Charles Plumier, French botanist and painter (born 1646)

Charles Plumier

French botanist (1646–1704)

Charles Plumier was a French botanist after whom the frangipani genus Plumeria is named. Plumier is considered one of the most important of the botanical explorers of his time. He made three botanizing expeditions to the West Indies, which resulted in a massive work Nova…