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French scientist

François Poupart (1661–1709) French physician, anatomist and entomologist.

He described Poupart's ligament, which had been discovered by Gabriele Falloppio.

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.

Then in 2006, botanists published Poupartiopsis. a genus of flowering plants from Madagascar, belonging to the family Anacardiaceae and also named in Francois honour.

References

  1. The Free Dictionary: Francois Poupart
  2. Medical Terminology Daily: Francois Poupart
  3. Poupartia Comm. ex Juss., Kew Science Plants of the World Online, retrieved 13 July 2020
  4. "Poupartia". The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  5. "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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