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Elisée Reverchon

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Elisée Reverchon (1834, Oullins, near Lyon – 1914, Miribel in the department of Ain) was a French botanical collector. [1] His brother, Julien Reverchon (1837-1905), was also involved in the field of botany.

A resident of Bollène (department Vaucluse), he engaged himself in botanical missions to southeastern France (from 1867 to 1877), Corsica (1878-1880), Sardinia (1881–82) and Algeria (1881–82). He also conducted botanical investigations in Spain from 1887 and 1906 that are considered to be his most important work. Reverchon edited several exsiccata series.[2] During his later years, he lived in Lyon.[3]

Some plants with the specific epithet of reverchonii are named in his honor.[3]

Books written about Elisée Reverchon

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  • Excursions botaniques de M. Elisée Reverchon, Le Mans : Institut de bibliographie, (1905-1907) by Joseph Hervier.[4]
  • La Sierra de Cazorla et les Excursions d'Elisée Reverchon, Genève : Société botanique de Genève, (1929) by C C Lacaita.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Collecteurs et collections d'Afrique du Nord. Michel Hoff & Françoise Deluzarche. University of Strassbourg Herbarium. [1]
  2. ^ Triebel, D. & Scholz, P. 2001–2024 IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. – Botanische Staatssammlung München: http://indexs.botanischestaatssammlung.de. – München, Germany.
  3. ^ a b JSTOR Global Plants (short biography)
  4. ^ Biodiversity Heritage Library Excursions botaniques de M. Elisée Reverchon
  5. ^ WorldCat Title La Sierra de Cazorla et les Excursions d'Elisée Reverchon
  6. ^ International Plant Names Index.  E.Rev.