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Daniel Solander

Daniel Solander

Solander

naturalist · foreign visitor

Naturalist who visited Madeira in 1768 aboard the Endeavour on Cook's first voyage, collecting 255 plant species there with Banks. He named the genus Heberdenia, his collections underlay Brown's plant list, and his Madeiran herbarium is in the British Museum.

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2Chronology

  1. Cook's Endeavour expedition lay at Funchal before sailing for Rio de Janeiro; Banks and Solander collected plants and the astronomer Green visited Madeira.

3Places mentioned

Abroad

Map: Arquipélago da Madeira (14)
  1. 1Funchal
  2. 2Porto Santo
  3. 3Desertas
  4. 4Curral das Freiras
  5. 5Deserta Grande
  6. 6Pico Ruivo
  7. 7London
  8. 8Montrose
  9. 9Rio de Janeiro
  10. 10Convent of St Francis
  11. 11Fortress of the Ilhéu
  12. 12Hawaii
  13. 13Porto Moniz
  14. 14Ribeira da Janela

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