Désiré Georges Jean Marie Bois

French horticulturalist (1856-1946).

Désiré Georges Jean Marie Bois (9 October 1856, in Granville – 2 February 1946, in Saint-Mandé) was a French botanist, horticulturist and agronomist. From 1920 to 1932 he was chair of horticulture at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. He was in charge of several scientific excursions, including trips to Haute-Savoie (1922) and to Belgium and the Netherlands (1932). He also taught classes at the École Nationale de la France d'Outre-Mer. He was a member of numerous scientific societies, including the Académie des sciences coloniales (from 1925). In 1920 he was named president of the Socié

Abbreviations: Bois
Occupations: university teacher, non-fiction writer, horticulturist, gardener, botanist, agronomist
Citizenships: France
Languages: French
Dates: 1856-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1946-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Granville
Direct attributions: 19 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 25 plants, 0 fungi

19 plants attributed, 6 plants contributed to25 plants:

Cotoneaster franchetii (Franchet's Cotoneaster) Bois 1902
medicinal plant species in the rosaceae family
Cotoneaster franchetii (Franchet's cotoneaster or orange cotoneaster) is a species of Cotoneaster native to southwestern China, in the provinces of Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet, and Yunnan, and also in adjacent northern Myanmar and northern Thailand. It is an evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub growing to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall. The leaves are oval-acute, 2–3.5 centimetres (0.79–1.38 in) long and 1–1.5 centimetres (0.39–0.59 in) broad, shiny green above, pubescent below with dense whitish to yellowish hairs. The flowers are produced in corymbs of 5–15 together, each flower 6–7 millimetres (0.24–0.28
Cotoneaster bullatus (Hollyberry Cotoneaster) Bois 1904
medicinal plant species in the rosaceae family
Cotoneaster bullatus, the hollyberry cotoneaster, is a species of shrub in the genus Cotoneaster within the rose family. Its natural range is in Western China (provinces of Hubei, Sichuan, Xizang, and Yunnan), where it is found in a range of woodland and shrub biotopes from 900 to 3200 m above sea level. The plant was introduced into cultivation 1898, and is widely naturalised in Europe, New Zealand and possibly British Columbia in North America (although this is now considered to be the closely related C. rehderi, which was formerly treated as a variety of this species, C. bullatus var
Pachypodium geayi (Ghost-men) Costantin & Bois 1907
plant species in the apocynaceae family
Pachypodium geayi is a species of Pachypodium in the Dogbane Family (Apocynaceae) that originated from Southwest Madagascar. It has a succulent, metallic grey pachycaul trunk with uniformly spaced thorns, and the leaves are thin and grey-green, with a bright pink mid-rib. The plant has white flowers. Pachypodium geayi is one of the largest of the Madagascar species.
Pachypodium baronii (Madagascar Palm) Costantin & Bois 1907
endangered plant species in the apocynaceae family
Pachypodium baronii, the Madagascar palm or bontaka, is a flowering plant in the family Apocynaceae. It has the habit of a robust shrub with a spherical or bottle-shaped trunk. It has several cylindrical branches at the top. This plant is endemic to Madagascar, where it grows in open deciduous forest on Mesozoic calcareous rock and granite or gneiss on the western side of the island at low elevations. It is known in Madagascar as "Bontaka". It is also endemic from Befandriana Nord to Mandritsara. Constantin and Bois first described Pachypodium baronii as a species of the genus Pachypodium in
Cotoneaster adpressus (Creeping Cotoneaster) Bois 1904
plant species in the rosaceae family
Cotoneaster adpressus, commonly known as creeping cotoneaster, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cotoneaster of the family Rosaceae, native to western China. A prostrate, dense, deciduous shrub growing to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) wide, it has masses of tiny rounded leaves, with white flowers followed by bright scarlet berries. Furthermore, it is cultivated as groundcover in gardens in temperate regions. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Erysimum × marshallii (Siberian Wallflower) Bois 1913
plant hybrid species in the brassicaceae family
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Cucumis sacleuxii Paill. & Bois 1890
annual plant species in the cucurbitaceae family
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Begonia perrieri Bois 1915
plant species in the begoniaceae family
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Prunus canescens (Gray Leaf Cherry) Bois 1904
plant species in the rosaceae family
Prunus canescens, the gray-leaf cherry (and hoary cherry, although that name is also used for Prunus incana), is a species of cherry native to China, found in Hubei and Sichuan provinces. A shrubby tree, it grows to about 3 m. It is a parent of a number of hybrid rootstocks for sweet cherries, and occasionally grown as an ornamental for its attractive shiny brown bark.
Argyreia pierreana Bois 1906
medicinal plant species in the convolvulaceae family
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Ophiopogon regnieri Bois 1906
perennial plant species in the asparagaceae family
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Zygopetalum × perrenoudii Meunier ex Bois 1894
plant hybrid species in the orchidaceae family
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Ribes distans Jancz. ex Vilm. & Bois. 1904
plant species in the grossulariaceae family
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Rhododendron × azaleodendron M.Vilm. & Bois 1904
plant hybrid species in the ericaceae family
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Pinus pseudopatula hort. ex Bois
plant species in the pinaceae family
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Cotoneaster adpressus var. praecox (M.Vilm. ex Bois & Berthault) Bois & P.Berthault 1918
plant variety in the rosaceae family
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Chrysophyllum cainito var. jamaicensis Bois 1928
plant variety in the sapotaceae family
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Cereus jaliscensis Webb. ex Bois
plant species in the cactaceae family
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Cereus fascheiro F.A.C.Weber ex Bois
plant species in the cactaceae family
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Aechmea nudicaulis f. cornui Bois 1924
plant form in the bromeliaceae family
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Malus doumeri (Bois) A.Chev. 1920
medicinal plant species in the rosaceae family
Malus doumeri is a species in the genus Malus in the family Rosaceae, that resembles Docynia and has been placed in that genus in the past. It is native to temperate and tropical Asia. The fruit is edible. It is also called with the common name Taiwan crabapple, and its extracts have been evaluated for their potential use in skin care.
Pachypodium stenanthum (Costantin & Bois) J.-B.Castillon, J.-P.Castillon & Rapan. 2021
plant species in the apocynaceae family
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Pachypodium rosulatum var. drakei (Costantin & Bois) Markgr. 1973
plant variety in the apocynaceae family
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Pachypodium lamerei var. ramosum (Costantin & Bois) Pichon 1949
plant variety in the apocynaceae family
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Docynia doumeri (Bois) C.K.Schneid. 1906
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Brassica juncea ssp. napiformis (Root Mustard) (Paillieux & Bois) Gladis 1992
plant subspecies in the brassicaceae family
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