Giovanni Battista Balbis

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Giovanni Battista Balbis (17 November 1765 – 3 February 1831) was an Italian botanist and politician who worked in Italy and France. He alternately was called Gioanni Battista Balbis and Jean-Baptiste Balbis.

Elenco delle piante crescenti ne' contorni di Torino, 1800-1801

In 1804, botanist Antonio José Cavanilles, published Balbisia, which is a genus of flowering plants from southern South America, belonging to the family Francoaceae and was named in Giovanni Battista Balbis's honour.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Balbisia Cav. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Balb.