Ludwig_Benjamin

Ludwig Benjamin

Ludwig Benjamin

German botanist

Ludwig Benjamin (1825–1848) was a German botanist who contributed to Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius' Flora Brasiliensis. The genus Benjaminia (in the Plantaginaceae family) is named in his honour.[1]

The standard author abbreviation Benj. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  2. [2]
    International Plant Names Index.  Benj.

See also

World Dictionary of Plant Names - Ludwig Benjamin

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