George Sydney Bunting

George Sydney Bunting
Born1927
Died2015
Scientific career
Author abbrev. (botany)G.S.Bunting

George Sydney Bunting (1927-2015) was an American botanist best known for his work describing the flora of Venezuela, Mexico, and aroids in particular.[1][2][3] Throughout his career he scientifically described at least 195 new species, including the monotypic genus Jasarum and many species of Anthurium, Philodendron, and Spathiphyllum, a revision of which was the subject of his PhD thesis. Some of his early work described plants in cultivation, and later work collecting and describing species in habitat was done through the Missouri Botanical Garden, the Bailey Hortorium at Cornell University, and at Jardin Botanico de Maracaibo.[4]

The standard author abbreviation G.S.Bunting is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]
  1. ^ "Bunting, George Sydney (1927-2015) on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  2. ^ "Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries". kiki.huh.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  3. ^ Croat, Thomas; Lambert, Nancy (1986). "The Araceae of Venezuela" (PDF). Aroideana. 9.
  4. ^ Croat, Thomas (1998). "History and Current Status of Systematic Research With Araceae" (PDF). Aroideana. 21.
  5. ^ International Plant Names Index.  G.S.Bunting.