Robert Allen Rolfe

Robert Allen Rolfe (1855–1921) was a British botanist specializing in the study of orchids. He was the first curator of the orchid herbarium at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, founded the magazine The Orchid Review, and published many papers on hybrids of different species of orchids.

The genus Allenrolfea of amaranths was named after him by Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze.

The standard author abbreviation Rolfe is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

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^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.

[0] "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.

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Name	Rolfe, Robert Allen
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Date of birth	1855
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Date of death	1921
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Robert Allen Rolfe

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