Xavier Montrouzier
Reverendus Pater Jean Xavier Hyacinthe Montrouzier
was a French Marist priest, explorer, botanist, zoologist and entomologist.
Abbé Montrouzier studied the flora and fauna of Melanesia especially New Caledonia.
Works
- Montrouzier, P. 1855. Essai sur la faune de l'île de Woodlark ou Mouiou. Annales de la Société d'Agriculture de Lyon 2 7: 1–114
Honours
Plants named for him include:- the genus Montrouziera "houp" Phyllanthus montrouzieri Guillaumin & GuillauminBarringtonia montrouzieri Vieill.Aglaia montrouzieri Pierre ex Pellegr.