James W. Byng

Dr James W. Byng is a British botanist and is currently an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen. He was trained at the University of Aberdeen, Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

He is an authority on the Myrtaceae genus Syzygium Gaertn. and is working on a global monograph for the group with regional collaborators. This will be slowly added to the online portal Syzygium Gateway. He is also the author of the comprehensive practical plant book The Flowering Plants Handbook.[1]

The standard author abbreviation Byng is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Byng JW. 2014. The Flowering Plants Handbook: A practical guide to families and genera of the world. Plant Gateway Ltd., Hertford, UK.
  2. ↑ "Author Query for 'Byng'". International Plant Names Index.


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