Benjamin Balansa

French botanist and explorer (1825-1891).

Gaspard Joseph Benedict Balansa, also known as Benjamin Balansa or Benedict Balansa (25 March 1825 – 2 November 1891), was a French botanist. Born in Narbonne in 1825, Balansa made numerous collecting trips for the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris which holds most of his plant specimens. Others are in Muséum de Toulouse. His first journey, from 1847 to 1848, was to Algiers and Mostaganem in Algeria. From 1850 to 1853, Balansa returned to Algeria, collecting plants again in Mostaganem and later in Oran, Muaskar, the Northern Sahara, Biskra and Batna. From 1854 to 1855 he undertook

Abbreviations: Balansa
Occupations: scientific collector, explorer, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: France
Languages: French
Dates: 1825-03-27T00:00:00Z – 1891-11-18T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Narbonne
Direct attributions: 169 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 280 plants, 0 fungi

169 plants attributed, 111 plants contributed to280 plants:

Colutea cilicica Boiss. & Balansa 1856
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Greslania Balansa 1873
plant genus in the poaceae family
Greslania is a genus of small perennial bamboos in the grass family, endemic to New Caledonia. Two species are accepted.
Germainia Balansa & Poitr. 1873
plant genus in the poaceae family
Germainia is a genus of plants in the grass family. Species of the genus are found in China, Asia and Australia.
Salvia microstegia (Mount Hermon Sage) Boiss. & Balansa 1859
perennial plant species in the lamiaceae family
Salvia microstegia is a herbaceous perennial plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Israel, growing on Mount Hermon. The plant has white or pale violet flowers, blooming from June to September.
Salvia taraxacifolia (Wild Sage) Coss. & Balansa 1873
endangered plant species in the lamiaceae family
Salvia taraxacifolia is a species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family. It is referred to by the common name Dandelion leaved sage and is a herbaceous perennial shrub that is endemic to southwest Morocco, growing in the Atlas Mountains at elevations ranging from 2,000 feet (610 m) to 8,000 feet (2,400 m). Very adaptable, it grows on limestone slopes, forest clearings, and rocky riversides. It has no close allies in the genus Salvia. The specific epithet, taraxacifolia, is likely Persian in origin and means 'leaves shaped like a dandelion'. Salvia taraxacifolia has lyre-shaped grey-green
Salvia cyanescens (Turkish Lilac Sage) Boiss. & Balansa 1859
perennial plant species in the lamiaceae family
Salvia cyanescens is a perennial shrub in the Lamiaceae family. It is native to Iran and Turkey, and was introduced to horticulture in 1959. It freely hybridizes in its native habitat with Salvia candidissima. In mild climates it is evergreen, growing into 1 ft (0.3 m) clumps. The gray-green leaves are 2 in long by 1 in wide and covered with hairs. It blooms in summer and late autumn, with delicate 1 in purple-violet flowers growing on 1 ft candelabra-like inflorescences. The epithet, cyanescens, means 'bluish', which is not entirely accurate regarding the flower.
Carex capitellata Boiss. & Balansa 1882
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex capitellata is a tussock-forming species of perennial sedge in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to parts of Turkey and the Caucasus.
Bonia Balansa 1890
plant genus in the poaceae family
Bonia is a genus of Chinese and Vietnamese bamboos in the grass family. Species Bonia amplexicaulis (L.C.Chia, H.L.Fung & Y.L.Yang) N.H.Xia – Guangxi Bonia levigata (L.C.Chia, H.L.Fung & Y.L.Yang) N.H.Xia – Hainan Bonia parvifloscula (W.T.Lin) N.H.Xia – Guangdong Bonia saxatilis (L.C.Chia, H.L.Fung & Y.L.Yang – Guangdong, Guangxi Bonia tonkinensis Balansa – Vietnam
Thymus cilicicus (Cilician Thyme) Boiss. & Balansa 1859
plant species in the lamiaceae family
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Panicum amoenum Balansa 1890
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Melica penicillaris Boiss. & Balansa 1859
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Melica penicillaris is a species of grass in the Poaceae family. It is endemic to Inner Anatolia, Turkey, where it grows on bushy hills, rocky slopes, limestone surfaces, and in gullies at 1,000–1,800 metres (3,300–5,900 ft) above sea level.
Germainia capitata Balansa & Poitr. 1873
annual and perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Festuca djimilensis Boiss. & Balansa 1874
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Festuca djimilensis is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. This species is native to North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, and Turkey. Festuca djimilensis was first described in 1874.
Draba cappadocica Boiss. & Balansa 1859
plant species in the brassicaceae family
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Alyssum mouradicum Boiss. & Balansa 1859
plant species in the brassicaceae family
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Allium brevicaule Boiss. & Balansa 1859
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
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Aethionema capitatum Boiss. & Balansa 1856
plant species in the brassicaceae family
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Thymus argaeus Boiss. & Balansa 1859
plant species in the lamiaceae family
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Thurya capitata Boiss. & Balansa 1856
plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Rhamnus petiolaris Boiss. & Balansa 1856
plant species in the rhamnaceae family
Rhamnus petiolaris is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae. It is native to Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey.
Primula megaseifolia Boiss. & Balansa 1875
perennial plant species in the primulaceae family
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Potentilla lazica Boiss. & Balansa 1872
perennial plant species in the rosaceae family
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Lathyrus marmoratus (Marble Vetchling) Boiss. & Balansa 1872
annual plant species in the fabaceae family
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Lathyrus chloranthus (Yellow-green Pea) Boiss. & Balansa 1859
annual plant species in the fabaceae family
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Hypericum polyphyllum Boiss. & Balansa 1856
plant species in the hypericaceae family
Hypericum polyphyllum is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae which is native to Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria.
Greslania rivularis Balansa 1873
plant species in the poaceae family
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Galium adhaerens Boiss. & Balansa 1856
annual plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Ceratocnemum rapistroides Coss. & Balansa 1873
plant species in the brassicaceae family
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Cardamine lazica Boiss. & Balansa 1888
perennial plant species in the brassicaceae family
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Campanula reuteriana Boiss. & Balansa 1856
annual plant species in the campanulaceae family
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