Hermenegild Santapau

Botanist (1903-1970).

Hermenegild Santapau (1903-1970) was a Spanish born naturalized Indian Jesuit priest and botanist, known for his taxonomic research on Indian flora. He was credited with the Latin nomenclature of several Indian plant species. A recipient of the Order of Alphonsus X the Wise and the Birbal Sahni Medal, he was honoured by the Government of India in 1967, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his contributions to the society.

Abbreviations: Santapau
Occupations: scientific collector, missionary, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Spain, Germany
Languages: Spanish
Dates: 1903-12-05T00:00:00Z – 1970-01-13T00:00:00Z
Birth place: La Galera
Direct attributions: 32 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 34 plants, 0 fungi

32 plants attributed, 2 plants contributed to34 plants:

Chlorophytum borivilianum (Safed Musli) Santapau & R.R.Fern. 1955
critically endangered and perennial plant species in the asparagaceae family
Chlorophytum borivilianum is a herb with lanceolate leaves, from tropical wet forests in the peninsular Indian region. It is cultivated and eaten as a leaf vegetable in some parts of India, and its roots are used as a health tonic under the name safed musli. In traditional Indian medicine, it is used as rasayan or adaptogen. It is considered a white gold in Indian systems of medicine. This herb belongs to the vajikaran rasayana group in Ayurveda. It is commonly known by various vernacular names in India such as safed musli (Hindi), swetha musli (Kannada), tella nela tadi (Telugu), taniravi
Wendlandia heynei (Tilman) (Schult.) Santapau & Merchant 1962
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Wendlandia heynei (ukan pansara in Pakistan), (simtaaraa in Nepal) is an evergreen tree species in the family Rubiaceae.
Pterolobium hexapetalum (Roth) Santapau & Wagh 1964
plant species in the fabaceae family
Pterolobium hexapetalum, the Indian redwing, camp siege or bhoca, is a flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is found from Burma, Bhutan and Bangladesh to southern India, where it occurs up to 1200 m altitude. They are large scrambling or climbing shrubs that grow commonly in dry deciduous forest, or as pioneer plants in open land. They carry pairs of thorns below the rachis of their bipinnate leaves, and their sprawling twigs are armed with recurved thorns. In springtime their profuse and attractive inflorescences of pinkish white flowers form a mat on tree canopies. Starting
Peristylus densus (Dense Peristylus) (Lindl.) Santapau & Kapadia 1960
medicinal plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Garcinia talbotii (Talbot Garcinia) Raizada ex Santapau 1960
plant species in the clusiaceae family
Garcinia talbotii is a large tree in the family Clusiaceae and is endemic to the Western Ghats of India. The tree has yellow latex, and can attain a height of 25 m and girth up to 2.2 m. This species was first reported from Gairsoppah Ghats in North Kanara of Karanataka district.
Murdannia semiteres (Panicled Dewflower) (Dalzell) Santapau 1951
annual plant species in the commelinaceae family
Murdannia semiteres, the panicled dewflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae. It is an annual erect herb with reddish branches that grows in the seasonally dry tropical biome. The leaves are threadlike, folded, and smooth. It bears blue flowers in panicles with three free sepals. It is native to east-central Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, and Zambia), Yemen, Iran, India, and Vietnam.
Cissus woodrowii (T.Cooke) Santapau 1948
plant species in the vitaceae family
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Barleria prattensis Santapau 1949
plant species in the acanthaceae family
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Asystasia dalzelliana (Violet Coromandel) Santapau 1948
plant species in the acanthaceae family
Asystasia dalzelliana is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae It is commonly known as the violet asystasia, Chinese violet and Ganges primrose. It is distributed in Asia and Africa.
Tephrosia strigosa (Dalzell) Santapau & Maheshw. 1957
annual and perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
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Kohautia nagporensis (Brace ex Haines) Santapau & Merchant 1962
annual plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Ipomoea salsettensis Santapau & V.Patel 1958
plant species in the convolvulaceae family
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Habenaria hollandiana Santapau 1957
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Tephrosia jamnagarensis Santapau 1958
endangered plant species in the fabaceae family
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Dicliptera ghatica Santapau 1952
plant species in the acanthaceae family
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Dendrophthoe trigona (Wight & Arn.) Danser ex Santapau 1953
plant species in the loranthaceae family
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Seseli diffusum (Roxb. ex Sm.) Santapau & Wagh 1964
perennial plant species in the apiaceae family
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Phaulopsis dorsiflora (Retz.) Santapau 1948
perennial plant species in the acanthaceae family
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Argyreia boseana Santapau & V.Patel 1958
plant species in the convolvulaceae family
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Achyranthes coynei Santapau 1949
plant species in the amaranthaceae family
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Drypetes travancorica (Bourd.) Santapau & S.K.Jain 1966
endangered plant species in the putranjivaceae family
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Zeylanidium lichenoides var. khandalense (Willis) Santapau 1960
plant variety in the podostemaceae family
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Zeylanidium lichenoides var. bhorense (Willis) Santapau 1960
plant variety in the podostemaceae family
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Ventilago madraspatana var. fructifida Santapau 1949
plant variety in the rhamnaceae family
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Nepeta hindostana var. woodrowii (T.Cooke) Santapau 1957
plant variety in the lamiaceae family
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Murdannia semiteres ssp. semiteres (Dalzell) Santapau 1951
annual plant subspecies in the commelinaceae family
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Ipomoea pallida Santapau & V.Patel 1958
plant species in the convolvulaceae family
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Indigofera coerulea var. monosperma (Santapau) Santapau 1965
plant variety in the fabaceae family
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Euphorbia pycnostegia var. zornioides (Boiss.) Santapau 1955
perennial plant variety in the euphorbiaceae family
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Dendrophthoe falcata var. coccinea (Talbot) Santapau 1953
plant variety in the loranthaceae family
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