Regino García y Basa (11 June 1840 – 16 July 1916) was a Filipino artist, botanist and forester. He was also a printing instructor at the

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and director of walks, gardens and parks for

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. He is noted for being one of the botanical illustrators who produced plates for

Francisco Manuel Blanco Manuel María Blanco Ramos known as Manuel Blanco (1779 – 1845) was a Spanish friar and botanist. Biography Born in Navianos de Alba, Castilla y León, Spain, Blanco was a member of the Augustinian order of friars. His first assignment was ...

's ''Flora de Filipinas'', the illustrated version of which was published in Manila between 1877 and 1883.National Historical Institute
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