Jacques Nicolas Ernest Germain de Saint-Pierre
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Jacques Nicolas Ernest Germain de Saint-Pierre (1815–1882) was a French botanist. The plant genus Germainia of the family Poaceae
is named in his honor.
He was one of fifteen founding members of Société botanique de France (SBF), which was established on 24 May 1854.
Poaceae
The Poaceae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of flowering plants. Members of this family are commonly called grasses, although the term "grass" is also applied to plants that are not in the Poaceae lineage, including the rushes and sedges...
is named in his honor.
He was one of fifteen founding members of Société botanique de France (SBF), which was established on 24 May 1854.
Publications
- Atlas de la Flore des Environs de Paris (Atlas of the Flora in Environs around ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
), with Ernest CossonErnest CossonErnest Saint-Charles Cosson was a French botanist born in ParisHe is remembered for his studies of botanical species from North Africa, and during his career participated in eight trips to Algeria. With Jacques Nicolas Ernest Germain de Saint-Pierre , he published the influential Atlas de la Flore...
(1819-1889), 1845 - Guide du botaniste ou Conseil pratique sur l'étude de la botanique (Botanist's Guide or Practical Counsel on the Study of Botany), edited by Victor Masson, 1852
- Nouveau Dictionnaire de botanique comprenant la description des familles naturelles, les propriétés médicales et les usages économiques des plants, la morphologie et la biologie des végétaux (New Dictionary of Botany including the description of natural families, medical properties and economic uses of plants, morphologyPlant morphologyPlant morphology or phytomorphology is the study of the physical form and external structure of plants. This is usually considered distinct from plant anatomy, which is the study of the internal structure of plants, especially at the microscopic level...
and biologyBiologyBiology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
of plants), 1870