Henry Robert Nicollon des Abbayes (15 July 1898 – 21 May 1974) was a French botanist and lichenologist. He was the chair of the Botanical Department of the University of Rennes and an expert on the flora of Great Britain.[1] The standard author abbreviation Abbayes is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2] H.R.N. des Abbayes was editor of four exsiccata series distributing lichen reference specimens among herbaria.[3]
Henry Robert Nicollon des Abbayes | |
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| Born | 15 July 1898 |
| Died | 21 May 1974 (aged 75) Rennes, France |
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References
edit- ^ Dorr, Laurence J (1 January 1997). Plant collectors in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. Washington, D.C.: Dept. of Botany, MRC-166, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. p. 2. ISBN 1900347180. OCLC 976639168.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Abbayes.
- ^ Triebel, D. & Scholz, P. 2001–2024 IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. – Botanische Staatssammlung München: http://indexs.botanischestaatssammlung.de. – München, Germany.
External links
edit- Photo from the Lichen Herbarium of the University of Rennes
- "Page d'accueil". Lichen Herbarium "Prof. des Abbayes" in Rennes
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