Jacques Bernard Hombron (1798–1852) was a French

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and

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. Hombron served on the French voyage of the ''

Astrolabe An astrolabe (; ; ) is an astronomy, astronomical list of astronomical instruments, instrument dating to ancient times. It serves as a star chart and Model#Physical model, physical model of the visible celestial sphere, half-dome of the sky. It ...

'' and ''Zélée'' between 1837 and 1840 to investigate the perimeter of

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. He described a number of plants and animals with

Honoré Jacquinot Honoré Jacquinot (1 August 1815 in Moulins-Engilbert - 22 May 1887 in Nevers) was a French surgeon and zoologist. Jacquinot was the younger brother of the naval officer Charles Hector Jacquinot, and sailed with him as a surgeon and naturalist on ...

. Hombron served as surgeon and botanist on the ''Astrolabe'' and Honoré Jacquinot was a junior surgeon on the ''Zélée''.Hombron, Jacques Bernard (1800-1852)
JSTOR Global Plants A botanical account of the expedition was published in
"''Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée ... Botanique / par MM. Hombron et Jacquinot''"
(2 volumes 1845–1853). In 1847 Hombron published a two-volume work on his personal and other explorers' adventures, titled
"''Aventures les plus curieuses des voyageurs : coup d'oeil autour du monde''"
In 1841

Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré (September 4, 1789 – January 16, 1854) was a French botanist. Biography Gaudichaud was born in Angoulême, to J-J. Gaudichaud and Rose (Mallat) Gaudichaud. He studied pharmacology informally at Cognac and Angoulême, ...

named the plant genus ''

Hombronia ''Pandanus'' is a genus of monocots with about 578 accepted species. They are palm-like, dioecious trees and shrubs native to the Old World tropics and subtropics. Common names include pandan, screw palm and screw pine. The genus is classified ...

'' in his honor.BHL
Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications

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List of plants described and co-described by Hombron 1798 births 1852 deaths French surgeons French naturalists 19th-century French botanists French ornithologists Naval surgeons {{explorer-stub

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