BOTANICAL COMMUNITIES
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Narrado por Jorge Obregón
Narrado por Jorge Obregón
Velasco’s botanical work was part of the dynamic global exchange of specimens and publications that defined the nineteenth century, deepening his participation in the international networks forged through science. One example is the species Lennoa madreporoides Lex., an endemic plant collected by the German botanist Johann Wilhelm Schaffner, which Velasco illustrated for the journal La Naturaleza.
The circulation of botanical specimens such as this enabled the creation of major collections of Mexican plants around the world. These herbaria, in turn, facilitated the publication of important studies on cacti that Velasco later drew upon in his own research. This geography outlines the painter’s scientific worldview and the botany of his time.
Velasco’s botanical work was part of the dynamic global exchange of specimens and publications that defined the nineteenth century, deepening his participation in the international networks forged through science. One example is the species Lennoa madreporoides Lex., an endemic plant collected by the German botanist Johann Wilhelm Schaffner, which Velasco illustrated for the journal La Naturaleza.
The circulation of botanical specimens such as this enabled the creation of major collections of Mexican plants around the world. These herbaria, in turn, facilitated the publication of important studies on cacti that Velasco later drew upon in his own research. This geography outlines the painter’s scientific worldview and the botany of his time.
Velasco’s botanical work was part of the dynamic global exchange of specimens and publications that defined the nineteenth century, deepening his participation in the international networks forged through science. One example is the species Lennoa madreporoides Lex., an endemic plant collected by the German botanist Johann Wilhelm Schaffner, which Velasco illustrated for the journal La Naturaleza.
The circulation of botanical specimens such as this enabled the creation of major collections of Mexican plants around the world. These herbaria, in turn, facilitated the publication of important studies on cacti that Velasco later drew upon in his own research. This geography outlines the painter’s scientific worldview and the botany of his time.