Raymond Benoist
Raymond Benoist | |
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| Born | 10 June 1881 entomologist |
Raymond Benoist (10 June 1881,
entomologist. He is known for his research involving the plant family Acanthaceae
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He studied botany in
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (1918), and the second trip as an expedition leader for the Institut Scientifique Cherifien de Rabat (1928). In 1930–32 he taught classes in botany at the medical school in Quito. During his time spent in Ecuador, he conducted phytogeographical research as well as studies in regards to the morphology and biology of plants native to the Andes.[1]
From 1933 to 1942, he served as a deputy director at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle.Tananarive.[1]
In 1908 he became a member of the Société botanique de France, being elected as its president in 1947.[3] As a taxonomist, he described many species within the botanical family Acanthaceae.[4] In the field of entomology, he published a number of works on Hymenoptera — along with Lucien Berland, he was co-author of the section on Hymenoptera in Rémy Perrier's "La Faune de la France en tableaux synoptiques illustrés" (Tome 7, Hyménoptères).[5]
Selected works
- Recherches sur la structure de la classification des acanthacées de la tribu des barlériées, 1912.
- Mission d'études forestières envoyée dans les colonies françaises par les ministères de la guerre de l'armement et des colonies, 1920 (co-author).
- Les bois de la Guyane Française, 1933.
- Catalogue des plantes de Madagascar: Acanthacées, 1939.
- Descriptions de nouvelles acanthacées malgaches, 1943.[3][6]
References
- ^ a b JSTOR Global Plants Benoist, Raymond (1881-1970)
- ^ BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
- ^ a b Prosopo Sociétés savantes de France
- ^ IPNI List of taxa described & co-described by Benoist
- ^ WorldCat Identities Most widely held works by Raymond Benoist
- ^ OCLC WorldCat published works
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Benoist.
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