Auguste-Henri_de_Coincy

Auguste-Henri de Coincy

Auguste-Henri de Coincy

French botanist

Auguste-Henri Cornut de la Fontaine de Coincy (1837, Lille – 30 January 1903) was a French botanist.

A native of Lille, he received his education at the lycée in Sens. Known for his investigations of flora native to Spain,[1] he was the author of "Ecloga plantarum hispanicarum", a five-part series on Spanish flora published from 1893 to 1901.[2] He was also the author of several papers involving the botanical genus Echium.[3][better source needed]

As a taxonomist, he described the genus Rouya (family Apiaceae).[4] The genus Coincya (family Brassicaceae) commemorates his name.[5] The "Prix de Coincy [fr]" is an award issued by the Société botanique de France for excellence in taxonomic research.

The standard author abbreviation Coincy is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  2. [2]
    Sudoc Ecloga plantarum hispanicarum
  3. [3]
    Google Search (published works)
  4. [4]
    IPNI List of plants described and co-described by Coincy.
  5. [5]
    Flora of North America Coincya
  6. [6]
    International Plant Names Index.  Coincy.
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