Élie-Abel Carrière
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Élie-Abel Carrière was a French
botanist, based in Paris
. He was a leading authority on conifers
in the period 1850-1870, describing many new species, and the new genera Tsuga
, Keteleeria
and Pseudotsuga
. His most important work was the Traité Général des Conifères, published in 1855, with a second, extensively revised edition in 1867.
France
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botanist, based in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. He was a leading authority on conifers
Pinophyta
The conifers, division Pinophyta, also known as division Coniferophyta or Coniferae, are one of 13 or 14 division level taxa within the Kingdom Plantae. Pinophytes are gymnosperms. They are cone-bearing seed plants with vascular tissue; all extant conifers are woody plants, the great majority being...
in the period 1850-1870, describing many new species, and the new genera Tsuga
Tsuga
Tsuga is a genus of conifers in the family Pinaceae. The common name hemlock is derived from a perceived similarity in the smell of its crushed foliage to that of the unrelated plant poison hemlock....
, Keteleeria
Keteleeria
Keteleeria is a genus of three species of coniferous trees in the family Pinaceae, related to the genera Nothotsuga and Pseudolarix. It is distinguished from Nothotsuga by the much larger cones, and from Pseudolarix by the evergreen leaves and the cones not disintegrating readily at maturity...
and Pseudotsuga
Douglas-fir
Douglas-fir is one of the English common names for evergreen coniferous trees of the genus Pseudotsuga in the family Pinaceae. Other common names include Douglas tree, and Oregon pine. There are five species, two in western North America, one in Mexico, and two in eastern Asia...
. His most important work was the Traité Général des Conifères, published in 1855, with a second, extensively revised edition in 1867.