Giovanni Arcangeli
Italian botanist
Giovanni Arcangeli | |
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| Born | (1840-07-18)18 July 1840 |
| Died | 16 July 1921(1921-07-16) (aged 80) |
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| Author abbrev. (botany) | Arcang. |
Giovanni Arcangeli (18 July 1840 – 16 July 1921) was an Italian botanist from Florence.
In 1862 he earned his degree in natural sciences from the University of Pisa, where he later became an instructor and professor. In 1880 he was a professor of botany at the University of Turin, and in 1882 was appointed director of the Botanical Garden of Pisa.
In 1882 Arcangeli published his best-known work, a highly regarded compendium of Italian flora titled Compendio della flora italiana.
The plant genus Arcangelisia from the family Menispermaceae was named in his honor in 1877.[1] In 1891 Kuntze published Arcangelina but published but this name is now a synonym of Tripogon.[2] Then in 1900, Arcangeliella is a genus of gasteroid fungi in the family Russulaceae was published by Fridiano Cavara.[3] Also Neoarcangelia was published by Berl. in 1900 (part of the Pleurostomataceae family).[4]
The standard author abbreviation Arcang. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]
References
- ^ "Arcangelisia Becc. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Arcangelina Kuntze | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Cavara F. (1900). "Arcangeliella borziana nov. gen. nov. sp. Nuova Imenogasterea della abetiene di Vallombrosa". Nuovo Giornale Botanico Italiano (in Italian). 7: 117–128.
- ^ "Species Fungorum - Names Record". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Arcang.
- Parts of this article are based on a translation of an article from the Italian Wikipedia.
- Index des botanistes - Fleurs sauvages de l'Yonne, Biographical Information
External links
- Works by or about Giovanni Arcangeli at Internet Archive
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