Ralph Curtiss Benedict
American botanist who specialized in pteridophytes
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| Intro | American botanist who specialized in pteridophytes | |
| A.K.A. | Benedict | |
| A.K.A. | Benedict | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Scientist Botanist | |
| Work field | Science | |
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| Birth | 1883 | |
| Death | 1965 (aged 82 years) |
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Biography
Ralph Curtiss Benedict ( * 1883 - 1965) fue un botánico y pteridólogo estadounidense.
Desarrolló gran parte de su actividad científica en el Jardín Botánico de Brooklyn.
Algunas publicaciones
- 1907. The genus Antrophyum. Contributions from the New York Botanical Garden
- 1909. The genus Ceratopteris: a preliminary revision. Contributions from New York Botanical Garden 126
- 1910. A peculiar habitat for Camptosorus. Torreya. Torrey Botanical Club
- 1914. A revision of the genus Vittaria J.E. Smith. Contributions from the New York Botanical Garden
- 1922. Game laws for ferns and wild flowers. Brooklyn Botanic Garden & American Fern Society
- 1923a. Wild plant conservation in Connecticut, a suburban state. Brooklyn Botanic Garden leaflets. Ed. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. 4 pp.
- 1923b. New bud sports in Nephrolepis. Contributions, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- 1924. Variation among the sporelings of a fertile sport of the Boston fern. Contributions, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- 1941. Life science based on high school biology. Ed. The Macmillan Co.
- 1943. Problems and objectives in the study of fern hybrids. Contributions, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Libros
- 1909. Underwood, LM, RC Benedict, WR Maxon. North American Flora Volume 16, Part 1: Ophioglossaceae, Marattiaceae, Osmundaceae, Ceratopteridaceae, Schizeaceae, Gleicheniaceae, and Cyatheaceae (pars). Impresión original: 1909. 88 pp. Reimpreso: New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York. 1963. 88 pp.
- 1922. The origin of new varieties of Nephrolepis by orthogenetic saltation. Contributions, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn Botanic Garden
- 1938. High school biology. Ed. The Macmillan Co. 724 pp.
Abreviatura (botánica)
- La abreviatura Benedict se emplea para indicar a Ralph Curtiss Benedict como autoridad en la descripción y clasificación científica de los vegetales.
Referencias
- Brummitt, RK; CE Powell. 1992. Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-085-4