Caroline Kathryn Allen

American botanist (1904-1975).

Caroline Kathryn Allen (April 7, 1904 – April 6, 1975) was an American botanist, botanical illustrator and taxonomist noted for studying trees in the laurel family. She was a staff member at both the Arnold Arboretum and New York Botanical Garden. She described over 275 species, and contributed widely in academic publications. The standard author abbreviation C.K.Allen is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

Abbreviations: C.K.Allen
Occupations: scientific collector, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1904-04-07T00:00:00Z – 1975-04-06T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Pawling
Direct attributions: 164 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 192 plants, 0 fungi

164 plants attributed, 28 plants contributed to192 plants:

Litsea greenmaniana C.K.Allen 1937
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Endiandra impressicosta (Steelbutt) C.K.Allen 1942
plant species in the lauraceae family
Endiandra impressicosta is a species of tree in the family Lauraceae. Found in tropical rainforest in Queensland in Australia, also in southern New Guinea and the Aru Islands. This species may grow to 25 metres tall.
Actinodaphne trichocarpa C.K.Allen 1937
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Actinodaphne omeiensis (H.Liu) C.K.Allen 1937
medicinal plant species in the lauraceae family
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Actinodaphne lecomtei C.K.Allen 1938
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Actinodaphne glaucina C.K.Allen 1938
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Neolitsea undulatifolia (H.Lév.) C.K.Allen 1936
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Nectandra smithii C.K.Allen 1945
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Litsea kobuskiana C.K.Allen 1937
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Halenia rhyacophila C.K.Allen 1933
plant species in the gentianaceae family
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Halenia recurva (Mt. Graham Spurredgentian) (Sm.) C.K.Allen 1933
plant species in the gentianaceae family
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Cryptocarya metcalfiana C.K.Allen 1942
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Cinnamomum tsoi C.K.Allen 1939
vulnerable plant species in the lauraceae family
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Cinnamomum platyphyllum (Diels) C.K.Allen 1939
vulnerable and medicinal plant species in the lauraceae family
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Cinnamomum liangii C.K.Allen 1939
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Beilschmiedia pergamentacea C.K.Allen 1942
plant species in the lauraceae family
Beilschmiedia pergamentacea is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae, native to southern China, Hainan, Vietnam, and Thailand. A tree reaching 20 m (66 ft), it is often found growing on dry sandy soil, on sandstone, or alongside streams, in hilly or mountainous areas.
Aniba percoriacea C.K.Allen 1964
vulnerable plant species in the lauraceae family
Aniba percoriacea is a species of flowering plant in the family Lauraceae. It is endemic to Tafelberg in Suriname.
Syndiclis chinensis C.K.Allen 1942
endangered plant species in the lauraceae family
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Persea standleyi C.K.Allen 1945
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Persea rigens C.K.Allen 1945
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Ocotea austinii C.K.Allen 1945
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Neolitsea howii C.K.Allen 1938
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Neolitsea homilantha C.K.Allen 1938
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Neolitsea ellipsoidea C.K.Allen 1938
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Nectandra cufodontisii (O.C.Schmidt) C.K.Allen 1945
plant species in the lauraceae family
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Nectandra belizensis (Lundell) C.K.Allen 1945
vulnerable plant species in the lauraceae family
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Machilus rehderi C.K.Allen 1936
medicinal plant species in the lauraceae family
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Lindera thomsonii C.K.Allen 1941
medicinal plant species in the lauraceae family
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Lindera metcalfiana C.K.Allen 1941
medicinal plant species in the lauraceae family
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Lindera longipedunculata C.K.Allen 1941
edible plant species in the lauraceae family
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