James W. Byng
British botanist (floruit 2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James W. Byng is a British botanist who is Managing Director and Scientific Curator at Hortus Botanicus Delft (TU Delft Botanic Garden), an associate of Plant Gateway, and a Visiting Research Fellow at Naturalis Biodiversity Center. He was trained at the University of Aberdeen, Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
James W. Byng | |
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Nationality | British |
Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
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Author abbrev. (botany) | Byng |
He is an authority on the Myrtaceae genus Syzygium Gaertn. and is working on a global monograph for the group with regional collaborators.[1] He is also a co-author on the latest Angiosperm Phylogeny Group plant classification, APG IV,[2] and author of the comprehensive practical plant books The Flowering Plants Handbook[3][4] and The Gymnosperms Handbook[5]
The standard author abbreviation Byng is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]