Gloria Galeano Garcés

Colombian botanist (1958-2016).

Gloria Amparo Galeano Garcés (April 22, 1958 – March 23, 2016) was a Colombian botanist and agronomist specializing in the palm family. Galeano was a faculty member at the National University of Colombia, and was the director of the Institute of Natural Sciences from 2003 to 2006. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Aarhus, Denmark in 1997. Galeano authored taxonomic descriptions of 58 species, subspecies and varieties of plants, especially in the palm family. She published 17 books, 68 scientific papers, and 15 book chapters, mostly on palm and its taxonomy, systematics, ecology, u

Abbreviations: Galeano
Occupations: university teacher, botanist, botanical collector, environmentalist, agricultural engineer
Citizenships: Colombia
Languages: Spanish
Dates: 1958-04-22T00:00:00Z – 2016-03-23T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Medellín
Direct attributions: 38 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 41 plants, 0 fungi

38 plants attributed, 3 plants contributed to41 plants:

Euterpe luminosa A.J.Hend., Galeano & Meza 1991
vulnerable plant species in the arecaceae family
Euterpe luminosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Pasco Province of Peru. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Ceroxylon sasaimae Galeano 1995
endangered plant species in the arecaceae family
Ceroxylon sasaimae, also known as the Sasaima wax palm is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Colombia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Ceroxylon echinulatum (Pumbo Wax Palm) Galeano 1995
vulnerable plant species in the arecaceae family
Ceroxylon echinulatum, also known as the Pumbo wax palm is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests in the Andes. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Oenocarpus simplex R.Bernal, Galeano & A.J.Hend. 1991
plant species in the arecaceae family
Oenocarpus simplex is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Colombia and Panama.
Sabinaria magnifica Galeano & R.Bernal 2013
plant species in the arecaceae family
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Oenocarpus makeru R.Bernal, Galeano & A.J.Hend. 1991
plant species in the arecaceae family
Oenocarpus makeru is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Colombia.
Ceroxylon peruvianum Galeano, Sanín & K.Mejia 2008
plant species in the arecaceae family
Ceroxylon peruvianum is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to Peru.
Ceroxylon parvum (Dwarf Wax Palm) Galeano 1995
plant species in the arecaceae family
Ceroxylon parvum is a species of Ceroxylon native to the slopes of the Andes.
Ceroxylon amazonicum (Ramo Palm) Galeano 1995
endangered plant species in the arecaceae family
Ceroxylon amazonicum is a species of palm tree. It is endemic to Ecuador. There are only four known populations. The species is threatened by deforestation.
Astrocaryum triandrum Galeano, R.Bernal & F.Kahn 1988
endangered plant species in the arecaceae family
Astrocaryum triandrum is a species of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae. It is found only in Colombia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Aiphanes acaulis Galeano & R.Bernal 1985
plant species in the arecaceae family
Aiphanes acaulis is a spiny palm endemic to western Colombia. It is acaulescent, as the specific epithet "acaulis" implies, – that is, the stem is short to the extent that it is difficult to see at all, and mostly subterranean. Plants have 8 to 10 leaves which are up to 1.5 metres (5 feet) long. The flowers are purple and are borne on an erect inflorescence. Aiphanes acaulis is known from two small populations in the Chocó Department in western Colombia. It is found at wet lowland to premontane forest at an elevation of 150–700 m (500–2300') above sea level. The species is relatively new to
Sabinaria R.Bernal & Galeano 2013
plant genus in the arecaceae family
Sabinaria magnifica is a species of palm tree and the only member of the genus Sabinaria. Native to the Darién Gap on the border between Colombia and Panama, it grows from 1 to 6 metres (3 ft 3 in to 19 ft 8 in) tall with large, deeply-divided leaf blades. It has been described as "striking", "spectacular" and "beautiful" by taxonomists. Although known by local mule drivers, it was first collected in April 2013 by Saúl Hoyos, and described scientifically by Colombian palm experts Gloria Galeano and Rodrigo Bernal who named the genus Sabinaria after their daughter. Despite being locally
Wettinia oxycarpa Galeano & R.Bernal 1983
plant species in the arecaceae family
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Prestoea simplicifolia Galeano 1986
plant species in the arecaceae family
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Monophyllanthe araracuarensis S.Suárez, Galeano & H.Kenn. 2001
plant species in the marantaceae family
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Geonoma santanderensis Galeano & R.Bernal 2002
plant species in the arecaceae family
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Geonoma chlamydostachys Galeano 1986
plant species in the arecaceae family
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Dicranopygium scoparum Galeano & R.Bernal 1984
plant species in the cyclanthaceae family
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Dicranopygium fissile Galeano & R.Bernal 1984
plant species in the cyclanthaceae family
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Chamaedorea ricardoi R.Bernal, Galeano & Hodel 2004
plant species in the arecaceae family
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Burmeistera multipinnatisecta Lozano & Galeano 1986
perennial plant species in the campanulaceae family
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Bactris rostrata Galeano & R.Bernal 2002
plant species in the arecaceae family
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Attalea cuatrecasasiana (Taparo Palm) (Dugand) A.J.Hend., Galeano & R.Bernal 1995
perennial plant species in the arecaceae family
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Attalea cuatrecasana (Taparo Palm) (Dugand) A.J.Hend., Galeano & R.Bernal 1995
plant species in the arecaceae family
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Asplundia sarmentosa Galeano & R.Bernal 1984
plant species in the cyclanthaceae family
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Asplundia sanctaeritae Galeano & R.Bernal 1984
plant species in the cyclanthaceae family
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Asplundia harlingiana Galeano & R.Bernal 1984
plant species in the cyclanthaceae family
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Aiphanes graminifolia Galeano & R.Bernal 2002
plant species in the arecaceae family
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Prestoea acuminata var. montana (Sierran Palm) (Graham) A.J.Hend. & Galeano 1996
plant variety in the arecaceae family
Prestoea acuminata var. montana (vernacular English: Sierran palm; vernacular Spanish: palma de sierra) is a perennial palm in the family Arecaceae.
Bactris manriquei R.Bernal & Galeano 2014
plant species in the arecaceae family
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