Claude Gay

French botanist, naturalist and illustrator (1800-1873).

Claude Gay, often named Claudio Gay in Spanish texts, (18 March 1800 – 29 November 1873), was a French botanist, naturalist and illustrator. This explorer carried out some of the first investigations about Chilean flora, fauna, geology and geography. The Cordillera Claudio Gay in the Atacama Region of Chile is named after him. He founded the Chilean National Museum of Natural History, its first director was another Frenchman Jean-François Dauxion-Lavaysse. The standard author abbreviation Gay is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

Abbreviations: Gay
Occupations: traveler, scientific collector, historian, geologist, geographer, botanist, naturalist, botanical collector
Citizenships: France, Chile
Languages: French
Dates: 1800-03-18T00:00:00Z – 1873-11-29T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Draguignan
Direct attributions: 66 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 112 plants, 0 fungi

66 plants attributed, 46 plants contributed to112 plants:

Puya alpestris (Sapphire Tower) (Poepp.) Gay 1854
perennial plant species in the bromeliaceae family
Puya alpestris is a species of bromeliad endemic to the Chilean Andes. It is native to dry hills, rock outcrops in central and southern Chile at elevations of 0 to 2200 meters. It is one of the most southerly occurring species within the family. It is one of the few Puya species that are grown in some parks and gardens as an ornamental plant. It is more commonly known as the Sapphire Tower.
Bulnesia (Lignumvitae) Gay 1846
plant genus in the zygophyllaceae family
Bulnesia is a genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. Species in this genus are all native to South America. The wood of some – particularly B. arborea and B. sarmientoi – is traded as verawood (colloquially "vera") or "lignum vitae". They are close relatives of the "true" lignum vitae trees of genus Guaiacum.
Monttea Gay 1849
plant genus in the plantaginaceae family
Monttea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. Its native range is southern South America and is found in Argentina and Chile. The genus name of Monttea is in honour of Manuel Montt (1809–1880), a Chilean statesman and scholar. He was twice elected President of Chile between 1851 and 1861. It was first described and published in Fl. Chil. Vol.4 on page 416 in 1849.
Crinodendron hookerianum (Chilean Lantern Tree) Gay 1846
plant species in the elaeocarpaceae family
Crinodendron hookerianum, known as the Chilean lantern tree, is an evergreen tree in the family Elaeocarpaceae. It is endemic to Chile, where it occurs from Cautin to Palena (38 to 43°S). It grows near streams and in very humid and shady places, and is often found in Valdivian temperate forests.
Pintoa chilensis Gay 1846
plant species in the zygophyllaceae family
Pintoa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Zygophyllaceae. It only contains one known species, Pintoa chilensis, a shrub endemic to Chile.
Huidobria Gay 1847
plant genus in the loasaceae family
Huidobria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae. It is native to northern Chile. The genus name of Huidobria is in honour of Francisco García de Huidobro Aldunate (1791–1852), a Chilean politician and director of the national library. He was also conservator at the natural history museum in Chile. The genus was first described and published in Fl. Chil. Vol.2 on page 438 in 1847. Known species, according to Kew: Huidobria chilensis Gay Huidobria fruticosa Phil.
Berberis montana Gay 1845
plant species in the berberidaceae family
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Berberis congestiflora Gay 1845
plant species in the berberidaceae family
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Reyesia chilensis Gay 1849
perennial plant species in the solanaceae family
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Myosurus apetalus (Bristly Mousetail) Gay 1845
annual plant species in the ranunculaceae family
Myosurus apetalus is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae known by the common name bristly mousetail. It is native to much of western North America, as well as Chile. It grows in moist and wet habitat, such as marshes, meadows, and vernal pools. It is an annual plant forming a small tuft up to about 12 centimeters tall. The leaves are linear and narrow, sometimes threadlike, and reach up to 6 centimeters in length. The inflorescence produces a single flower which has an elongated, cylindrical or cone-shaped receptacle up to 1.5 centimeters long. At the base of the
Leucocoryne purpurea (Purple Glory-of-the-sun) Gay 1854
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
Leucocoryne purpurea, called the purple glory-of-the-sun, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Leucocoryne, native to central Chile. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Bulnesia chilensis Gay 1846
plant species in the zygophyllaceae family
Bulnesia chilensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Zygophyllaceae. It is shrub endemic to the Atacama and Coquimbo regions in northern Chile, where it is known as retama or retama del cerro.
Acaena poeppigiana Gay 1847
perennial plant species in the rosaceae family
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Viola portalesia Gay 1846
plant species in the violaceae family
Viola portalesia is a species of flowering plant in the family Violaceae. It is endemic to Chile.
Viola montagnei Gay 1846
perennial plant species in the violaceae family
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Viola domeykoana Gay 1846
plant species in the violaceae family
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Pintoa Gay 1846
plant genus in the zygophyllaceae family
Pintoa is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Zygophyllaceae. It only contains one known species, Pintoa chilensis, a shrub endemic to Chile.
Linum ramosissimum Gay 1846
perennial plant species in the linaceae family
Linum ramosissimum is a species of flowering plant in the family Linaceae. It is a perennial herb endemic to the Coquimbo Region in northern Chile.
Huidobria chilensis Gay 1847
plant species in the loasaceae family
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Dioscorea reticulata Gay 1854
plant species in the dioscoreaceae family
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Cristaria aspera Gay 1846
annual plant species in the malvaceae family
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Cristaria andicola Gay 1846
plant species in the malvaceae family
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Berberis horrida Gay 1845
plant species in the berberidaceae family
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Astragalus darumbium (Bertero ex Colla) Gay 1847
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Viola sempervivum Gay 1846
perennial plant species in the violaceae family
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Viola huidobrii Gay 1846
perennial plant species in the violaceae family
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Viola bustillosia Gay 1846
perennial plant species in the violaceae family
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Viola brachypetala Gay 1846
annual plant species in the violaceae family
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Sisyrinchium nigricans Gay 1854
perennial plant species in the iridaceae family
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Silene plutonica Naudin ex Gay 1846
perennial plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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