Moisés Santiago Bertoni

Paraguayan politician and swiss botanist (1857-1929).

Mosè Giacomo Bertoni (15 June 1857 – 19 September 1929), better known by his hispanicized name Moisés Santiago Bertoni, was a Swiss-Paraguayan naturalist, botanist and writer. While conducting research in eastern Paraguay in 1899, he was the first to describe Stevia.

Abbreviations: Bertoni
Occupations: ornithologist, botanist
Citizenships: Switzerland, Paraguay
Dates: 1857-06-15T00:00:00Z – 1929-09-19T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Lottigna
Direct attributions: 4 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 4 plants, 0 fungi

4 plants attributed to4 plants:

Stevia rebaudiana (Candyleaf) (Bertoni) Bertoni 1905
plant species in the asteraceae family
Stevia rebaudiana is a plant species in the genus Stevia of the family Asteraceae. It is commonly known as candyleaf, sweetleaf or sugarleaf. It is a small seasonal plant which grows to a height of 30–60 centimetres (1–2 feet). It has elongated leaves that grow along the stems and are lined up against each other. The flowers are typically trimmed to improve the taste of the leaves. Stevia is a tender perennial native to parts of Brazil and Paraguay having humid, wet environments. Stevia is widely grown for its leaves, from which extracts can be manufactured as sweetener products known
Vanilla bertoniensis Bertoni 1910
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Pavonia restiaria Bertoni 1911
plant species in the malvaceae family
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Coix lacrymajobi var. humillima Bertoni 1918
plant variety in the poaceae family
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