Hermann Otto Sleumer (February 21, 1906 in
Saarbrücken – October 1, 1993 in
Oegstgeest
Oegstgeest () is a town and municipality in the province of South Holland in the western Netherlands. Its population was in .
Etymology
The portion ''geest'' in the name refers to the geest lands, which were excavated in the seventeenth cen ...
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[ was a Dutch botanist of ]German
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birth.[ The plant genera '']Sleumerodendron
''Sleumerodendron'' is a monotypic genus of plant in the family Proteaceae. The sole species is ''Sleumerodendron austrocaledonicum''.
This species is endemic to New Caledonia. It is closely related to '' Turrillia'' (Vanuatu, Fiji) and ''Kermad ...
'' Virot ( Proteaceae) and ''Sleumeria
''Sleumeria'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Icacinaceae.
Its native range is Borneo
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'' Utteridge, Nagam. & Teo (Icacinaceae
The Icacinaceae, also called the white pear family, are a family of flowering plants,"Icacinaceae" At: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website At: Missouri Botanical Garden Website (see ''External links'' below).
consisting of trees, shrubs, and lianas, pri ...
), are named for him.
References
1906 births
1993 deaths
Dutch people of German descent
People from Saarbrücken
20th-century Dutch botanists
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