Delia Abbiatti

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Delia Abbiatti
Born1918
Argentina
NationalityArgentinian
Known forStudying Eriocaulaceae, Loranthaceae, Thelypteris, and Cyclosorus
Scientific career
FieldsBotany, Pteridology
Author abbrev. (botany) Abbiatti

Delia Abbiatti (born 1918) is an Argentinian botanist and pteridologist, noted for studying Eriocaulaceae , Loranthaceae , Thelypteris , and Cyclosorus . [1] [2] [3] [4] The species Perezia abbiattii [5] and Thelypteris abbiattii [6] were named in her honor. The standard author abbreviation Abbiatti is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [7]

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References

  1. "Tropicos | Person - Abbiatti, Delia". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. "Abbiatti, Delia (1918-) on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  3. "Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries". kiki.huh.harvard.edu. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  4. "Abbiatti, Delia | ArchivesSpace Public Interface". archivesspace.cshl.edu. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  5. Cabrera, Angel Lulio (1949). "Compuestas nuevas o criticas de la Puna Argentina". Darwiniana (in Spanish). 9 (1): 40–62. ISSN   0011-6793. Dedico esta bella especie altoandina a mi colega y compañera de tareas, la botánica doctora Delia Abbiatti.
  6. Gleason, Henry A.; Moldenke, Alma L.; Moldenke, Alma Lance; Moldenke, Harold N. (1968). "Phytologia". Phytologia. v.17 (1968). H.A. Gleason and H.N. Moldenke. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  7. International Plant Names Index.  Abbiatti.