Elisa Bailly de Vilmorin facts for kids

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Elisa Bailly de Vilmorin (3 May 1826 – 5 August 1868) was a French horticulturist and plant breeder. She was married to Louis de Vilmorin.

This author is usually abbreviated E.Vilm. when citing a botanical name.

Eponyms

Several taxa were named after Elisa da Vilmorin:

(Agavaceae) Agave vilmoriniana A.Berger
(Asteraceae) Tithonia vilmoriniana Pamp. (now Tithonia rotundifolia)
(Cornaceae) Davidia vilmoriniana Dode [fr]
(Ericaceae) Erica vilmoriniana Hort. ex Carrière
(Fagaceae) Castanea vilmoriniana Dode
(Juglandaceae) Juglans × vilmoriniana Hort. Lavallee ex Vilm.
(Oleaceae) Phillyrea vilmoriniana Boiss. & Balansa ex Boiss.
(Primulaceae) Primula vilmoriniana Petitm. & Hand.-Mazz.
(Rosaceae) Chaenomeles × vilmoriniana C.Weber
(Saxifragaceae) Saxifraga vilmoriniana Engl. & Irmsch.
(Simaroubaceae) Ailanthus vilmoriniana Dode
(Violaceae) Viola vilmoriniana Delacour & Mottet

See also

In Spanish: Elisa de Vilmorin para niños

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