Antonina Georgievna Borissova (1903–1970) was a Soviet

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, specialising in the

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of the

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s and

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. Borissova authored 195 land plant species names, the ninth-highest number of such names authored by any female scientist.

Plants

Among the plants she identified are: * '' Rhodiola arctica'' Boriss.= sin. de ''

Rhodiola rosea ''Rhodiola rosea'' (commonly golden root, rose root, roseroot, Aaron's rod, Arctic root, king's crown, ''lignum rhodium'', orpin rose) is a perennial plant, perennial flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. It grows naturally in wild Arctic ...

'' ( L.) (planta de la estepa rusa, que potencia el organismo, y en particular la actividad reproductiva). (Crassulaceae) * '' Rhodiola rosea L. subsp. arctica'' (Boriss.) Á.Löve & D.Löve * '' Rhodiola coccinea'' (

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) Boriss. (Crassulaceae) * ''

Rhodiola heterodonta ''Rhodiola'' is a genus of perennial plants in the family Crassulaceae that resemble ''Sedum'' and other members of the family. Like sedums, ''Rhodiola'' species are often called stonecrops. Some authors merge ''Rhodiola'' into ''Sedum''. '' ...

'' (

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& Thomson) Boriss. (Crassulaceae) * '' Rhodiola iremelica'' Boriss. (Crassulaceae) * '' Rhodiola komarovii'' Boriss. (Crassulaceae) * '' Rhodiola linearifolia'' Boriss. (Crassulaceae) * '' Rhodiola pamiroalaica'' Boriss. (Crassulaceae) * ''

Rhodiola pinnatifida ''Rhodiola'' is a genus of perennial plants in the family Crassulaceae that resemble ''Sedum'' and other members of the family. Like sedums, ''Rhodiola'' species are often called stonecrops. Some authors merge ''Rhodiola'' into ''Sedum''. '' ...

'' Boriss. (Crassulaceae) * '' Rhodiola recticaulis'' Boriss. (Crassulaceae) * '' Hyssopus cuspidatus'' Boriss. (Lamiaceae). * '' Hyssopus tianschanicus'' Boriss. (Lamiaceae) * ''

Mentha alaica ''Mentha'', also known as mint (from Greek , Linear B ''mi-ta''), is a genus of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is estimated that 13 to 24 species exist, but the exact distinction between species is unclear. Hybridization occ ...

'' Boriss. (Lamiaceae) * ''

Mentha darvasica ''Mentha darvasica'' is a mint species within the genus ''Mentha'', native to Darvaz, Tajikistan. The species was recorded by Russian botanist Antonina Borissova in 1954. Taxonomy While it is accepted as a distinct species by authorities such ...

'' Boriss. (Lamiaceae) * ''

Mentha pamiroalaica ''Mentha pamiroalaica'' is a mint species within the genus ''Mentha'', endemic to the Gissar Range in Tajikistan. The species was recorded by Russian botanist Antonina Borissova in 1954. Taxonomy While it is accepted as a distinct species by au ...

'' Boriss. (Lamiaceae) * ''

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'' Boriss. (

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

) These species of

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are named in her honour: * ''

Sedum borissovae ''Sedum'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, members of which are commonly known as stonecrops. The genus has been described as containing up to 600 species, subsequently reduced to 400–500. They are leaf succulen ...

'' Balk. * ''

Sempervivum borissovae ''Sempervivum'' () is a genus of about 40 species of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, commonly known as houseleeks. Other common names include liveforever (the source of the taxonomical designation ''Sempervivum'', literally "always/f ...

'' Wale 1946

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Borissova, Antonina Georgievna Soviet botanists Botanists active in Central Asia 1903 births 1970 deaths Soviet women scientists Burials at Serafimovskoe Cemetery