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Ben Zonneveld

Ben Zonneveld (Bernardus Joannes Maria Zonneveld; born 1940) is a Dutch plant scientist and botanist known for his work on the geneticsofTulips^[1] and Daffodils, and their infrageneric classification.

Dr Zonneld received his Ph.D. in mathematical sciences (Biology & Genetics) from Leiden in 1972, where he became a Professor of Genetics at the Institute of Biology. He carried out botanical expeditions in southern (1970s-90s), South Africa (2000), and Mexico (2005).

After working at the Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, Clusius laboratory, University of Leiden, before moving to the herbariumatNaturalis, in the same city.^[2]

He has published widely in the field of plant genetics.^[3][4]

Select publications include:

• Zonneveld, B. J. M. (27 July 2011). "Pine nut syndrome: a simple test for genome size of 12 pine nut–producing trees links the bitter aftertaste to nuts of P. armandii Zucc. ex Endl". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 297 (3–4): 201–206. doi:10.1007/s00606-011-0507-2.
• Zonneveld, B. J. M. (2008). "The systematic value of nuclear DNA content for all species of Narcissus L. (Amaryllidaceae)". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 275 (1–2): 109–132. doi:10.1007/s00606-008-0015-1. hdl:1887/13962.
• Veldkamp, J. F.; Zonneveld, B. J. M. (2011). "The infrageneric nomenclature of Tulipa (Liliaceae)". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 298: 87–92. doi:10.1007/s00606-011-0525-0.