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José Antonio Pavón Jiménez

José Antonio Pavón Jiménez

Spanish botanist (1754-1840)

"Pav." redirects here. For other uses, see Pav.

José Antonio Pavón Jiménez or José Antonio Pavón (April 22, 1754 in Casatejada, Cáceres, Spain – 1840 in Madrid) was a Spanish botanist known for researching the flora of Peru and Chile.

The standard author abbreviation Pav. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]
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Biography

During the reign of Charles III of Spain, three major botanical expeditions were sent to the New World; Pavón and Hipólito Ruiz López were the botanists for the first of these expeditions, to Peru and Chile from 1777 to 1788.[2]

The genus Pavonia was named in his honor by his contemporary, Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles[3] — plants with the specific epithet of pavonii also commemorate his name.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    International Plant Names Index.  Pav.
  2. [2]
    Iberia and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History : a ..., Volume 1 edited by John Michael Francis
  3. [3]
    CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names ... by Umberto Quattrocchi
  4. [4]
    Etymological Dictionary of Grasses by Harold T. Clifford, Peter D. Bostock

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