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Botanical notes, Nicaragua, 1892-1893 (notebook 1 of 6)

by: Shimek, Bohumil, 1861-1937

Publication date: 1892

Topics: Botany, Nicaragua, Moyogalpa, Ometepe, Isla de, San Carlos, Ro San Juan

Collection: biodiversity; sifieldbooks

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English

The botanical notebook (1 of 6) documents Bohumil Shimek's work in Nicaragua, 1892-1893. Entries are headed with location or specimen number (1-122). Entries describe type of plant, sources of specimens, locations where found (terrain, environment), sometime notes about used of plants for medicinal purposes, and descriptions of characteristics (color, size) by part (leaf, flower, fruit). Includes extensive illustrations of plant parts with notes. At the end is a list of collected specimens (with quantities) from San Carlos, dated January 1893. Locations include the vicinity of Isla de Omotepe, Moyogalpa, and San Carlos in Nicaragua

The botanical notebook (1 of 6) documents Bohumil Shimek's work in Nicaragua, 1892-1893. Entries are headed with location or specimen number (1-122). Entries describe type of plant, sources of specimens, locations where found (terrain, environment), sometime notes about used of plants for medicinal purposes, and descriptions of characteristics (color, size) by part (leaf, flower, fruit). Includes extensive illustrations of plant parts with notes. At the end is a list of collected specimens (with quantities) from San Carlos, dated January 1893. Locations include the vicinity of Isla de Omotepe, Moyogalpa, and San Carlos in Nicaragua

Abstract: The botanical notebook (1 of 6) documents Bohumil Shimek's work in Nicaragua, 1892-1893. Entries are headed with location or specimen number (1-122). Entries describe type of plant, sources of specimens, locations where found (terrain, environment), sometime notes about used of plants for medicinal purposes, and descriptions of characteristics (color, size) by part (leaf, flower, fruit). Includes extensive illustrations of plant parts with notes. At the end is a list of collected specimens (with quantities) from San Carlos, dated January 1893. Locations include the vicinity of Isla de Omotepe, Moyogalpa, and San Carlos in Nicaragua.