Hermann Otto Sleumer

Hermann Otto Sleumer (February 21, 1906 in Saarbrücken – October 1, 1993 in Oegstgeest)[1]: 1125  was a Dutch botanist of German birth.[1] The plant genera Sleumerodendron Virot (Proteaceae) and Sleumeria Utteridge, Nagam. & Teo (Icacinaceae), are named for him.[1]: 2497 [2]

The standard author abbreviation Sleumer is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. pp. 2497. ISBN 0-8493-2673-7.
  2. ^ Utteridge, Timothy; Nagamasu, Hidetoshi; Teo, Stephen P.; White, Lydia C.; Gasson, Peter (1 July 2005). "Sleumeria (Icacinaceae): A New Genus from Northern Borneo". Systematic Botany. 30 (3): 635–643. doi:10.1600/0363644054782116.
  3. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Sleumer.