João Manuel Antonio do Amaral Franco

Portuguese botanist (1921-2009).

Abbreviations: Franco
Occupations: scientific collector, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Portugal
Languages: Latin
Dates: 1921-06-25T00:00:00Z – 2009-05-08T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Freguesia de Santos-o-Velho
Direct attributions: 78 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 85 plants, 0 fungi

78 plants attributed, 7 plants contributed to85 plants:

Platycladus orientalis (Oriental Arborvitae) (L.) Franco 1949
edible and medicinal plant species in the cupressaceae family
Platycladus is a monotypic genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the cypress family Cupressaceae, containing only one species, Platycladus orientalis, also known as Chinese thuja, Oriental arborvitae, Chinese arborvitae, biota or Oriental thuja. It is native to northeastern parts of East Asia and North Asia, but is also now naturalised as an introduced species in other regions of the Asian continent.
Pseudotsuga menziesii (Douglas-fir) (Mirb.) Franco 1950
plant species in the pinaceae family
The Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is an evergreen conifer species in the pine family, Pinaceae. It is the tallest tree in the Pinaceae family. It is native to western North America and is also known as Douglas-fir, Douglas spruce, Oregon pine, and Columbian pine. There are three varieties: coast Douglas-fir (P. menziesii var. menziesii), Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (P. menziesii var. glauca) and Mexican Douglas-fir (P. menziesii var. lindleyana). Despite its common names, it is not a true fir (genus Abies), spruce (genus Picea), or pine (genus Pinus). It is also not a hemlock (genus
Araucaria heterophylla (Norfolk Island-pine) (Salisb.) Franco 1952
vulnerable plant species in the araucariaceae family
Araucaria heterophylla (synonym A. excelsa) is a species of conifer. As its vernacular name Norfolk Island pine (or Norfolk pine) implies, the tree is endemic to Norfolk Island, an external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia. It is not a true pine, which belong to the genus Pinus in the family Pinaceae, but instead is a member of the genus Araucaria in the family Araucariaceae, which also contains the hoop pine and the monkey-puzzle tree. Members of Araucaria occur across the South Pacific, especially concentrated in New Caledonia (about
Laurus azorica (Macaronesian Laurel) (Seub.) Franco 1960
plant species in the lauraceae family
Laurus azorica, the Azores laurel or Macaronesian laurel, is a small, evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae), found only on the Azores island group in the North Atlantic.
Palhinhaea Franco & Vasc. 1967
plant genus in the lycopodiaceae family
Palhinhaea is a genus of lycophytes in the family Lycopodiaceae. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the subfamily Lycopodielloideae. Some sources do not recognize the genus, sinking it into Lycopodiella. Palhinhaea species are widespread in the tropics and subtropics.
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca (Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir) (Beissn.) Franco 1950
plant variety in the pinaceae family
Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca, or Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir, is an evergreen conifer native to the interior mountainous regions of western North America, from central British Columbia and southwest Alberta in Canada southward through the United States to the far north of Mexico. The range is continuous in the northern Rocky Mountains south to eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, Idaho, western and south-central Montana and western Wyoming, but becomes discontinuous further south, confined to "sky islands" on the higher mountains in Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico, with only very
Palhinhaea cernua (Nodding Club-moss) (L.) Franco & Vasc. 1967
medicinal plant species in the lycopodiaceae family
Palhinhaea cernua, synonym Lycopodiella cernua and Lycopodium cernuum, is a plant in the family Lycopodiaceae, commonly known as the staghorn clubmoss. The Hawaiian name for the plant is wāwaeʻiole, or "rat's foot". It has a substantial number of scientific synonyms in several genera. The genus Palhinhaea is accepted in the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), but not in other classifications which submerge the genus in Lycopodiella. It is the largest of the clubmosses, having rhizomes up to 5 m (16 ft) in length, with leafy uprights up to 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in height.
Festuca summilusitana Franco & Rocha Afonso 1980
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Festuca duriotagana Franco & Rocha Afonso 1980
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Agrostis gracililaxa Franco 1978
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Galium moldavicum (Dobrocz.) Franco 1975
perennial plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Armeria beirana Franco 1984
perennial plant species in the plumbaginaceae family
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Tanacetum gracilicaule (Rouy) Franco 1984
plant species in the asteraceae family
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Pinus nigra ssp. salzmannii (Pyrenean Pine) (Dunal) Franco 1943
plant subspecies in the pinaceae family
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Plantago almogravensis Franco 1984
critically endangered plant species in the plantaginaceae family
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Daucus carota ssp. azoricus Franco 1971
plant subspecies in the apiaceae family
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Carduus asturicus Franco 1975
plant species in the asteraceae family
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Abies × vasconcellosiana Franco 1946
plant hybrid species in the pinaceae family
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Prunus lusitanica ssp. azorica (Azores Laurel Cherry) (Mouill.) Franco 1965
endangered plant subspecies in the rosaceae family
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Onopordum bracteatum ssp. creticum Franco 1975
plant subspecies in the asteraceae family
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Limonium laxiusculum Franco 1984
perennial plant species in the plumbaginaceae family
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Cupressus fallax Franco 1969
plant species in the cupressaceae family
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Centaurea crocata Franco 1984
plant species in the asteraceae family
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Centaurea coutinhoi Franco 1984
plant species in the asteraceae family
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Carduus crispus ssp. multiflorus (Gaudin) Franco 1975
plant subspecies in the asteraceae family
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Atractylis tutinii Franco 1975
plant species in the asteraceae family
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Taraxacum pseudolandmarkii Franco & Rocha Afonso 1984
perennial plant species in the asteraceae family
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Senecio pyrenaicus ssp. caespitosus (Brot.) Franco 1984
plant subspecies in the asteraceae family
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Salix salviifolia ssp. australis Franco 1971
plant subspecies in the salicaceae family
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Quercus airensis (Downy-kermes Oak) Franco & Vasc. 1954
plant species in the fagaceae family
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