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Karl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (October, 2007)

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In palmis semper parens juventus; in palmis resurgo

– When I am among palms I always feel youth; being among palms I resurrect -. Martius (1.794-1.868).

It was Carl Linnaeus who with the publication in 1.753 of Species Plantarum initiated the modern botany systematic. In his work, Linnaeus recognized that palms formed a differentiated group of plants but, nevertheless, described very few species and only nine were included in his treaty, one of them was, in reality, a cycad and none was from the New World.

The first half of the 19th Century resulted to be for the Europeans the age of gold in the exploration of the tropics that, inspired in the works of Humboldt and other naturalists, were drawn to South America and especially to the basin of the Amazon. Among them, Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius is considered one of the greatest and today he is considered as the Father of Palms .

Martius was born in Erlangen (Bavaria, Germany). There he studied medicine and due to its passion by the botany, was hired by the King of Bavaria to form part, when he was only 23 years old, of a scientific expedition to Brazil together with the zoologist J. B. Spix. During a period of 4 years they traveled through more than 10,000 Km. collecting an immense quantity of minerals, insects, birds and plants.

Martius was hired as the conservative of the Munich Botanical Garden when returned to Germany and shortly afterwards he was also contracted as professor of botany of that university. He published diverse researches on the economy, the medicine, the Brazilian culture in general and the one that was going to be the greatest monograph of palms: his History naturalis palmarum . The first volume was published in 1. 823 and the third and last in 1.853, containing a total of 135 plates.

In 1.840 Martius initiated, together with Endlicher, the Botanic Encyclopedia Flora Brasiliensis in which they came to participate 65 noticeable European botanists but this work could not be finished until 1.906, long after his death, with the description of 23,000 species that were collected trying to include all the plants of Brazil.

The Herbarium Martii , the private botanic collection of Martius, included over 300,000 specimens of the entire world. It was acquired by the Belgian government and today is conserved in the National Botanical Garden of Belgium.

All the images that continue are courtesy of the Missouri Botanical Garden. The ones that to belong to the History Naturalis Palmarum have been obtained of the web http: //www.botanicus. org and the ones corresponding to the Flora Brasiliensis of http://florabrasiliensis.cria.org.br

Acrocomia mexicana; Chamaedorea Schiedeana. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Acrocomia mexicana; Chamaedorea Schiedeana. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

ARBORETA IN MINIS NOVIS. Flora Brasiliensis

ARBORETA IN MINIS NOVIS. Flora Brasiliensis

Areca catechu. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Areca catechu. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Areca crinita. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Areca crinita. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Areca rubra alba. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Areca rubra alba. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Areca sapida. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Areca sapida. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Arenga saccharifera; Nipa fruticans. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Arenga saccharifera; Nipa fruticans. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Astrocaryum acaule; Oenocarpus Bataua. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Astrocaryum acaule; Oenocarpus Bataua. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Astrocaryum campestre; Cocos flexuosa. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Astrocaryum campestre; Cocos flexuosa. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Astrocaryum gynacanthum; Bactris pectinata; Bactris hirta. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Astrocaryum gynacanthum; Bactris pectinata; Bactris hirta. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Astrocaryum lauari; Leopoldinia pulchra. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Astrocaryum lauari; Leopoldinia pulchra. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Astrocaryum murumuru. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Astrocaryum murumuru. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Astrocaryum vulvare; Cocos nucifera. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Astrocaryum vulvare; Cocos nucifera. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Astrocaryum vulvare; Cocos nucifera. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Astrocaryum vulvare; Cocos nucifera. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Attalea funifera. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Attalea funifera. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Brahea dulcis. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Brahea dulcis. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Calamus equestris; Seaforthia Ptychoserma. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Calamus equestris; Seaforthia Ptychoserma. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

CAMPI EXTENSI, DENSO VIRGULTO CONTECTI. Flora Brasiliensis

CAMPI EXTENSI, DENSO VIRGULTO CONTECTI. Flora Brasiliensis

CAMPI GENERALES JUXTA SERRA DE MANTIQUEIRA. Flora Brasiliensis

CAMPI GENERALES JUXTA SERRA DE MANTIQUEIRA. Flora Brasiliensis

CAMPI VIRGULTIS DISTINCTI SUB RADICE JUGI. Flora Brasiliensis

CAMPI VIRGULTIS DISTINCTI SUB RADICE JUGI. Flora Brasiliensis

Caryota urens; Borassus flabelliformis; Corypha umbraculifera. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Caryota urens; Borassus flabelliformis; Corypha umbraculifera. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Chamaedorea elatior. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Chamaedorea elatior. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Chamaerops humilis. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Chamaerops humilis. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Cocos botryphora; Cocos schizophylla. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Cocos botryphora; Cocos schizophylla. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Cocos capitata. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Cocos capitata. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Cocos capitata; Diplothemium campestre. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Cocos capitata; Diplothemium campestre. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Corypha cerifera. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Corypha cerifera. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Corypha rotundifolia. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Corypha rotundifolia. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Diplothemium caudescens; Bactris acanthocarpa. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Diplothemium caudescens; Bactris acanthocarpa. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Diplothemium maritimum; Cocos nucifera; Attalea compta. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Diplothemium maritimum; Cocos nucifera; Attalea compta. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Elaeis guincensis; Acrocomia sclerocapa. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Elaeis guincensis; Acrocomia sclerocapa. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Elaeis melanocuera; Iriartea exorrhiza. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Elaeis melanocuera; Iriartea exorrhiza. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Euterpe oleracea. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Euterpe oleracea. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

FONTES FLUVII PARAGUAY. Flora Brasiliensis

FONTES FLUVII PARAGUAY. Flora Brasiliensis

Geonoma acaulis; Geonoma multiflora. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Geonoma acaulis; Geonoma multiflora. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Geonoma Spixiana. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Geonoma Spixiana. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Guilielma speciosa. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Guilielma speciosa. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Hyophorbe Commersoniana. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Hyophorbe Commersoniana. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Hyospathe elegans. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Hyospathe elegans. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Hyphaene thebaica. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Hyphaene thebaica. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Iriartea ventricosa. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Iriartea ventricosa. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Latania Commersonii. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Latania Commersonii. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Lepidocaryum gracile; Sagus taedigera. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Lepidocaryum gracile; Sagus taedigera. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

001886Licuala peltata; Caryota urens; Borassus flabelliformis. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Licuala peltata; Caryota urens; Borassus flabelliformis. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Livistona humilis. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Livistona humilis. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Livistona inermis. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Livistona inermis. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Lodoicea sechollarum. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Lodoicea sechollarum. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Manicaria faccifera; Desmoncus orthacanthos. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Manicaria faccifera; Desmoncus orthacanthos. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Mauritia aculeata. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Mauritia aculeata. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Mauritia vinifera. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Mauritia vinifera. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Maximiliana regia. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Maximiliana regia. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Metroxylon Sagu; Sagus elata. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Metroxylon Sagu; Sagus elata. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Morenia Pöppigiana. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Morenia Pöppigiana. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Oenocarpus distichus. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Oenocarpus distichus. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

PALMETUM MAURITIAE FLEXUOSAE. Flora Brasiliensis

PALMETUM MAURITIAE FLEXUOSAE. Flora Brasiliensis

PALMETUM MAURITIAE VINIFERAE. Flora Brasiliensis

PALMETUM MAURITIAE VINIFERAE. Flora Brasiliensis

Phoenix dactylifera. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Phoenix dactylifera. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Phoenix pusilla; Phoenix sylvestris. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Phoenix pusilla; Phoenix sylvestris. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Phoenix reclinata. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Phoenix reclinata. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

PROSPECTUS E JUGO SERRA D´ESTRELLA. Flora Brasiliensis

PROSPECTUS E JUGO SERRA D´ESTRELLA. Flora Brasiliensis

RIPAE FLUVII ITAHYPE. Flora Brasiliensis

RIPAE FLUVII ITAHYPE. Flora Brasiliensis

RIPAE INSULARUM IN ARCHIPELAGO PARAENSI. Flora Brasiliensis

RIPAE INSULARUM IN ARCHIPELAGO PARAENSI. Flora Brasiliensis

Seaforthia elegans; Livistona humilis. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Seaforthia elegans; Livistona humilis. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

SILVA AESTU APHYLLA, QUAM DICUNT CAA-TINGA. Flora Brasiliensis

SILVA AESTU APHYLLA, QUAM DICUNT CAA-TINGA. Flora Brasiliensis

SILVA IN MONTE CORCOVADO. Flora Brasiliensis

SILVA IN MONTE CORCOVADO. Flora Brasiliensis

SILVA PRIMAEVA PROPE PEDRA DA ONÇA. Flora Brasiliensis

SILVA PRIMAEVA PROPE PEDRA DA ONÇA. Flora Brasiliensis

Syagrus cocoides. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Syagrus cocoides. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

SYLVA IN RIPA FLUVII AMAZONUM. Flora Brasiliensis

SYLVA IN RIPA FLUVII AMAZONUM. Flora Brasiliensis

Thrinax argentea; Oreodoxa oleracea. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Thrinax argentea; Oreodoxa oleracea. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Zalacca Wallichiana; Phoenix paludosa; Harina caryotoides. Historia Naturalis Palmarum

Zalacca Wallichiana; Phoenix paludosa; Harina caryotoides. Historia Naturalis Palmarum
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