Jean-Baptiste Barla (3 May 1817,

Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard dialect, Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department in France. The Nice urban unit, agg ...

– 6 November 1896) was a French botanist. Barla was a man of independent means and dedicated himself to investigate the

fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...

and

orchids Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

of the South of France. "Cette végétation exceptionelle, doit évidemment sa richesse et sa variété à la configuration topographique, toute particulière, du bassin des Alpes-Maritimes. Dans ce pays favorisé par la nature, croissent la plupart des orchidées de France, d'Italie, d'Allemange, etc." (Introduction to illustrée de Nice et des Alpes-Maritimes). In 1846 with Jean Baptiste Vérany (1800–1865) he founded the Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Nice where wax casts of thousands of mushrooms he made or had made were exhibited.

Works

Partial list: *1855 ''Tableau comparatif des champignons comestibles et vénéneux de Nice'' Nice Impr. Canis Frères.. *1859 ''Les Champignons De La Province De Nice'' Nice Impr. Canis Frères. *1885 ''Liste des champignons nouvellement observés dans le département des Alpes-Maritimes''. Sous-Genre I.-

Amanita The genus ''Amanita'' contains about 600 species of agarics, including some of the most toxic known mushrooms found worldwide, as well as some well-regarded edible species. This genus is responsible for approximately 95% of the fatalities resul ...

. Bull. Soc. Mycol.France'' 1: 189-194. *1886 ''Liste des champignons nouvellement observés dans le département des Alpes-Maritimes''. Bull. Soc. Mycol. France'' 2(3): 112–119. *1868 ''Flore illustrée de Nice et des Alpes-Maritimes''. Iconographie des Orchidées. Nice, Caisson et Mignon. Dedicated to the Italian botanist

Filippo Parlatore Filippo Parlatore (Palermo, 8 August 1816 – Florence, 9 September 1877) was an Italian botanist. He studied medicine at Palermo, but practiced only for a short time, his chief activity being during the cholera epidemic of 1837. Although at tha ...

, reprinted 1996.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Barla, Jean-Baptiste 19th-century French botanists 1817 births 1896 deaths