René Paul Raymond Capuron (20 October 19211 – 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 of capuronii honor his name,2 examples being Podocarpus capuronii and Schizolaena capuronii. The standard author abbreviation Capuron is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.3
Works
Highlights of his work include:
- M. arillata — a new species of Mauloutchia, formed from the collection of Myristicaceae specimens.4
- Takhtajania perrieri — the only extant representative of the family Winteraceae.5 Capuron was the first to rediscover the plant, following its last sighting by Henri Perrier de la Bathie, back in 1909.
Bibliography
Bibliography
- Essai d'introduction à l'étude de la flore forestière de Madagascar, Tananarive, 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.6
Legacy
Capuron is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of chameleon, Calumma capuroni, which is endemic to Madagascar.7 He is also honored in the names of several species of plant, also endemic to Madagascar. Such as Aponogeton capuronii, Bulbophyllum capuronii, Dalbergia capuronii, Euphorbia capuronii, Millettia capuronii, Perrierodendron capuronii, Podocarpus capuronii, Schizolaena capuronii, Staufferia capuronii,8 Stephanostegia capuronii and Tabernaemontana capuronii.
References
References
- "CAPURON Rene". MatchID: Fichier des décès. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- CRC World Dictionary of Grasses: Common Names, Scientific Names ..., Volume 1 by Umberto Quattrocchi
- International Plant Names Index. Capuron.
- American Journal of Botany
- Botanical Electronic News
- OCLC WorldCat published works
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Capuron", p. 47).
- "Staufferia capuronii Z.S.Rogers, Nickrent & Malécot | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 December 2021.