Antonina Borissova
Antonina Georgievna Borissova (1903–1977) was a Russian botanist, specialising in the flora of the deserts and semi-desert of central Asia.
Plants
Among the plants she identified are:
- Rhodiola arctica Boriss.= sin. de Rhodiola rosea (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)
- Astragalus inopinatus Boriss. (Fabaceae)
These species of cactus are named in her honour:
- Sedum borissovae Balk.
- Sempervivum borissovae Wale 1946
References
- ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.
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1903 |
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1970 |
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