Pierfelice Ravenna Explained
| Pierfelice Ravenna |
| Birth Date: | 1938 |
| Nationality: | Chilean |
| Fields: | Botany |
| Author Abbrev Bot: | Ravenna |
| Awards: | Herbert medal (1974) |
Pierfelice (Pedro Félix, Pierre Félice) Ravenna (1938–2022) was a Chilean botanist of Italian Jewish origin. His research interests were mainly in the field of South American Amaryllidaceae.[1]
Selected publications
- 1970a. Nuevas especies de Amaryllidaceae. Notic. Mens. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. Santiago 269 : 1-7
- 1970b. Contributions to South American Amaryllidaceae III. Pl. Life 37: 73–103, figs. 18-25
- Ravenna. P. Pierfelice Ravenna. Famatina gen. nov., Amaryllidaceae. Plant Life. 1972. 28. 55–62.
- 1972. Latin American Amaryllidis 1971. Pl. Life 28: 119–127, figs. 28-30
- 1974. Contributions to South American Amaryllidaceae VI. Pl. Life 30: 29-79
- 1978. Studies in the Alliaceae‑II (error tip. "Alliae”). Pl. Life 34 (2): 3-10
- Ravenna. P. Pierfelice Ravenna. Contributions to South American Amaryllidaceae VII. Plant Life. 1981. 37. 57–83.
- 1983. Catila and Onira, two new genera of South American Iridaceae. Nordic Journal of Botany 3 (2): 197-205
- 1988. New species of South American Habranthus and Zephyranthes (Amaryllidaceae). Onira 1 (8): 53-56
- 2000a. New or noteworthy Leucocoryne species (Alliaceae). Onira 4 (2): 3-10
- 2000b. The family Gilliesiaceae. Onira 4 (3): 11-14 (with key to genera)
- 2000c. Miersia scalae, a synonym of Gilliesia monophylla (Gilliesaceae). Onira 4 (8):30
- Ravenna. P.. Pierfelice Ravenna. Elucidation and systematics of the Chilean genera of Amaryllidaceae. Botanica Australis. 2003a. 2. 1–20.
- 2003b. Los subgéneros de Leucocoryne y la ilegitimidad de Pabellonia (Alliaceae). Chloris Chilensis 6 (2)
- 2005a. Gilliesia dimera and Gilliesia isopetala two new species from central Chile (Gilliesiaceae). Onira 9 (17): 60-63
- 2005b. Solaria brevicoalita and S. curacavina two Chilean species of Gilliesiaceae. Onira 9 (16): 64-67
- 2005c. On the absence of the genus Gilliesia (Gilliesiaceae) in the Argentine flora. Onira 9 (15): 59
- 2005d. Especies nuevas de Gilliesia y Solaria (Gilliesiaceae) y claves para el reconocimiento de las especies de ambos géneros. Chloris Chilensis 8 (1)
Awards
Awarded The Herbert Medal in 1974
Legacy
The International Plant Names Index lists 1,741 taxa for which Ravenna is the botanical authority.
Notes and References
- Ravenna P. 1974 Pierfelice Ravenna: an autobiography. Plant Life 30. (1-4): 6-10
