(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 8: Cyclopaedia of collectors, Supplement II)

Born: 1946, Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.

career:

B.S. (Botany) University of the Philippines (1967), M.S. (Botany) University of Sto. Tomas (1971); Museum Researcher in the Philippine National Herbarium, Manila.

Collecting localities:

Philippines. 1968. Luzon: Mt Data National Park, Mt Province (Nov.; regeneration of oaks).-1969. E. Mindoro: Mt Iglit Game Refuge and Bird Sanctuary (May-June).-1970. S. Samar: Mt Sohoton (Mar.-Apr.; ecology), with H.G. Gutierrez-1971. Luzon: Bo. Guina-ang, Bontoc, Mt Prov. (ethnobot. coll. with Dr L. Reid; Apr.). S. Samar: Guinmaayuhan, Balangiga (May). Luzon: Ilocos region (I. Norte & La Union), for sand-binding grasses.

collections:

Herb. Manila (Phil. Nat. Herb.) [PNH], c. 2000 flow. plants, 200 ferns, 200 Algae, Fungi and mosses. The Samar duplicates will be distributed to foreign herbaria.

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