John R. Reeder

John Raymond Reeder
BornJuly 29, 1914
DiedFebruary 8, 2009 (2009-02-09) (aged 94)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materOregon State University
Harvard University
Spouse
(m. 1941)
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsYale University
University of Wyoming
University of Arizona
Author abbrev. (botany)Reeder

John Raymond Reeder (July 29, 1914 – February 8, 2009) was an American agrostologist who was active in identifying the grasses of New Guinea, Wyoming, and Arizona all while on duty for the US military during the second world war. The standard author abbreviation Reeder is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]

  1. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Reeder.