Eric A. Christenson

Eric A. Christenson is a research taxonomist with strong interests in the Aeridinae, neotropical floristics, and the conservation of horticultural plants. He is the coordinator of the orchid treatment for the Flora of the Guianas and has done field work in both Guyana and French Guiana for the visa mer Vascular Plants of Central French Guiana. He is also actively assisting David Bennett of Lima, Peru, with a modern inventory of Peruvian orchids; to date they have published 600 illustrations, including more than 100 new species, as Icones Orchidacearum Peruviarum. A prolific author, Christenson is known for his articles, which attempt to bridge the gap between taxonomy and horticulture, as well as his indepth book reviews; he lives in Sarasota, Florida, where he is currently completing a monumental encyclopedia of orchid species for the American Orchid Society visa färre