Ernesta Di Capua Explained

Ernesta Di Capua (26 July 1875, Rome - 23 October 1943, Auschwitz) was an Italian botanist, taxonomist, and explorer.[1] She was executed at the Auschwitz concentration camp for her Jewish heritage.[2] The species Caralluma dicapuae was named in her honor.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Friis . Ib . Ryding . Olof . Biodiversity Research in the Horn of Africa Region: Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on the Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea at the Carlsberg Academy, Copenhagen, August 25-27, 1999 . 2001 . Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab . 9788778762467 . 22 August 2018 . en.
  2. Web site: Di Capua, Ernesta . digital-library.cdec.it . CDEC - Centro di Documentazione Ebraica - Digital Library . 22 August 2018 . it.
  3. Book: Eggli . Urs . Newton . Leonard E. . Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names . 2013 . Springer Science & Business Media . 9783662071250 . 65 . en.

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