Arturo Gómez-Pompa

Mexican biologist (1934–2025).

Arturo Gómez-Pompa (October 21, 1934 – September 17, 2025) was a Mexican tropical biologist, a scientific advisor for the Tropical Research Center of the Universidad Veracruzana (CITRO), and a professor emeritus of botany at the University of California, Riverside. He made various contributions to the field of tropical ecology through the creation of databases used in botanical research, and he contributed to the research on the domestication of tropical trees. Gómez-Pompa received numerous awards and recognition, including medals and elected positions in various academies. He continued to con

Abbreviations: Gómez Pompa
Occupations: botanist, biologist
Citizenships: Mexico
Dates: 1934-10-21T00:00:00Z – 2025-09-17T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Mexico City
Direct attributions: 7 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 7 plants, 0 fungi

7 plants attributed to7 plants:

Yucca lacandonica (Quim) Gómez Pompa & J.Valdés 1962
endangered plant species in the asparagaceae family
Yucca lacandonica is a plant species in the yucca genus with the common name "tropical yucca." It is native to Belize and to southern Mexico, the states of Chiapas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Quintana Roo, Campeche, and Yucatán. It is uniquely the only epiphytic species in the genus, although it has been reported to grow terrestrially as well. Yucca lacandonica usually grows in tree branches about 20–25 m above the ground. It has a trunk up to 3 m long, 25 cm wide at the base, partially horizontal. The leaves are long and narrowly lanceolate, tapering at both ends, up to 85 cm long, about 5 cm wide
Robinsonella mirandae Gómez Pompa 1962
endangered plant species in the malvaceae family
Robinsonella mirandae is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in Mexico.
Thelypteris villana Gómez Pompa 1970
plant species in the thelypteridaceae family
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Hymenophyllum saenzianum Gómez Pompa 1970
plant species in the hymenophyllaceae family
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Hydrangea nebulicola Nevling & Gómez Pompa 1968
plant species in the hydrangeaceae family
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Robinsonella mirandai Gomez Pompa
plant species in the malvaceae family
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Diospyros riojae Gómez Pompa 1964
plant species in the ebenaceae family
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