Johannes Cornelius Theodorus Uphof Explained

Johannes Cornelius Theodorus (Theodor) Uphof
Birth Date:	1886
Nationality:	Dutch, American
Fields:	Botany
Known For:	Contributions to the taxonomy of the Amaryllidaceae, algae, spermatophytes
Author Abbrev Bot:	Uphof

Cornelius Johannes Theodoor Uphof (1886–1969) was a botanist, phycologist, and teacher. Born in the Netherlands, he worked extensively in the University of Arizona, at Tucson.^[1]

He was known for initiating the controversy over the taxonomy of Hippeastrum.^{[2] [3]}

Publications

• 1959. Dictionary of economic plants. Ed. H. R. Engelmann (J. Cramer); Hafner. 400 pp. 2nd. ed. 1968, 591 pp.

External links

• • Jstor

Notes and References

1. http://www.huh.harvard.edu/Libraries/semico4.htm Index of Botanists
2. http://bulbnrose.x10.mx/Amaryllis/Uphof/uphof38.htm Uphoff, J. C. T. 1938. The history of nomenclature – Amaryllis belladonna(Linn.) Herb., and Hippeastrum (Herb.). Herbertia 5: 100-111.
3. http://bulbnrose.x10.mx/Amaryllis/Uphof/uphof39.htm Uphof, J. C. T. 1939. Critical review of Sealy's "Amaryllis and Hippeastrum". Herbertia 6: 163–166.