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Index of Botanists

NameDecorse, Gaston-Jules
First date flourished1873
Last date flourished1907
RemarksFrench physician & amateur botanist; MD degree in Paris 1898; military doctor to Mada 1898-02; collected in Mada 1898-00; accompanied AJB Chevalier on exploration in Chad, interested in tropical diseases 1902-03; explored in Tunisia & Sudan 1905; interested in medicinal uses of Aloe;
ASA Botanist ID177087 botanist
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/a9cffdfd-9e15-4aac-8222-ecccd3de8982
Variant nameGaston Jules Decorse
Variant nameJ. Decorse
Variant nameJules Decorse
Author nameDecorse
B & P Author Abbrev.Decorse
Standard/Label NameG.-J. Decorse
Full NameDecorse, Gaston-Jules
Geography AuthorFrance
Specialty AuthorSpermatophytes
Citation as AuthorRecherch. Fl. Merid. Madag. 96. 1912.
Citation as Authorpers. comm. from C. T. Staples

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