Jacques Denys Choisy

Swiss botanist (1799-1859).

Jacques Denys (Denis) Choisy (5 April 1799, Jussy – 26 November 1859, Geneva) was a Swiss Protestant clergyman and botanist. He studied theology, law, humanities and sciences at the Académie de Genève. In 1821 he became ordained as a minister, and during the following year, furthered his education in Paris. During his stay in Paris, he was accepted as a member of the Société d'histoire naturelle. Following his return to Geneva in 1824, he was named chair of rational philosophy at the Academy, a position he maintained until 1847. As a student in Geneva, he came under the influence of Augustin P

Abbreviations: Choisy
Occupations: pastor, mycologist, botanist
Citizenships: Republic of Geneva, Switzerland, France
Languages: French
Dates: 1799-04-05T00:00:00Z – 1859-11-26T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Jussy
Direct attributions: 209 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 291 plants, 0 fungi

209 plants attributed, 82 plants contributed to291 plants:

Garcinia indica (Kokam) (Thouars) Choisy 1823
vulnerable plant species in the clusiaceae family
Garcinia indica, a plant in the mangosteen family (Clusiaceae), commonly known as kokum, is a fruit-bearing tree that has culinary, pharmaceutical, and industrial uses. It grows primarily in India's Western Ghats: in the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala. It is considered as an endemic species to the Western Ghats and forests in India. It grows in coastal and foothill moist forests up to 1,000 metres elevation with more than 2,500 mm of average annual rainfall. It favors lateritic alluvial soils with a depth of one or more metres and pH of 6.7. The species was first described
Bougainvillea glabra (Paperflower) Choisy 1849
medicinal plant species in the nyctaginaceae family
Bougainvillea glabra, the lesser bougainvillea or paperflower, is the most common species of bougainvillea used for bonsai. The epithet 'glabra' comes from Latin and means "bald".
Jacquemontia (Clustervine) Choisy 1834
plant genus in the convolvulaceae family
Jacquemontia is a genus of plants in the morning glory family Convolvulaceae. Species in this genus are commonly known as clustervine.
Cuscuta japonica (Japanese Dodder) Choisy 1854
annual and medicinal plant species in the convolvulaceae family
Cuscuta japonica, commonly known as Japanese dodder, is a parasitic vine. It has been listed by the State of California as a noxious weed. It has a range of effects on its host and has repeatedly been introduced to the United States of America. C. japonica looks very similar to other vines, making it difficult to distinguish.
Aniseia Choisy 1834
plant genus in the convolvulaceae family
Aniseia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Convolvulaceae. Its native range is Tropical and Subtropical America. Species: Aniseia argentina (N.E.Br.) O'Donell Aniseia luxurians (Moric.) Athiê-Souza & Buril Aniseia martinicensis (Jacq.) Choisy
Blinkworthia Choisy 1833
plant genus in the convolvulaceae family
Blinkworthia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Convolvulaceae. Its native range is Southern China to Indo-China. Species: Blinkworthia convolvuloides Prain Blinkworthia lycioides Choisy
Ipomoea batatoides Choisy 1837
plant species in the convolvulaceae family
Ipomoea batatoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Convolvulaceae. This species is found in sub-deciduous tropical forest, from about 100 to 200 meters above sea level. It blooms from August to November. The species is native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Rivea Choisy 1834
plant genus in the convolvulaceae family
Rivea is a genus of plants in the bindweed family Convolvulaceae. The following species are recognised in the genus Rivea: Rivea hypocrateriformis (Desr.) Choisy Rivea ornata (Roxb.) Choisy Rivea wightiana R.R.Mill
Dischisma (False Slugworts) Choisy 1823
plant genus in the scrophulariaceae family
Dischisma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae. Its native range is in Africa, from Namibia to South Africa. Species: Dischisma arenarium E.Mey. Dischisma capitatum (Thunb.) Choisy Dischisma ciliatum (Berger) Choisy Dischisma clandestinum E.Mey. Dischisma crassum Rolfe Dischisma fruticosum (L.f.) Rolfe Dischisma leptostachyum E.Mey. Dischisma spicatum (Thunb.) Choisy Dischisma squarrosum Schltr. Dischisma struthioloides Killick Dischisma tomentosum Schltr.
Calophyllum polyanthum (Sirpoontree) Wall. ex Choisy 1849
plant species in the calophyllaceae family
Calophyllum polyanthum is a species of flowering plant belonging to the genus Calophyllum of the family Calophyllaceae, commonly known as the poonspar tree, sirpoon tree, punnapine, pinnapai, punnappine, kattupunna and malampunna. This tree is native to the Western Ghats in India (Barak Valley and Kerala), where it grows in abundance. It is also found in northeastern India (Assam), Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and southern Yunnan province of China.
Bethencourtia Choisy 1825
plant genus in the asteraceae family
Bethencourtia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae. It contains three species of plants endemic to the Canary Islands. Species: Bethencourtia hermosae Bethencourtia palmensis Bethencourtia rupicola
Hypericum attenuatum Fisch. ex Choisy 1821
perennial and medicinal plant species in the hypericaceae family
Hypericum attenuatum is a species of perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae.
Aniseia martinicensis (Whitejacket) (Jacq.) Choisy 1837
perennial plant species in the convolvulaceae family
Aniseia martinicensis is a species of herb climber in the Convolvulaceae family. Native to subtropical and tropical America, it has been introduced to the tropics and sub-tropics of the Pacific Islands, Australia, Asia, and Africa. It is usually eaten as a supplementary vegetable. Even though it grows around the world, in a variety of habitats, it is a rare plant.
Ipomoea tiliacea (Wild Potato Vine) (Willd.) Choisy 1845
plant species in the convolvulaceae family
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Ipomoea tenuissima (Rockland Morning-glory) Choisy 1845
endangered plant species in the convolvulaceae family
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Ipomoea squamosa Choisy 1845
plant species in the convolvulaceae family
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Ipomoea ramosissima (Poir.) Choisy 1845
annual and perennial plant species in the convolvulaceae family
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Ipomoea mairetii Choisy 1845
plant species in the convolvulaceae family
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Hypericum grandifolium (Large-leaved Saint John's Wort) Choisy 1821
plant species in the hypericaceae family
Hypericum grandifolium, the large-leaved St John's wort, is a species of flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae. The plant is a bushy shrub that can grow to almost 2 meters tall. It has large leaves, golden yellow petals, and seed capsules that split open. H. grandifolium is native to the Canary Islands and Madeira in Macaronesia, but has become invasive in other regions, including California, after escaping from cultivation as an ornamental plant. It is parasitized by wasps and fungi, and is capable of reproducing through its rhizomes. First described in 1821 by Jacques Choisy, the
Cuscuta sandwichiana (Kauna'oa) Choisy 1841
annual plant species in the convolvulaceae family
Cuscuta sandwichiana (Kauna'oa kahakai) is a parasitic vine and the only member of the genus Cuscuta (commonly called "dodder") that is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It parasitizes a wide variety of indigenous, endemic and introduced plants on all of the main Hawaiian islands. It grows in coastal areas with sandy soils from sea level elevation to 975 feet. The indigenous kaunaʻoa pehu (literally "swollen kaunaʻoa") Cassytha filiformis is a similar-looking species with the same parasitic nature. It is an unrelated plant in the laurel family Lauraceae which can be distinguished by its
Cuscuta compacta (Compact Dodder) Juss. ex Choisy 1841
annual plant species in the convolvulaceae family
Cuscuta compacta, the compact dodder, is a parasitic plant that specializes on woody plants. This species is distributed across the Eastern and Midwestern USA, Eastern Canada, and Mexico.
Selago albida (Whitevein Bitterbush) Choisy 1848
plant species in the scrophulariaceae family
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Rivea hypocrateriformis (Midnapore Creeper) (Desr.) Choisy 1833
plant species in the convolvulaceae family
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Ipomoea incarnata (Vahl) Choisy 1845
perennial plant species in the convolvulaceae family
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Ipomoea fimbriosepala Choisy 1845
annual plant species in the convolvulaceae family
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Ipomoea acanthocarpa Hochst. ex Choisy 1845
plant species in the convolvulaceae family
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Hypericum oblongifolium (Pendant St. John's Wort) Choisy 1821
plant species in the hypericaceae family
Hypericum oblongifolium, known as Pendant St. John's wort, is a species of flowering plant in Hypericum sect. Ascyreia.
Hypericum elodeoides (Himalayan St Johns Wort) Choisy 1824
perennial and medicinal plant species in the hypericaceae family
Hypericum elodeoides, commonly called the Himalayan St. John's Wort, is a species of flowering plant of the St. John's wort family (Hypericaceae).
Cuscuta glomerata (Rope Dodder) Choisy 1841
annual plant species in the convolvulaceae family
Cuscuta glomerata is a parasitic plant in the morning glory family, Convolvuaceae. It is commonly known by the name rope dodder.
Calophyllum parvifolium Choisy 1823
vulnerable plant species in the calophyllaceae family
Calophyllum parvifolium is a species of flowering plant in the Calophyllaceae family. It is native to Gebeh Island in the Maluku Islands and to Waigeo Island west of New Guinea in eastern Indonesia.
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