Ib Friis (born 1945) is a Danish professor of botany at the Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen.
Ib Friis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945 |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Friis |
Friis has mainly studied the taxonomy of tropical Urticaceae and related families, flora and vegetation of Africa south of the Sahara, with special experience in the flora and vegetation in Horn of Africa, botanical nomenclature and the history of exploration of the plant world of the tropics.
Friis is a member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.[1]
References edit
- ^ Ib Friis, archived from the original on 2014-07-14, retrieved 2014-07-05
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Friis.