Michael D. Ferrero | |
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Born | 1968 |
Nationality | Australian[3] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany, Arecaceae |
Institutions | Nong Nooch Tropical Garden[1] James Cook University[2] |
Author abbrev. (botany) | M.D.Ferrero |
Michael D. Ferrero (born 1968) is a botanist[4][5] who specialises in the systematics and ecology of the Arecaceae, with emphasis on the genera, Calyptrocalyx, Gronophyllum, Hydriastele and has described more than 20 new species of palms.[6] He has collected in Indo China, Thailand, Australasia and Papua New Guinea,[4]
The standard author abbreviation M.D.Ferrero is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[7]