Felice Cassone

For the architect and sculptor Felice Antonio Casoni, see Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini § History.

Papaver rhoeas L.

Mandragora officinarum L.

Felice Cassone (5 May 1815 Pontestura - 22 October 1854 Torino), ^[1] was an Italian botanist and physician from the Piedmont region. Cassone is notable as the author of Flora medico-farmaceutica, a 6-volume work published in Torino with typography by Giuseppe Cassone between 1847 and 1852. ^{[2] [3]} The standard author abbreviation Cassone is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. ^[4]

Felice Cassone also published Iconografia Vegetale in 2 volumes between 1847 and 1849. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "Memorie del Reale istituto veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti" (in Italian). Venice: Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti. 7 February 1868 – via Internet Archive.
2. "Felice Cassone - Flora Medico-Farmaceutico - 1847/1852".
3. "Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries".
4. International Plant Names Index.  Cassone.
5. "Libreria Antiquaria Gonnelli". Gonnelli Antique Library.
6. "A23 2017 LIBRI" (PDF). Gonnelli Antique Library (in Italian).