Pierre Rebut (1827-1902) was a French botanist who specialized in cacti. The genus Rebutia is named after him.[1] He was born in France in the year 1827 and died in the year 1902.[2] He was awarded a gold medal by the Côte-d'Or Society of Horticulture and Arboriculture for having a large collection of cacti.[3] In addition to cacti, his personal collection also included Crassula, Aloe, Agave, and Mesembryanthemum.[2] His collection was also considered noteworthy by the Lyonnais Horticultural Society due to the aforementioned wide variety of species and rarity of some of the plants.[2]
Pierre Rebut | |
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| Born | 5/26/1827 Saint-Jean-des-Vignes, Rhone, France |
| Died | 3/14/1902 |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Botany and Cacti Collection |
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| Author abbrev. (botany) | Rebut |
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The standard author abbreviation Rebut is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]
References edit
- ^ Archives department of Rhône. Chazay-d'Azergues. 14 March 1902.
- ^ a b c https://www.cactuspro.com/articles/_media/pierre-rebut/pierre_rebut.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ texte, Société d'horticulture et d'arboriculture de la Côte-D'Or Auteur du (September 1880). "Bulletin de la Société d'horticulture et d'arboriculture de la Côte-d'Or : ["puis" agrégée à la Société impériale d'acclimatation]". Gallica. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Rebut.
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