Charles Henry Dessalines d'Orbigny

Charles Henry Dessalines d'Orbigny
Born(1806-12-02)December 2, 1806
Couëron, France
Died(1876-02-14)February 14, 1876
Paris
NationalityFrench
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsMuséum national d'histoire naturelle

Charles Henry Dessalines d'Orbigny (1806-1879) was a French botanist and geologist specializing in the Tertiary of France. He was the younger brother of French naturalist and South American explorer, Alcide d'Orbigny.[1] At the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, d'Orbigny classified many of the flowering plant species returned to France from his brother's natural history collecting journeys through South America.

The standard author abbreviation Orb. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]
  1. ^ Legre-Zaidline, Françoise. Alcide Dessalines D'Orbigny (1802-1857).
  2. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Orb.