Johannes Cornelius Theodorus Uphof

Johannes Cornelius Theodorus (Theodor) Uphof
Born 1886
Died 1969 (aged 82–83)
Nationality Dutch, American
Known for Contributions to the taxonomy of the Amaryllidaceae, Algae, Spermatophytes
Scientific career
Fields Botany
Author abbrev. (botany) Uphof

Cornelius Johannes Theodoor Uphof (1886–1969 ) was a botanist, Phycologist, and teacher. Born in the Netherlands, he worked extensively in the University of Arizona, at Tucson.[1]

He was known for initiating the controversy over the taxonomy of Hippeastrum.[2][3]

Publications

  • 1959. Dictionary of economic plants. Ed. H. R. Engelmann (J. Cramer); Hafner. 400 pp. 2nd. ed. 1968, 591 pp.

References

  1. ↑ Index of Botanists Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Uphoff, J. C. T. 1938. The history of nomenclature - Amaryllis belladonna( Linn.) Herb., and Hippeastrum (Herb.). Herbertia 5: 100-111. accessed November 29, 2013
  3. ↑ Uphof, J. C. T. 1939. Critical review of Sealy's "Amaryllis and Hippeastrum". Herbertia 6: 163-166.
  4. ↑ IPNI.  Uphof.
  • "Author Details" (HTML). International Plant Names Index. International Organization for Plant Information (IOPI).
  • Jstor


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