Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars (5 November 1758, Bournois – 12 May 1831, Paris) was a French botanist known for his work collecting and describing orchids from the three islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and Réunion.[1] The standard author abbreviation Thouars is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]
- ^ Wood, Jeffrey (February 2005). "516. Bulbophyllum Echinolabium. Orchidaceae". Curtis's Botanical Magazine. 22 (1): 32–37. doi:10.1111/j.1355-4905.2005.00459.x. ISSN 1355-4905.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Thouars.