Harry E. Luther

Harry E. Luther (1952 – October 17, 2012) was an American botanist, having conducted extensive botanical expeditions to USA (Florida), Mexico, Panama, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil.[1] Luther served on the staff of the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Florida, for 32 years. In 2010, he accepted a position as Assistant Director/Horticulture at Singapore's famed Gardens by the Bay.

He is recognized internationally as an expert in bromeliads (family Bromeliaceae). He described more than two hundred new bromeliad species,[2] and authored more than 200 scientific and popular publications.

Publications

Harry E. Luther: An Alphabetical List of Bromeliad Binomials, 2008 in The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota, Florida, USA. The Bromeliad Society International. This is the new List of 54 Genera.

References

Mcfarland, Shannon (2012-10-18). "Harry Luther, Selby's 'Mr. Bromeliad,' dead at 60". HeraldTribune.com. Retrieved 2013-04-09.
IPNI

Sources

"Harry E. Luther". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 Sep 2010.
Bromeliad Society International - article on Harry E. Luther

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[1] Mcfarland, Shannon (2012-10-18). "Harry Luther, Selby's 'Mr. Bromeliad,' dead at 60". HeraldTribune.com. Retrieved 2013-04-09.

[2] IPNI