Person naturalist
Brotero
naturalist
Portuguese botanist frequently cited in the Elucidário on plant names and identities, such as squashes, the 'moganga', the vinhático and taro. He was the subject of two writings by Alberto Artur Sarmento.
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- Sarmento (Alberto Artur) — Portuguese botanist who was the subject of two of Sarmento's writings.
- Useful cucurbits — Portuguese botanist cited for treating several Portuguese squashes as varieties of Cucurbita pepo.
- Boganga — Portuguese botanist cited on the identity of the Portuguese 'moganga'.
- Lauraceae — Portuguese botanist cited for the name loureiro real given to the vinhático in Portugal.
- Taro — Portuguese botanist cited for the observation that taro flowers in summer in the Algarve.
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