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Daniel Rapin (1799 in Payerne – 1882) was a Swiss pharmacist and botanist.

He worked as a pharmacist in Fribourg, Strasbourg, Paris, Geneva, Payerne (1832-1838) and Rolle (1838–1853). In 1853 he retired to Yverdon, later relocating to Plainpalais (Geneva) (1857).[1] Taxa with the specific epithet of rapini are named after him, an example being Salix rapini.[2]

Selected works

  • Guide du botaniste dans le canton de Vaud, 1842 – Botanists guide to the canton of Vaud.
  • Méthode analytique pour les plantes phanérogames extrait de la flore français de De Candolle, 1846 – Analytic method for phanerogams from the French flora of de Candolle.
  • Flore des plantes vénéneuses de la Suisse, 1849 – Poisonous plants native to Switzerland.[3]
The standard author abbreviation Rapin is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]

References

  1. ^ Biodiversity Heritage Library Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  2. ^ Bulletin de la Société botanique de France ... by Société botanique de France
  3. ^ OCLC Classify publications
  4. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Rapin.
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