[1] From 1816 he taught classes in Angers, where from 1817 to 1838 he served as director of its botanical garden.
[2][3] He described the botanical genera Neslia, Mycenastrum, Rostkovia and Didymoglossum.
The genus Desvauxia is named in his honor.
[4] Note: He is not to be confused with French botanist Étienne-Émile Desvaux (1830-1854, botanical abbrev.
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