Antonina Borissova
Antonina Borissova | |
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| Born | 1903 |
| Died | 1970 (aged 66–67) |
| Nationality | Soviet |
| Known for | Central Asian flora |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Boriss. |
Antonina Georgievna Borissova (1903–1970) was a Soviet botanist, specialising in the flora of the deserts and semi-desert of central Asia. Borissova authored 195 land plant species names, the ninth-highest number of such names authored by any female scientist.[1]
Plants
Among the plants she identified are:
- ) (planta de la estepa rusa, que potencia el organismo, y en particular la actividad reproductiva). (Crassulaceae)
- D.Löve
- Rhodiola coccinea (Royle) Boriss. (Crassulaceae)
- Hook.f.& Thomson) Boriss. (Crassulaceae)
- Rhodiola iremelicaBoriss. (Crassulaceae)
- Rhodiola komarovii Boriss. (Crassulaceae)
- Rhodiola linearifolia Boriss. (Crassulaceae)
- Rhodiola pamiroalaica Boriss. (Crassulaceae)
- Rhodiola pinnatifida Boriss. (Crassulaceae)
- Rhodiola recticaulis Boriss. (Crassulaceae)
- Hyssopus cuspidatus Boriss. (Lamiaceae).
- Hyssopus tianschanicus Boriss. (Lamiaceae)
- Mentha alaica Boriss. (Lamiaceae)
- Mentha darvasica Boriss. (Lamiaceae)
- Mentha pamiroalaica Boriss. (Lamiaceae)
- Boriss. (Fabaceae)
These species of
succulent
are named in her honour:
- Sedum borissovae Balk.
- Sempervivum borissovae Wale 1946
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