Delia Abbiatti

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Delia Abbiatti
Born1918 (1918)
Scientific career
Fields Botany, Pteridology

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". v.17 (1968). H.A. Gleason and H.N. Moldenke. Retrieved 21 February 2019.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. International Plant Names Index.  Abbiatti.