Broterian Society

Broterian Society
Sociedade Broteriana
Named afterFélix de Avelar Brotero
Formation1880; 144 years ago (1880)
FounderJulio Augusto Henriques
TypeBotanical scientific society
PurposeTo promote the development of botanical studies, particularly that of floristics, in Portugal
Location
Main organ
Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana

The Broterian Society (Portuguese: Sociedade Broteriana) is a botanical scientific society, the first of its kind in Portugal, established in 1880 by Júlio Henriques, professor of Botany and Agriculture at the University of Coimbra, to promote the development of botanical studies, particularly that of floristics, in Portugal.[1] It is thus named after eminent naturalist Félix de Avelar Brotero, author of the first lengthy description of native Portuguese plants, Flora Lusitanica, in 1804.

Between 1880 and 1887 the society published and distributed several exsiccata-like annual series, among others Flora Lusitanica (Soc. Brot. 4. anno) and Flora Lusitanica (Soc. Brot. 7. anno).[2][3]

It has continuously published the Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (Bol. Soc. Brot.), a scientific journal, since its inception; the first volume was published in 1883.[4]

  1. ^ Statutes of the Broterian Society
  2. ^ "Flora Lusitanica (Soc. Brot. 4. anno): IndExs ExsiccataID=2147199933". IndExs - Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Flora Lusitanica (Soc. Brot. 7. anno): IndExs ExsiccataID=2147199905". IndExs - Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  4. ^ Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana - Biblioteca Digital de Botânica (Universidade de Coimbra)