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Antonina Georgievna Borissova (1903–1970) was a Soviet
botanist Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...
, specialising in the
flora Flora (: floras or florae) is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous (ecology), indigenous) native plant, native plants. The corresponding term for animals is ''fauna'', and for f ...
of the
desert A desert is a landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions create unique biomes and ecosystems. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About one-third of the la ...
s and
semi-desert A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of sem ...
of
central Asia Central Asia is a region of Asia consisting of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The countries as a group are also colloquially referred to as the "-stans" as all have names ending with the Persian language, Pers ...
. 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'' ( Royle) Boriss. (Crassulaceae) * '' Rhodiola heterodonta'' ( Hook.f. & Thomson) Boriss. (Crassulaceae) * '' Rhodiola iremelica'' Boriss. (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 ''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'' Boriss. (Lamiaceae) * '' Mentha pamiroalaica'' Boriss. (Lamiaceae) * '' Astragalus inopinatus'' Boriss. (
Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...
) These species of
succulent In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word ''succulent'' comes from the Latin word ''sucus'', meani ...
are named in her honour: * '' Sedum borissovae'' Balk. * '' Sempervivum borissovae'' 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