Elinor Frances Vallentin

Elinor Frances Vallentin
Born1873
Falkland Islands
Died1924
Plympton, Devon
Other namesElinor Frances Bertrand
Scientific career
Fieldsbotany

Elinor Frances Vallentin (formerly Nichol; (née Bertrand)[1] (1873, Falkland Islands – 1924, Plympton, Devon)[2] was a British botanist and botanical illustrator who made scientifically significant collections of botany specimens in the Falkland Islands. She co-authored the book Illustrations of the flowering plants and ferns of the Falkland Islands in 1921 with Enid Mary Cotton, a fellow botanist. This work was regarded as being particularly valuable because of Vallentin's botanical illustrations. The standard author abbreviation Vallentin is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

  1. ^ Stafleu, Frans Antonie; Cowan, Richard S. (1976–1988). Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types – Biodiversity Heritage Library. Vol. 6. Utrecht: Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema. pp. 651–652. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.48631. ISBN 978-9031302246. S2CID 162400131.
  2. ^ "Vallentin, Elinor Frances". Database of Scientific Illustrators. University of Stuttgart. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  3. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Vallentin.