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María Amelia Torres

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Argentine botanist (1934–2011)
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María Amelia Torres (27 January 1934, in Tandil – 28 February 2011, in La Plata) was an Argentine botanist and agrostologist. She was an authority on the Poaceae family of grasses with an emphasis on the Nassella and the Stipa genera. The Amelichloa genus was named in her honour.

The standard author abbreviation Torres is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

References

  1. Katinas, Liliana (June 2012). "MARÍA AMELIA TORRES: 1934 - 2011". Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica. pp. 285–286. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. SIDA, Contributions to Botany. W.F. Mahler. 2006. pp. 145, 148. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. Barkworth, Mary E. (2001). Distribution and Diagnostic Characters of Nassella (Poaceae: Stipeae). International Bureau for Plant Taxonomy and Nomenclature. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  4. International Plant Names Index.  Torres.
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