Luigi Aloysius Colla | |
|---|---|
 Luigi Aloysius Colla | |
| Born | Luigi Aloysius Colla 30 April 1766 |
| Died | 23 December 1848 Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia |
| Nationality | Savoyard, Piedmontese |
| Occupation(s) | botanist, lawyer, politician |
| Known for | description of species on which most cultivars of bananas are based |
Luigi Aloysius Colla (30 April 1766 – 23 December 1848) was an Italian botanist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was a member of the Provisional Government of Savoy from December 12, 1798, to April 2, 1799, taking his turn as chairman of the government in rotation for a ten-day term.[1] In 1820 Colla described two species, Musa balbisiana and Musa acuminata, that are the basis for almost all cultivated bananas.[2] Colla was a member of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences.[3]
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