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Index of Botanists

NameBenson, Lyman David
Date of birth1909
Date of death1993
RemarksExample of Name Published: Caricales L. D. Benson, Pl. Classif. 648. 1957. [author note: POM; Cactaceae, Ranunculaceae] [collector note: Arizona, Western U.S.; ARIZ (4,000), MO, DS, MO, NY, POM (orig.), US, WTU]
ASA Botanist ID100920 botanist
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/edfd68b8-8a37-4014-86d7-f6c82913e29c
Variant nameLyman David Benson
Author nameL. D. Benson
B & P Author Abbrev.L. D. Benson
Standard/Label NameL. D. Benson
Full NameBenson, Lyman David
Geography AuthorUnited States of America
Geography CollectorMexico,  United States of America
Specialty AuthorSpermatophytes
Citation as Author Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Citation as CollectorIndex Herbariorum - Collectors A-D
Citation as CollectorPl. Collectors N. Mexico. 1979
Member of teams/groups
Author in Cacti Ariz.
Author in Cacti U. S. Canada
Author in Trees & Shrubs of Southw. Deserts
Author in Pl. Classif.
Author in Pl. Classif., ed. 2.
HoldingsSearch for specimens collected by L. D. Benson
Collections in[no date] (1),  1927 (1),  1929 (10),  1930 (22),  1931 (2),  1932 (3),  1933 (4),  1934 (1),  1935 (1),  1938 (1),  1939 (1),  1940 (1),  1941 (1),  1945 (5),  1946 (1),  1947 (4),  1948 (4),  1949 (7),  1950 (1),  1952 (4),  1960 (1)
Collector Teams:L. D. Benson & R. A. Darrow  L. D. Benson & R. L. Benson  L. D. Benson, E. L. Benson & R. L. Benson  Goodman & L. D. Benson  L. D. Benson & Walkington  D. Woodruff & L. D. Benson  D. S. Correll, H. B. Correll & L. D. Benson 
Author Teams:Goodman & L. D. Benson  L. D. Benson & Walk.  D. Woodruff & L. D. Benson 

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