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    During his exile in Dapitan, Jose Rizal contributed greatly to the field of science. He collected over 346 shells and uncovered rare species named in his honor. Through extensive exploration, he sent plant, animal and fish specimens to museums in Manila and Europe. As a skilled pharmacologist, Rizal discovered medicinal properties of plants and taught locals about their safe use. He also found a new species of ilang-ilang tree. Rizal conducted ethnographic, anthropological and archaeological surveys and shared his findings with students and colleagues.

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    During his exile in Dapitan, Jose Rizal contributed greatly to the field of science. He collected over 346 shells and uncovered rare species named in his honor. Through extensive exploration, he sent plant, animal and fish specimens to museums in Manila and Europe. As a skilled pharmacologist, Rizal discovered medicinal properties of plants and taught locals about their safe use. He also found a new species of ilang-ilang tree. Rizal conducted ethnographic, anthropological and archaeological surveys and shared his findings with students and colleagues.

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    Module 5

    Scientist Rizal
    R. De los Reyes

    The Life and Works of Jose Rizal


    Scientist Rizal

    It deals about Rizal’s contribution to the realm of Science as he navigated the


    jungles, coast and forest of Dapitan with aim of finding specimens of different animals
    including insects, snakes, birds, snakes anf various kinds of plants.
    Scientist Rizal

    - introduced a collection of Conchology comprising of 346 shells representing 203


    species (Jose Rizal The First Filipino,Rogelio B. Magigad, Estrellita T. Muhi and Isabal Anicoche-Victorino, Libro Filipin0,2004)

    - Uncovered rare specimens which were named in his honor like Rhacophoorus
    rizali (rare toad), Draco rizali (flying dragon) and Apogonia rizali (a beetle)
    Scientist Rizal

    -thru extensive exploration of Dapitan, he sent specimens to Ateneo Museum


    and to Dresden 68 crustaceans, 45 reptiles, 13 species of birds and fishes and 9
    mammals (Jose Rizal The First Filipino,Rogelio B. Magigad, Estrellita T. Muhi and Isabal Anicoche-Victorino, Libro Filipin0,2004)
    Scientist Rizal

    - thru his knowledge of pharmacology, he discovered the


    medicinal values of plants and other herbs including tuber
    otherwise known as “nani” to the native inhabitants.
    -he taught how to manage and treat properly the tuber
    including the inimical effect in certain cases
    Scientist Rizal

    -Going the Botanist way, he built a herbilarium, where characteristics or features


    of every plant specie is closely and regularly observe to determine the purpose it may
    serve whether for medicinal or aesthetic.
    - he discovered a new species of Ilang-ilang or the Canagium odatorum.

    (Jose Rizal The First Filipino,Rogelio B. Magigad, Estrellita T. Muhi and Isabal Anicoche-Victorino, Libro Filipin0,2004)
    Scientist Rizal

    - he conducted survey studies in Ethnography, Anthropology and Archeology


    and communicated this to his students and his colleagues in Europe

    (Jose Rizal The First Filipino,Rogelio B. Magigad, Estrellita T. Muhi and Isabal Anicoche-Victorino, Libro Filipin0,2004)

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