Narcisse Henri François Desportes (12 December 1776 – June 7, 1856) was a French botanist and bibliographer who was a native of Champrond.
Champrond is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays-de-la-Loire in north-western France.
He worked as an auditor to Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris, and became curator of the Musée d'histoire naturelle in Le Mans. He was the author of bibliographies associated with the departments of Sarthe and Mayenne.
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In 1829 Desportes identified 2562 species and varieties of rose known to exist in France, of which he catalogued in a work titled Roses cultivées en France, au nombre de 2562 espèces ou variétés, avec la synonymie française et latine.
A rose is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae, or the flower it bears. There are over three hundred species and thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing, or trailing, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America, and northwestern Africa. Species, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and often are fragrant. Roses have acquired cultural significance in many societies. Rose plants range in size from compact, miniature roses, to climbers that can reach seven meters in height. Different species hybridize easily, and this has been used in the development of the wide range of garden roses.
Sarthe is a department of Pays de la Loire situated in the Grand-Ouest of the country. It is named after the River Sarthe, which flows from east of Le Mans to just north of Angers.
Maine[mɛːn] is one of the traditional provinces of France. It corresponds to the former County of Maine, whose capital was also the city of Le Mans. The area, now divided into the departments of Sarthe and Mayenne, counts about 857,000 inhabitants.
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