Lena Tracy Hanks Explained

Lena Tracy Hanks (1879–1944), sometimes credited as Lenda Tracy Hanks, was an American algologist and botanist who specialized in studying North American algae and flora. She is credited with the discovery of Geranium laxum. She worked at the museum of the New York Botanical Garden with John Kunkel Small.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Works

• Hanks . Lenda Tracy . Small . John Kunkel . Geraniaceae . North American Flora . 1907 . 25 . Part 1 . 3–24 . 7 September 2018 . en . 0078-1312.

Notes and References

1. Students and Investigators at the New York Botanical Garden, 1897-1911 . Journal of the New York Botanical Garden . June 1911 . 12 . 138 . 130 . en.
2. Britton . N. L. . Report of the Director of the Laboratories . Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden . 1903 . 2 . 8 . 456 . 7 September 2018 . en.
3. Web site: Index of Botanists: Hanks, Lena Tracy . kiki.huh.harvard.edu . Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries . 7 September 2018 . en.