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(Redirected from Auguste Henri Cornut de la Fontaine de Coincy) French botanist

Auguste-Henri Cornut de la Fontaine de Coincy (1837, Lille – 30 January 1903) was a French botanist.

A native of Lille, he received his education at the lycée in Sens. Known for his investigations of flora native to Spain, he was the author of "Ecloga plantarum hispanicarum", a five-part series on Spanish flora published from 1893 to 1901. He was also the author of several papers involving the botanical genus Echium.

As a taxonomist, he described the genus Rouya (family Apiaceae). The genus Coincya (family Brassicaceae) commemorates his name. The "Prix de Coincy [fr]" is an award issued by the Société botanique de France for excellence in taxonomic research.

The standard author abbreviation Coincy is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

References

  1. BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  2. Sudoc Ecloga plantarum hispanicarum
  3. Google Search (published works)
  4. IPNI List of plants described and co-described by Coincy.
  5. Flora of North America Coincya
  6. International Plant Names Index.  Coincy.
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