Pierfelice Ravenna
Pierfelice Ravenna is a Chilean botanist of Italian Jewish origin. His research interests are mainly in the field of South American Amaryllidaceae.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
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- 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 . Pl. Life 34 : 3-10
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- 1983. Catila and Onira, two new genera of South American Iridaceae. Nordic Journal of Botany 3 : 197-205
- 1988. New species of South American Habranthus and Zephyranthes . Onira 1 : 53-56
- 2000a. New or noteworthy Leucocoryne species . Onira 4 : 3-10
- 2000b. The family Gilliesiaceae. Onira 4 : 11-14
- 2000c. Miersia scalae, a synonym of Gilliesia monophylla. Onira 4 :30
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- 2003b. Los subgéneros de Leucocoryne y la ilegitimidad de Pabellonia .
- 2005a. Gilliesia dimera and Gilliesia isopetala two new species from central Chile . Onira 9 : 60-63
- 2005b. Solaria brevicoalita and S. curacavina two Chilean species of Gilliesiaceae. Onira 9 : 64-67
- 2005c. On the absence of the genus Gilliesia in the Argentine flora. Onira 9 : 59
- 2005d. Especies nuevas de Gilliesia y Solaria y claves para el reconocimiento de las especies de ambos géneros''.
Awards
Awarded The Herbert Medal in 1974Legacy
The International Plant Names Index lists 1,741 taxa for which Ravenna is the botanical authority.
