Antoine Risso

Niçard naturalist (1777–1845).

Giuseppe Antonio Risso (8 April 1777 – 25 August 1845), called Antoine Risso (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan ʁiso]), was a naturalist from Nice. Risso was born in the city of Nice in the Duchy of Savoy, and studied under Giovanni Battista Balbis. He published Ichthyologie de Nice (1810), Histoire naturelle de l'Europe méridionale (1826) and Histoire Naturelle des Orangers (1818–1822). Risso's dolphin was named after him. He is denoted by the author abbreviation Risso when citing a botanical name; the same abbreviation is used for zoological names.

Abbreviations: Risso
Occupations: naturalist, entomologist, zoologist, carcinologist, ichthyologist, botanist
Citizenships: Kingdom of Sardinia, France
Languages: French
Dates: 1777-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1845-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Nice
Direct attributions: 4 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 9 plants, 0 fungi

4 plants attributed, 5 plants contributed to9 plants:

Citrus × lumia (Ponderosa Lemon) Risso 1826
plant hybrid species in the rutaceae family
The lumia (Citrus lumia Risso. & Poit., or Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm. et Panz.) Swingle var. lumia hort.) is also called the pear lemon (Citrus × lumia 'pyriformis'), since its shape resembles a pear. It is also called French lime and sometimes sweet lemon, even though it is not necessarily sweet. In German, the lumia is called Birnenlimone, Patriarch-Citrone, Süsse Limone or Birnenlumie; in French it is called Poire du commandeur. In Chinese it is called Lu mi (露蜜), in Japanese Rumii (ル ミー), Vietnamese, Chanh Pháp. The fruit resembles a pear in shape, has a thick peel and is not very
Citrus taitensis Risso 1844
plant species in the rutaceae family
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Ophrys bilunulata (Marble Bee-orchid) Risso 1844
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Bupleurum rissoi (DC.) Risso 1844
plant species in the apiaceae family
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Polygala nicaeensis (Nice Milkwort) Risso ex W.D.J.Koch 1835
perennial plant species in the polygalaceae family
Polygala nicaeensis is a species of flowering plant in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae). It is a perennial native to southern Europe, from Spain to Greece and Bulgaria, and to northwestern Africa.
Pinus pinaster ssp. escarena (Risso) K.Richt. 1890
plant subspecies in the pinaceae family
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Ophrys scolopax ssp. vetula (Risso) Kreutz 2004
plant subspecies in the orchidaceae family
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Ophrys fusca ssp. bilunulata (Risso) Kreutz 2004
plant subspecies in the orchidaceae family
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Anemone hortensis f. regina (Risso) J.Compton 2025
plant form in the ranunculaceae family
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