| 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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Pierre Rebut (1827-1902) was a French botanist who specialized in cacti. The genus Rebutia is named after him. He was born in France in the year 1827 and died in the year 1902. He was awarded a gold medal by the Côte-d'Or Society of Horticulture and Arboriculture for having a large collection of cacti. In addition to cacti, his personal collection also included Crassula, Aloe, Agave, and Mesembryanthemum. 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.
The standard author abbreviation Rebut is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
References
- Archives department of Rhône. Chazay-d'Azergues. 14 March 1902.
- ^ https://www.cactuspro.com/articles/_media/pierre-rebut/pierre_rebut.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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