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Leonardo L. Co is a Filipino plant taxonomist. Co served as a museum researcher at the University of the Philippines Institute of Biology (IB). | Leonardo L. Co is a prominent Filipino plant taxonomist and ethnobiologist. Co served as a museum researcher at the University of the Philippines Institute of Biology (IB) and as senior botanist of Conservation International-Philippines.<br /> | ||
He died on November 15, 2010 after being caught in a crossfire between the Philippine Army and an armed group in Kananga, Leyte. <br /> | |||
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. | |||
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. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 18:50, 17 November 2010
Leonardo L. Co is a prominent Filipino plant taxonomist and ethnobiologist. 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 a crossfire between the Philippine Army and an armed group in Kananga, Leyte.
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.
See Also
- Top botanist killed in crossfire (PDI, 17 Nov 2010)
- Philippine army, rebels clash kills two bystanders (AFP, 17 Nov 2010)
- Philippines' top botanist killed in crossfire (ABS-CBN, 17 Nov 2010)