Michel Félix Dunal

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Michel Félix Dunal (24 October 1789 Montpellier – 29 July 1856 Montpellier) was a French botanist. He was professor of botany in Montpellier, France. He held the chair of Medical Natural History from 1816 to 1819. The Solanaceous plant genus Dunalia is named after him.

He is especially known for his work with the genus Solanum, and published an important work on the genus Solanorum generumque affinium Synopsis seu Solanorum Historiae, editionis secundae summarium ad characteres differentiales redactum, seriem naturalem, habitationes stationesque specierum breviter indicans. Montpellier, 1816.

For the work Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis by Augustin de Candolle and his son, Alphonse Pyrame de Candolle, he contributed to Volume I of 1824 "Cistineae" on to Volume VII, No. 2 of 1839 "Vaccinieae" and to Volume XIII No. 1 of 1852 "Solanaceae". Its publication in 1852 was the last taxonomic treatment of the nightshade family (Solanaceae). This also includes a first attempt to divide the species of Solanum into sections. Starting points were morphological features such as the shape of the anthers and the presence or absence of spines.^[1]

The standard author abbreviation Dunal is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[2]

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Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 32114506 LCCN: nb2007023909 ISNI: 0000 0000 5122 0119 GND: 117663204 SUDOC: 076547388 BNF: cb12563982x

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Name	Dunal, Michel Felix
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Short description	French botanist
Date of birth	24 October 1789
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Date of death	29 July 1856
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