Jacques Cambessèdes

French botanist (1799-1863).

Jacques Cambessèdes (26 August 1799 – 19 October 1863) was a French botanist born in Montpellier. In March – June 1825, prompted by suggestions of Jaques Étienne Gay and Alexander von Humboldt, Cambessèdes performed investigations involving flora of the Balearic Islands. From this expedition he published the informal Excursions dans les îles Baléares (1826) and the first floristic inventory of the Balearics, Enumeratio plantarum quas in insulis Balearibus collegit (1827). In 1851, he married the botanical illustrator Marie Eulalie Ledoux, widow of Alire Raffeneau Delile, known as Mme. Eulali

Abbreviations: Cambess.
Occupations: botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: France
Languages: French
Dates: 1799-08-06T00:00:00Z – 1863-12-19T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Montpellier
Direct attributions: 170 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 252 plants, 0 fungi

170 plants attributed, 82 plants contributed to252 plants:

Eugenia uruguayensis Cambess. 1833
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eugenia uruguayensis is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae, native to Brazil though Northeastern Argentina.
Calophyllum brasiliense (Jacareuba) Cambess. 1828
plant species in the calophyllaceae family
Calophyllum brasiliense (guanandi) is a species of plant in the family Calophyllaceae. It is native to subtropical and tropical regions of Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean.
Terminalia australis Cambess. 1830
plant species in the combretaceae family
Terminalia australis is a South American species of large shrub or tree, which reaches up to 12 m in height and 40 cm in diameter. It inhabits the basins of the Paraná River and the Uruguay River around the Argentine Mesopotamia, Paraguay and Uruguay, and part of the Río de la Plata. The common names of this tree, in Spanish, include the adjective amarillo ("yellow") due to the yellow-ochre colour of its wood: amarillo, palo amarillo, amarillo del río, etc. This species is found in the gallery forest along the shores of large rivers in the north-east of Argentina and the neighbouring
Cupania vernalis Cambess. 1828
plant species in the sapindaceae family
Cupania vernalis is a tree species in the genus Cupania and family Sapindaceae. They have a self-supporting growth form. They are native to Sao Paulo.
Christolea Cambess. 1841
plant genus in the brassicaceae family
Christolea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It includes three species which range from Afghanistan and Pakistan to Tajikistan, the Himalayas, Qinghai, and Xinjiang.
Eugenia pyriformis Cambess. 1833
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eugenia pyriformis is a plant of the family Myrtaceae found primarily in Brazil. It reaches 6 to 13 metres (20 to 43 ft) in height and 30 to 50 centimetres (0.98 to 1.64 ft) in trunk diameter. It is a native species of Brazil, occurring primarily in the states of Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina and São Paulo.
Oligomeris Cambess. 1841
plant genus in the resedaceae family
Oligomeris is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Resedaceae. Its native range includes the southwestern United States, Mexico, Southern and Northern Africa, Somalia, Crete, southwestern Asia, Pakistan and China.
Douepea Cambess. 1841
plant genus in the brassicaceae family
Douepea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It includes two species which are native to western Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The genus name of Douepea is in honour of Herman van Donep, a government secretary in Kochi. and it was published in Mém. Soc. Bot. France Vol.8 on page 297 in 1917. It was published in V.Jacquemont, Voy. Inde Vol.4 on page 18 in 1841. Known species: Douepea arabica (Hedge & Kit Tan) O.Appel & Al-Shehbaz – northwestern Saudi Arabia Douepea tortuosa Cambess. – western Pakistan
Bridgesia ('bridgesia' [backeb. (1934)]) Bertero ex Cambess. 1834
plant genus in the sapindaceae family
Bridgesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. The sole species, Bridgesia incisifolia, grows as a shrub in Chile.
Rubus pungens (Korean Creeping Raspberry) Cambess. 1841
edible and medicinal plant species in the rosaceae family
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Marlierea Cambess. 1833
plant genus in the myrtaceae family
Myrcia is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae, containing about 794 species as of 2025. They are distributed in Central and South America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, with centers of diversity in the Brazilian Cerrado and Atlantic Forests ecoregions. Myrcia was first described as a genus in 1827.
Eugenia calycina Cambess. 1832
plant species in the myrtaceae family
Eugenia calycina, also known as savannah cherry, field cherry, Jabuti cherry, Grão de galo, cerejinha, cereja do cerrado, pitanga-vermelha, red pitanga, cherry of the Cerrado, and ca-ajaboti, is a flowering shrub in the family Myrtaceae. The specific epithet (calycina) comes from Latin calycinus, meaning having a notable calyx.
Christolea crassifolia Cambess. 1841
perennial plant species in the brassicaceae family
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Bridgesia incisifolia Bertero ex Cambess. 1834
plant species in the sapindaceae family
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Turnera chamaedrifolia Cambess. 1830
plant species in the passifloraceae family
Turnera chamaedrifolia is a species of Turnera in Bahia and Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Rubus macilentus Cambess. 1841
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Oenothera indecora (Smallflower Evening Primrose) Cambess. 1830
annual plant species in the onagraceae family
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Oenothera affinis (Longflower Evening Primrose) Cambess. 1830
annual plant species in the onagraceae family
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Turnera oblongifolia Cambess. 1830
perennial plant species in the passifloraceae family
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Trigonia nivea Cambess. 1829
plant species in the trigoniaceae family
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Thermopsis inflata Cambess. 1841
perennial and medicinal plant species in the fabaceae family
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Serjania reticulata Cambess. 1828
plant species in the sapindaceae family
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Polygala monopetala Cambess. 1841
perennial plant species in the polygalaceae family
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Paullinia elegans Cambess. 1828
plant species in the sapindaceae family
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Kielmeyera rubriflora Cambess. 1828
plant species in the calophyllaceae family
Kielmeyera rubriflora is a species of Kielmeyera from Bolivia to Brazil.
Kielmeyera neriifolia Cambess. 1828
plant species in the calophyllaceae family
Kielmeyera neriifolia is a species of Kielmeyera from Brazil.
Geranium tuberaria Jacquem. ex Cambess. 1841
perennial plant species in the geraniaceae family
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Geranium ocellatum (Black-eyed Geranium) Jacquem. ex Cambess. 1841
annual plant species in the geraniaceae family
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Eugenia speciosa Cambess. 1832
plant species in the myrtaceae family
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Eugenia pisiformis Cambess. 1832
plant species in the myrtaceae family
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