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* [http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20101116-303583/Slain-botanist-known-for-his-work-on-medicinal-plants Slain botanist known for his work on medicinal plants] (PDI, 16 Nov 2010)
* [http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20101116-303583/Slain-botanist-known-for-his-work-on-medicinal-plants Slain botanist known for his work on medicinal plants] (PDI, 16 Nov 2010)


'''Blog'''
'''Blogs'''
* [http://juliebarcelona.blogspot.com/ Rafflesia leonardi - honoring an unsung hero of Philippine Botany]
* [http://imphscience.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/leonardo-l-co-botanist-1953-2010/ http://juliebarcelona.blogspot.com/ Rafflesia leonardi - honoring an unsung hero of Philippine Botany]
* [Leonardo L. Co, Botanist (1953-2010)]


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Revision as of 19:46, 20 November 2010

Leonardo L. Co - photo by Bonifacio Pasion

Leonardo L. Co is a prominent Filipino plant taxonomist and ethnobiologist. Born on December 29, 1953, Co served as a museum researcher at the University of the Philippines Institute of Biology (IB) and as senior botanist of Conservation International-Philippines.

He died on November 15, 2010 after being caught in an alleged crossfire between the Philippine Army and an armed group in Kananga, Leyte. Doubts, however, are cast on whether there was really a crossfire as claimed by the military.

Co was President of the Philippine Native Plants Conservation Society. His book, “Common Medicinal Plants in the Cordillera Region: A Trainor’s Manual for Community-Based Health Programs,” was published in 1989. New plant species like the 'meat' flower Rafflesia leonardi (named after him) were discovered by Co.

Writings

Membership

  • Philippine Native Plants Conservation Society
  • UP Botanical Society
  • UP Mountaineers


See Also

Blogs

Note

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