René Paul Raymond Capuron

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René Paul Raymond Capuron (1921 - 1971) was a French botanist. Capuron was responsible for an extensive amount of work on the tree flora of Madagascar.

[edit] Works

Highlights of his work include:

  • M. arillata — a new species of Mauloutchia, formed from the collection of Myristicaceae specimens [1].
  • Takhtajania perrieri — the only extant representative of the family Winteraceae [2]. Capuron was the first to rediscover the plant, following its last sighting by Henri Perrier de la Bathie, back in 1909.
The standard author abbreviation Capuron is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ American Journal of Botany
  2. ^ Botanical Electronic News
  3. ^ Brummitt, R. K.; C. E. Powell (1992). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-085-4. 


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