Antonina Georgievna Borissova (1903–1970) was a Soviet
botanist
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, specialising in the
flora
Flora is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous) native plants. Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora, as in the terms '' gut flora'' or '' skin flora''.
E ...
of the
desert
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s and
semi-desert
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of
central Asia
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. Borissova authored 195 land plant species names, the ninth-highest number of such names authored by any female scientist.
Plants
Among the plants she identified are:
* ''
Rhodiola arctica'' Boriss.=
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Rhodiola rosea
''Rhodiola rosea'' (commonly golden root, rose root, roseroot, Aaron's rod, Arctic root, king's crown, ''lignum rhodium'', orpin rose) is a perennial flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. It grows naturally in wild Arctic regions of Europe ...
'' (
L.) (planta de la estepa rusa, que potencia el organismo, y en particular la actividad reproductiva). (Crassulaceae)
* ''
Rhodiola rosea L. subsp. arctica'' (Boriss.)
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D.Löve
* ''
Rhodiola coccinea'' (
Royle
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) Boriss. (Crassulaceae)
* ''
Rhodiola heterodonta'' (
Hook.f.
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& Thomson) Boriss. (Crassulaceae)
* ''
Rhodiola iremelica'' Boriss. (Crassulaceae)
* ''
Rhodiola komarovii'' Boriss. (Crassulaceae)
* ''
Rhodiola linearifolia'' Boriss. (Crassulaceae)
* ''
Rhodiola pamiroalaica'' Boriss. (Crassulaceae)
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Rhodiola pinnatifida
''Rhodiola'' is a genus of perennial plants in the family Crassulaceae that resemble ''Sedum'' and other members of the family. Like sedums, ''Rhodiola'' species are often called stonecrops. Some authors merge ''Rhodiola'' into ''Sedum''.
'' ...
'' Boriss. (Crassulaceae)
* ''
Rhodiola recticaulis'' Boriss. (Crassulaceae)
* ''
Hyssopus cuspidatus
''Hyssopus'' may refer to:
* ''Hyssopus'' (wasp), a genus of wasps in the family Eulophidae
* ''Hyssopus'' (plant), a genus of aromatic plants in the family Lamiaceae known as hyssop
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'' Boriss. (Lamiaceae).
* ''
Hyssopus tianschanicus'' Boriss. (Lamiaceae)
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Mentha alaica
''Mentha alaica'' is a mint species within the genus ''Mentha'', native to the Pamir-Alay mountain range within Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The species was recorded by Russian botanist Antonina Borissova in 1954.
Taxonomy
While it is accepted as ...
'' Boriss. (Lamiaceae)
* ''
Mentha darvasica
''Mentha darvasica'' is a mint species within the genus ''Mentha'', native to Darvaz, Tajikistan. The species was recorded by Russian botanist Antonina Borissova in 1954.
Taxonomy
While it is accepted as a distinct species by authorities such ...
'' Boriss. (Lamiaceae)
* ''
Mentha pamiroalaica
''Mentha pamiroalaica'' is a mint species within the genus ''Mentha'', endemic to the Gissar Range in Tajikistan. The species was recorded by Russian botanist Antonina Borissova in 1954.
Taxonomy
While it is accepted as a distinct species by au ...
'' Boriss. (Lamiaceae)
* ''
Astragalus inopinatus''
Boriss. (
)
These species of
succulent
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are named in her honour:
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Sedum borissovae
''Sedum'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, members of which are commonly known as stonecrops. The genus has been described as containing up to 600 species, subsequently reduced to 400–500. They are leaf succulen ...
''
Balk.
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Sempervivum borissovae
''Sempervivum'' (Brit. , U.S. sɛ̃mpeɹ'vivũm is a genus of about 40 species of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae, commonly known as houseleeks. Other common names include liveforever (the source of the taxonomical designation ''Sem ...
'' Wale 1946
References
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Soviet botanists
Botanists active in Central Asia
1903 births
1970 deaths
Soviet women scientists
Burials at Serafimovskoe Cemetery