Pierre Martin Rémi Aucher-Éloy
Pierre Martin Rémi Aucher-Éloy (2 October 1792 – 6 October 1838) was a French
botanist who was a native of Blois. The standard author abbreviation Aucher is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]
He received his education at
on 6 October 1838.Aucher-Éloy sold his collections to the herbaria. His book Relations de Voyages en Orient de 1830 à 1838 was published posthumously in 1843.
Legacy
Aucher-Éloy's name is remembered in the Latin specific epithet of several plants, as chosen by a number of his fellow botanists, including:[3]
- Ferula aucheri - Boiss.
- Iris aucheri - (Baker) Sealy (common name: Aucher-Éloy iris)
- Muscari aucheri - (Boiss.) Baker (common name: Aucher-Éloy grape hyacinth)
- Olea aucheri - A.Chev. ex Ehrend. (taxonomic synonym for Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata)
- Quercus aucheri - Jaub. & Spach
- Rhus aucheri - Boiss.
References
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Aucher.
- ^ Biodiversity Heritage Library Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publication
- ISBN 978-1845337315.
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