Pierfelice Ravenna

Pierfelice (Pedro Félix, Pierre Félice) Ravenna (1938–2022) was a Chilean botanist of Italian Jewish origin.^[1][2] His research interests were mainly in the field of South American Amaryllidaceae, Alstromeriaceae and Iridaceae.^[3][1][2][4]

Pierfelice Ravenna
Born	8 March 1938 Bologna
Died	July 21, 2022(2022-07-21) (aged 84)
Nationality	Italian, Chilean
Awards	Herbert medal (1974)
Scientific career
Fields	Botany
Author abbrev. (botany)	Ravenna

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
• Ravenna, P (1972). "Famatina gen. nov., Amaryllidaceae". Plant Life. 28: 55–62.
• 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 (error tip. "Alliae”). Pl. Life 34 (2): 3-10
• Ravenna, P (1981). "Contributions to South American Amaryllidaceae VII". Plant Life. 37: 57–83.
• 1983. Catila and Onira, two new genera of South American Iridaceae. Nordic Journal of Botany 3 ( 2): 197-205
• 1988. New species of South American Habranthus and Zephyranthes (Amaryllidaceae). Onira 1 (8): 53-56
• 2000a. New or noteworthy Leucocoryne species (Alliaceae). Onira 4 (2): 3-10
• 2000b. The family Gilliesiaceae. Onira 4 (3): 11-14 (with key to genera)
• 2000c. Miersia scalae, a synonym of Gilliesia monophylla (Gilliesaceae). Onira 4 (8):30
• Ravenna, P. (2003a). "Elucidation and systematics of the Chilean genera of Amaryllidaceae". Botanica Australis. 2: 1–20.
• 2003b. Los subgéneros de Leucocoryne y la ilegitimidad de Pabellonia (Alliaceae).Chloris Chilensis 6 ( 2)
• 2005a. Gilliesia dimera and Gilliesia isopetala two new species from central Chile (Gilliesiaceae). Onira 9 (17): 60-63
• 2005b. Solaria brevicoalita and S. curacavina two Chilean species of Gilliesiaceae. Onira 9 (16): 64-67
• 2005c. On the absence of the genus Gilliesia (Gilliesiaceae) in the Argentine flora. Onira 9 (15): 59
• 2005d. Especies nuevas de Gilliesia y Solaria (Gilliesiaceae) y claves para el reconocimiento de las especies de ambos géneros. Chloris Chilensis 8 ( 1)

Awards

Ravenna was awarded The Herbert Medal in 1974.^[1][2]

Legacy

The International Plant Names Index lists 1,741 taxa for which Ravenna is the botanical authority.^[5] Another paper counted and listed 1025 names published by Ravenna, 681 of which were newly described at the species or infraspecific level.^[1] Although some of his herbarium specimens are deposited at international herbaria, his own personal herbarium including many type specimens was destroyed.^[1][2]