Étienne Pierre Ventenat

French botanist (1757–1808).

Étienne Pierre Ventenat (1 March 1757 – 13 August 1808) was a French botanist born in Limoges. He was the brother of naturalist Louis Ventenat (1765–1794). While employed as director of the ecclesiastic library Sainte-Geneviève in Paris, Ventenat took a trip to England. Here he investigated the country's botanical gardens, inspiring him to pursue a vocation in sciences. Following his time at library he became an active botanist, studying under and collaborating with botanist Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle (1746–1800). In 1795 he was elected a member of the Institut national des sciences

Abbreviations: Vent.

Occupations: mycologist, librarian, botanist, botanical collector

Citizenships: France

Languages: French

Dates: 1757-03-01T00:00:00Z – 1808-08-13T00:00:00Z

Birth place: Limoges

Direct attributions: 121 plants, 4 fungi

Authorship mentions: 205 plants, 5 fungi

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121 plants attributed, 84 plants contributed to205 plants:

Orobanchaceae (Broom-rape Family) Vent. 1799

plant family in the order lamiales

Orobanchaceae, the broomrapes, is a family of mostly parasitic plants of the order Lamiales, with about 90 genera and more than 2000 species. Many of these genera (e.g., Pedicularis, Rhinanthus, Striga) were formerly included in the family Scrophulariaceae sensu lato. With its new circumscription, Orobanchaceae forms a distinct, monophyletic family. From a phylogenetic perspective, it is defined as the largest crown clade containing Orobanche major and relatives, but neither Paulownia tomentosa nor Phryma leptostachya nor Mazus japonicus. The Orobanchaceae are annual herbs or perennial herbs

Broussonetia papyrifera (Paper-mulberry) (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent. 1799

edible, medicinal, vegetable, and fruit plant species in the moraceae family

The paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera, syn. Morus papyrifera L.) is a species of flowering tree in the family Moraceae. It is native to East and Southeast Asia, including mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Myanmar and Taiwan. It is widely cultivated elsewhere as an introduced species in New Zealand, parts of Europe, the United States, and Africa. The tree is valued for its versatile uses. Its inner bark is traditionally processed into barkcloth and is also an important raw material in papermaking. Other common names include aute and tapa cloth tree. The specific Latin

Alismataceae (Water-plantain Family) Vent. 1799

plant family in the order alismatales

The water-plantains (Alismataceae) are a family of flowering plants, comprising 20 genera (17 extant and 3 fossil) and 119 species. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, with the greatest number of species in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Most of the species are herbaceous aquatic plants growing in marshes and ponds.

Smilacaceae (Catbrier Family) Vent. 1799

plant family in the order liliales

Smilacaceae, the greenbriers, is a family of flowering plants. While they were often assigned to a more broadly defined family Liliaceae, most recent botanists have accepted the two as distinct families, diverging around 55 million years ago during the Early Paleogene. One characteristic that distinguishes Smilacaceae from most of the other members of the Liliaceae-like Liliales is that it has true vessels in its conducting tissue. Another is that the veins of the leaves, between major veins, are reticulate (net-shaped), rather than parallel as in most monocots.

Caladium (Angel's Wings) Vent. 1800

plant genus in the araceae family

Caladium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. They are often known by the common name elephant ear (which they share with the closely related genera Alocasia, Colocasia, and Xanthosoma), heart of Jesus, and angel wings. There are over 1000 named cultivars of Caladium bicolor from the original South American plant. The genus Caladium includes seven species that are native to South America and Central America, and naturalized in India, parts of Africa, and various tropical islands. They grow in open areas of the forest and on the banks of rivers and go dormant during the dry

Callitris (Cypress-pines) Vent. 1808

plant genus in the cupressaceae family

Callitris is a genus of coniferous trees in the Cupressaceae (cypress family). There are 16 recognized species in the genus, of which 13 are native to Australia and the other three (C. neocaledonica, C. sulcata and C. pancheri) native to New Caledonia. Traditionally, the most widely used common name is cypress-pine, a name shared by some species of the closely related genus Actinostrobus. Alongside Eucalyptus, Callitris is one of the dominant tree genera in Australia.

Broussonetia (Paper Mulberries) L'Hér. ex Vent. 1799

plant genus in the moraceae family

Broussonetia is a genus of four species (including one hybrid species) of trees in the family Moraceae, native to eastern Asia. These four species have high-quality fiber which consist of more than 90% of cellulose. They are traditionally applied for various daily necessities in South Eastern Asia and papermaking in East Asia. It is named after Pierre Marie Auguste Broussonet, an illustrious French naturist. One of these is the paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera), whose bark fiber is used to make traditional paper in China, Korea, and Japan, and barkcloth among Austronesian cultures.

Chenopodiaceae Vent. 1799

plant family in the order caryophyllales

Amaranthaceae ( AM-ər-an-THAY-see-ee, -⁠eye) is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus Amaranthus. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making it the most species-rich lineage within its parent order, Caryophyllales.

Sterculiaceae Vent. 1807

plant family in the order malvales

Sterculiaceae was a family of flowering plant based on the genus Sterculia. Genera formerly included in Sterculiaceae are now placed in the family Malvaceae, in the subfamilies: Byttnerioideae, Dombeyoideae, Helicteroideae and Sterculioideae. As traditionally circumscribed the Sterculiaceae, Malvaceae, Bombacaceae, and Tiliaceae comprise the "core Malvales" of the Cronquist system and the close relationship among these families is generally recognized. Sterculiaceae may be separated from Malvaceae sensu stricto by the smooth surface of the pollen grains and the bilocular anthers. Numerous

Furcraea Vent. 1793

plant genus in the asparagaceae family

Furcraea is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, native to tropical regions of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and northern South America. Some species are also naturalized in parts of Africa, the United States (Florida), Portugal, Thailand, India, and Australia, as well as on various oceanic islands. Plants of this genus are the origin of fique or cabuyo, a natural fiber.

Nemesia (Lionfaces) Vent. 1804

plant genus in the scrophulariaceae family

Nemesia is a genus of annuals, perennials and sub-shrubs which are native to sandy coasts or disturbed ground in South Africa. Numerous hybrids have been selected, and the annual cultivars are popular with gardeners as bedding plants. In temperate regions they are usually treated as half-hardy, grown from seed in heat, and planted out after all danger of frost has passed. The flowers are two-lipped, with the upper lip consisting of four lobes and the lower lip two lobes. The following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:-

Cyclopia (Honeybushes) Vent. 1808

plant genus in the fabaceae family

Cyclopia, the honeybush, or heuningbos in Afrikaans, is a genus of some 20 species of flowering plants in the legume family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. Species of the genus are native to the southern and southwestern Cape Provinces of South Africa. Its description was published by the French botanist Étienne Pierre Ventenat in 1808. The name Ibbetsonia, published two years later, is regarded as a synonym of this genus; John Sims had commemorated the physiologist Agnes Ibbetson with this name.

Robinia viscosa (Clammy Locust) Michx. ex Vent. 1800

plant species in the fabaceae family

Robinia viscosa, commonly known in its native territory as clammy locust, is a medium-sized deciduous tree native to the southeastern United States.

Caladium bicolor (Heart Of Jesus) (Aiton) Vent. 1800

medicinal plant species in the araceae family

Caladium bicolor, called Heart of Jesus, is a species in the genus Caladium from Latin America. It is grown as a houseplant for its large, heart or lance-shaped leaves with striking green, white, pink, and red blotching. Hundreds of cultivars are available. (See List of Caladium cultivars.) It can be planted outside in USDA Hardiness Zone 10 as an ornamental. It is a problematic invasive species in Trinidad and Tobago, Guam, Micronesia, Palau, Hawaii and the Philippines, and naturalized populations can be found in most of the rest of the world's tropics, including Africa, the Indian

Baptisia (Wild Indigo) Vent. 1808

plant genus in the fabaceae family

Baptisia (wild indigo, false indigo) is a genus in the legume family, Fabaceae. They are flowering herbaceous perennial plants with pea-like flowers, followed by pods, which are sometimes inflated. They are native to woodland and grassland in eastern and southern North America. The species most commonly found in cultivation is B. australis. Baptisia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including the jaguar flower moth, Schinia jaguarina.

Ficus rubiginosa (Port Jackson Fig) Desf. ex Vent. 1805

plant species in the moraceae family

Ficus rubiginosa, the rusty fig or Port Jackson fig (damun in the Dharug language), is a species of flowering plant in the genus Ficus native to eastern Australia. Beginning as a seedling that grows on other plants (hemiepiphyte) or rocks (lithophyte), F. rubiginosa matures into a tree 30 m (100 ft) high and nearly as wide with a yellow-brown buttressed trunk. The leaves are oval and glossy green and measure from 4 to 19.3 cm (1+1⁄2–7+1⁄2 in) long and 1.25 to 13.2 cm (1⁄2–5+1⁄4 in) wide. The fruits are small, round, and yellow, and can ripen and turn red at any time of year, peaking in spring

Kennedia (Coral Peas) Vent. 1805

plant genus in the fabaceae family

Kennedia is a genus of thirteen species of flowering plants in the pea family Fabaceae and is endemic to Australia. Plants in this genus are prostrate or climbing perennials with trifoliate leaves and large, showy, pea-like flowers. There are species in all Australian states.

Bossiaea Vent. 1800

plant genus in the fabaceae family

Bossiaea is a genus of about 78 species of flowering plants in the pea family Fabaceae and is endemic to Australia. Plants in this genus often have stems and branches modified as cladodes, simple, often much reduced leaves, flowers with the upper two sepal lobes larger than the lower three, usually orange to yellow petals with reddish markings, and the fruit a more or less flattened pod.

Chaptalia (Sunbonnets) Vent. 1802

plant genus in the asteraceae family

Chaptalia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Chaptalia is native primarily to Mesoamerica, South America, and the West Indies, with a few species in the United States. Species

Sterculia monosperma (Seven Sisters' Fruit) Vent. 1805

edible and medicinal plant species in the malvaceae family

Sterculia monosperma, also known as Chinese chestnut, Thai chestnut, seven sisters' fruit, and phoenix eye fruit, is a deciduous tropical nut-bearing tree of genus Sterculia.

Combretum paniculatum (Forest Flamecreeper) Vent. 1808

medicinal plant species in the combretaceae family

Combretum paniculatum, the burning bush or forest flame-creeper, is a plant species in the genus Combretum found in Africa. The fruit is a samara, i.e. a winged seed.

Pittosporum undulatum (Australian Cheesewood) Vent. 1802

plant species in the pittosporaceae family

Pittosporum undulatum is a fast-growing tree in the family Pittosporaceae. It is sometimes also known as sweet pittosporum, native daphne, Australian cheesewood, Victorian box or mock orange. P. undulatum has become invasive in parts of Australia where it is not indigenous. It is also highly invasive in South Africa, the Caribbean, Hawaii, the Azores and southern Brazil.

Cissus antarctica (Kangaroo Vine) Vent. 1803

plant species in the vitaceae family

Apocissus antarctica, formerly known as Cissus antarctica and commonly known as kangaroo vine or water vine, is a species of plant in the grape family Vitaceae. It is a climbing plant, native to and common on the east coast of Australia, often grown as a houseplant. It was first described in 1803.

Nivenia (Bushirises) Vent. 1808

plant genus in the iridaceae family

Nivenia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Iridaceae first described as a genus in 1808. Species in the genus are restricted in distribution to an area in the Cape Province of South Africa. The genus name is a tribute to the Scottish botanist James Niven (1774–1826), one of the first to collect the genus. Species Nivenia argentea Goldblatt Nivenia binata Klatt Nivenia concinna N.E.Br - Viljoens Pass Nivenia corymbosa (Ker Gawl.) Baker Nivenia dispar N.E.Br - Olifantskloof Nivenia fruticosa (L.f.) Baker - Langeberg Mountains Nivenia inaequalis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning Nivenia

Illicium parviflorum (Yellow Anise) Michx. ex Vent. 1799

plant species in the schisandraceae family

Illicium parviflorum, commonly known as yellow anisetree, yellow-anise, swamp star-anise, and small anise tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Schisandraceae, or alternately, the Illiciaceae. It is native to Florida in the United States. It historically occurred in Georgia as well, but it has been extirpated from the state.

Calomeria Vent. 1804

plant genus in the asteraceae family

Calomeria is a plant genus in the family Asteraceae. Accepted species Calomeria africana (S.Moore) Heine - Mozambique Calomeria amaranthoides Vent. - New South Wales and Victoria in Australia formerly included several species now in other genera, including Basedowia, Cassinia, Helichrysum, Humeocline and Thiseltonia.

Turpinia Vent. 1807

plant genus in the staphyleaceae family

Turpinia is a genus of trees and shrubs in family Staphyleaceae, native to Asia and North, Central, and South America. As of December 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: Turpinia brachypetala (Schltr.) B.L.Linden Turpinia doanii T.Ð.Ðai & Yakovlev Turpinia hatuyenensis T.Ð.Ðai & Yakovlev Turpinia malabarica Gamble Turpinia montana (Blume) Kurz Turpinia occidentalis (Sw.) G.Don Turpinia parvifoliola L.O.Williams Turpinia paucijuga Lundell Turpinia pentandra (Schltr.) B.L.Linden Turpinia picardae Urb. Turpinia simplicifolia Merr.

Correa reflexa (Common Correa) (Labill.) Vent. 1803

plant species in the rutaceae family

Correa reflexa, commonly known as common correa or native fuchsia, is a shrub which is endemic to Australia.

Combretum aculeatum Vent. 1808

plant species in the combretaceae family

Combretum aculeatum is a species of flowering plant in the bushwillow genus Combretum, family Combretaceae. It is native to the Sahelian and Sudanian savannas and adjacent forest–savanna mosaic in Africa and Saudi Arabia, and has been introduced to Myanmar. High in protein, it is greatly relished as a browse by wild and domesticated mammalian herbivores, except elephants.

Casearia tinifolia Vent. 1808

extinct plant species in the salicaceae family

Casearia tinifolia was a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae. It was endemic to Mauritius.

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