Ben Zonneveld

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BJM Zonneveld
Born1940
NationalityDutch
Alma materLeiden University
Known for
Author abbrev. (botany)Zonn.

Ben Zonneveld (Bernardus Joannes Maria Zonneveld; born 1940) is a Dutch plant scientist 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 a 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,

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. .
  • 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. .
  • Veldkamp, J. F.; Zonneveld, B. J. M. (2011). "The infrageneric nomenclature of Tulipa (Liliaceae)". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 298: 87–92. .

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