Eleanor Marion Bennett (born 4 February 1942) (née Scrymgeour) is an Australian botanist who was employed by the Western Australian Herbarium from 1965 to 1970. She collected Eucalyptus species in the south-west of Western Australia and published a revision of the genus Hybanthus in 1972.[2][3] She is the author of two books: Bushland Plants of Kings Park, Western Australia[4] and Common and aboriginal names of Western Australian plant species.[5] Bennett was also one of the authors of Flora of the Perth region.[6]
Eleanor Marion Bennett | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 February 1942 (age 82) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Alma mater | The University of Western Australia[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | E.M.Benn. |
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References edit
- ^ "50th Reunion of the Graduates of 1964" (PDF). University of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ "Scrymgeour, Eleanor Marion (1942 - ) [Bennett, Eleanor Marion]". Australian National Botanic Garden. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ^ Bennett, Eleanor M. (14 November 1972). "A revision of the Australian species of Hybanthus Jacquin (Violaceae)". Nuytsia. 1 (3): 218–241.
- ^ Bennett, Eleanor M. (1988). The bushland plants of Kings Park, Western Australia. Perth: Kings Park and Botanic Garden. ISBN 073165031X.
- ^ Bennett, Eleanor M. (1991). Common and Aboriginal names of Western Australian plant species (2nd ed.). Boya, Western Australia: Wildflower Society of Western Australia, Eastern Hills Branch. ISBN 0959544348.
- ^ Marchant, N.G.; et al. (1987). Flora of the Perth region. Perth: Western Australian Herbarium. ISBN 0724489665.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. E.M.Benn.
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