Robert Louis Dressler Explained

Robert (Louis) Dressler (born 1927, died October 15, 2019, in Paraíso, Costa Rica) was an American botanist specialist of the taxonomy of the Orchidaceae.^[1]

He graduated from the University of Southern California and Harvard University.^[2]

In 1977, botanist Hans Wiehler published Reldia, which is a genus of plants from South America in the family Gesneriaceae, with the name honouring Robert Louis Dressler.^[3]

External links

• Webpage of Robert Dressler

Notes and References

1. https://www.ucr.ac.cr/noticias/2019/10/30/el-mundo-pierde-a-uno-de-los-grandes-botanicos-que-dejo-su-huella-en-costa-rica.html El mundo pierde a uno de los grandes botánicos que dejó su huella en Costa Rica
2. Web site: Dressler, Robert Louis (1927-).
3. Web site: Reldia Wiehler Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 20 January 2022 . en.