George Bentham

George Bentham (1800-1884), English botanist.

IPNI standard form: Benth.

Taxon names authored

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• 508 taxon names authored by George Bentham

Publications

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• Bentham, G. 1832–1836. Labiatarum genera et species: or, a description of the genera and species of plants of the order Labiatae; with their general history, characters, affinities, and geographical distribution. LXVIII + 783 pp. James Ridgway and Sons, London. Gallica Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

• Bentham, G. 1838. Observations on some genera of plants connected with the flora of Guiana. Annals of Natural History 1: 479–480. BHL Reference page. 

• Bentham, G. 1839–1857. Plantas Hartwegianas imprimis mexicanas adjectis nonnullis Grahamianis enumerat novasque describit Georgius Bentham. 393 pp. Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. 

• Bentham, G. 1844–1846. The botany of the voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R.N., C.B., F.R.G.S, etc. during the years 1836–42. 195 pp., 60 tt. Smith, Elder and Co., London. BHL Reference page. 

• Bentham, G. 1846. Ordo CXLII. Scrophulariaceae. Pp. 186–586, 589–598 in De Candolle, A. (ed.), Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum hucusque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta, Pars 10, Sistens Borragineas proprie dictas et Scrophulariaceas cum indice nominum et synonymorum voluminum I–X. Sumptibus Victoris Masson, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

• Bentham, G. 1848. Ordo CL. Labiatae. Pp. 27–603, 697–701 in De Candolle, A. (ed.), Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum hucusque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta, Pars 12, Sistens Labiatas et quinque minores Corolliflorarum ordines. Sumptibus Victoris Masson, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

• Hooker, W.J. (ed.) 1849. Niger Flora. [...] including Webb, P.B.: Spicilegia Gorgonea, and Hooker, J.D. & Bentham, G.: Flora Nigritiana. London: H. Bailliere. BHL Reference page. 

• Bentham, G. 1851. Second report on Mr. Spruce's collections of dried plants from North Brazil. (To be continued.) Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany 3: 111–120, 161–166, 191–200, 366–373. BHL BHL BHL BHL Reference page. 

• Bentham, G. 1861. Notes on Bixaceae and Samydaceae. Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Botany 5(Suppl. 2): 75–94. BHL Reference page. 

• Bentham, G. & Hooker, J.D. 1862. Genera Plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis Kewensibus servata definita. Vol. 1, pars I., sistens Dicotyledonum Polypetalarum ordines LVI: [Ranunculaceas–Connaraceas.] Pp. I–XII, 1–454. A. Black, William Pamplin, Lovell Reeve & Co., Williams & Norgate, Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. 

• Bentham, G. 1867.Flora Australiensis, Volume 3. London, L. Reeve & co. 704 pp. BHL Reference page. 

• Bentham, G. 1868.Flora Australiensis, Volume 4. London, L. Reeve & co. 576 pp. BHL Reference page. 

• Bentham, G. 1870. Flora Australiensis, Volume 5. London, L. Reeve & co. 599 pp. BHLReference page. 

• Bentham, G. & Hooker, J.D. 1873. Genera Plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis Kewensibus servata definita. Vol. 2, pars I. Sistens Dicotyledonum Gamopetalarum ordines VI, Caprifoliaceas–Compositas. Pp. I–XII, 1–554. Lovell Reeve & Co., Williams & Norgate, Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. 

• Bentham, G. 1873.Flora Australiensis, Volume 6. London, L. Reeve & co. 475 pp. BHL Reference page. 

• Bentham, G. & Hooker, J.D. 1880. Genera Plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis Kewensibus servata definita. Vol. 3, pars 1, sistens Dicotyledonum Monochlamydearum ordines XXXVI (Nyctagnieas – Ceratophylleas) et Gymnospermearum ordines III (Gnetaceas – Cycadaceas). Londini: A. Black. BHL Reference page. 

Eponyms

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• Chenopodium benthamii Iamonico & Mosyakin, 2017

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