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Dirk Fok van Slooten

Dirk Fok van Slooten (1891, Amersfoort, the Netherlands – 1953, Amsterdam, the Netherlands) was a Dutch botanist. He obtained a doctorate from Utrecht University in 1919. In 1948 he became acting director of the Buitenzorg Botanical Gardens (now Bogor Botanical Gardens) in Java.[1]

Van Slooten named over 130 plant species, including species such as Dipterocarpus borneensis.[2] The species Shorea slootenii is named for him.[3]

Selected bibliography

  • The Flacourtiaceae of the Dutch East Indies, 1925
  • The Dipterocarpaceae of the Dutch East Indies, 1926
  • Ridley and the Flora of the Netherlands Indies, 1935
The standard author abbreviation Slooten is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Slooten, Dirk Fok van". National Herbarium of the Netherlands. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Slooten, Dirk Fok van". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  3. ^ Ashton, P. S. (2004). "Shorea Roxb.". In Soepadmo, E.; Saw, L. G.; Chung, R. C. K. (eds.). Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak. Vol. 5. Forest Research Institute Malaysia. pp. 334–335. ISBN 983-2181-59-3.
  4. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Slooten.


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