Pierre Alphonse Martin Lavallée
Pierre Alphonse Martin Lavallée (* 1836 in Paris ; † May 3, 1884 in Segrez near Paris) was a French dendrologist . Its botanical author abbreviation is " Lavallée "; earlier the abbreviations “ Lav. "And" Lavall. " in use.
Life
His father, Alphonse Martin Lavallée , founder of the École Centrale , bought the Segrez estate near Paris in 1856. Alphonse the Younger set up an arboretum there, which was famous throughout Europe at the time.
Honors
François Hérincq (1820-1891), named after the North American Lavallée Hawthorn - Art Crataegus lavalleei ( Lavalles Hawthorn ), known as Crataegus × Lavallei . The plant genera Lavallea Baill are also named after Pierre Alphonse Martin Lavallée . and Lavalleopsis Tiegh. from the family of the Olacaceae .
Works
- Arboretum segrezianum . J.-B. Baillière et fils, Paris (1880–1885).
- Les Clématites à grandes fleurs . 1884.
literature
- Robert Zander : Zander concise dictionary of plant names . Ed .: Fritz Encke , Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold . 13th, revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Pierre Alphonse Martin Lavallée at the IPNI
- The Segrez gardens (French / English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lavallée, Pierre Alphonse Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French dendrologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1836 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 1884 |
| Place of death | Segrez near Paris |