François Crépin

Belgian botanist (1830-1903).

François Crépin (30 October 1830 – 30 April 1903) was a self-trained Belgian botanist who specialized in the roses. He worked as a director of the National Botanic Garden of Belgium. Crépin was born in Rochefort, Belgium. One of five children he was born the son of a justice of peace. One brother became a physician and another a lawyer. He went to school in Wavreille and also received home tuitions from Romain Beaujean (1822–1906) who had an interest in natural history. He was introduced to the books Flore descriptive et analytique des environs de Paris by Ernest Cosson (1819–1889) and Ernest

Abbreviations: Crép.
Occupations: scientific collector, paleontologist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Belgium
Languages: French
Dates: 1830-10-30T00:00:00Z – 1903-04-30T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Rochefort
Direct attributions: 32 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 41 plants, 0 fungi

32 plants attributed, 9 plants contributed to41 plants:

Rosa luciae (Memorial Rose) Franch. & Rochebr. ex Crép. 1871
plant species in the rosaceae family
Rosa lucieae (syn. Rosa wichurana), the memorial rose, is a species of rose native to eastern Asia.
Rosa davidii Crép. 1873
edible plant species in the rosaceae family
Rosa davidii also known as Father David's rose, is a rose species in the family Rosaceae, originating from western to central China and South-East Tibet in altitudes between 1600 and 3000 m above sea level.
Bromus bromoideus (Michelaria Bromoïdea) (Lej.) Crép. 1867
extinct in the wild and annual plant species in the poaceae family
Bromus bromoideus, the brome of the Ardennes, is a species of grass in the genus Bromus. Genetic studies suggest that it rather should be regarded as a variant of Bromus secalinus. It was found in the calcareous meadows of the provinces of Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, notably around the towns of Rochefort, Beauraing and Comblain-au-Pont, where it was first discovered in 1821. It was thought to be extinct since the 1930s until preserved seeds were rediscovered in collections of the Belgian National Botanic Garden by the English botanist David Aplin and as a result of the publicity, seeds
Rosa gigantea Collett ex Crép. 1888
plant species in the rosaceae family
Rosa gigantea is a species of rose native to northeast India, northern Myanmar and southwest China (Yunnan) in the foothills of the Himalaya at 1000–1500 m altitude. It is sometimes considered to be a variety of Rosa odorata, as R. odorata var. gigantea. As its name suggests, it is the largest species of rose, climbing 20 m or more into the crowns of other trees by means of its stout, hooked thorns, and with a trunk up to 50 cm diameter. The leaves are semi-evergreen, 15–25 cm long, pinnate, with usually 7 leaflets, each leaflet 4–8 cm long. The flowers are white, creamy or yellow, the
Rosa soulieana Crép. 1896
edible and medicinal plant species in the rosaceae family
Rosa soulieana, or Soulié's rose (川滇蔷薇 chuan dian qiang wei), is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to China (southern Anhui, Chongqing, Sichuan, Tibet, and Yunnan). Growing to 2.5–4 m (8–13 ft) tall by 4–8 m (13–26 ft) broad, it is an extremely vigorous, deciduous shrub with very long, spiny branches, covered in masses of small, grey-green leaflets. In summer it bears many small single white roses, each with a lax central boss of pale yellow. The flowers have a light clove scent, and are followed in autumn by orange-red hips. In cultivation it can be trained as a
Stellaria pallida (Lesser Chickweed) (Dumort.) Crép. 1866
annual plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Rosa giraldii Crép. 1897
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Rosa boissieri Crép. 1869
plant species in the rosaceae family
Rosa boissieri is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is native to Turkey, the Transcaucasus, northern Iraq, and northern Iran. A shrub, it is pentaploid.
Rosa nipponensis Crép. 1875
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Rosa schrenkiana Crép. 1875
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Rosa collettii Crép. 1889
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Rosa tonquinensis Crép. 1887
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Rosa tunquinensis Crép. 1887
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Rosa × pervirens Gren. ex Crép. 1869
plant hybrid species in the rosaceae family
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Rosa × subintrans Gren. ex Crép. 1869
plant hybrid species in the rosaceae family
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Rosa serrulata Crép. 1876
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Rosa semiglabra Ripart ex Crép. 1869
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Rosa pliniana Cornaz ex Crép. 1889
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Rosa lanuginosa Ravaud ex Crép. 1891
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Rosa imponens Ripart ex Crép. 1869
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Rosa gracilens Crép. 1874
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Rosa fusiformis Crép. 1874
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Rosa friburgensis Lagger & Puget ex Crép. 1875
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Rosa falcata Puget ex Crép. 1873
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Rosa carolina var. setigera Crép. 1900
plant variety in the rosaceae family
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Rosa canina f. scabrata Crép. 1890
plant form in the rosaceae family
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Rosa canina var. blondaeana (Ripart ex Déségl.) Crép. 1892
plant variety in the rosaceae family
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Rosa bounophila Rip. ex Crép. 1892
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Rosa blanda var. glabra Crép. 1876
plant variety in the rosaceae family
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Rosa athoensis Crép. 1892
plant species in the rosaceae family
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