Rev. Richard Baron's Compendium Des Plantes Malgaches

Summary An account of Rev. Richard Baron's Compendium des Plantes Malgaches (1900‐1906) is presented. Brief biographical notes concerning Baron's missionary career in Madagascar and his botanical collecting and research explain the origin of his interest in cataloging the Malagasy flora. Information on the sources, publication history, numbering of fascicles, and format of the Compendium is provided. Finally, the importance of Baron's Compendium is discussed and the Compendium is compared with subsequent efforts to catalog the vascular flora of Madagascar.