John Thomas Howell
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| Nationality | USA |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | California Academy of Sciences |
John Thomas Howell (November 6, 1903[1] – May 7, 1994[2]) was an American botanist and Eriogonum expert. He was the assistant of Alice Eastwood.
The genera Howellanthus (Scott Mountain phacelia) of the Boraginaceae and Johanneshowellia (Howell's buckwheat) of the Polygonaceae family are named in his honor.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Placer County Flora Introduction
- ↑ "Remembrance of John Thomas Howell", in Flora of North America newsletter, vol.8, no.3
- ↑ Eriogonoideae (Polygonaceae) of North America north of Mexico: Johanneshowellia
- ↑ James R. Reveal Johanneshowellia (Polygonaceae: Eriogonoideae), a new genus from the Intermountain West, Brittonia 56(4):299–306, 2004
- ↑ "Author Query for 'J.T.Howell'". International Plant Names Index.
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