François Poupart
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François Poupart (1661–1709) French physician, anatomist and entomologist.[1]
He described Poupart's ligament, which had been discovered by Gabriele Falloppio.[2]
In 1789, botanists published Poupartia a genus of plants from Islands in the Indian Ocean in family Anacardiaceae. It was named in Poupart's honour.[3][4]
Then in 2006, botanists published Poupartiopsis. a genus of flowering plants from Madagascar, belonging to the family Anacardiaceae and also named in Francois honour.[5]
References
- ^ The Free Dictionary: Francois Poupart
- ^ Medical Terminology Daily: Francois Poupart
- ^ Poupartia Comm. ex Juss., Kew Science Plants of the World Online, retrieved 13 July 2020
- ^ "Poupartia". The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Poupartiopsis Capuron ex J.D.Mitch. & Daly | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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