As mentioned in the introduction Herman Sleumer was the previous taxonomic expert.
Without Herman's 40 plus years of dedication, this research and website would not be possible, a posthumous thank you to Herman.
This brief biography is taken from his 1980 monographic work entitled Flacourtiaceae published by The New York Botanical Garden Press.
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