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Index of Botanists

NameAllen, Betty Eleanor Gosset Molesworth
Date of birth1948
Date of death2002
Remarkswife of noted bird photographer F. G. H. Allen (Geoffrey) in Malaysia. F. H. G. Allen published regularly in Malayan Nature Journal on birds (ex. Allen, F.G.H. (1955). The nesting of the Bluewinged Pitta (Pitta megarhyncha Schleg.). Malayan Nature Journal. 10: 67-68.) and is cited in A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore by Allen Jeyarajasingam 2012. [Collector note: Malaysia 1948; AK, AU, BM, FH, K, KEP, LTR, MGC, MO, NMW, S, SING, US][author note: asian ferns]
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/3c41403e-291f-4d5d-8876-c06199a64463
Variant nameMrs. F. G. H. Allen
Variant nameAllen, Mrs. F. G. H.
Variant nameMolesworth-Allen, B.E.G.
Variant nameMolesworth, Betty Eleanor Gosset
Author nameB. M. Allen
B & P Author Abbrev.B. M. Allen
Standard/Label NameB. E. G. M. Allen
Full NameAllen, Betty Eleanor Gosset Molesworth
Geography CollectorGibraltar,  Indonesia,  Malaysia,  New Zealand,  Spain,  Thailand
Specialty AuthorPteridophytes
Specialty CollectorBryophytes
Specialty CollectorFungiAndLichens
Specialty CollectorPteridophytes
Specialty CollectorSpermatophytes
Citation as Collectorspecimen (FH) Ectropothecium buitenzorgii
Citation as Collectorhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Molesworth_Allen accessed 2022-03-24
Citation as Collectorhttps://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.person.bm000390391 Accessed 2022-03-24
Citation as AuthorExample of name published var. of Dryopteris hirtipes in Gard. Bull. Singapore 22:174 (1967)
Member of teams/groups
HoldingsSearch for specimens collected by B. E. G. M. Allen
Collections in[no date] (1),  1948 (4)
Collector Teams:R. E. Holttum & B. E. G. M. Allen