René Paul Raymond Capuron
Encyclopedia
René Paul Raymond Capuron (1921 - 1971) was a French
botanist. Capuron was responsible for an extensive amount of work on the tree flora
of Madagascar
.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
botanist. Capuron was responsible for an extensive amount of work on the tree flora
Flora
Flora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous—native plant life. The corresponding term for animals is fauna.-Etymology:...
of Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
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Works
Highlights of his work include:- M. arillata — a new species of Mauloutchia, formed from the collection of MyristicaceaeMyristicaceaeMyristicaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. The family has been recognised by most taxonomists; it is sometimes called the "nutmeg family", after its most famous member, Nutmeg ....
specimens . - Takhtajania perrieri — the only extant representative of the family WinteraceaeWinteraceaeThe Winteraceae are a family of flowering plants. The family includes 120 species of trees and shrubs in 9 genera.The Winteraceae are a mostly southern-hemisphere family associated with the Antarctic flora, found in tropical to temperate climate regions of Malesia, Oceania, eastern Australia, New...
. Capuron was the first to rediscover the plant, following its last sighting by Henri Perrier de la Bathie, back in 1909.