Gonçalo António da Silva Ferreira Sampaio (29 March 1865 in São Gens de Calvos 28 July 1937 in Porto) was a Portuguese botanist.

He studied mathematics at the University of Coimbra and chemistry, mineralogy and botany at the Polytechnic Academy of Porto. From 1890 he served as an assistant naturalist at the Polytechnic Academy. From 1912 to 1935 he was a professor of botany at the faculty of sciences of the University of Porto.[1][2]

Bust of the Gonçalo Sampaio, in Parque da Ponte, Braga.

As a taxonomist he described around 50 new species of vascular plants, five new species of desmids and about 70 new taxa of lichens that included the genus Carlosia (family Caliciaceae).[1] The mycological genus Sampaioa (Gonz. Frag., 1923; syn. Mycoglaena) commemorates his name.[2]

Selected works

  • Estudos sobre a flora dos arredores do Porto. Gen. Spergularia, 1904 Studies on the flora in the vicinity of Porto; genus Spergularia.
  • "Rubus” portuguezes. Contribuções para o seu estudo, 1904 Rubus native to Portugal.
  • Contribuções para o estudo da flora portugueza; Epilobiaceae, 1906 Contributions for the study of the Portuguese flora; Epilobiaceae.
  • Notas criticas sobre a flora portugueza, 1906 Critical notes involving Portuguese flora.
  • Flora vascular de Odemira, 1909 Vascular plants of Odemira.
  • Manual da flora portugueza, 1909–14 Manual of Portuguese flora.
  • Estudos botanicos. Especies novas e nomes novos, 1912 Botanical studies, new species and new names.
  • Lista das espécies representadas no Herbário português, 1913 List of species represented in the Portuguese Herbarium.
  • Apêndice à lista das espécies representadas no Herbário português, 1914 Appendix to the list of species represented in the Portuguese Herbarium.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Gonçalo Sampaio Antigos Estudantes Ilustres da Universidade do Porto
  2. 1 2 BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  3. Works by Sampaio, Gonçalo António da Silva Ferreira Biodiversity Heritage Library
  4. International Plant Names Index.  Samp.


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