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Giovanni Battista Balbis (17 November 1765 – 3 February 1831) was an 
In 1804, botanist
Italian
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botanist
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and politician
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who worked in Italy
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and France
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. He alternately was called Gioanni Battista Balbis and Jean-Baptiste Balbis.
In 1804, botanist Antonio José Cavanilles
Antonio José Cavanilles (16 January 1745 – 5 May 1804) was a leading Spanish taxonomic botanist of the 18th century. He named many plants, particularly from Oceania. He named at least 100 genera, about 54 of which were still used in 2004, ...
, published ''Balbisia
''Balbisia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Francoaceae. It is also in the ''Vivianiaceae'' subfamily.
The genus is distributed across is Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru in southern South America.
Known species
As acce ...
'', which is a genus of flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s from southern South America, belonging to the family Francoaceae
The Francoaceae are a small family of flowering plants in the order Geraniales, including the genera ''Francoa'', commonly known as bridal wreaths, and ''Tetilla''. The Francoaceae are recognized as a family under various classification schemes bu ...
and was named in Giovanni Battista Balbis's honour.
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