J. van Benthem

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J. van Benthem (born 1 June 1954 (age 72)) is a Dutch botanist specialising in Neotropical flora. He has identified and named four species of the family Burmanniaceae. His two main areas of study are the Annonaceae and the Neotropical saprophytes belonging to Burmanniaceae. He has also worked on the genus Canna (Cannaceae) and has published floristic treatments of this group for Guyana, Ecuador and northern South America.