Antonina Georgievna Borissova (1903–1970) was a Russian botanist, specialising in the flora of the deserts and semi-desert of central Asia.
Among the plants she identified are:
Rhodiola arctica Boriss.= sin. de Rhodiola rosea (L.) (planta de la estepa rusa, que potencia el organismo, y en particular la actividad reproductiva). (Crassulaceae)Rhodiola rosea L. subsp. arctica (Boriss.) Á.Löve & D.LöveRhodiola coccinea (Royle) Boriss. (Crassulaceae)Rhodiola heterodonta (Hook.f. & Thomson) Boriss. (Crassulaceae)Rhodiola iremelica Boriss. (Crassulaceae)Rhodiola komarovii Boriss. (Crassulaceae)Rhodiola linearifolia Boriss. (Crassulaceae)Rhodiola pamiroalaica Boriss. (Crassulaceae)Rhodiola pinnatifida Boriss. (Crassulaceae)Rhodiola recticaulis Boriss. (Crassulaceae)Hyssopus cuspidatus Boriss. (Lamiaceae).Hyssopus tianschanicus Boriss. (Lamiaceae)Astragalus inopinatus Boriss. (Fabaceae)These species of succulent are named in her honour:
Sedum borissovae Balk.Sempervivum borissovae Wale 1946