Baranda, Dr José Sainz de |
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(Source: Flora Malesiana ser. 1, 1: Cyclopaedia of collectors) |
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Mentioned by Merrill1 as a collector of botanical material in the Philippine Islands. In the same paper,2 Merrill states that during Vidal’s absence in Europe in 1882-83, the position of Director of the Botanical Garden at Manila was filled temporarily by Don José Baranda, an employee of the Forestry Bureau. Vaccinium barandanum Vidal was named after him. |
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Herb. de la escuela especial de montes, Escorial, collection made in the Philippines by Baranda, previous to 1874.3 He collected for Vidal. |
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(1) cf. Bull. no 4 of Bur. of Agr. Manila 1903, p. 30. (2) cf. l.c. p. 31. (3) cf. l.c. p. 38. |