René Paul Raymond Capuron (20 October 1921 – 24 August 1971) was a French botanist. Capuron was responsible for an extensive amount of work on the tree flora of Madagascar. Several tree taxa with the specific epithet of capuronii honor his name, examples being Podocarpus capuronii and Schizolaena capuronii.

Works

Highlights of his work include:

Legacy

Capuron is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of chameleon, Calumma capuroni, which is endemic to Madagascar. He is also honored in the names of several species of plant, also endemic to Madagascar. Such as Aponogeton capuronii, Bulbophyllum capuronii, Dalbergia capuronii, Euphorbia capuronii, Millettia capuronii, Perrierodendron capuronii, Podocarpus capuronii, Schizolaena capuronii, Staufferia capuronii, Stephanostegia capuronii and Tabernaemontana capuronii.