Rafaël_Govaerts

Rafaël Govaerts

Rafaël Govaerts

Belgian botanist, noted for plant taxonomy

Rafaël Herman Anna Govaerts (born 1968) is a Belgian botanist. He is particularly noted for his work on plant taxonomy.

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He studied a Bachelor in Science at the European University College Brussels (EHSAL), and since 1994, has worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[1] He is the principal contributor to the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, which was completed in 2023, and will continue to be updated as Plants of the World Online.[2]

He is also a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London.[3]

The standard author abbreviation Govaerts is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Directory". Archived from the original on 1 December 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  2. [2]
    Govaerts, Rafaël (23 October 2023). "Naming plants to save them". Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Rafaël H A Govaerts". Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  4. [4]
    IPNI Author Query Results for Govaerts, The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2013-01-28

External sources

Wikispecies has information related to Rafaël Herman Anna Govaerts.

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Staff Profile


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