Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet

French zoologist (1809-1892).

Pierre Marie Arthur Morelet (26 August 1809 – 9 October 1892) was a French naturalist, born in Lays, Doubs. He was a member of the commission to Algeria, primarily as a natural artist, drawing any natural findings. He collected specimens in the Canary Islands, Guatemala and Mexico. He had a particular interest in molluscs and was recognised as a leading expert in the field. Morelet married Noémie de Folin, sister of Léopold de Folin. Morelet died of natural causes in 1892, in Dijon.

Abbreviations: Morelet
Occupations: zoologist, politician, naturalist, malacologist, botanist
Citizenships: France
Languages: French
Dates: 1809-08-26T00:00:00Z – 1892-10-09T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Lays-sur-le-Doubs
Direct attributions: 2 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 2 plants, 0 fungi

2 plants attributed to2 plants:

Pinus caribaea (Caribbean Pine) Morelet 1851
plant species in the pinaceae family
The Caribbean pine (Pinus caribaea) is a hard pine species native to Central America, southeastern Mexico, and the northern West Indies (in Cuba, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos Islands). It belongs to subsection Australes in subgenus Pinus. It inhabits tropical and subtropical coniferous forests such as Bahamian pineyards, in both lowland savannas and montane forests.
Pinus tropicalis (Tropical Pine) Morelet 1855
vulnerable plant species in the pinaceae family
Pinus tropicalis, the tropical pine, is a pine tree endemic to the western highlands of the island of Cuba.
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