Achille Eugène Finet (1863, Argenteuil – 1913,

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) was a French

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best known for his study of orchids native to

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and

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. Within the family Orchidaceae, he was the taxonomic authority of the genera '' Arethusantha'', ''Hemihabenaria'', ''

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'' and ''

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'' as well as of numerous orchid species. With François Gagnepain, he circumscribed a number of plant species from the family Annonaceae. In 1925 Hu Xiansu named the orchid genus ''

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'' in his honor.

Selected works

* ''Orchidées nouvelles de la Chine'', 1897 - New orchids native to China. * ''Sur le genre Oreorchis Lindley'', 1897 - On the genus '' Oreorchis'' Lindl.. * ''Orchidées recueillies au Yunnan et au Laos'', 1898 - Orchids collected in Yunnan and

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. * ''Les orchidées du Japon, principalement d'après les collections de l'herbier du Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Paris'', 1900 - Orchids of Japan, principally from

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collections at the

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in Paris. * ''Les orchidées de l'Asie orientale'', 1901 - Orchids of eastern Asia. * ''Contributions à la flore de l'Asie orientale'', 1907 (with François Gagnepain) - Contributions to the flora of eastern Asia.OCLC Classify
(publications)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Finet, Achille Eugene 19th-century French botanists Orchidologists 1863 births 1913 deaths People from Argenteuil