David John de Laubenfels or D. J. de Laubenfels (1925 – February 6, 2016) was an American
botanist
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...
known as an expert on tropical
conifers
Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single extant class, Pinopsida. All extan ...
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See also
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Max Walker de Laubenfels
Max Walker de Laubenfels (1894–1960) was an American spongiologist. He received his undergraduate degree from Oberlin College and his doctorate from Stanford University.
He was among the most prolific identifiers of new species of Caribbean ...
References
External links
de Laubenfels website(Archived August 1, 2015)
Botanists with author abbreviations
1925 births
2016 deaths
American botanists
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