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Lyman David Benson

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Lyman David Benson
Lyman Benson (undated)
Born1909
Died1993
CitizenshipUnited States of America
Occupation(s)botanist, university teacher
AwardsCactus d’Or (1984)

Lyman David Benson (1909–1993) was an American botanist and author of Taxon names. He established roughly 500 names for cacti as well as 14 other taxon names.

Works

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  • 1957. Plant Classification. Ed. Heath, Boston. 688 pages.
  • 1969. The Cacti of Arizona. 3ª ed. U.Arizona, Tucson. 218 pages. ISBN 0-8165-0509-8
  • 1969. The Native Cacti of California. Ed. Stan. U, Stanford. 243 pages. ISBN 0-8047-0696-4
  • 1981. Trees and Shrubs of the Southwestern Deserts. Ed. Univ. of Arizona. ISBN 0-8165-0591-8
  • 1982. The Cacti of the United States and Canada. Stanford University Press. 1044 pages. ISBN 0-8047-0863-0