Benth.

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Benth. is the standard botanical author abbreviation used to credit the influential 19th-century English botanist George Bentham for his work in plant taxonomy.

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instanceOf botanical author abbreviation
botanist
person
philosopher
abbreviationOf George Bentham
appliesTo names of plant taxa described by George Bentham
authorityOn Labiatae (Lamiaceae)
linked to: Lamiaceae

Leguminosae (Fabaceae)
linked to: Fabaceae
awardReceived Royal Medal
coAuthor Joseph Dalton Hooker
contributedTo Kew herbarium collections
dateOfBirth 1800-09-22
dateOfDeath 1884-09-10
discipline botanical nomenclature
era 19th century
fieldOfWork botany
plant taxonomy
hasAbbreviation Benth.
influenced later systems of plant classification
knownFor classification of flowering plants
systematic botany
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Linnean Society of London
Royal Society
nationality English
notableWork Flora Australiensis
Genera Plantarum
Handbook of the British Flora
notationType author abbreviation
occupation botanical author
taxonomist
placeOfBirth Stoke, Hampshire, England
placeOfDeath London, England
positionHeld President of the Linnean Society of London
refersTo George Bentham
relative Jeremy Bentham
residence London, England
standardizedBy International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants
studied law
usedFor author citation in botanical nomenclature
usedIn scientific names of plants
workLocation Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
linked to: Kew

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George Bentham hasAbbreviation Benth.
subject linked to: Benth.