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BJM Zonneveld
Born1940
NationalityNetherlands
Alma materLeiden University
Known forTulip
Narcissus
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsNaturalis
Leiden University
Author abbrev. (botany)Zonn.

Ben Zonneveld ( Bernardus Joannes Maria Zonneveld) (b. 1940- ) is a Dutch plant scientist and botanist known for his work on the genetics of Tulips[1] and Daffodils, and their infrageneric classification.

Career

Dr Zonneld received his Ph.D. in mathematical sciences (Biology & Genetics) from Leiden in 1972, where he became Professor of Genetics at the Institute of Biology. He carried out botanical expeditions in southern (1970s-90s), South Africa (2000) and Mexico (2005).

After working at the Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, Clusius laboratory, University of Leiden, before moving to the herbarium at Naturalis, in the same city.[2]

He has published widely in the field of plant genetics.[3][4]

Publications

Select publications include:

  • Zonneveld, B. J. M. (27 July 2011). "Pine nut syndrome: a simple test for genome size of 12 pine nut–producing trees links the bitter aftertaste to nuts of P. armandii Zucc. ex Endl". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 297 (3–4): 201–206. doi:10.1007/s00606-011-0507-2.
  • Zonneveld, B. J. M. (2008). "The systematic value of nuclear DNA content for all species of Narcissus L. (Amaryllidaceae)". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 275 (1–2): 109–132. doi:10.1007/s00606-008-0015-1. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Veldkamp, J. F.; Zonneveld, B. J. M. (2011). "The infrageneric nomenclature of Tulipa (Liliaceae)". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 298: 87. doi:10.1007/s00606-011-0525-0.

References