Frank Ellis Boynton

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Frank Ellis Boynton
Born 1859
Died 1942
Nationality American
Fields Botany
Institutions Biltmore Estate
Author abbreviation (botany) F.E.Boynton

Frederick Ellis Boynton (1859 – unknown) was an American botanist active in the Southeastern United States, working at Biltmore Estate with Chauncey Beadle and his (apparent) brother, Charles Lawrence Boynton. The oak species Quercus boyntonii was named in honor of Frederick Ellis Boynton.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Brummitt, R. K.; C. E. Powell (1992). Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-84246-085-4.