Pierre Marie Édouard Lamy de la Chapelle (1804, Limoges – 23 September 1886) was a French botanist, and notably a bryologist.
Lamy de la Chapelle is known for botanical investigations of Haute-Vienne. In his research he collaborated with botanist Louis Jules Ernest Malinvaud (1836–1913).UZH - Zürcher Herbarien - Sammler Details Zurich herbaria
In 1841, he edited the exsiccata Flora Galliae et Germaniae exsiccata which was later continued by Paul Constant Billot.Triebel, D. & Scholz, P. 2001–2024 IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München: http://indexs.botanischestaatssammlung.de. – München, Germany.
In 1866, he became a member of the "Société botanique de France".CTHS.fr Prosopo His herbarium, the Herbier Pierre Marie Edouard Lamy de la Chapelle is housed at the Institut des Herbiers Universitaires in Clermont-Ferrand.GBIF France Consultation de la collection: Herbier Pierre Marie Edouard Lamy de la Chapelle
The moss species, Didymodon lamyanus and Trichostomum lamyanum are named after him.HUH - Databases Index of Botanical Specimens
He is member of the family Lamy de La Chapelle.
Writings Mousses et hépatiques du département de la Haute-Vienne, 1875 - Mosses and hepatics of the department of Haute-Vienne. Mousses et hépatiques du Mont-Dore, 1875 - Mosses and hepatics of Mont-Dore. Mousses et hépatiques du Mont-Dore et de la Haute-Vienne, 1878 - Mosses and hepatics of Mont-Dore and in Haute-Vienne. Invasion dans la Haute-Vienne de la maladie de la vigne dite le Mildiou, 1882 - treatise on mildew affecting vines in Haute-Vienne.World Cat.org (publications)
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