Adolphe Tonduz (1862-1921) was a

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who collected plants in both

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and

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. He was the first director of the National Herbarium of

, which was founded in 1887. Together with Henri Pittier he published 'Primitae Florae Costaricensis' and 'Herborisations au Costa Rica'.

Honours and namesakes

Species named after Tonduz

These species were discovered from specimens collected by Tonduz and were unknown to science at the time. * Acronia tonduzii * Anemopaegma tonduzianum * Anthurium tonduzii * Calyptranthes tonduzii *

Cedrela tonduzii ''Cedrela tonduzii'' (edar, cedrillo, cedro, cedro cebolla, cedro colorado, cedro dulce, cedro granadino, cedro macho, cedro pochote, West Indian cedar) is a monoecious tree that grows up to 40 m and can reach a diameter at breast height of ...

* Quercus tonduzii * Weberocereus tonduzii

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HUH Botanists Index
19th-century Swiss botanists Botanists active in Central America 1862 births 1921 deaths Swiss expatriates in Costa Rica 20th-century Swiss botanists {{Switzerland-botanist-stub