Simon Binnendijk (26 March 1821,

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– 28 October 1883, Buitenzorg) was a Dutch

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and botanist. He received botanical training under

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(1806–1862) in Leiden. From 1850 to 1869 he was assistant curator at the

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of Buitenzorg in the Dutch East Indies, afterwards serving as curator of the gardens. During his tenure in the East Indies, he participated on a botanical expedition to the

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.Nationaal Herbarium Nederland
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(1808–1882), he was co-author of "''Plantae novae in Horto Bogoriensi cultae''" (1862) and "''Catalogus plantarum quae in Horto botanico bogoriensi coluntur''" (1866). With Teijsmann, he described the genera ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', as well as numerous botanical species.IPNI
List of taxa described & co-described by Binnendijk The specific epithet of ''binnendijkii'' commemorates his name, two examples being ''

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binnendijkii'' and ''

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binnendijkii''.

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