Andrew J. Henderson | |
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| Born | September 8, 1950 (age 73)
[1] |
| Citizenship | United States [1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, Palm systematics |
| Institutions | Institute of Systematic Botany, New York Botanical Garden [1] |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | A.J.Hend. |
Andrew James Henderson (born September 8, 1950) is a palm- systematist and Curator of the Institute of Systematic Botany at the New York Botanical Garden. [1] He has authored taxonomic descriptions of 140 species, subspecies and varieties of plants, especially in the palm family [2]
Henderson was educated in Wycliffe College in Gloucestershire and Birkbeck College, University of London. [1] In 1986, he received 'The George H.M. Lawrence Memorial Award', in the amount of $2,000, presented by the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University and presented at the annual banquet of the Botanical Society of America. [3] He later received his Ph.D. from City University of New York in 1987. [1]
He joined the New York Botanic Garden in 1987. [1]
He has authored several books, including The Palms of the Amazon [4] [5] and a field guide to the palms of the Americas. [6] [7]
- ^ a b c d e f g Andrew J. Henderson Archived 23 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine. International Plant Science Center, New York Botanical Garden.
- ^ International Plant Names Index
- ^ "Lawrence Memorial Award | Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation". www.huntbotanical.org. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Henderson, Andrew J. (1995). The Palms of the Amazon. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508311-3.
- ^ Chazdon, Robin L. (1996). "Review of The Palms of the Amazon by Andrew Henderson". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 71 (1): 125–126. doi: 10.1086/419298. ISSN 0033-5770.
- ^ Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
- ^ Chazdon, Robin L. (1996). "Review of Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas by Andrew Henderson , Gloria Galeano , & Rodrigo Bernal". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 71 (3): 409. doi: 10.1086/419474. ISSN 0033-5770.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. A.J.Hend.
- "Henderson, Andrew James". Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries.
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Andrew J. Henderson | |
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| Born | September 8, 1950 (age 73)
[1] |
| Citizenship | United States [1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, Palm systematics |
| Institutions | Institute of Systematic Botany, New York Botanical Garden [1] |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | A.J.Hend. |
Andrew James Henderson (born September 8, 1950) is a palm- systematist and Curator of the Institute of Systematic Botany at the New York Botanical Garden. [1] He has authored taxonomic descriptions of 140 species, subspecies and varieties of plants, especially in the palm family [2]
Henderson was educated in Wycliffe College in Gloucestershire and Birkbeck College, University of London. [1] In 1986, he received 'The George H.M. Lawrence Memorial Award', in the amount of $2,000, presented by the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University and presented at the annual banquet of the Botanical Society of America. [3] He later received his Ph.D. from City University of New York in 1987. [1]
He joined the New York Botanic Garden in 1987. [1]
He has authored several books, including The Palms of the Amazon [4] [5] and a field guide to the palms of the Americas. [6] [7]
- ^ a b c d e f g Andrew J. Henderson Archived 23 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine. International Plant Science Center, New York Botanical Garden.
- ^ International Plant Names Index
- ^ "Lawrence Memorial Award | Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation". www.huntbotanical.org. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Henderson, Andrew J. (1995). The Palms of the Amazon. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508311-3.
- ^ Chazdon, Robin L. (1996). "Review of The Palms of the Amazon by Andrew Henderson". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 71 (1): 125–126. doi: 10.1086/419298. ISSN 0033-5770.
- ^ Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
- ^ Chazdon, Robin L. (1996). "Review of Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas by Andrew Henderson , Gloria Galeano , & Rodrigo Bernal". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 71 (3): 409. doi: 10.1086/419474. ISSN 0033-5770.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. A.J.Hend.
- "Henderson, Andrew James". Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries.
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| Other | |