invented by Carl Linnaeus. Antonio José Cavanilles was born on January 16, 1745, in Valencia, Spain. In his youth Cavanilles specialized in the study of...
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Pavonia (plant) (category Taxa named by Antonio José Cavanilles)
honours Spanish botanist José Antonio Pavón Jiménez (1754–1844), as chosen by his contemporary, Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles. Several species are...
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António José de Almeida, 6th President of Portugal António José de Ávila, 1st Duke of Ávila and Bolama, Portuguese politician Antonio José Cavanilles...
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Dahlia (category Taxa named by Antonio José Cavanilles)
Mexico City, sent "plant parts" to Abbe Antonio José Cavanilles, director of the Royal Gardens of Madrid. Cavanilles flowered one plant that same year, then...
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Oenothera tetraptera (category Taxa named by Antonio José Cavanilles)
Oenothera tetraptera was first formally named by Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles in 1796. It is an annual or short-lived perennial herb growing...
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Platycerium bifurcatum (category Taxa named by Antonio José Cavanilles)
Platycerium bifurcatum, commonly known as the elkhorn fern or staghorn fern, is a species of plant in the fern family Polypodiaceae native to Java, New...
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Cosmos (plant) (category Taxa named by Antonio José Cavanilles)
"Cosmos Cav." Global Compositae Database. Retrieved 2023-05-17. Cavanilles, Antonio José. 1791. Icones et Descriptiones Plantarum 1(1): 9–10, pl. 14 Tropicos...
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Melaleuca quinquenervia (category Taxa named by Antonio José Cavanilles)
was first formally described in 1797 by the Spanish naturalist Antonio José Cavanilles. Native to New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea and coastal eastern...
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Geranium cinereum (category Taxa named by Antonio José Cavanilles)
Geranium cinereum, the ashy cranesbill, is a species of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae, native to the Pyrenees. Growing to 50 cm (20 in) tall...
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Salvia leucantha (category Taxa named by Antonio José Cavanilles)
Salvia leucantha, the Mexican bush sage, is a herbaceous perennial plant that is native to subtropical and tropical conifer forests in central and eastern...
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