Achille Eugène Finet (1863, Argenteuil – 1913, París) was a French botanist best known for his study of orchids native to Japan and China.[1]
Within the family Orchidaceae, he was the taxonomic authority of the genera Arethusantha, Hemihabenaria, Monixus and Pseudoliparis as well as of numerous orchid species. With François Gagnepain, he circumscribed a number of plant species from the family Annonaceae.[2]
In 1925 Hu Xiansu named the orchid genus Neofinetia in his honor.[3]
Selected works edit
- Orchidées nouvelles de la Chine, 1897 - New orchids native to China.
- Sur le genre Oreorchis Lindley, 1897 - On the genus Oreorchis Lindl..
- Orchidées recueillies au Yunnan et au Laos, 1898 - Orchids collected in Yunnan and Laos.
- Les orchidées du Japon, principalement d'après les collections de l'herbier du Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Paris, 1900 - Orchids of Japan, principally from herbarium collections at the Muséum d'histoire naturelle in Paris.
- Les orchidées de l'Asie orientale, 1901 - Orchids of eastern Asia.
- Contributions à la flore de l'Asie orientale, 1907 (with François Gagnepain) - Contributions to the flora of eastern Asia.[4]
References edit
- ^ JSTOR Global Plants Finet, Achille Eugène (1863-1913)
- ^ IPNI List of plants described & co-described by Finet
- ^ Google Books Smith & Hawken 100 Orchids for the American Gardener by Elvin McDonald
- ^ OCLC Classify (publications)
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Finet.