Michele Tenore

Italian botanist (1780-1861).

Michele Tenore (5 May 1780 – 19 July 1861) was an Italian botanist active in Naples, Italy. Tenore studied at the University of Naples, receiving his medical degree in 1800. Tenore was a friend of botanists Domenico Maria Leone Cirillo (1739–1799) and Vincenzo Petagna (1734–1810). Tenore made numerous botanical excursions into Abruzzo and particularly Majella, and gave private courses in botany. In 1811, he succeeded Petagna to the university's chair in botany. Tenore helped establish the Botanical Garden of Naples, and became its director in 1810. He also served as president of the Accademia

Abbreviations: Ten.
Occupations: university teacher, politician, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Kingdom of Italy
Languages: Italian
Dates: 1780-05-05T00:00:00Z – 1861-07-19T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Naples
Direct attributions: 155 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 264 plants, 0 fungi

155 plants attributed, 109 plants contributed to264 plants:

Cirsium vulgare (Bullthistle) (Savi) Ten. 1836
plant species in the asteraceae family
Cirsium vulgare, commonly known as spear thistle, bull thistle, or common thistle, is a species of the Asteraceae genus Cirsium, native throughout most of Europe (north to 66°N, locally 68°N), Western Asia (east to the Yenisei Valley), and northwestern Africa (Atlas Mountains). It is also naturalised in North America, Africa, and Australia and is an invasive weed in several regions. It is the national flower of Scotland. The plant provides a great deal of nectar for pollinators. It was rated in the top 10 for most nectar production (nectar per unit cover per year) in a UK plants survey
Pinus brutia (Calabrian Pine) Ten. 1815
plant species in the pinaceae family
Pinus brutia, commonly known as the Turkish pine and Calabrian pine, is a species of pine native to the eastern Mediterranean region. The bulk of its range is in Turkey, with smaller populations occurring in Bulgaria, Crete, Cyprus, Iraq, western Syria, Northern Iran, Crimea, the western Caucasus, and Azerbaijan; it is also naturalised as far east as Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is also known as East Mediterranean pine, Afghan pine, and Brutia pine. The name "Calabrian pine" comes from an introduced grove in the region of Calabria in southern Italy; historically this region was called
Quercus frainetto (Hungarian Oak) Ten. 1815
plant species in the fagaceae family
Quercus frainetto (synonyms Quercus conferta, Quercus farnetto), commonly known as the Hungarian oak, is a species of oak, native to southeastern Europe (parts of Italy, the Balkans, parts of Hungary, Romania) and Turkey. It is classified in Quercus sect. Quercus.
Taxodium mucronatum (Montezuma Baldcypress) Ten. 1853
plant species in the cupressaceae family
Taxodium mucronatum, commonly known as Montezuma bald cypress, Montezuma cypress, sabino, or ahuehuete, is a tree in the family Cupressaceae. It is primarily native to Mexico and Guatemala, with a few populations in the southwestern United States. Ahuehuete is derived from the Nahuatl name for the tree, āhuēhuētl, which means 'upright drum in water' or 'old man of the water'.
Muscari neglectum (Grape Hyacinth) Guss. ex Ten. & Sangiov. 1841
plant species in the asparagaceae family
Muscari neglectum is a perennial bulbous flowering plant in the asparagus family Asparagaceae. Members of this genus are commonly known as grape hyacinths, and M. neglectum is known as common grape hyacinth or starch grape hyacinth. Muscari are perennial bulbous plants native to Eurasia. They produce spikes of dense, commonly blue, urn-shaped flowers. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental plant, for example, in temperate climates as a spring bulb.
Pinellia (Green Dragons) Ten. 1839
plant genus in the araceae family
Pinellia is a genus of plants in the family Araceae native to East Asia (China, Korea, Japan). Its species are commonly called green dragons due to the color and shape of the inflorescence, which possesses a green, hooded spathe from which protrudes a long, tongue-like extension of the spadix. The leaves vary greatly in shape among different species, from simple and cordate to compound with three to many leaflets. Pinellia reproduces rapidly from seed and many species also produce bulbils on the leaves. Both characteristics have allowed some species to become weedy in temperate areas outside
Quercus dalechampii (Dalechamp's Oak) Ten. 1830
plant species in the fagaceae family
Quercus dalechampii is a European species of oak in the family Fagaceae. It is native to southeastern Europe: Bulgaria, Greece and the rest of the Balkan Peninsula, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.
Prunus cocomilia (Italian Plum) Ten. 1815
plant species in the rosaceae family
Prunus cocomilia is a species of plum commonly called Italian plum. It is native to Albania, Croatia, Greece, southern Italy (including Sicily), Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and western Turkey.
Allium cyrilli Ten. 1827
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
Allium cyrilli is a plant species native to Greece, Turkey, and to the Apulia region of southeastern Italy. Allium cyrilli has one egg-shaped bulb wide, fleshy leaves that are U-shaped in cross section. Umbel consists of a large number of flowers crowded together, all with long fleshy pedicels. Scape is robust, up to 100 cm tall. Tepals are pale lavender with prominent green midstripes. These surround a large and conspicuous deep purple ovary with 3 lobes.
Romulea ramiflora (Branched Sand-crocus) Ten. 1827
plant species in the iridaceae family
Romulea ramiflora is a species of plant in the family Iridaceae.
Allium pendulinum (Italian Garlic) Ten. 1811
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
Allium pendulinum, called Italian garlic, is a plant species known only from Sardinia, Sicily, Corsica and mainland Italy. Allium pendulinum is a perennial herb up to 25 cm tall but usually much shorter. It generally produces only leaves, both of which wither before flowering time. There is no spathe at flowering time. Umbel has only a few flowers, usually less than 10, all on long pedicels and very often drooping (nodding, hanging downward). Tepals are white, each with three thin prominent green veins; anthers cream; ovary at flowering time green.
Cuscuta planiflora (Flat-flowered Dodder) Ten. 1828
annual plant species in the convolvulaceae family
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Crocus imperati (Early Crocus) Ten. 1826
plant species in the iridaceae family
Crocus imperati is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae, endemic to Italy. Its flowering time is winter and early spring. Its features are lilac flowers with a dark purple outside. Its closest relative is Crocus versicolor. It is one of the most debated endemic crocuses in Italy as it has been interpreted by various authors as different species or infraspecific entities.
Althaea armeniaca (Armenian Marshmallow) Ten. 1839
perennial plant species in the malvaceae family
Althaea armeniaca is a flowering plant in the family Malvaceae, native to southern Russia, Central Asia, Turkey, northern Iran, the Transcaucasus, Lebanon and Syria. In its native range its grows in dry continental climates.
Acer lobelii (Lobel's Maple) Ten. 1819
plant species in the sapindaceae family
Acer lobelii, known as Lobel's maple or L'Obel's maple, or the Calabrian maple, is a rare species of maple (Acer) in the soapberry family Sapindaceae. It is native to southern Italy. It is named after the Flemish botanist Matthias de l'Obel. The species is closely related to Norway maple (Acer platanoides) and Cappadocian maple (Acer cappadocicum), and has often been treated as a subspecies of either of those, as Acer platanoides subsp. lobelii and Acer cappadocicum subsp. lobelii. More recently, it has been considered to be particularly close to the latter, which has also been confirmed by
Ornithogalum gussonei (Gussone's Star-of-bethlehem) Ten. 1827
plant species in the asparagaceae family
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Orchis quadripunctata (Four-spotted Orchis) Cirillo ex Ten. 1813
plant species in the orchidaceae family
Orchis quadripunctata, the four-spotted orchis, is a species of orchid found from southern Italy to the eastern Mediterranean.
Doronicum columnae (Eastern Leopard's-bane) Ten. 1811
perennial plant species in the asteraceae family
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Campanula garganica (Adriatic Bellflower) Ten. 1827
perennial plant species in the campanulaceae family
Campanula garganica, the Adriatic bellflower, syn. C. elatines var. garganica, is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae, native to Southern Europe. It is a small, spreading herbaceous perennial growing to 5 cm (2 in). Basal rosettes of leaves bear a profusion of star-shaped blue flowers in summer. Cultivars include 'Dickson's Gold', with gold-coloured foliage, and 'W.H. Paine', with white-centred, lilac coloured flowers. The latter has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit, along with the species.
Orchis pauciflora (Few-flowered Orchid) Ten. 1812
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Euphrasia pectinata (Large-bract Eyebright) Ten. 1812
annual and medicinal plant species in the orobanchaceae family
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Colchicum byzantinum (False Autumn Crocus) Ten. 1829
plant species in the colchicaceae family
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Arabis collina (Rosy Cress) Ten. 1812
perennial plant species in the brassicaceae family
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Alyssum cuneifolium Ten. 1812
plant species in the brassicaceae family
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Ranunculus velutinus (Velvet Buttercup) Ten. 1825
perennial plant species in the ranunculaceae family
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Ranunculus omiophyllus (Round-leaved Crowfoot) Ten. 1830
plant species in the ranunculaceae family
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Ornithogalum orthophyllum (Straight-leaved Star Of Bethlehem) Ten. 1830
plant species in the asparagaceae family
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Ornithogalum exscapum Ten. 1814
plant species in the asparagaceae family
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Melilotus neapolitanus (Neapolitan Melilot) Ten. 1813
annual plant species in the fabaceae family
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Euphorbia ceratocarpa (Horned Spurge) Ten. 1815
perennial plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Euphorbia ceratocarpa is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family Euphorbiaceae, native to the Island of Sicily and southern Italy. Growing to 1.7 m (5.6 ft) tall and wide, it is an evergreen perennial or subshrub bearing long, narrow leaves with a prominent white midrib, and clusters of green and yellow flowers in summer. The flowering period may be extended in favourable locations. It is valued in cultivation for its vivid flowers, and its ability to survive drought conditions. Though hardy down to −10 °C (14 °F) it is seen at its best in a warm, sheltered position. It has gained
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