Ernesta Di Capua

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Ernesta Di Capua (26 July 1875, Rome - 23 October 1943, Auschwitz) was an Italian botanist, taxonomist, and explorer. [1] She was executed at the Auschwitz concentration camp for her Jewish heritage. [2] The species Caralluma dicapuae was named in her honor. [3]

The standard author abbreviation Di Capua is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name . [4]

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References

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  4. International Plant Names Index.  Di Capua.