James Lauritz Reveal | |
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,_botanist.jpg) Botanist James L. Reveal, August 23, 2009 | |
| Born | March 29, 1941 |
| Died | January 9, 2015 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Utah State University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | University of Maryland |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Reveal |
James Lauritz Reveal (March 29, 1941 – January 9, 2015)[1] was a U.S. botanist best known for his contributions to the genus Eriogonum and for his work on suprageneric names. His website, at PlantSystematics.org,[2] also presents material on plant taxonomy including the Reveal system.[3] He published extensively on North American flora, was a member of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, and was one of the authors of the APG II and APG III classifications.
At the time of his death, Reveal was a professor emeritus at the University of Maryland, adjunct professor at Cornell University's Department of Plant Biology and honorary curator at the New York Botanical Garden.[4]
- ^ "James L. Reveal obituary". Ithaca Journal. January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ^ Reveal 2013.
- ^ Reveal, James L. (1999). "Plant Taxonomy". Norton-Brown Herbarium University of Maryland. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ Reveal 2014.