Nederlandsch-Indië...
Subject ID: 5738
| Subject Name: | Adanson, Michel |
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| Article Title: | Adansonia L. |
| Publication Primary Author: | Backer, C. A. |
| Publication Date: | 2000 |
| Publisher: | L. J. Veen |
| Publisher City: | Amsterdam |
| Call Number: | L15 B125v000 |
| Notes: | Travelled 1784-1752 through Senegal and made botanical and zoological collections. Published on natural history of Senegal and his Familles des Plantes. Opposed Linnaeus, refused to use Linnaean nomenclature. Many of his generic names are meaningless combinations of letters. Adansonia L. named for him. |