Cornelius Johannes Theodoor Uphof (1886–1969 ) was a
botanist
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...
,
phycologist, and teacher. Born in the
Netherlands, he worked extensively in the
University of Arizona, at
Tucson.
He was known for initiating the controversy over the
taxonomy of ''
Hippeastrum''.
Uphof, J. C. T. 1939. Critical review of Sealy's "Amaryllis and Hippeastrum". Herbertia 6: 163–166.
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Publications
*1959. ''Dictionary of economic plants.'' Ed. H. R. Engelmann (J. Cramer); Hafner. 400 pp. 2nd. ed. 1968, 591 pp.
References
External links
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Jstor
American botanists
1886 births
1969 deaths
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