Ludwig Benjamin (1825–1848) was a German botanist who contributed to Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius' Flora Brasiliensis. The genus Benjaminia (in the Plantaginaceae family) is named in his honour.
The standard author abbreviation Benj. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.References
- Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. S2CID 246307410. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- International Plant Names Index. Benj.
See also
World Dictionary of Plant Names - Ludwig Benjamin
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