René Paul Raymond Capuron (20 October 1921 – 24 August 1971) was a French botanist. He was responsible for an extensive amount of work on the tree flora of Madagascar. Several plants with the

species epithet Specific name may refer to: * in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database In Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules: * Specific name (botany) ...

of ''capuronii'' honor his name, examples being '' Podocarpus capuronii'' and '' Schizolaena capuronii''.

Works

Highlights of his work include: *''M. arillata'' — a new species of '' Mauloutchia'', formed from the collection of ''

Myristicaceae The Myristicaceae are a family of flowering plants native to Africa, Asia, Pacific islands, and the Americas and has been recognized by most taxonomists. It is sometimes called the "nutmeg family", after its most famous member, '' Myristica fragr ...

'' specimens. *''Takhtajania perrieri'' — the only extant representative of the family ''

Winteraceae Winteraceae is a primitive family of tropical trees and shrubs including 93 species in five genera. It is of particular interest because it is such a primitive angiosperm family, distantly related to Magnoliaceae, though it has a much more south ...

''. Capuron was the first to rediscover the plant, following its last sighting by Henri Perrier de la Bathie, back in 1909.

Bibliography

*''Essai d'introduction à l'étude de la flore forestière de Madagascar'',

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, ''Inspection Générale des Eaux & Forêts'', 1957, 125 pp. *''Rhopalocarpacées''. In: ''Flore de Madagascar et des Comores'', vol. 127, Paris, 1963, 41 pp. *''Révision des Sapindacées de Madagascar et des Comores''. In: ''Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle'', t. 19, Paris, 1969, 189 pp.

Legacy

Capuron is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of chameleon, '' Calumma capuroni'', which is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to Madagascar. He is also honored in the names of several species of plant, also endemic to Madagascar. Such as ''

Aponogeton capuronii ''Aponogeton capuronii'' (named after René Paul Raymond Capuron) is an aquatic plant found in southeastern Madagascar. Description ''Aponogeton capuronii'' has a rhizome In botany and dendrology, a rhizome ( ) is a modified subterranean pla ...

'', ''

Bulbophyllum capuronii ''Bulbophyllum capuronii'' is a species of orchid in the genus ''Bulbophyllum''. The Latin specific epithet of ''capuronii'' is in honor of the French botanist René Capuron. It is native to Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republ ...

'', ''

Dalbergia capuronii ''Dalbergia capuronii'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss. The Latin specific epithet In Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming sy ...

'', ''

Euphorbia capuronii ''Euphorbia capuronii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family ''Euphorbiaceae''. It is endemic to Madagascar. It is threatened by habitat loss. The Latin specific epithet In Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two ...

'', ''

Millettia capuronii ''Millettia capuronii'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Madagascar. The Latin specific epithet In Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclat ...

'', ''

Perrierodendron capuronii ''Perrierodendron capuronii'' is a tree in the family Sarcolaenaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The specific epithet is for the French botanist René Capuron. Description ''Perrierodendron capuronii'' grows as a tree up to tall. Its chart ...

'', '' Podocarpus capuronii'', '' Schizolaena capuronii'', '' Staufferia capuronii'', ''

Stephanostegia capuronii ''Stephanostegia capuronii'' is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is endemic to Madagascar. The Latin specific epithet In Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomen ...

'' and ''

Tabernaemontana capuronii ''Tabernaemontana capuronii'' is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae. It is found in Madagascar. The Latin specific epithet In Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomen ...

''.

References

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