René Paul Raymond Capuron
René Paul Raymond Capuron was a French botanist. He was responsible for an extensive amount of work on the tree flora of Madagascar. Several plants with the species epithet of capuronii honor his name, examples being Podocarpus capuronii and Schizolaena capuronii.
Works
Highlights of his work include:- M. arillata — a new species of Mauloutchia, formed from the collection of Myristicaceae specimens.
- Takhtajania perrieri — the only extant representative of the family Winteraceae. Capuron was the first to rediscover the plant, following its last sighting by Henri Perrier [de la Bathie], back in 1909.
Legacy
He is also honored in the names of several species of plant, also endemic to Madagascar. Such as Aponogeton capuronii, Bulbophyllum capuronii, Dalbergia capuronii, Euphorbia capuronii, Millettia capuronii, Perrierodendron capuronii, Podocarpus capuronii, Schizolaena capuronii, Staufferia capuronii, Stephanostegia capuronii and Tabernaemontana capuronii.