Aline Marie Raynal

Aline Marie Raynal
Aline Marie Raynal in 2010
BornFebruary 4, 1937
Paris, France
DiedJuly 16, 2022 (aged 85)
Périgueux, France
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
WorkplacesMuséum National d´Histoire Naturelle de Paris
A.Raynal

Aline Marie Raynal (4 February 1937 – 16 July 2022) was a French botanist and botanical illustrator noted for studying the taxonomy of parasitic and aquatic tropical plants, as well as plants of the Sahel desert in Africa.

Biography

She was professor of botany at the Muséum National d´Histoire Naturelle de Paris. In 1995, her work was honored by the Institut de France. The minor planet 8651 Alineraynal was named in her honor. The standard author abbreviation A.Raynal is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

Raynal died on July 16, 2022, at the age of 85.

Works

References

  1. ↑ "DSI – Database of Scientific Illustrators". www.uni-stuttgart.de. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2015). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names: Addendum to 6th Edition: 2012-2014. Springer. p. 86. ISBN 9783319176772. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Raynal, Aline Marie". Global Plants. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ↑ International Plant Names Index. A.Raynal.
  5. ↑ Mabberley, D. J. (1997). The Plant-Book: A Portable Dictionary of the Vascular Plants. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521414210. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Décès d'Aline Raynal-Roques". Tela Botanica (in French). 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2024-10-15.