Jules Aimé Battandier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French botanist
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Place of Birth: Annonay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
About Jules Aimé Battandier
- Jules Aimé Battandier (January 28, 1848 – September 18, 1922) was a French botanist who was a native of Annonay, department of Ardèche.
- He was an authority on Algerian flora. In 1875, he became head of the pharmacy at Mustapha Pacha hospital, and in 1879 was a professor to the faculty of medicine and pharmacy in Algiers.
- He has several botanical species named after him, including Cytisus battandieri, commonly known as the Moroccan broom.
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