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    Eduardo A. Quisumbing was a Filipino botanist born in 1895 who died in 1986. He was a leading authority on Philippine plants and medicinal plants, publishing over 129 scientific papers. As a pioneer in the study of Philippine medicinal plants, his 1951 work "Medicinal Plants in the Philippines" was instrumental in the field.

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    Eduardo A. Quisumbing was a Filipino botanist born in 1895 who died in 1986. He was a leading authority on Philippine plants and medicinal plants, publishing over 129 scientific papers. As a pioneer in the study of Philippine medicinal plants, his 1951 work "Medicinal Plants in the Philippines" was instrumental in the field.

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    Name: Eduardo A.

    Quisumbing

    Specialization: Ph.D. Plant Taxonomy Systematics and


    Morphology

    Birthdate: 24 November 1895


    Died: 23 August 1986

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    A Filipino scientist, known for his leading authority on plants. Dr. Quisumbing, a
    renowned botanist, is a pioneer in the study of Philippine medicinal plants, to which he has made
    contributions. Author of many taxonomic and morphological papers over 129 scientific articles
    that were published both in the United States and abroad. One of these papers is ‘Medicinal
    plants in the Philippines”, was published in 1951. His work, Medicinal Plants in the Philippines,
    is the pioneer of all medicinal plant study in the nation.
    Dr. Quisumbing, as Director of the National Museum, oversaw the restoration of the
    Herbarium, which had been entirely destroyed during the war. The plant Saccolabium
    Quisumbingii was named after him. He received the Distinguished Service Star in 1954 for his
    outstanding contribution to the field of systematic botany.

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