José Jerônimo Triana Silva, Colombian botanist, physician and explorer (Bogotá 22 May 1828 –Bogotá 31 October 1890)
Developed many therapeutic products such as Triana cough syrup, Triana patches or Andean plaster (bandages to treat corns), powder toothpastes, Colombian powder and a quine-based medicinal wine
Popularized the industrial use of a plant pigment known as Triana green for staining
Contributed to discovery of new alkaloids such as cinchonamine
DESCRIBED VALID PLANTAE GENERA
Achatocarpus 1858
Brachyotum 1867
Burmeistera 1857 with Karsten
Calycophysum 1855 with Karsten
Cephalotomandra 1855 with Karsten
Clusiella 1860
Comatoglossum 1855 with Karsten
Cuervea 1872
Dendrostylis 1854 with Karsten
Diplarpea 1867
Gloeospermum 1862 with Planchon
Havetiopsis 1860 with Planchon
Llerasia 1858
Monolena 1867
Oedematopus 1860 with Planchon
Pelliciera 1862 with Planchon
Stephanogastra 1854 with Karsten
Thinouia 1862 with Planchon
Tovomitopsis 1860 with Planchon
Trichantha 1854 with Karsten
HONOURS
Vice president, International Congress of Botany, London for his fame as expert on South American tropical flora (1866)
Gold Medal at International Exposition of Paris for his herbarium and archaeological collection (1867)
Award at Universal Exposition of Paris (1889)
Medal of Société de Agriculture de France due to his work La Quinologia de Mutis (1872)
HONORS
Trianaea Planchon & Linden 1853 (Solanaceae)
Trianaeopiper Trelease 1928 (Piperaceae)