Antonio Krapovickas, Argentine botanist (Buenos Aires 08 October 1921 – Corrientes 17 August 2015)

From Lithuanian parents

Regarded as one of world’s foremost experts on taxonomy of Malvaceae family

Authored the most complete monograph of Arachis genus

With W.C. Gregory. Taxonomia del genero Arachis (Leguminosae). Bonplandia 8:1-186, 1994

DESCRIBED MALVACEAE TAXA

Valid Genera

Acaulimalva 1974

Bordasia 2003

Calyculogygas 1960

Calyptraemalva 1965

Dirhamphis 1970

Hochreutinera 1970

Monteiroa 1951

Phragmocarpidium 1969

Spirabutilon 2009

Tropidococcus 2003

Woodianthus 2012

Subgenus

Novoarticulata 2003

Sections

12

Species

283

HONORS

Krapovickasia Fryxell 1978 (Malvaceae)

Akrosida Fryxell & Fuertes 1992 (Malvaceae)