Reconnecting the Cinchona (Rubiaceae) collections of the “Real Expedición Botánica al Virreinato del Perú” (1777-1816).
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Journal article
Date published
June 30, 2022
Abstract
During the “Real Expedición Botánica al Virreinato del Perú”, 1777-1816, Hipólito Ruiz López (1754-1816), José Antonio Pavón Jiménez (1754-1840), Juan José Tafalla Navascués (1755-1811) and Juan Agustín Manzanilla (fl. 1793-1816) collected economically important specimens of anti-malarial cinchona bark (Cinchona spp.). In the 230 years since, these specimens have been dispersed across institutions in Spain, Britain, Germany and Italy. Two major sub-collections of these are found at the Real Jardín Botánico, Madrid, Spain (n = 243), and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK (n = 188). The Kew collection arrived in Britain through Pavón and other Spanish botanists selling part of the collections. This study traces the history, trajectory and relationship of the collections between the two institutes.
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Priority 5: Enhanced Partnerships
Priority 2: Trait Diversity and Function
Funder
| Funder name | Awards |
H2020 European Research Council | MSCA-ITN-ETN Plant.ID, No. 765000 subagreement |
Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry, United Kingdom | New Scholar Award for travel |
Arts and Humanities Research Council, United Kingdom | Techne National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) for PhD funding. |
SYNTHESYS+ | Grant ES-TAF 2655 |
Journal title
Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid
Volume
79
Issue
1
Article number
e119
Publisher
Editorial CSIC
Place of publication
Madrid, Spain
ISSN
0211-1322
eISSN
1988-3196
Date accepted
November 5, 2021
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IF = 0.385 (2021-2022)