José Cuatrecasas

José Cuatrecasas (1903–1996) was a botanist. He was born on March 19, 1903 in Camprodon, Catalonia, Spain.

His research focused on the high-elevation páramo and sub-páramo regions of the Andes Mountains in South America, especially the flowering plant families Asteraceae and Malpighiaceae.

In 1997, the Smithsonian Institution established the José Cuatrecasas Botanical Fund to "support significant research projects that emulate the spirit of the research of José Cuatrecasas". The Smithsonian also awards a José Cuatrecasas Medal for Excellence in Tropical Botany annually.

Awards

• 1950 Guggenheim Fellowship

The standard author abbreviation Cuatrec. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

Sources

• Kirkbride, Ma Cristina Garcia. "José Cuatrecasas (1903-1996)". Taxon, Vol. 46, No. 1 (February 1997), pp. 132–134.
• "Botanical Endowment at Smithsonian", Biological Conservation Newsletter, No. 170 (August 1997)

External links

• Malpighiaceae/Cuatrecasas
• Cuatrecasas Medal

References

1. ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do. 

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Name	Cuatrecasas, Jose
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Date of birth	1903
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Date of death	1996
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