Peter Vincent Bruyns
Peter Vincent Bruyns (born March 25, 1957 in Cape Town ) is a South African mathematician and botanist. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Bruyns ".
Life
After graduating from the University of Cape Town , Bruyns continued his studies in mathematics at the University of Oxford and received his doctorate in 1986. From 1987 he was a lecturer in mathematics at the University of Cape Town and completed a postgraduate course in botany. He then worked as a research assistant at the Bolus Herbarium.
His specialty is the silk plant family .
Publications
He published numerous publications, e.g. E.g.:
- Monograph of Orbea & Ballyanthus, Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae, Ceropegieae. 196 pp. ISBN 0912861630 , 2002
- Stapeliads of Southern Africa and Madagascar . Ed. South Africa: Umdaus Press. Dos vols. vi + 606 pp. 1,385 ilustr. ISBN 1919766375 & ISBN 1919766383 , 2005 demolition
Dedication names
Some genera and species have been named in his honor, for example:
- ( Aizoaceae ) Conophytum bruynsii S.A. Hammer
- (Aizoaceae) Scopelogena bruynsii Klak
- ( Aloaceae ) Aloe bruynsii P.I. Forest.
- (Aloaceae) Haworthia bruynsii M.B.Bayer
- ( Eriospermaceae ) Eriospermum bruynsii P.L. Perry
- ( Euphorbiaceae ) Euphorbia bruynsii L.C. Leach
literature
- Walter Erhardt, Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold: The great pikeperch. Encyclopedia of Plant Names. Volume 2. Types and varieties. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7 .
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Peter Vincent Bruyns at the IPNI
- Biographical data at Jstor Plant Science
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bruyns, Peter Vincent |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African mathematician and botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cape Town |